In the history of technological innovation there can be few devices which have had such a momentous and global impact as TV. Over the last five decades, the box in our living rooms has brought the world and beyond into our homes, delivering breaking news, education and entertainment of an endless diversity, at the flick of a switch, completely transforming our lives. Fittingly, we dedicate this month’s anniversary edition of essential magazine to Television.

March is a special month and this year it will be a busy one with Easter arriving early. Here at Essential, we have also been fully engaged with the preparation of the new essential Gibraltar magazine, set to be launched this month, but this hasn’t derailed us from pulling out all the stops in this bumper Easter edition.

It's December, a month that's revered by young and old alike, with celebrations and cheer, parties and presents and, best of all, time off work and school work to be spent with loved ones and friends, over leisurely lunches , divine dinners and family frolics.

We take our cue from the increasingly fast-moving pace of today's world to look ahead to the future and see what's in store, particularly in the often conflicting spheres of scientific progress and the environment.