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The Birth of Television

1976

1h 29m

Director: Laurie John

Writer: Bruce Norman

Overview

In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.

Cast

Leslie Mitchell

Self - Presenter / Interviewee

Photo of Gracie Fields as Self - Interviewee

Gracie Fields

Self - Interviewee

Photo of Dinah Sheridan as Self - Interviewee

Dinah Sheridan

Self - Interviewee

Photo of Arthur Askey as Self - Interviewee

Arthur Askey

Self - Interviewee

Photo of Cyril Fletcher as Self - Interviewee

Cyril Fletcher

Self - Interviewee

Jasmine Bligh

Self - Interviewee

Elizabeth Cowell

Self - Interviewee

Photo of Joan Miller as Self - Interviewee

Joan Miller

Self - Interviewee

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