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Season 1

  • S01E01 Desktop Publishing - The Problem

    • May 9, 1988
    • BBC Two

    How would you use your microcomputer to design and publish a school magazine?

  • S01E02 Desktop Publishing - Progress Report

    • May 12, 1988
    • BBC Two

    A visit to Garfield Primary School shows how they use a micro-computer to produce their own school newspaper, The Garfield Gossip.

  • S01E03 Databases - The Problem

    • May 16, 1988
    • BBC Two

    The problem is, how would you use your microcomputer to create a database of school trips and places to visit? Carol Vorderman takes a close look at a database in a library.

  • S01E04 Databases - Progress Report

    • May 19, 1988
    • BBC Two

    The children of Ash Hill Middle School use a microcomputer to create their own database of school trips and places to visit.

  • S01E05 Spreadsheets - The Problem

    • May 23, 1988
    • BBC Two

    The problem is, how would you use a microcomputer and spreadsheet to analyse the results of an experiment to measure reaction times? Carol Vorderman explains how spreadsheets work.

  • S01E06 Spreadsheets - Progress Report

    • May 26, 1988
    • BBC Two

    A visit to Robinson's End Middle School shows how they used the computer spreadsheet.

  • S01E07 Art and Design - The Problem

    • June 6, 1988
    • BBC Two

    How would you use your microcomputer to design a personal logo?

  • S01E08 Art and Design - Progress Report

    • June 9, 1988
    • BBC Two

    A visit to Crown Wood Primary School to see how they use their microcomputer to design personal logos which can be made into book covers, birthday cards or even printed on T-shirts.

  • S01E09 Control - The Problem

    • June 13, 1988
    • BBC Two

    How would you use your microcomputer to control the lights and curtains for a puppet theatre?

  • S01E10 Control - Progress Report

    • June 16, 1988
    • BBC Two

    Carol Vorderman visits Moss Hall Junior School who use a microcomputer to control the lights and curtain of their puppet theatre.