John Wyver writes: On Wednesday 2 February 1938 The Times reported that, 'A television set with a screen about twice the size of that in the standard home receiver was demonstrated by the Marconi-EMI company in London last night.' This more
John Wyver writes: In the depths of winter, on the afternoon of Wednesday 1 February 1939, one of the mobile outside broadcast units made a first visit to Bulls Cross Farm at Waltham Cross, just off the A10 10 miles more
John Wyver writes: The last day of January 1935 was publication day for one of the most consequential documents in British television history: the Report of the Television Committee chaired by Lord Selsdon. Among other matters, this determined that more
John Wyver writes: another significant moment for the 'high definition' service from Alexandra Palace. Saturday 30 January 1937 was the last day on which the Baird system for producing and transmitting 240-line images was used. After this, AP relied more
John Wyver writes: A fortnight ago, one of the two mobile outside broadcast units took us to Watford Junction railway station for the first of a Sunday afternoon outing series titled Television Surveys. On Sunday 29 January, while its more
John Wyver writes: Let us return to table tennis on television. A week ago on this blog, we saw a studio demonstration on 22 January 1938. A year on, on Saturday 28 January 1939, we can travel with one more
John Wyver writes: the whole of the afternoon schedule on Monday 24 January 1938 was occupied by a presentation of act 2 of Richard Wagner's music drama Tristan and Isolde. In the evening this was played again, in perhaps more
John Wyver writes: First transmitted on the afternoon of Monday 23 January 1939, Rehearsal for a Drama is one of around a dozen plays that premiered on the Television service from Alexandra Palace. Written for the new medium, and set more
John Wyver writes: one part of Saturday primetime (not that there was such a concept yet) on 22 January 1938 was given over to a 13-minute Table Tennis Demonstration by the great Hungarian-British champion Victor Barna and four members more
John Wyver writes: This is a cautionary little tale about the perils of live television - and of roller skating. The main offering on the evening of Saturday 21 January 1939 was producer Harry Pringle's Cabaret bill featuring comedy more