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The Computer Programme

1982 · TV series · documentary · 25 min episodes · 1 season

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The Computer Programme was a TV series, produced by Paul Kriwaczek, originally broadcast by the BBC in 1982. The idea behind the series was to introduce people to computers and show them what they were capable of. The BBC wanted to use their own computer, so the BBC Micro was developed as part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, and was featured in this series. The series was successful enough for two series to follow it, namely Making the Most of the Micro in 1983 and Micro Live from 1984 until 1987.

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  1. NeutralAlbertoGPAug 27, 2025

    That man, Rex Malik, participated in (among other things) the 1982 BBC series “The Computer Programme” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Programme), typically in a small section at the end on an episode but also as narrator in other parts and is credited as “Programme Adviser”:

    Episode 1 - “It’s Happening Now”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtMWEiCdsfc

    Episode 4 - “It’s on the Computer”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXqb1QT_tI

    Episode 5 - “The New Media“: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GETqUVMXX3I

    Episode 10 - “Things to Come”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLL7HmbcrvQ

  2. Positivepjc50Mar 9, 2023

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p03062mq/the-computer-programme / https://archive.org/details/computer-programme

    Originally broadcast 1982. That's basically the contemporary coverage as it was happening.