BBC predicts home working and video phones in '90s
In the early 1990s, the BBC's First Sight programme looked at how advances in technology could make working from home a reality for Londoners.
Much of the technology for people to work from home already existed in 1991 and some sectors in the capital had employees working remotely, including a handful of London's councils.
But as a recession began to bite, Britain's big businesses were starting to seriously consider it as an option to cut costs. Unions were not as open to the idea, with concerns of exploitation and constant monitoring by employers.
The programme also explored how people balanced working from home and family life as well as the psychological impact on working from home five days a week.
From First Sight, South & East, Thursday 14 February 1991.
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