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Encyclopedia > David Allen (television producer)
Logo from Micro Live
Logo from Micro Live

Micro Live was a BBC2 TV series that was produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, and followed on from earlier series such as The Computer Programme, Computers In Control, and Making the Most of the Micro. As the name implies, the series was broadcast live (so causing its own problems such as the infamous incident of the hacked email account). BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... Logo from The Computer Programme The Computer Programme was a TV series originally broadcast by the BBC (on BBC2) in 1982. ...


The first programme was actually a one-off four-hour-long special, broadcast on Sunday 23rd October 1983 under the name Making the Most of the Micro Live.[1] A second two-hour special was then broadcast in the summer of 1984 - in that programme it was announced that Micro Live would be back on BBC2 as a regular monthly one-hour series starting in October of that year.


A second season of Micro Live launched in 1985 as a weekly half-hour programme and was followed by a third series of weekly half-hour shows in 1986. The series broadcast its last programme in 1987.


The scope of the programme was much wider than the preceding computer series and had a less formal feel due to its 'live' nature - not only did it cover more subject areas but it also featured more microcomputers instead of its main focus being the BBC Micro. It also regularly included stories from the United States and recorded various small but significant milestones, such as the first on-air transatlantic cellphone call. The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy Project operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...

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Presenters

Ian McNaught-Davis was once again the anchorman and he was joined over the course of the series by regulars such as Lesley Judd, Fred Harris and Connor Freff Cochran, an American journalist who did live broadcast and filmed reports from the USA. Ian McNaught-Davis is most recognised nowadays for presenting the BBC TV series The Computer Programme, Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in the 1980s. ... Lesley Judd (born 20 December 1946, London, UK) is a British actress and TV presenter best known as a long-serving host of the BBC childrens programme Blue Peter. ... Fred Harris is a former British comedian and childrens television presenter. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ...


The Hacking Incident

The first one-off special was the subject of a memorable hacking incident - Ian McNaught-Davis and John Coll logged into the programme's BT Gold email account to demonstrate the features of the then relatively new idea of email, only to find that the account had been hacked. Ian McNaught-Davis is most recognised nowadays for presenting the BBC TV series The Computer Programme, Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in the 1980s. ...


The following text was displayed once John Coll had logged in:

Computer Security Error. Illegal access.
I hope your Television PROGRAMME runs
as smoothly as my PROGRAM worked out
your passwords! Nothing is secure!
Hackers' Song.
"Put another password in,
Bomb it out and try again,
Try to get past logging in,
we're Hacking, Hacking, Hacking.
Try his first wife's maiden name,
This is more than just a game,
It's real fun, but just the same,
It's Hacking, Hacking, Hacking."
The NutCracker
( Hackers' UK )

HI THERE, OWLETS, FROM OZ AND YUG (OLIVER AND GUY)


After that John Coll was able to read his email and continue the demonstration as no damage had been done to the account (although Oz and Yug had sent a few emails to the account).


References and footnotes

  1. ^ This was the name as featured in the title sequence, with Live being drawn across its predecessor's original title text.

External links

  • More information on the hacking incident
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British Broadcasting Corporation Computer Literacy Project

BBC Microcomputers: Model A, B and B+ • Master range • Archimedes range and A3000 This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy Project operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy Project operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... A BBC Master 128 with monitor and disk drives. ... The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltds first general purpose home computer based on their own 24-bit ARM RISC CPU, and spawned a family of very capable machines with various options. ...


Television programmes and services: The Computer Programme • Making the Most of the Micro • Micro Live • Telesoftware via Ceefax Logo from The Computer Programme The Computer Programme was a TV series originally broadcast by the BBC (on BBC2) in 1982. ... Telesoftware was the broadcasting of programs for home computers via Teletext. ... A BBC Ceefax page from 10 September 1999 Ceefax (phonetic for See Facts) is the BBCs teletext information service. ...


People: David Allen • John Coll • Connor Freff Cochran • Chris Curry • Steve Furber • Hermann Hauser • Fred Harris • Lesley Judd • Gill Nevill • Ian McNaught-Davis • Chris Serle • Ian Trackman • Roger/Sophie Wilson An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stephen Byram Furber was born in Manchester, England, in 1953. ... Hermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys (born 23 October 1948), is an entrepreneur born in Vienna, Austria. ... Fred Harris is a former British comedian and childrens television presenter. ... Lesley Judd (born 20 December 1946, London, UK) is a British actress and TV presenter best known as a long-serving host of the BBC childrens programme Blue Peter. ... Ian McNaught-Davis is most recognised nowadays for presenting the BBC TV series The Computer Programme, Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in the 1980s. ... Chris Serle (born July 13, 1943, Bristol, England) is a former BBC TV presenter, reporter and actor. ... Sophie Wilson, formerly Roger Wilson, is a British computer scientist. ...


Software: Acorn MOS • Advanced Disk Filing System • Disk Filing System • BBC BASIC • Doctor Who (BBCSoft) • White Knight (BBCSoft) Acorns Machine Operating System is the computer operating system that powers the Acorn BBC computer range: the BBC Micro (MOS 0. ... The Advanced Disc Filing System (ADFS) is a computing file system particular to the Acorn computer range, although the Linux kernel does have support for this format. ... The Disc Filing System (DFS) is a computer filing system developed by Acorn Computers Ltd. ... BBC BASIC was developed in 1981 as a native programming language for the MOS Technology 6502 based Acorn BBC Micro home/personal computer, mainly by Roger Wilson. ...


Companies: Acorn Computers • BBC • Cambridge Systems • Castle Technology • Cumana (manufacturer) • Micro Power • Pace Micro Technology • Solidisk • Superior Software • Torch Computers • Technomatic • Watford Electronics forever . ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Cambridge Systems Technology (CST) were a company formed in the early 1980s by ex-Torch Computers engineers David Oliver and Martin Baines, to produce peripherals for the BBC Micro, and later, with Graham Priestley, Sinclair QL microcomputers. ... Castle Technology Ltd. ... Cumana, based in Guildford, England, was a manufacturer of educational computer products. ... Micro Power was a British video game publisher established by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the early 80s. ... Pace Micro Technology is a British manufacture of set top boxes for digital and analogue satellite television, founded in 1982. ... Superior Software is a software publisher whose titles are mainly computer and video games. ...


BBC-branded peripherals: 6502 Second Processor • IEEE488 Adapter • Prestel Adapter  • Teletext Adapter • Z80 Second Processor A Cheese Wedge for the BBC Microcomputer was a peripheral in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. ... A Cheese Wedge for the BBC Microcomputer was a peripheral in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. ... A Cheese Wedge for the BBC Microcomputer was a peripheral in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. ... A Cheese Wedge for the BBC Microcomputer was a peripheral in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. ... A Cheese Wedge for the BBC Microcomputer was a peripheral in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. ...


Miscellaneous: BBC Domesday Project The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th century census of England. ...



 
 

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