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75th Anniversary of Television

Posted by michael on from the gilligan-and-maryann-still-not-rescued dept.

SpiceWare writes "In the summer of '21, Philo T. Farnsworth was struck by an inspiration after plowing a field. He transmitted the first television image six years later on September 7, 1927."

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  1. Meanwhile 75 years ago yesterday Baird was... by Goth+Biker+Babe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ... at the University of Leeds in the UK demonstrating his video recorder and his stereoscopic television (3D TV to you and me).

    Baird's recorder used an alumin(i)um disc rather like an LP running at ~80rpm to record the images. The machine, like his television, was an electro-mechanical affair build from bits including old hat boxes and bicycle parts. His machinery is exhibited at The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television a short way away from Leeds, in Bradford.

    Whilst researching the links I found the NMPFT's TV heaven page and top ten list of requested television programs from the archives. The August list is below:

    • 1. Goodness Gracious Me
    • 2. World Cup Final 1966
    • 3. Dangermouse
    • 4. The Wrong Trousers
    • 5. Mr Bean
    • 6. The Clangers (The Iron Chicken)
    • 7. The Sooty Show
    • 8. Bob the Builder
    • 9. Bottom
    • 10. Rainbow

    This says something about the visitors although you have to account for it being the school vacation.