The Birth of Television

Nov 1, 1976

1h 29m

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Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Studios

The Birth of Television Trailers

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Cast

Self - Presenter / Interviewee

Leslie Mitchell

Self - Interviewee

Gracie Fields

Self - Interviewee

Dinah Sheridan

Self - Interviewee

Arthur Askey

Self - Interviewee

Cyril Fletcher

Self - Interviewee

Jasmine Bligh

Self - Interviewee

Elizabeth Cowell

Self - Interviewee

Joan Miller

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