Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
October 19, 2016
90 min
✓ Released 3668 days ago
Documentary
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Peter Gauvain
Runtime: 90 min
Top Cast
Dallas Campbell
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Danielle George
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Hugh Hunt
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