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You may already realize this, but the backing track and production of the "Bits and Bytes" theme slavishly borrow from the song "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rbARvOyyjUI

There were also several others, including some live shows, all of which can be found on the BBC's Computer Literacy Project Archive: https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/

During one of the live shows, demonstrating e-mail, the e-mail account was hacked, probably the first hack captured on TV: https://www.vice.com/en/article/9ak7w5/as-seen-on-tv-when-ha...

I'd love to know who animated that intro. Strongly reminds me of the intro to Bananaman, or Cosgrove Hall's work on eg Jamie and the Magic Torch.