Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 19, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Windfall Films

Cast

Danielle George,Hugh Hunt,Dallas Campbell

Director

Peter Gauvain

Producer

Peter Gauvain

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt6213754