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Season 1

  • S01E01 Images

    • May 11, 1986
    • BBC

    The best of Micro Live. Images: In the first of eight compilations Lesley Judd introduces a selection of computer graphics ranging from simple home users to million dollar animations: Home Micro Newsletter, Fractal Drawing, Computer Animation Competition. Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E02 At Home with the Technology

    • May 18, 1986
    • BBC

    A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. 2: At Home with the Technology: Is your home micro used only for games? Or is it just gathering dust? Fred Harris suggests some ideas for putting it to good use: Upgrading from tape to disc, Databases, Communications. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E03 The Short, Short History

    • May 25, 1986
    • BBC

    The best of the recent series of Micro Live. The Short, Short History: The history of computing is short, eventful and exhilarating or threatening. Lesley Judd introduces a selection of items from Micro Live which looks at advances in hardware and some of the public reactions: Boston Computer Museum, Memory Lane, Incompatibility: The Job Killer? Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E04 The Game Show

    • June 1, 1986
    • BBC

    Seven programmes containing the best of the recent series of Micro Live. 4: The Game Show: Zap! Pow! Wowee! Fred Harris introduces a selection of arcade and adventure games. Air Traffic Control, Phantom Pilots, Game Killer, The Writing of Spellbreaker, The Pawn Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E05 Power

    • June 8, 1986
    • BBC

    The best of the recent series of Micro Live. 5: Power: How powerful is the average home computer? What does power mean anyway - is it the hardware or the software? Lesley Judd investigates: Benchmarks, the 'Amiga' review, Robotics Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E06 Spread the Word

    • June 15, 1986
    • BBC

    The best of the recent series of Micro Live. Spread the Word: Fred Harris looks at ways of communicating with a computer. Speech synthesis, Programming languages, Catching up with technology. Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E07 Look to the Future

    • June 22, 1986
    • BBC

    A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. Look to the Future: Last of the present series: Flat screen technology, Molecular memories, Parallel processing, The Inmos transputer. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S01E08 If I Had a Hammer

    • November 17, 1986
    • BBC

    LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live. Few rock and pop records are made today without the help of sophisticated computer-based synthesisers. They can produce the sound of any instrument and replay strings of notes more accurately than session musicians. Micro Live traces the development of such synthesisers, from the 19th-century Telharmonium, to the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument which impersonates an orchestra. Film editor HORACIO QUEIRO Producer PATRICK TITLEY

  • S01E09 Artificial Intelligence

    • November 24, 1986
    • BBC

    LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live.

  • S01E10 Electronic Publishing

    • December 1, 1986
    • BBC

    ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING with LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS

Season 2

  • S02E01 In the Wires

    • May 17, 1987
    • BBC

    A compilation of items from the recent information technology series

  • S02E02 What's in it for me?

    • May 24, 1987
    • BBC

    Lesley Judd and Fred Harris with a selection from the recent series of Micro Live. What's in IT for Me? If you know nothing about computers, here's a back-to-basics look at word processing, stock control and accounts. Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH

  • S02E03 Only Connect

    • May 31, 1987
    • BBC

    Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with another chance to see some of the best items from the recent series of Micro Live: Only Connect. This week connecting your computer to the telephone network - from electronic mail to dial-up data-bases. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S02E04 Too Risky

    • June 7, 1987
    • BBC

    Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with some of the best items from the recent series: Too Risky. Innovation is a risky business, though it can sometimes pay off. Micro Live talks to Sir Clive Sinclair and looks at a ship with wings. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S02E05 Files of Facts

    • June 14, 1987
    • BBC

    With Lesley Judd and Fred Harris: Another chance to see some of the best from the recent series of Micro Live. Files of Facts. This week, computerised personal information and a look at some of the implications of its use. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S02E06 First Steps

    • June 21, 1987
    • BBC

    With Fred Harris and Lesley Judd: First Steps: A look at the use of computers in education, with a review of some software intended for use in nursery schools. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S02E07 Music and Movement

    • June 28, 1987
    • BBC

    Music and Movement : Another chance to see some of the best of the recent series of Micro Live. Music and Movement A professional music sequencer and stunning computer graphics from Monte Carlo. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

  • S02E08 Robots

    • November 17, 1987
    • BBC

    A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. Robots

  • S02E09 Computer-aided Doctors

    • November 24, 1987
    • BBC

  • S02E10 The Generation Game

    • December 1, 1987
    • BBC

    A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. The Generation Game

  • S02E11 Animation Special

    • January 30, 1988
    • BBC

    With Lesley Judd, Fred Harris. Next week the world's top animators gather in Monte Carlo for a festival of computer images, Imagina. Micro File previews some of the animations with Oscar Grillo , a traditional animator, and Chris Brico, a sculptor turned computer animator. Assistant producer DAVID J. HARRISON Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH