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Peter Leigh, commonly known by the alias Nostalgia Nerd, is a British presenter, YouTuber, author and Twitch streamer, who documents and specialises in ageing technology and software. First appearing on YouTube in 2014, he routinely explores forgotten computers and the technology surrounding them with a passionate style. Often specialising in historical documentaries, Leigh also ventures into mystery, explanation and more frivolous tech videos, often in a humorous style or with a dry British wit.

His most recent book, Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, spent several months as an Amazon best-seller.

As of June 2021, his main YouTube channel has 408,000 subscribers and 640 videos.

Early life and education
Leigh was born in Norwich, England in the early '80s. The youngest of two siblings, he spent much of his childhood besotted by British micros such as the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro and models from further afield, including the Commodore 64. For education, he attended Cromer High School, before studying Business Law and ICT at Paston College. He previously worked as a Lead Program Developer, and ran a web development business in 2012.

Career
Leigh first began producing YouTube videos in 2014, under the alias of RetroBait. He created the Nostalgia Nerd channel shortly after and began creating videos as a part time hobby. His early videos ranged from unboxing old tech to game reviews, before moving to depth system histories which propelled the channel forward. These are created in a documentary style, focused on the histories of various computer systems and consoles from the past.

In 2017, Leigh moved full-time to YouTube production. He cited that due to the timescale involved with research, editing and production, along with the desire to improve quality and historical accuracy; continuing his parallel career of website development alongside video production, would be detrimental to both pursuits ; and preferring to put focus into video creation.

In 2018, Leigh appeared on Mexican television showcasing the retro computing scene in the UK. In the same year, he appeared in several episodes of the KickStarter backed web series, Digitiser the Show, as himself.

In 2018, Leigh wrote the book, The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech. This was published in November 2018 by Ilex Press. To date, it has sold approximately 50,000 copies.

Leigh has appeared as a guest on numerous BBC and local Radio shows, acting as an expert on retro technology. One of which was Chris Goreham's BBC Radio Norfolk breakfast show, where he discussed the mystery of the fossilised keyboard in Norwich.

On 3rd February 2021, Leigh appeared on the UK based Channel 4 Television show, Steph's Packed Lunch, discussing vintage computers and their value.

He frequently appears as a guest speaker at retro themed events, including Play Expo by Replay Events, as well as a Primark retro themed clothing event alongside Pac-Man record holder, Jon Stoodley.

As of February 2021, Leigh has collaborated with several other significant producers, including LGR, Ashens , Did You Know Gaming , Octav1us King and Slopes Game Room. He also co-hosts The Octanerdle podcast with Octav1us King.

Personal life
As of 2021, Leigh lives in Norwich, Norfolk. He has two children who have appeared in older videos.

Leigh occasionally discusses progressive political attitudes and is vegan.