[Gllug] The Syntax Era (BBC4 TV programme)

[Richard Jones]

This might be interesting for LUGers of a certain age.  Apparently
it's due to be broadcast in October on BBC4.

Rich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/comingup/syntaxera/
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-07/01/syntax-era---the-story-of-early-british-home-computers.aspx
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/bbc4-drama-to-chart-1980s-computer-battle/5002980.article

  "The Syntax Era; The Story of Early British Home Computing"

  BBC 4 is getting a new show that will celebrate the classic British
  computing era of the 1980s.
 
  Starring Alexander Armstong (The Armstrong and Miller Show, Mutual
  Friends) and Martin Freeman (Hot Fuzz, The Office), Syntax Era is a 90
  minute comedy-docu-drama that will tell the story of the rivalry
  between Sir Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry.
 
  The two men were originally friends and colleagues, but as they fought
  for dominance in the computer market, their rivalry became much more
  bitter, even including a punch up in a Cambridge pub.
 
  The show will also feature archive clips from Newsround to illustrate
  the buzz that surrounded the two computers and their makers, as well
  as the infamous Sinclair C5 battery powered tricycle.
 
  "Those of us that lived through the Eighties will remember the sense
  of excitement when gadgets and technology started to appear in our
  homes, but not many of us will know the fascinating stories behind
  their arrival," said BBC4 controller Richard Klein.



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