Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 2, 2016

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.

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 2, 2016

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
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.
Producers
Original title Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
Directors Peter Gauvain
Writers

Cast

Dallas Campbell

as Self

Danielle George

as Self

Hugh Hunt

as Self