The Birth of Television
The Birth of Television

The Birth of Television

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1976•89 min•Documentary
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Leslie Mitchell
Self - Presenter / Interviewee
Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields
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Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan
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Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
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Cyril Fletcher
Cyril Fletcher
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Jasmine Bligh
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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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