The Birth of Television

The Birth of Television

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The Birth of Television

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.

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BBC Studios

Cast & Crew

8 members

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Leslie Mitchell

Self - Presenter / Interviewee

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Acting

Gracie Fields

Self - Interviewee

Gracie Fields

Acting

Dinah Sheridan

Self - Interviewee

Dinah Sheridan

Acting

Arthur Askey

Self - Interviewee

Arthur Askey

Acting

Cyril Fletcher

Self - Interviewee

Cyril Fletcher

Acting

Jasmine Bligh

Self - Interviewee

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Elizabeth Cowell

Self - Interviewee

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Joan Miller

Self - Interviewee

Joan Miller

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