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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-10-19
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

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Dallas Campbell original image
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Dallas Campbell
Danielle George original image
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Danielle George
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Hugh Hunt

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