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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

2016•1h 30m•Documentary

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.

Peter Gauvain · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 19, 2016

Actors

Dallas Campbell

Dallas Campbell

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Danielle George

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Hugh Hunt

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David Hendy

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Lily Frier

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Iain Logie Baird

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Robert Seatter

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Paul Marshall

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Paul Reveley

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Dick Fiddy

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Peter Swinson

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Emma Morgan

Performer (Adele Dixon)

Lee Payne

Performer (John W. Bubbles)

Dennis Elvie

Performer (Buck Washington)

Enoch Ogbame

Performer

Peter Kwame Yeboa

Performer

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