Aug 26 2016
BBC Four to recreate the first night of British TV
The very first official broadcast on British Television is being recreated by the BBC exactly 80 years after it made history. Television’s Opening Night: How the Box was Born will re-stage the event that originally took place at Alexandra Palace on 2nd November 1936 on the same day in 2016. The broadcast consisted of a […]
Nov 2 2016
BBC History launches archive to mark 80 years of Television
To coincide with the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC on 2 November 1936, BBC History has today launched a new microsite that provides the public with access to archive material from the early days of television. The archive, which can be viewed at www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/birth-of-tv contains a […]
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By Expat • BBC • Tags: 80 years of Television, Alexandra Palace, BBC History, BBC TV