My Tech Story 1978–1979 Grandparents House In 1978–1979 I moved into my grandparents’ house with little more than a 12" black and white TV and a cassette recorder. Surrounded by radiograms, portable radios, BBC broadcasts, and old sing-along records, I slowly discovered a love of radio and unexpected nostalgia.
My Tech Story 1977-1978 Above the Pie Shop Living above a pie shop in the mid-1970s, I bought my first records and tapes. Before even seeing Star Wars, I wore out an abridged cassette adaptation and the original John Williams 1977 soundtrack double LP.
My Tech Story 1975-1977 New House, New “Life” and Nothing Much Else After my parents split up, we moved into a house that never really felt like home. I spent more time out with friends than indoors, with only a lonely record player and old albums by The Platters and Neil Sedaka filling the silence of an otherwise empty front room.
My Tech Story 1960s My Early Memories Growing up in the 1960s, my early encounters with technology were simple but unforgettable—from a wired Rediffusion TV and shared family viewing to record players, cassette experiments, and the sounds and programmes that shaped my childhood.
