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How the BBC launched television from Alexandra Palace in 1936
Original: Television'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.
Why now: The 2 November anniversary of the BBC Television Service's 1936 launch is prompting people to share and discuss the history of television's beginnings.
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- Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born. Joe Moran for the Radio Times (2.11.16) on the start of the BBC Television Service from Alexandra Palace this day in 1936 # television · andywalmsley@mastodonapp.uk
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