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Televisions’ 40th Anniversary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2475
Date Released
7 Nov 1976
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Do-It-Yourself Exhibition
  2. 2Winter Fashions for ‘76/77
  3. 3Televisions’ 40th Anniversary

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 40th Anniversary of Television. DESCRIPTION: On 2nd November, 1936 Leslie Mitchell announced the beginning of the BBC’s new regular television service, in fact it was the first in the world. From a Movietone newsreel of the late 1930’s we take a look at part of one of those early television programmes. SHOTLIST: MCU poster for Television a monthly magazine (2 shots). CU John Logie Baird’s mask pull back to experimental television transmitter. MCU part of transmitter pull back (B/W). GV TV studio (B/W). MS control panel (B/W). MS TV studio (B/W). MCU old paper showing programmes (B/W). CU screening times BMN (B/W). MS TV studio. MS l to r Mrs Balfour, Joan Miller, Dinah Sheridan, Leslie Mitchell & Jasmine Bligh. MCU Mrs Balfour & Joan Miller. MCU Dinah Sheridan, Leslie Mitchell & Jasmine Bligh (2 shots) (B/W section). MS fire engine past. MS engine past to see TV camera. MS man with fire hose. MS Jasmine Bligh in burning room. MS ladder into position. MS fireman rescues Jasmine Bligh (2 shots). MLS Leslie Mitchell on ladder. MLS people watching. MCU Leslie Mitchell on ladder (end B/W section). MS Leslie Mitchell & Douglas Birkinshaw (engineer) look at Emitron camera (BBC 1936-54). MS Leslie Mitchell. MCU Douglas Birkinshaw. MS Leslie Mitchell with Douglas Birkinshaw. MCU Emitron camera. CU interior Emitron camera (2 shots). MCU plaque on Baird’s television (B/W). MS family watching television (2 shots). CU television screen pull back to see Marconiphone Television Receiver 702’ 1938.
Keywords
Commemorations; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Curiosities; Domestic life; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology; Newspapers; Performing arts; Inventions and discoveries; Television
Locations
London
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
76/205
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:

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