There has been an occasion before when I've asked for a drum roll back when we were revealing

the 51st thing, but I think this is another time that merits the same treatment.

Yes, you guessed it by now. The words coming soon probably give it away,

but if you're still wondering what this is all about, just as I promised during our Santa

Claus special back in December, we are back. There's going to be a second season of 50 things that

made the modern economy. Yes, another 50 things, and we'll be starting off on Monday 25th of March,

2019 with a B-Hive. What to be more precise, with a particular kind of B-Hive, one which changed

B-keeping and which, as with so many of our inventions, has a broader lesson to teach us about the way

our economy and our society work. Loyal listeners will remember our competition last season to pick

the 51st thing, and all the items on the shortlist will be back as full episodes in their own

right, including the pencil, glass, GPS, and of course the spreadsheet. We're featuring some other

things suggested by you, our wonderful podcast listeners too, including the bicycle, the slot machine,

and even the gyroscope. So tell everyone you know, please, if you haven't done so already,

do download and listen to all our things so far from season one, and subscribe so you never miss

another episode. Remember, episode one of season two will be released on the 25th of March.