Byte High No Limit covers the relationships between people and technology, from Phone Phreaking to Modern Architecture! The Teletext People mini series is a social history of the blocky medium that once dominated out TV Screens from the 70s to 2012. Many very influential people have been guests, Mort Smith, Steven Rosenburg BBC, Ian Irving, Paul B Davis and Frauke Languth of ARDtext Germany to name a few.
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episode 20: teletext People - John Earls Planet Sound
Planet Sound was a cult music magazine that reached every teletext set n the UK, John Earls and his team championed many new acts of the 90s & 2000's including Artic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Editors, Snow Patrol, Klaxons, Kasabian, Hard-fi, Elbow, The Feeling, Scissor Sister, Guillemots, Amy Winehouse and Dizzee Rascal to name but a few!
John Speaks to me about his time at Teletext and explains Robert Smiths carrot cake recipe and Nicky Wires objection to Bono's hotel due to its lack of teletext TV sets!
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