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New BBC drama will focus on the making of 'Grand Theft Auto'
Story of GTA's origins will form part of BBC's Make It Digital initiative
The BBC is making a brand new TV drama based on best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto as part of a nationwide initiative to get a new generation interested in coding, programming and digital technology.
Games and technology journalist Guy Cocker, who has been helping the BBC with the technical aspects of the drama, confirmed to Yahoo News UK that the programme will be a 90-minute drama that will focus on the makers of the game, rather than on the game itself.
GTA is one of the most commercially successful game series to date, spawning the best-selling game of all time.
One of the key themes of the BBC's Make It Digital initiative is to celebrate British coding, making GTA an obvious fit courtesy of the developers' roots in Scotland.
Although the scheme is largely aimed at the younger generation, it's unlikely that the drama will be child-friendly, given the controversial nature of the GTA games.
No official air date has been given, but we hope to see it on UK screens by the end of the year.
The Make It Digital initiative will also feature a selection of related programmes including documentaries on pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace and Bletchley Park code-breaker Gordon Welchman. The likes of Doctor Who, EastEnders and The One Show will also be encouraging fans to get creative with digital.
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Building on the legacy of the legendary BBC Micro, which helped school children get to grips with personal computers in the '80s, the BBC will also be providing a small programmable device - nicknamed the 'Micro Bit' - to every year 7 child in the country. The product is described as a more basic version of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer and will teach 11-12 year-olds the fundamentals of computer programming.
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BBC Director-General Tony Hall explained: “This is exactly what the BBC is all about - bringing the industry together on an unprecedented scale and making a difference to millions. Just as we did with the BBC Micro in the 1980s, we want to inspire the digital visionaries of the future. Only the BBC can bring partners together to attempt something this ambitious, this important to Britain’s future on the world stage.
