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- 1Rare 1936 BBC film airs again after decades unseenโ'Television Come to London' was first shown on the opening day of the BBC Television Service in 1936 and hasn't been sho
'Television Come to London', first broadcast on the opening day of the BBC Television Service in 1936 and not shown by the BBC since 1937, was repeated late at night on BBC Four. The short film offers a rare glimpse of the launch of the world's first regular high-definition television service, and writer Bruce Norman discusses it in his book 'Here's Looking at You'.
- 2BBC Four marks 90 years of BBC TelevisionโTonight on BBC Four an evening of archive programmes to mark the 90th anniversary of the launch of the BBC Television Se
BBC Four is airing an evening of archive programmes tonight to mark the 90th anniversary of the launch of the BBC Television Service. The schedule, previewed in Radio Times, revisits material from the broadcaster's television history. Viewers and broadcasting enthusiasts are noting the milestone and sharing the line-up ahead of the celebration.
- 3BBC Four repeats documentary on television's 1936 launchโ'Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born' repeated tonight at 9pm on BBC Four/BBC iPlayer was first broadcast 2
BBC Four is airing a repeat of 'Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born' tonight at 9pm, also available on BBC iPlayer. The documentary, first broadcast on 2 November 2016, explores the launch of the BBC's television service in 1936. Professor Joe Moran wrote about that historic opening night for the Radio Times.
- 4Jack Rosenthal's 'The Fools on the Hill' repeated on BBC FourโJack Rosenthal's 'The Fools on the Hill' which dramatises the events behind the start of the BBC television service in 1
Jack Rosenthal's play 'The Fools on the Hill', which dramatises the events behind the launch of the BBC television service in 1936, is being repeated on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer tonight at 10.30pm. The drama was first broadcast on 27 October 1986, and Rosenthal spoke to the Radio Times about it.
- 5BBC Four repeats 1976 documentary 'The Birth of Television'โ'The Birth of Television' first shown in November 1976 is repeated on BBC Four/BBC iPlayer tonight 1.20am. Introduced by
'The Birth of Television', a BBC documentary first broadcast in November 1976, is being repeated on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer at 1.20am tonight. The programme is introduced by Leslie Mitchell, the presenter who opened the BBC Television Service in 1936, and revisits the pioneering broadcasters and engineers of television's early years, with a Radio Times article accompanying the broadcast.
- 6How the BBC launched television from Alexandra Palace in 1936โTelevision's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born. Joe Moran for the Radio Times (2.11.16) on the start of the BBC Televi
Joe Moran, writing in the Radio Times, revisits the launch of the BBC Television Service, which began regular high-definition broadcasts from Alexandra Palace in London on 2 November 1936. The anniversary recalls television's first opening night, when the medium now taken for worldwide was introduced to British audiences, and why the 'Ally Pally' transmitter site became the birthplace of the box.
- 7BBC marks 90 years since first television broadcastโLatest blog post on the start of the BBC television service on 2 November 1936, what was on the radio that day and what
A new blog post examines the launch of the BBC Television Service on 2 November 1936, the world's first regular high-definition television service. The piece looks back at what was broadcast that opening day, compares it with radio programming on the same date, and lists the classic programmes BBC Four is repeating to commemorate the anniversary.
- 8BBC Marks 90 Years Since First Television BroadcastsโHappy Birthday, television at Alexandra Palace! 90 years ago today the BBC's 405-line service officially started transmi
Television historians and enthusiasts are marking 90 years since the BBC's 405-line television service officially began transmitting from Alexandra Palace in London. The milestone has prompted tributes and reflections on the early years of British broadcasting, including references to John Wyver's book on the history of early British television.