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Too good to be forgotten #2: George Stibitz

Who? One of the pioneers of the computer that’s who. Which is enormous achievement in itself, and well recognised in computing history...

The most misunderstood people in pop #8: Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys? One of those boy bands from the 90s. Not the Justin Timberlake one, the other one right? Still knocking about I think,...

The most misunderstood people in pop #7: Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman? What’s the big deal? Sure there were all those Stock, Aitken and Waterman 80s hits, Kylie, Jason and all that, had...

The most misunderstood people in pop #6: The Bee Gees

There are two schools of misunderstanding The Bee Gees. The first, the classic version, long in the ascendancy and still extremely...

The most misunderstood people in pop #5: Posh Spice

First of all it’s Victoria Beckham to you don’t you know? And she’s now the very rich, very successful and still very famous fashion...

The most misunderstood people in pop #4: Bing Crosby

Wait a minute, Bing Crosby - that Bing Crosby? Was really popular with my great great grandparents or whoever, did White Christmas which...

Too good to be forgotten #1: Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché? Who? Only the world’s first female filmmaker, but more importantly than her gender, the first film director at all to...

The most misunderstood people in pop #3: Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew Ridgeley, the pretty boy who had the good fortune to hang out with George Michael and ride his coat tails to fame. Didn’t write...

The most misunderstood people in pop #2: Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli, the most notorious example of lip synching ever, a salutary lesson in what happens when you lie to your fans as they never...

The most misunderstood people in pop #1: Yoko Ono

That Yoko Ono - she broke The Beatles up didn’t she? The greatest band in history, ended because of her. That’s why every time a woman is...