BBC Computer Literacy Project

This episode of the influential Horizon series draws attention to computer technology creeping up on the world and to Britain's unreadiness for it.

A listener asks why it's always the BBC Micro chosen for BBC technology programmes. David Allen explains that many more such as the MSX, Commodore 64, Atari, and the Sinclair Spectrum are also featured.

Here is the surprising back story of the 1980s BBC Computer Literacy Project, a series that brought computing to countless British TV viewers, as told by David Allen, who produced the series.

In February 2017 Bill Thompson came to the National Museum of Computing to talk about the 'BBC Make IT Digital' Initiative, the Micro:bit, and the BBC Computer Literacy Project Archive.

Sheila Innes, Head of Department, reflects on the origins and highlights of the project.

A conversation between John Radcliffe, Executive Producer, and David Allen, Project Editor, remembering the Computer Literacy Project 40 years on.

An interview with David Kitson, Head of Transmission Group within BBC Designs Department, who became responsible for monitoring the progress of the BBC micro computer on behalf of BBC Engineering.

This short video looks at Steve Lowry's PC archive database, what it contains, what it can do, and a look under the bonnet of the BBC Computer Literacy Project Archive offline.