📺 'James Burke's Connections' Tuesday 17 October 1978 -- BBC1: 19:20 1: The Trigger Effect James Burke, in the first of a series of ten films, examines the connections between ideas, inventions and amazing coincidences that have made our modern world the shape it is. What happened in the past to make our 20th-century lives so complex? What are the strange events, accidents, people and places that have come together to make change happen - and what will it do to us next? The series tries to show

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James Burke's Connections (1978) was one of the most groundbreaking documentary series ever to have been created, exploring surprising links between historical events, scientific discoveries, and technological advancements. One of the most famous moments was in Season 1, Episode 8, Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. In this scene, Burke stands in front of a large industrial tower, explaining how a power failure could trigger a chain reaction affecting multiple systems. At the end of his speech, the light