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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

A team of experts reenacts the historic launch of the BBC's television service, originally broadcast on November 2, 1936.

Dallas Campbell, Professor Danielle George, and Dr Hugh Hunt recreate the historic opening of the BBC's television service on November 2, 1936, by building the mechanical flying-spot cameras that powered Baird's system.

Info about Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

Studio(s): Windfall Films

Originally Released: United States, Oct 19, 2016

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History