Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
- Movies
- 2016-10-19
- EN
- Released
- 2h 30m
- GB
- Documentary
Production
Windfall Films
Storyline
TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2 November 1936. This involves building the mechanical flying-spot cameras that were used by Baird's system.