OTD in early British television

20th September 2025

John Wyver writes: It’s the weekend and I’m deep in the page proofs for Magic Rays of Light, and so here are three previous posts from this series for you to explore. Each one reflects an aspect of the modernist culture of the time and its appearance in very varied forms on television.

OTD in early British television: 22 February 1933

Acrobatic dancer Laurie Devine (above) and the impact she made on early British television.

OTD in early British television: 24 July 1938

Dallas Bower’s modern-dress production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

OTD in early British television: 15 February 1939

The presentation of the Finsbury A.R.P. Plan for structural defence with architect Berthold Lubetkin.

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