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The Rise and Fall of the VCR

Today is National VCR Day, a day when we celebrate the technology that dominated many of our lives for so long; the video tape and the video cassette recorder. At one point every high street in the country had a video shop and many homes had a VCR but they have all been replaced now. But what have we lost in the process? Andy McCarroll, Host of the Extra Vision podcast joined Sean on the show to discuss…

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14.10 7 Jun 2023


The Rise and Fall of the VCR


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14.10 7 Jun 2023


Today is National VCR Day, a day when we celebrate the technology that dominated many of our lives for so long; the video tape and the video cassette recorder. At one point every high street in the country had a video shop and many homes had a VCR but they have all been replaced now. But what have we lost in the process?

Andy McCarroll, Host of the Extra Vision podcast joined Sean on the show to discuss…


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