Tech skills for the lockdown
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Are you using the lockdown to pick up new tech skills? We meet a family learning coding. Plus, billions of people around the world remain unconnected to the internet. How will this make it harder to deal with the pandemic? And, Facebook says it will alert its users when they like or share a post that contains falsehoods about Covid-19. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Chris Foxx. Produced by Jat Gill.
(Image: Stock photo of a young girl using a laptop to program small robots on the table in front of her, Credit: Getty Images).
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, so I'd like to tell you where you'll find more just like it. |
| 0:05.6 | I'm Izzy Lee Poulton, an assistant commissioner for BBC Sounds, which means I'm involved in the whole podcast making process. |
| 0:12.2 | Whether that's developing fresh formats or facilitating eye-catching artwork, I helped project manage all the details that make our podcast stand out. |
| 0:19.7 | At the BBC, we've got access to storytellers |
| 0:21.9 | and experts across a huge range of subjects. It could be psychologists, comedians, celebrities or |
| 0:27.7 | journalists, no podcast or day, looks the same here. So no matter what you like, check out BBC |
| 0:33.3 | Sounds. There's probably another podcast on there that you're absolutely love. |
| 0:42.8 | Thanks for downloading TechTent from the BBC World Service. Find out more about us at BBC world service.com slash techtent. |
| 0:49.0 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly update on all the hottest news and trends |
| 0:53.3 | from the technology business. |
| 0:54.7 | I'm Rory Kathleen Jones and this week, Facebook Under Fire, over its failure to deal with misinformation about the coronavirus. |
| 1:02.7 | It's a time when the internet seems even more vital, but with half of the world's population still not online, we hear a plea for connectivity for all. And if you're in |
| 1:12.8 | lockdown, is this a chance to introduce children to computer programming? We meet a family |
| 1:18.1 | learning to code. Joining me this week to give his expert take on all of our stories is BBC |
| 1:23.4 | technology reporter Chris Fox. Hi Chris. How should we be? Well, so far, very isolated. |
| 1:29.3 | Joining me from his flat across London from my attic a few miles away. Here's a taste of what's coming up. |
| 1:38.3 | They're missing out not just on social media and information. For example, they're missing out in knowing where to get their tests done. They're missing out in knowing where to get their tests done. they're missing out in knowing where to get their test |
| 1:45.7 | done. They're missing out in knowing where the lockdown will be, will end. Probably behind it was the |
| 1:51.6 | thought that these are languages that it makes so much sense to know going forward. And I know so little of it |
| 1:58.0 | myself. I can do tiny little bits of HTML and very, very simple things, |
| 2:01.8 | but I never learnt anything like this systematically. |
| 2:08.0 | All of that coming up. First this week, we know what a struggle it's been proving for social |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.