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A documentary telling the story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum will be enjoying its world premiere next month at the BFI IMAX in London for which tickets have just gone on sale.
As well as the first showing of The Rubber-Keyed Wonder documentary on October 3rd, various models of the iconic home computer will be playable in the foyer. Later, in the Q&A, filmmakers Anthony and Nicola Caulfield will be sharing the stage with Gadget Show host Jason Bradbury, broadcaster James O’Brien, Crispin and Grant Sinclair (Sir Clive’s son and nephew respectively), Sandy White (the creator of Ant Attack) and Clive Townsend (developer of the Saboteur series).
The Sinclair Spectrum debuted in the UK in 1982 and sold more than five million units until it was superseded by the 16-bit Atari and Amiga computers. The latest version of the machine, the Spectrum Next, was successfully crowdfunded in 2016 with the award-nominated Issue 4 shipping last year. This year will see the release of another Spectrum model from Retro Games Ltd.
