My father John Radcliffe, who has died aged 90, led the BBC computer literacy project that in the early 1980s introduced microcomputers into schools and homes. Together with a television series and educational books, the BBC literacy project succeeded in fostering a generation of computer programmers and prepared the way for the teaching of IT in UK schools.
John began his career at the BBC as a World Service producer in 1961. His subsequent move into schools television and educational broadcasting led to his navigating enormous technological and cultural shifts in broadcasting. As an executive producer in the continuing education department, John oversaw a remarkable range of innovative adult educational programmes, including All in the Mind, a documentary about group psychotherapy.
