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'''BBC BASIC''' was developed in [[1981]] as a native [[programming language]] for the [[MOS Technology 6502]] based [[Acorn Computers Ltd|Acorn]] [[BBC Micro]] home/personal computer, mainly by [[Sophie Wilson|Roger Wilson]]. It was a version of the [[BASIC programming language]] adapted for a [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] computer literacy project of the [[BBC]].

BBC BASIC, based on the older [[Atom BASIC]] (for the [[Acorn Atom]]), extended traditional BASIC with named procedures and functions, <code>REPEAT-UNTIL</code> loops, and <code>IF-THEN-ELSE</code> structures. The [[interpreter (computer software)|interpreter]] also included powerful statements for controlling the BBC Micro's four-channel sound output and its high-resolution graphics display.