As footage of the weird and wonderful inventions that defined Tomorrow's World is released online from the BBC archives, it is a good time to remember how much of the technology we now take for granted was demonstrated for the very first time on Tomorrow's World.

The home computer, the mobile telephone and the compact disc all made their debut on the show.

Access the BBC's Tomorrow's World archive at http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/

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