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"Micro Men" is a new (I think) comedy from the BBC about Clive Sinclair http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92 The cl
by mrspeaker 16y ago
"Micro Men" is a new (I think) comedy from the BBC about Clive Sinclair http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92
The clips (needs proxy) look hilarious - in a very weird, slow, dark, english-humour kind of way!
- kingofspain 16y agoI think it showed originally last summer but on BBC 4 (which has relatively few viewers). Caught a couple and it was kind of fun. Makes Sinclair look like a bit of tyrant!
- rwmj 16y agoIt's more dramatic comedy than factual. On the other hand it is very entertaining and well worth watching if you can get your hands on a copy. (Also has Martin Freeman of The Office fame, and Alexander Armstrong who is a well-known British comedian).
- sambeau 16y agoWhile they compressed some events and characters nothing was made up. The 'Battle of the Baron of the Beef' (Where Clive Sinclair started a brawl with Chris Curry) is a real event (and one well known to people in the Cambridge IT industry). Look out for a guest appearance by Sophie Wilson (previously Roger Wilson) as the barmaid.
- follower 16y agoI think the whole series is here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2y8IkcUGV9w http://youtube.com/watch?v=2y8IkcUGV9w
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoIt was just a one-off program not a series, but it's been broken up into sub-10 minute chunks for Youtube. Well worth watching. It's probably got relevance for startups as well as historical interest for geeks generally and it touches on the beginnings of ARM which of course is a big deal these days.