#History #JohnLogieBaird #Mechanicaltelevision #Television #Tv
Happy 100th birthday television!
On January 26th, 1926, John Logie Baird gave the first public demo of a working television system in his laboratory above what is now Bar Italia on Frith Street, in London's Soho.
🎵 You've had your time, you've had your power, you've yet to have your finest hour.
No, wait, that's radio. Never mind, same thing but with pictures!
If you're interested in radio or television history or technology, or #Orkney in general, you might enjoy The Televisor, a short film I have made which premieres on YouTube tonight at 7pm. Kim Foden tells the story of how her father and uncle first brought TV to Orkney using a home-made radio televisor.
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