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BBC Marks 90 Years Since First Television Broadcasts
Original: Happy 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.
Why now: The 90th anniversary of the BBC's pioneering Alexandra Palace transmissions falls today, prompting commemorations of television's birth.
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- Happy Birthday, television at Alexandra Palace! 90 years ago today the BBC's 405-line service officially started transmissions. This extract from John Wyver's book 'Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of British Television' was posted today # television https://www.… · andywalmsley@mastodonapp.uk
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