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Retro Tea Breaks

Bite sized Tech Tales told by the people who shaped the industry. Video game designers, artists, musicians and more.Grab a cuppa and enjoy a moment of living tech history. Hosted by Neil from the popu... Read more

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S2 Ep7: Rebecca Heineman - Developer & Co-Founder of Interplay

S2 Ep7: Rebecca Heineman - Developer & Co-Founder of Interplay

Rebecca Heineman is co-founder of Interplay, a video game champion and game development pioneer, today we hear her story... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 52mins

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S2 Ep6: Dominik Diamond - Games Master Presenter

S2 Ep6: Dominik Diamond - Games Master Presenter

Games Master was the biggest video games TV show in the UK in the '90s and Dominik was centre stage as the presenter. Wi... Read more

7 Jul 2022

1hr 38mins

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S2 Ep5: Glenn Broadway - Artist and Designer

S2 Ep5: Glenn Broadway - Artist and Designer

Check out  MonsterJoysticks at https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC An unreleased Amiga game appeared in The Cave recently t... Read more

9 Jun 2022

1hr 18mins

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S2 Ep4: Ken Williams - Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line

S2 Ep4: Ken Williams - Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line

Ken and Roberta Williams created Sierra On-Line in 1979 with their first graphical adventure game for the Apple II compu... Read more

8 Jul 2021

1hr 2mins

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S2 Ep3: Brenda & John Romero - Game Dev Origins

S2 Ep3: Brenda & John Romero - Game Dev Origins

Game developers don't come much more legendary than Brenda and John Romero. From Wizardry to Doom, Commander Keen to Qua... Read more

25 May 2021

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S2 Ep2: Richard Kay - Founder of Software Creations

S2 Ep2: Richard Kay - Founder of Software Creations

Richard Kay is a founder of Software Creations, one of the most innovative British game studios of the '80s and '90s. Fa... Read more

24 Mar 2021

1hr 30mins

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S2 Ep1: Trip Hawkins - Founder of Electronic Arts

S2 Ep1: Trip Hawkins - Founder of Electronic Arts

Trip Hawkins is a video game pioneer whose experience dates back to the very birth of the industry. An employee of Apple... Read more

11 Feb 2021

1hr 43mins

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S1 Ep28: Mark Ferrari - The Art of Lucasfilm Games

S1 Ep28: Mark Ferrari - The Art of Lucasfilm Games

Mark Ferrari shares his life as an artist, an author and so much more in our Tea Break today. A fascinating tale from th... Read more

5 Nov 2020

1hr 53mins

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S1 Ep27: David Pleasance - The Fall of Commodore

S1 Ep27: David Pleasance - The Fall of Commodore

David Pleasance shares his story of the fall of Commodore from his position on the inside of the company, soon to be pub... Read more

17 Jul 2020

44mins

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S1 Ep26: Lee Jackson - Apogee / 3D Realms Composer

S1 Ep26: Lee Jackson - Apogee / 3D Realms Composer

Lee Jackson is responsible for the theme tune to Duke Nukem 3D as well as many more video game music greats. Today he te... Read more

12 Jul 2020

54mins

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