Episode 8
Our class return for one final adventure. Reflecting on the past 100 years, they venture beyond, into a future filled with virtual classrooms and artificial intelligence.
Fifteen pupils and their teachers have embarked on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure through seven eras of British history. Starting out in the age of Empire in 1895, they have lived lessons, life and dinners all the way through to the end of the 1990s, with their school as their time machine. Now they are returning for one last adventure.
In this final episode of the series, the class and teachers return to school for their very own reunion party, where they are joined by presenter Sara Cox and social historian Polly Russell. As pupils, teachers and families celebrate together, they reflect on over 100 years of time travel and explore how the legacy of the past lives on in the schools of today.
But their journey isn鈥檛 over yet, as our intrepid class of pupils set off to explore what the future of the classroom might look like. They experience the cutting-edge possibilities of virtual classrooms and contend with the unsettling notion of lessons run by artificial intelligence.
As they relive some of their favourite memories, from school dinners to weird and wonderful lessons, they compare how their historical experiences measure up to the present and the future.
Will a modern school dinner ever match the joy they felt when helping themselves to chips, pizza, waffles and mash in the 1980s? Can a cross-country run ever be less traumatic, even when accompanied by pioneering tech? And can a simulation really make 21st-century teens fall in love with their history lessons?
Life-changing memories are shared, and before the end of the party, the class join together for one final school photo.
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Clips
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A history lesson with a difference
Duration: 05:38
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Integrating social media and sport
Duration: 01:48
Music Played
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Peter, Bjorn and John, Victoria Bergsman
Young Folks
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Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey
Together In Electric Dreams
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Elastica
Connection
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Sg Lewis, Alunageorge
Hurting
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Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
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Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
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You Me at Six
Back Again
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Daft Punk
Da Funk
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Kelly Clarkson
Stronger
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Kenny Roberts
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
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The Shadows
Saturday Dance
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W.G. Snuffy Walden
Sails of Galway
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Lily Allen
Pushing Up Daisies (Explicit)
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The Ames Brothers
Rag Mop
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The Who
My Generation
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Johnny Tillotson
Poetry In Motion
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Slade
So Far So Good
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Happy Mondays
Step On
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Happy Mondays
Step On
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Drones Club
The Dirty Road
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Toots & The Maytals
54-46 Was My Number
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Hello
Another Schoolday
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Deee-Lite, Charlie's Angels (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Groove Is In Up (Part 1) (Album Version)
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Years & Years
Lucky Escape
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sara Cox |
Presenter | Polly Russell |
Associate Producer | Elin Jones |
Director | Rebecca Whyte |
Series Producer | Morgana Pugh |
Executive Producer | Emily Shields |
Editor | Joe Pedder |
Line Producer | Emily Assael |
Series Producer | Christina Nutter |