Electric Avenue (TV series) explained

Runtime:24 minutes
Presenter:Fred Harris
Country:United Kingdom
Network:BBC
Num Episodes:15

Part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, Electric Avenue was a late-night TV Series starting with an initial 10-episode series in 1988. The show followed Micro Live and was presented by Fred Harris.[1]

Programmes

The first series was split into 10 programmes, each about 24 minutes long and dealing with a particular subject area. They were as follows (original air-dates in brackets):[2]

  1. The By-Product - (24 October 1988)
  2. The Machine - (31 October 1988)
  3. Well Connected - (7 November 1988)
  4. What Next? - (14 November 1988)
  5. New Directions - (28 November 1988)
  6. Chips and Drumsticks - (5 December 1988)
  7. Housewives Choice? - (12 December 1988)
  8. Money Talks - (9 January 1989)
  9. Safety First - (16 January 1989)
  10. The Design Machine - (23 January 1989)

In 1990 a second series aired, with 5 further episodes:[3]

  1. Computing the President - (15 January 1990)
  2. The Experts' Expert - (22 January 1990)
  3. Computers Can't Go Wrong, Can They? - (29 January 1990)
  4. Computers: A Cautionary Tale - (5 February 1990)
  5. Home Bleep Home - (12 February 1990)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electric Avenue (BBC 1988) 'New Directions' (Micro Live follow-on) . . 9 August 2011 . Youtube.com . Google . 26 February 2014.
  2. Web site: ELECTRIC AVENUE . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305154037/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/16842 . dead . 5 March 2014 . Film and TV database . British Film Institute . 26 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Electric Avenue . BBC Computer Literacy Project . BBC . 30 October 2018.

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