Getting our messages across is a lot easier now we have more modern methods of transmission – as the Speakers find out when they try some older ways of doing things.

Getting our messages across is a lot easier now we have more modern methods of transmission &ndash; as the Speakers find out when they try some older ways of doing things.

The Speakers have a lot to say – but how can they get other people to listen? Discover how you get sound and pictures from their original source to things like your radio, TV and tablet! Towers, satellites, cables… there’s loads of different ways of getting your message across!

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Join Techno Mum as she looks at the ideas and engineering behind the gadgets! You never know, it might inspire you to invent the next must-have thing! Techno Mum is supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

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