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    #39: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion

    December 6th, 2017 · 10 minutes

    The story of Max Headroom spans from a science fiction character in a made-for-TV movie to the central character in an infamous TV signal hijacking in the late 1980s.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Max Headroom (character) - Wikipedia
    Max Headroom Dave Letterman Interview - YouTube
    Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion - Wikipedia
    Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion - YouTube
    Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion With Subtitles - YouTube
    Thirty years later, “Max Headroom” TV pirate remains at large - Ars Technica