John Wyver writes: The evening of Sunday 27 August 1939 saw the first performance of Michael Barry's production (on which he was assisted by Eric Crozier) of the comedy A Cup of Happiness by Eden Philpotts (above). Leon M. more
John Wyver writes: Saturday 26 August 1939, and war is just a week and a day away. The National Radio Show of Radiolympia is in full swing, and on this fourth day Come and Be Televised, Picture Page and a more
John Wyver writes: Having noted the first activity in at Alexandra Palace in 1936 yesterday, today we make a jump on a year on to an article that marked what was claimed as television's 'first birthday'. Never mind that regular more
The 250th 'OTD in early British television' post. John Wyver writes: The Scotsman was among the newspapers that on the morning of Monday 24 August 1936 carried news of the previous day's press preview of the BBC's television operations at Alexandra more
John Wyver writes: Late August means it's time for the annual trade show Radiolympia. Manufacturers and consumers gathered for a week or so in west London to look at the latest radio and television receivers and to be entertained by more
John Wyver writes: At just after 11pm on Monday 22 August 1932, the BBC began a television service using Baird company 30-line technology. Baird Television Ltd had been broadcasting since November 1929, at times with limited BBC support, but now more
John Wyver writes: In 1938 and 1939 there were only two regular commentators on television's output from Alexandra Palace. Anonymous writers for The Times contributed reviews, as on occasion did L. Marsland Gander for the Telegraph and Jonah Barrington for more
John Wyver writes: Somewhat distracted today, so only a very brief and late OTD. The afternoon of Friday 20 August 1937 saw a 'local OB' from Alexandra Park titled Sheepdog Trial. Billed as 'a demonstration of canine intelligence', the 20-minute more
John Wyver writes: On Saturday 19 August 1939, two weeks and a day before the declaration of war, one of the BBC's OB units was at the Oval for the first day's play (of just three) in the final Test more
John Wyver writes: Looking back to the programmes of August 1939 you can't escape the sense of the impending war, now (as it were) little more than a fortnight away. And yet AP copntinued to turn out intriguing transmissions, including more