The Hackers

Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

Documentaries

Podcasts

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world.

Digital anthropologist Gabriella Coleman interviews the most influential actors in each era of the evolution of hacking culture from the 1970s to the present day.

Gabriella Coleman, a digital anthropologist most famous for her work with the Hacktivist collective Anonymous, interviews the most influential actors in each era of the evolution of hacking culture from the 1970s to the present day, unveiling how they have moulded the digital world, pop culture and global politics.

BBC Radio 4 FM

The Hackers: Series 1: The Worm

The Worm

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - The Hackers, Series 1, The Worm

Biella Coleman tells the story of the first global internet worm.

Biella Coleman tells the story of the first global internet worm - The Morris Worm

In 1988, the first major computer worm shook the early internet to his core, disabling computers across the network and even causing panic in the Pentagon. Biella uncovers the story with Eugene Spafford, the first person to analyse the worm that caused so much chaos, and finds out why worms can still be so devastating decades later.

The Hackers: Series 1

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Hackers

Series 1

The Worm

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4