CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 30m

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

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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.

Directed byPeter Gauvain

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
October 19, 2016
Studios
Windfall Films

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3 credited
Starring
Dallas Campbell

Dallas Campbell

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Danielle George

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Hugh Hunt

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Directed by
Peter Gauvain
Produced by
Peter Gauvain

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