Statistics: Posted by annie — 05 Jul 2014, 17:47
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We had a tower in the garden. Honestly, it was massive, but we lived in a dip and without this great contraption, there was no signal.
Grandma used to have the neighbours in on a Saturday night and they would bring crisps and a guinness.
Statistics: Posted by wendy — 05 Jul 2014, 17:33
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My dad was adamant that we were not getting one, until 1960, when he gave in & we rented one from Rediffusion, it was operated by a white switch on the wall to change channels.
When we got married in 1694, we had no money & tv was not a priority, so we did without for a couple of years. When my 4 year old niece visited us for the first time, she could not believe we didn't have a tv & looked all over the house to see if we had hidden it!!
Statistics: Posted by annie — 05 Jul 2014, 14:10
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There is no shortage of television news to be found on UK screens. Switch on the TV and there is any number of 24-hour rolling news channels or bulletins at all times of the day.
But on 5 July 1954 the BBC was preparing for its first TV news bulletin to go live.
Richard Baker read the very first news bulletin but he did not appear in person for another three years
The first broadcasts were sober affairs: there were no personality newsreaders and the format resembled a radio bulletin over still pictures.
Richard Baker was the first to read the news, but it would be another three years before he would actually be seen on screen as there were concerns a human face would detract from the serious business of the news.
September 1960 saw the first 10 O'Clock News and in the following years there was a growth in news programmes - World at One, News Review, Newsreel.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28142791
Statistics: Posted by maureenho — 05 Jul 2014, 11:51
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