Celebrating the life of Sir Clive Sinclair: Computers at home

This week in Scientifically… we celebrate the life of Sir Clive
Sinclair with this episode from the series Computing Britain that
looks at how 'micro computers' invaded the home in the 1980s.


In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers how the computer was
transported from the office and the classroom right into our
living room.


From eccentric electronics genius Clive Sinclair and his ZX80, to
smart-suited businessman Alan Sugar and the Amstrad PC, she
charts the 80s computer boom - a time when the UK had more
computers per head of population than anywhere else in the world.


Presented by Hannah Fry


Produced by Michelle Martin


First broadcast on Tuesday 22 September 2015.