From 1924, the Institution of Electrical Engineers (now the Institution of Engineering and Technology) delivered an annual lecture in honour of Michael Faraday, pioneer of electromagnetism and electrochemistry, with the aim of encouraging young people to consider a career in electrical engineering. 

With the advent of video, the lectures were shown in science lessons across the UK, and recorded since the 1970s in front of a largely student audience. Each lecture was delivered in partnership with an organisation working at the forefront of new and developing technologies. The videos are full of fun experiments, audience participation and increasingly futuristic computer graphics. The presenters talk with wide-eyed wonder about the potential of the internet, TV, and mobile telephones, inspiring young viewers to be part of this exciting new future.