BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, shares the stories of five Information Pioneers who truly enabled the information society.

Ortis Deley - Ada Lovelace

Ortis Deley presents a profile of Ada Lovelace, the woman who had the vision to imagine the first computer programme.

Ortis Deley talks about Ada Lovelace

Miranda Raison - Hedy Lamarr

Miranda Raison presents Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood actress who co-invented frequency hopping.

Miranda Raison talks about Hedy Lamarr

Phil Tufnell - Sir Clive Sinclair

Phil Tufnell presents Sir Clive Sinclair, the man who helped to bring computers into our homes. 

Phil Tufnell talks about Sir Clive Sinclair

Kate Russell - Alan Turing

Kate Russell presents Alan Turing, who, amongst his many innovations in the world of computer science, also had the vision to give us the basis of artificial intelligence.

Kate Russell talks about Alan Turing

Dom Joly - Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Dom Joly presents Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the world wide web and all of the freedom that comes with it.

Dom Joly talks about Sir Tim Berners-Lee