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When I was in – at the start of TV
Published 10 November 2016
Commander A B Campbell tells the tale of his first appearance on TV
Television returns in 1946
Published 3 October 2016
The BBC Yearbook for 1947 tells us how television returned in June 1946
Celebrating 75 Years of BBC Television
Published 9 November 2011
The 75th Anniversary of the launch of the BBC Television Service from Alexandra Palace was commemorated by a small party at AP on Wednesday 2 November, 2011. Richard Elen was there to describe the scene.
The fools return to the hill
Published 18 March 2004
The politics behind television’s post-war return
The opening of the BBC Television Service
Published 3 July 2003
The BBC Television Service opens – twice
The fools on the hill
Published 13 March 2003
The BBC embraces television – and a new service is born
The Fools On The Hill Return
Published 1 January 2002
Kif Bowden-Smith on the politics behind the return of TV in 1946