Documentary · United Kingdom · 1976 · 1h 29m

The Birth of Television

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Director
Laurie John
Cast
Leslie Mitchell as Self - Presenter / Interviewee Gracie Fields as Self - Interviewee Dinah Sheridan as Self - Interviewee Arthur Askey as Self - Interviewee Cyril Fletcher as Self - Interviewee Jasmine Bligh as Self - Interviewee
Crew
Bruce Norman — Writer Bruce Norman — Producer
Synopsis

In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.

Mood & Themes
television historytelevisonbroadcastingearly television
Key Collaborators
Laurie John Director Bruce Norman Writer Bruce Norman Producer
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