Help me remember the name of this early 1990s BBC2 programme on computers and technology.

March 19, 2009 5:42 PM

Help me remember the name of this early 1990s BBC2 programme on computers and technology.

This programme ran for at least two series and was broadcast on BBC2, in a late-ish slot, sometime in the early 1990s. It was just around the dawning of the World Wide Web.

I vaguely remember that the presenter (mostly present as a voiceover) may have been called Simon Woolley. The theme music was some very beepy, ambient fayre. The general feel of the show was quite highbrow, with an eclectic mix of business, arts, consumer related etc. technology content.

If my memory serves me well then there was usually a kind of 'infoblast' during the end credits. Pages of information would flash up and the viewer was meant to watch them frame by frame on a Video Recording.

Not to be confused with the erstwhile 'Micro Live' with Fred Harris and Ian MacNaughton, this programme came sometime later and it's really starting to annoy me that I can't remember the title!

posted by Glum to media & arts (2 comments total)

Are you thinking of The Net?
posted by Mwongozi at 6:26 PM on March 19

Here are some clips, including the title sequence.
posted by Mwongozi at 6:45 PM on March 19