In May 2015, more than half a million Brits tuned into BBC Four looking to escape their hectic everyday lives with an hour of birdsong or a canal journey. The BBC Four Goes Slow series showcased ‘slow TV’, featuring uninterrupted shows filmed in real-time. But why are people tuning in to slow down?

“Put your foot down mate, I’m late for a meeting,” must be a demand heard by London cabbies more than once a day as people rush around. But in Yokohama, Japan, Turtle Taxi is putting control into the hands of the customer – and more often than not, they're keen to slow down.

Today’s news outlets are like Twitter feeds; filled with short articles to quickly read, but rarely revisit. Coda Story is different. It offers a thematic approach to news stories, analysing all the major events as they unfold. But what’s the point of long form articles if no one wants to read them?

Described as a “small revolution” by French viewers, Tokyo Reverse is a nine-hour movie of a man walking backwards through the streets of Tokyo. Fans say it gives viewers a chance to get deeply interested in details that are usually missed in a world all about speed.