Aug 26 2016
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 […]
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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