Britain's Greatest Inventor: Clive Sinclair and the C5 (Part 4)
Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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4.8 • 956 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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In the final episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine a vehicle that can drive you five miles for a penny. |
| 0:07.0 | A vehicle that needs no petrol, just a battery, |
| 0:12.0 | and that takes the press of a button to start, the squeeze of a lever to start. |
| 0:17.0 | That needs no license, no road tax, and you can drive whether you're 14 or 40. |
| 0:23.6 | A vehicle that costs just 399 pounds. |
| 0:28.6 | The Sinclair C5. It's a new power in personal transport. |
| 0:36.6 | The Sinclair C5, 399. It's a new power in personal transport. |
| 0:42.1 | The Sinclair C5, 399 pounds. |
| 0:43.5 | Want to buy one? |
| 0:44.7 | Want to see one? |
| 0:46.8 | Or simply want to read all about it? |
| 0:51.3 | Just dial 100 and ask for free phone C5. |
| 0:52.3 | Now. It's the final part. Excited. Do you feel bad for Sir Clyde? free phone C5. |
| 0:55.7 | Is the final part? |
| 0:56.5 | Excited. |
| 0:58.4 | Do you feel bad for Sir Clive? |
| 0:59.3 | No. |
| 1:06.8 | I actually feel an admiration for the fact that despite every horrific setback, he seems to keep going. |
| 1:07.7 | Quite aspiring, to be honest. |
| 1:08.8 | Still having to powder his bald head for the canvas. |
| 1:11.7 | Yeah. Actually, I'm not feeling sad. I'm still continuing to be impressed by this man. |
| 1:16.5 | Well, here's a quote from him. You can meet with triumph and disaster. I don't get too high when |
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