Television Comes to London

1936 · 18 min · Documentary

In this film, specially taken for the BBC, viewers are given an idea of the growth of the television installation at Alexandra Palace and an insight into production routine. There will be many shots behind the scenes. One sequence, for instance, will show Adele Dixon as she appears to viewers in the Variety at 3.30 this afternoon, and will then reveal the technical staff and equipment in the studio that made this transmission possible.

Directors: Gerald Cock, Dallas Bower
Writer: Cecil Lewis
Released: November 2, 1936
Language: English

Cast

Leslie Mitchell
Self - Narrator
Adele Dixon
Self
Hyam Greenbaum
Self
Vladimir K. Zworykin
Self (uncredited)
John Logie Baird
Self (uncredited)
Elizabeth Cowell
Self (uncredited)

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