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#122 The Birth of Television and The End of Radio 4 Longwave
On this special episode, we delve into early television with Professor John Wyver, whose book and conference is all about those overlooked decades of Stooky Bill, I think that's a pen, and vertical screens no bigger than a postcard. Sound familiar?
2026 is a big television centenary. On 26 January 1926, John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television, showing moving images to a small gathering of scientists at his Frith Street laboratory in central London.
To celebrate, Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of Television in Britain is a new book by Professor John Wyver -…
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