[Gllug] The Syntax Era (BBC4 TV programme)

[Harry Rickards]

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Richard Jones wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
Looks interesting. Seeing as I'll probably forget otherwise, anyone with
a better memory feel like emailing the list in October?

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Thanks
Harry Rickards <hrickards at l33tmyst.com>

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