Russia 1991, the Soviet Union is collapsing, A chance meeting with engineers at a Moscow TV tower results in Steve becoming in charge Russia's first teletext services.

Steve explains his love for the medium and shares his recollections of running a teletext system during volatile times of the Eastern Bloc.

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In the early 1970s Mort was the first BBC news Sub Editor to work on the new service called CEEFAX. He moved to the USA to start Chicago's Keyfax and then later returned to Blighty to run C4's upstart service 4TEL  

I was privileged to speak with Mort and Julie  to record their experiences working at all these teletext services.

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Sunspot Stories is the series where I recall the people, history & machines of my favourite arcade. This Episode I revisit Gremlin's Depthcharge and look into its gameplay.

In this episode I catch up with my childhood friend Mark Parker. Mark played the machines in the Sunspot and when leaving school, embarked on an interesting career in the video games industry for Eidos & I.O. interactive. He is now Producer, Writer and Partner at The Bearded Ladies who are responsible for the highly rated Mutant Year Zero and The much anticipated Myasma Chronicles. Mark talks to me about the older systems, playtesting and of course the Sunspot Arcade!

What does a demolished amusement arcade in Jaywick, A Grade two building in Harrow and W.H. Smith have in common?

I speak to Professor Bruce Peter of the Glasgow School of Art to find out about the man who designed the most awesome building of my childhood.