"Now the Chips Are Down" is a 1978 British television documentary episode about the importance and influence of microprocessors within the UK economy.
[1] The documentary is a report on the "applications and implications" of microprocessors to employment within the British economy.
[2] Science historian Robert M. Young wrote in 1981 that the programme played an "important part" in raising awareness about microprocessors within government and the general public.
[3] Britain's lagging place in the worldwide technology race was widely acknowledged after the documentary was screened.
[4] The UK government launched the Microelectronics Education Programme in 1981, with a budget of more than £10 million.