1983: PAUL DANIELS Computer Game, Micro Live, Retro Tech, BBC Archive

The massive problem with all of this is that it s not written for ordinary people, and it s a shame. The magazines and the manuals are completely nonunderstandable, it s Paul Daniels Micro Live takes a trip to Blackpool, where magician, presenter and selftaught computer programmer Paul Daniels is hard at work coding his first computer game Paul Daniels Magic Adventure on the Atari 800. Will you like it Daniels feels that the unnatural language surrounding computers and their associated literature is a huge barrier to entry for many potential users. Originally broadcast 2 October, 1983. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of tv to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic tv clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive