30:
676:
106:
224:. He left in 1996 to work as a freelance writer and consultant. In November 2009 he took on a role as head of partnership development for Archive Development projects at the BBC, working with
105:
563:
107:
274:
725:
567:
502:
198:
775:
424:
770:
434:
185:
730:
181:
755:
735:
532:
348:
329:
310:
589:
266:. In 2010, he was nominated for the Prudential Arts and Business Board Member of the year award. In October 2016,
98:
661:
451:
765:
614:
273:
He is chair of Centre for
Doctoral Training advisory board and a member of the main advisory board of the
750:
745:
536:
263:
696:
740:
278:
217:
593:
372:
267:
720:
376:
149:
29:
510:
35:
715:
8:
760:
675:
220:) as head of new media, setting up the paper's website, which he argued should not be
430:
344:
325:
306:
145:
636:
564:"Why Bill Thompson is nominated for the Prudential A&B Board Member of the Year"
506:
259:
177:
540:
397:
302:
189:
135:
251:, in April 2023, Mitchell and Thompson returned with a new technology podcast,
239:
140:
691:
709:
169:
68:
700:
230:
208:
153:
128:
247:
in August 2001 to its final broadcast in March 2023. After the end of
225:
212:
in 1990, and in 1994 went to work there (having previously worked at
203:
452:"Pair behind first Guardian website back together for BBC Archive"
671:
221:
477:
426:
Breaking News: The
Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
134:, best known for his weekly column in the Technology section of
165:
131:
64:
681:
686:
213:
173:
234:), the then Controller of Archive Development at the BBC.
667:
270:
awarded
Thompson an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree.
195:
He was a correspondent for the technology programme
148:. He is also an honorary senior visiting fellow at
707:
292:Thompson has also written books for children:
692:Bill Thompson on BBC Make IT Digital at TNMOC
674:
422:
566:. Writers' Centre Norwich. Archived from
152:'s Journalism Department and writes for
338:
319:
296:
216:, the United Kingdom's first commercial
708:
237:He acted as contributor and expert on
726:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
423:Rusbridger, Alan (6 September 2018).
561:
449:
127:(born 6 October 1960) is an English
582:
555:
262:, and a former board member of the
13:
525:
450:Bunz, Mercedes (2 November 2009).
14:
787:
655:
495:
429:. Canongate Books. pp. 80–.
182:St Catharine's College, Cambridge
776:English male non-fiction writers
687:Bill Thompson's personal website
103:
28:
629:
607:
562:Carr, Katy (9 September 2010).
287:
771:British technology journalists
470:
443:
416:
398:"The birth of a UK tech giant"
390:
365:
1:
664:(last updated September 2005)
358:
258:Thompson is a trustee of the
159:
7:
731:British non-fiction writers
637:"Musical future for phones"
617:. University of Southampton
10:
792:
756:Writers from Tyne and Wear
736:British technology writers
478:"The Gareth and BillCast"
279:University of Southampton
218:Internet service provider
184:in philosophy and with a
92:
84:
76:
43:
27:
20:
662:Autobiographical article
594:Anglia Ruskin University
268:Anglia Ruskin University
206:. He began to write for
537:Writers' Centre Norwich
339:Thompson, Bill (2000).
320:Thompson, Bill (2000).
297:Thompson, Bill (1999).
264:Writers' Centre Norwich
253:The Gareth and BillCast
138:and his appearances on
125:William George Thompson
48:William George Thompson
377:City University London
188:in 1984 and worked at
172:, Thompson grew up in
150:City University London
144:, a radio show on the
482:garethandbillcast.com
284:He has two children.
275:Web Science Institute
113:recorded October 2012
99:Bill Thompson's voice
36:BBC Television Centre
34:Bill Thompson at the
766:English male writers
682:Bill Thompson's blog
570:on 14 September 2010
186:diploma in computing
180:. He graduated from
543:on 4 September 2014
513:on 4 September 2014
503:"Meet the Trustees"
324:. Hodder Headline.
243:from its launch as
751:People from Jarrow
639:. 22 November 2004
404:. 23 November 2010
322:Your Own Chat Room
746:People from Corby
436:978-1-78689-095-5
343:. Belitha Press.
