Television Comes to London

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Television Comes to London (1936)

Directed by Gerald Cock, Dallas Bower

Documentary · 18m

In this film, specially taken for the BBC, viewers are given an idea of the growth of the television installation at Alexandra Palace and an insight into production routine. There will be many shots behind the scenes. One sequence, for instance, will show Adele Dixon as she appears to viewers in the Variety at 3.30 this afternoon, and will then reveal the technical staff and equipment in the studio that made this transmission possible.

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Cast

L
Leslie Mitchell Self - Narrator Adele Dixon Self
H
Hyam Greenbaum Self
V
Vladimir K. Zworykin Self (uncredited)
J
John Logie Baird Self (uncredited)
E
Elizabeth Cowell Self (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Gerald Cock, Dallas Bower
Writer
Cecil Lewis
Producer
Gerald Cock, Dallas Bower

Details

Release date
1936-11-02
Runtime
18m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC