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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
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Documentary
Overview
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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Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2016-10-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Dallas Campbell
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Danielle George
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Hugh Hunt
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