History of Television

By schroedterk

  • Hitler Opens Olympics

    Video of BroadcastHitler opens the Olympic Games in Berlin. This is the first broadcast that was able to break through the Earth's atmosphere

  • First Regularly Scheduled BBC Television Broadcast At 15:00

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  • Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

    videoTook Place at Westminster Abbey
    Seen by 25 - 40,000 homes
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    BBC Taken Off Air

    VideoBBC shut down in fear that television signals could be used by German air force to locate london and other major cities Last Broadcast was a Mickey Mouse titled "Mickey's Gala Premier"

  • First Television Broadcast in USA in NYC on WNBT (Now WNBC)

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    Barn Dances, Operies, Variety Shows, and Cartoons are popular

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    US Television Broadcasts stop due to WWII

    Some Stations continue, so this was obviously not legally required by the Govnerment. WNBT, WCBW and WABD were the most popular stations that didnot cease transmissions.

  • BBC Returns at 15:00

    videoOriginal announcer opens by saying "Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh?" The Mickey Mouse that was shown before the blackout was then played 20 minutes later
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    The Tonight Show airs as one of the first Talk Shows

  • Doctor Who Premiers

  • BBC changes name to BBC1 due to the release of BBC2

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    Science Documentary show, Horizon, on BBC2

  • First Color Broadcast in Europe by BBC 2

  • TV miniseries, Civilisation, Airs on BBC2

    This miniseries was about Western Art, Architecture, and Philiosphy since the Dark Ages

  • First Color Broadcast for BBC1

  • The Ascent of Man Premiers on BBC2

    13 part miniseries that explained human evolution and had a brief overiew of the rest of human history