Monday 16 April 2012

UK TV - A Condensed History

1927 - first film with sound (The Jazz Singer)
1922 - BBC (British Broadcasting Company) on the radio
1926 - The BBC became a cooperation with John Reith as Managering Director
1936 - BBC TV begins
1939 to 1946 - BBC TV stopped for the duration of WWII
1952 - the Queens Coronation
1955 - ITV (Independent television)
1964 - BBC2
1969 - Colour (+ moon landing)
1982 - channel 4 starts  (starting count down)
1983 - breakfast TV begins
1989/9 cable TV (Sky TV) now in the UK
1996 - channel 5

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