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And Then There Was Television
Episode 9 of 9
Alan Yentob celebrates the 70th anniversary of the world's first scheduled high-definition television service, by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ from Alexandra Palace in 1936.
Alan Yentob celebrates the 70th anniversary of the world's first scheduled high-definition television service, by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ from Alexandra Palace in 1936. He take some of the pioneering engineers and on-screen talent back to the studios to see what they can remember of TV's early days - from Picture Page to Muffin the Mule to the first news programme and the potter's wheel 'interlude'. Plus, some amazing archive footage and the Queen's 1953 coronation, the event that single-handedly changed how people viewed the fledgling TV service.
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Wed 2 Nov 2011
21:00
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alan Yentob |
Executive Producer | Janet Lee |
Executive Producer | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Dec 2006 22:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One South
- Tue 19 Dec 2006 23:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
- Wed 2 Nov 2011 21:00