146:BBC World Service
122:
121:
108:
88:Technology writer
783:
741:English atheists
678:
649:
648:
646:
644:
633:
627:
626:
624:
622:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
586:
580:
579:
577:
575:
559:
553:
552:
550:
548:
539:. Archived from
529:
523:
522:
520:
518:
509:. Archived from
507:Britten Sinfonia
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
474:
468:
467:
465:
463:
447:
441:
440:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
394:
388:
387:
385:
383:
369:
354:
341:Homework Busters
335:
316:
299:Your Own Website
260:Britten Sinfonia
178:Northamptonshire
110:
109:
71:, United Kingdom
61:
57:
55:
32:
18:
17:
791:
790:
786:
785:
784:
782:
781:
780:
706:
705:
658:
653:
652:
642:
640:
635:
634:
630:
620:
618:
615:"Bill Thompson"
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
590:"Bill Thompson"
588:
587:
583:
573:
571:
560:
556:
546:
544:
531:
530:
526:
516:
514:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
476:
475:
471:
461:
459:
448:
444:
437:
421:
417:
407:
405:
396:
395:
391:
381:
379:
373:"Bill Thompson"
371:
370:
366:
361:
351:
332:
313:
303:Hodder Headline
290:
190:Acorn Computers
162:
136:BBC News Online
118:
117:
116:
115:
114:
111:
104:
101:
72:
62:
59:
53:
51:
50:
49:
39:
23:
12:
11:
5:
789:
779:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
704:
703:
694:
689:
684:
679:
665:
657:
656:External links
654:
651:
650:
628:
606:
581:
554:
524:
494:
469:
442:
435:
415:
389:
363:
362:
360:
357:
356:
355:
350:978-1903174142
349:
336:
331:978-0340784822
330:
317:
312:978-0340736500
311:
289:
286:
249:Digital Planet
240:Digital Planet
161:
158:
141:Digital Planet
120:
119:
112:
102:
97:
96:
95:
94:
93:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
63:
58:6 October 1960
47:
45:
41:
40:
33:
25:
24:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
788:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:Living people
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
702:
698:
697:Bill Thompson
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
677:
673:
669:
668:Bill Thompson
666:
663:
660:
659:
638:
632:
616:
610:
595:
591:
585:
569:
565:
558:
542:
538:
534:
528:
512:
508:
504:
498:
483:
479:
473:
457:
453:
446:
438:
432:
428:
427:
419:
403:
399:
393:
378:
374:
368:
364:
352:
346:
342:
337:
333:
327:
323:
318:
314:
308:
304:
300:
295:
294:
293:
285:
282:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
241:
235:
233:
232:
228:(formerly of
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
210:
205:
201:
200:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
170:County Durham
167:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
130:
126:
100:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
70:
69:County Durham
66:
60:(age 63)
46:
42:
37:
31:
26:
22:Bill Thompson
19:
16:
701:Journalisted
641:. Retrieved
631:
619:. Retrieved
609:
597:. Retrieved
584:
572:. Retrieved
568:the original
557:
545:. Retrieved
541:the original
527:
515:. Retrieved
511:the original
497:
485:. Retrieved
481:
472:
460:. Retrieved
456:The Guardian
455:
445:
425:
418:
406:. Retrieved
401:
392:
380:. Retrieved
367:
340:
321:
298:
291:
288:Bibliography
283:
272:
257:
252:
248:
244:
238:
236:
231:The Guardian
229:
209:The Guardian
207:
196:
194:
163:
139:
124:
123:
15:
716:1960 births
621:22 February
574:4 September
547:4 September
517:4 September
462:28 November
154:BBC WebWise
77:Nationality
761:BBC people
710:Categories
533:"About Us"
359:References
245:Go Digital
129:technology
85:Occupation
54:1960-10-06
643:4 October
599:3 October
226:Tony Ageh
222:paywalled
204:BBC Radio
160:Biography
487:20 April
458:. London
402:BBC News
199:Big Byte
164:Born in
672:Twitter
382:9 March
277:at the
80:English
433:
408:10 May
347:
328:
309:
166:Jarrow
132:writer
65:Jarrow
38:, 2012
214:Pipex
174:Corby
645:2017
623:2021
601:2016
576:2014
549:2014
519:2014
489:2023
464:2010
431:ISBN
410:2016
384:2012
345:ISBN
326:ISBN
307:ISBN
197:The
44:Born
699:on
670:on
202:on
712::
592:.
535:.
505:.
480:.
454:.
400:.
375:.
305:.
301:.
281:.
255:.
192:.
176:,
168:,
156:.
67:,
56:)
647:.
625:.
603:.
578:.
551:.
521:.
491:.
466:.
439:.
412:.
386:.
353:.
334:.
315:.
52:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.