Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

October 2016

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1hr

30mins

Documentary

Directed by

Peter Gauvain,

Starring

Dallas Campbell,

Danielle George,

Hugh Hunt,

TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2 November 1936. This involves building the mechanical flying-spot cameras that were used by Baird's system.

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