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Text and design © copyright PT Mathias, 2000 - 2008, except where stated otherwise First article published 12 Jan 2001 Settings used by this site: Please send any comments or corrections here I’m sorry but I cannot supply videos of any programmes mentioned If necessary, click here to show frames |
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Landmark Dates in British Television - from Baird’s spinning discs to high definition |
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing Coverage on British TV - details of the BBC and ITV coverage |
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Regional and Celtic Television - English Regions, N Ireland, Scottish & Welsh dates |
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TV Technology - including Digital and High Definition Broadcasting |
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Archiving Issues - including a remarkable BBC2 video tape discovery |
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Colour TV History - chronology, and details of start of colour on BBC2, BBC1 and ITV |
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Early Satellite Broadcasts to/from Britain - from the pioneering period 1962 - 72 |
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Eurovision Link-ups - examples from the first two decades |
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Timelines - summary of themes explored chronologically |
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Historic Broadcasts - BBC2 opening night calamity, first colour programmes, JFK, and others |
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Major Televised Events 1953 - 1970 - archive formats, presenters |
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Links to other British TV Web Sites |
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British TV History Forum |
