Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

  • Movie
  • 2016
  • 1h 30m
  • Documentary

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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Director
Peter Gauvain
Starring
Dallas Campbell, Danielle George, Hugh Hunt, David Hendy

Cast

  • Dallas Campbell

    Dallas Campbell

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  • Danielle George

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  • Hugh Hunt

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  • David Hendy

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  • Lily Frier

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  • Iain Logie Baird

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  • Robert Seatter

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  • Paul Marshall

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  • Paul Reveley

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  • Dick Fiddy

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