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- 1BBC Four repeats 1976 documentary 'The Birth of Television'●'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.
- 21976 Radio Times piece recalls the birth of television●For The Birth of Television (Radio Times 30-10-76) Vincent Hanna was able to speak to some of those involved in the star
A 1976 Radio Times article marking the fortieth anniversary of television's launch featured Vincent Hanna's interviews with pioneers of the original broadcasts. Those interviewed included early presenters Leslie Mitchell and Jasmine Bligh, entertainer Arthur Askey, engineers Douglas Birkenshaw and Tony Bridgewater, and cameraman John Bliss. The piece is being shared again as a nostalgic look back at the people behind television's beginnings.