The Silicon Factor
Trailer: The Silicon Factor
Year: 1980
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Bernard Falk
Crew: David Allen (Producer), John Lyte (Editor), Roger Limb (Original Music Composer), Charles McGhie (Graphic Designer)
First Air Date: Mar 19, 1980
Last Air date: Apr 02, 1980
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 3 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.4849
Language: English
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