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Invisible People

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Urban historian Joe Kerr journeys into the control rooms at the heart of today's networked society to meet the invisible people co-ordinating our movement

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Invisible People - Episode 1

Historian Joe Kerr meets the invisible people co-ordinating the things we can't do without. 1/5: Joe joins the staff at Centrecomm, the control centre managing London's 8,000 buses.

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Invisible People - Episode 2

Historian Joe Kerr meet the invisible people co-ordinating the things we can't do without. 2/5: Joe visits the control room of Group 4 Securicor's electronic tagging operation.

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Invisible People - Episode 3

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the unseen people in the control centres of our networked society. 3/5: He visits the Ordnance Survey's headquarters in Southampton.

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Invisible People - Episode 4

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the control centres of our networked society. 4/5: Telephone operators keep a 24-hour watch on elderly and vulnerable people.

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Invisible People - Episode 5

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the control centres of our networked society. 5/5: In the National Grid control room in Berkshire, staff predict surges in demand.

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