1926 JOHN LOGIE BAIRD DEMONSTRATES TELEVISION From his ...

I have always had a fondness for Lincolnshire. It started when I worked at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln. I was on tour with a play in the late 70s, and at the end of the week was interviewed by the lo

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On 14 January 1878, Queen Victoria welcomed a special guest and his newest invention to Osborne House, her private retreat on the Isle of Wight. In fact, the encounter was significant enough to warran

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John Wyver discusses the difficulties and dangers of television filming during the early days of the medium