BBC Calling Europe, February 1954, John Pinkerton talk on LEO reported in LEO
Chronicle, February 16th 1954. X
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BBC Tomorrows World edition ‘Computers in the 1960s’ which features some of the
film taken by CAV of their LEO !!! computer in Acton London, though without stating
the source of the film. The Film with normal restrictions to using their material
apply. The film shows school children being taught how computers work and their
applications.thousands of people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p031t265/tomorrows-world-computers-in-the-60s
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BBC 1 TV in March 2012 ran a 5 episode series fronted by Len Goodman, reminiscing
about the 1950s entitled The 1952 Show in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee. Episode 5
screened on March 30th at 9.15am. It featured the LEO story with an excellent interview
of Ernest Kaye. See also
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f9qw3/broadcasts/2012/03
The section featuring LEO and Ernest Kaye can be seen on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE6TX70A3Rc
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Granada TV (2003), London’s Home Movies. Episode 3 includes a section on LEO
featuring David Caminer and Peter Byford. Copy held by Trevor Hughes ex LEO
peripheral equipment engineer on VHS tapes
Granada TV (2003), London’s Home Movies. Episode 3: Read More »
The event received wide coverage including interviews on the BBC Today programme,
BBC World Service, and BBC5 Live Outriders programme. It was also covered by the
Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail website. A video interview of Georgina Ferry,
Ernest Kaye, Mary Coombs, Ralph Land and Frank Land made for Google was also
presented. The links below include reports in media, video recordings, radio recordings,
photographs.
http://www.youtube.com/user/LeoCompSoc/videos
http://storify.com/lynetter/leo-60th-anniversary
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=280510
Second and Third link broken
60th Anniversary event at Science Museum 11th November 2011: Read More »
“You (UK) invented computers in both concept and practice. (It is not widely known, but
the world’s first office computer was built in 1951 by Lyons’ chain of teashops!). Yet
today none of the world’s leading exponents in these fields are from the UK”
http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/238974/mactaggart-lecture-2011.pdf
Eric Schmidt in the 2011 MacTaggart Lecture noted: Read More »
The Guardian on 2011 McTaggart Lecture Bridging the arts and sciences divide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/29/bridging-arts-science-divide
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Sunday Telegraph July 1st 2012 Christopher Middleton interviews Eric Schmidt as
part of the paper’s campaign to “Make Britain Count” and in his comment on the
interview repeats Eric Schmidt’s earlier notes on the role played by LEO in pioneering
business computing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/maths–reform/9288256/Make-Britain-Count-Google-head-Eric-Schmidt-supports-our-campaign.html
Sunday Telegraph July 1st 2012: Read More »
TV Channel 5 ran a series of programmes on Disappearing Britain. The third episode
in December 2006, entitled The BRITISH CUPPA WITH WENDY CRAIG, and
included a section on J. Lyons with its Corner Houses and Teashops. This included the
story of LEO including an interview with Frank Land. See also
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/824846?view=synopsis and watch on
http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/disappearing-britain-season-1-episode-3-the-britishcuppa-with-wendy-craig-536421
Broken links above but this link refers https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmItems/153808988