Analogue Prime Ministers

No. 3: Betamax

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Some said it was the future, but in reality it had already been supplanted. Nor did its backers pull the plug until the alternative was inevitable. No, we’re not talking about Gordon Brown but the Betamax video format:

Unlike Gordon Brown, though, the Betamax still has a vibrant fan club. Certainly, no-one would get so steamed [...]