imagine… · SEASON 10

And Then There Was Television

Episode 9 · 2006-12-19

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Episode overview

Alan Yentob celebrates the 70th anniversary of the world's first scheduled high-definition television service, by the BBC from Alexandra Palace in 1936. He take some of the pioneering engineers and on-screen talent back to the studios to see what they can remember of TV's early days - from Picture Page to Muffin the Mule to the first news programme and the potter's wheel 'interlude'. Plus, some amazing archive footage and the Queen's 1953 coronation, the event that single-handedly changed how people viewed the fledgling TV service.

60 minutes

Season 10 episodes

1. Peter Pan, a Hard Act to Follow2006-10-17 2. Velazquez, The Painter's Painter2006-10-24 3. A Play for Today2006-10-31 4. The Movie Brats, Take Two2006-11-07 5. Who Cares About Art?2006-11-14 7. Being a Diva2006-11-28 8. www.herecomeseverybody.co.uk2006-12-06 9. And Then There Was Television2006-12-19