Peter Byford’s collection of Video and Film Material:

  1. Bletchley Park lectures – LEO the first Business Computer by Alan King 20th January 2005
    2-4. 3 DVDs labelled London Home movies episode 4 – Granada TV LEO – this included
    interviews with David Caminer and Peter Byford effectively doing a commentary with
    the LEO (1958 film)and a short sequence of LEO lll film introduced by Brian Eaton.
    Another DVD includes some video of Manchester computer (Baby?) , Colossus and John
    Page (LEO engineer) talking about LEO.
    Incidentally does Chris Monk realise that the LEO film does include sequences of LEO l?
  2. LEO lll/1 (Hartree House – mid-sixties 2min 22 secs by Colin Browning
  3. LEO people interviews by Over the pond film company on behalf of Google Nov
    2011 – used for the Pioneers film. 2 dvds Original filming and edited version (by Peter
    B).
    I also have VHS copies of London Home movies and a 1960 training film. I also have a
    VHS which someone gave me ages ago which is labelled. 2min 45 Bletchley stills, 3min
    42 Rostram/Lyons sync, 6min 20 Wilsoh (not sure of writing here) “white heat, 9 min
    ICL press conference etc.

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