Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
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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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
Production Companies
Windfall Films
Director
Peter Gauvain
Description
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.
