the emi system on the other hand could capture a well lit studio perfectly fine, so the winner really wasn t hard to choose. under the lid of the emitron was this, a cathode ray tube which is basically an old tv working in reverse, capturing the pictures instead of showing them. the emitron stayed in use without much change for many, many years. the coronation of king george vi was the first time the cameras were used outside and the broadcast was watched by about 50,000 viewers. we have got two of our cameras high up and the gate ourselves. however, it was the coronation of his daughter that really brought television into our homes. 70 years later, many millions of us watched the queen s funeral on smart tvs, phones, laptops, or on huge screens around the country, demonstrating just how far technology has moved on. now, if you are a fan of radio, i mean, really a fan of radio, then you will know what this is. pips they are called the pips, and when you hear them, you will
however, it was the coronation of his daughter that really brought television into our homes. 70 years later, many millions of us watched the queen s funeral on smart tvs, phones, laptops, or on huge screens around the country, demonstrating just how far technology has moved on. now, if you are a fan of radio, i mean, really a fan of radio, then you will know what this is. pips. they are called the pips, and when you hear them, you will know it is something o clock. i find them quite soothing. but have you ever wondered why they exist? ships. the pips tell ships what time it is and help them navigate. at the height of the british empire, britain had a lot more ships than anyone else anywhere in the world and their maps all needed to follow a strict format so they could figure out where they were. the centre of all british nautical charts was the greenwich meridian, 0 degrees, and each vessel also kept a fancy clock on board that told the local time at the meridian and helped
service was launched right here on this spot. performers and orchestra would have been here. and a huge camera here! she sings. and what viewers saw was this. this is adele dixon performing with the bbc television 0rchestra. she is singing a song called television, which was written especially for the opening night of. ..television. it was broadcast to viewers across london and the home counties through the transmitter on alexandra palace, marking the beginning of what was then referred to as high definition television. yeah, don t laugh. before that, television was just an odd fuzzy experiment to small selected audiences. and behind the scenes there was a bit of a battle going on. see, the bbc had actually opened up two studios at alexandra palace. this, studio b was a mechanical system which was made byjohn logie baird and it produced an image like this. meanwhile, in studio a, they were trialling an electrical system by emi and what they would do is they would alternate st
of successive generations, working to inform, educate and entertain the nation. and throughout those hundred years, the bbc has been pushing the boundaries of broadcasting, embracing and sometimes even creating the latest technology. 100 years of broadcasting it is amazing when you think of it. you don t look a day over 30. and this studio in alexandra palace has a very special place in bbc history. in 1936, the bbc television service was launched right here on this spot. performers and orchestra would have been here. and a huge camera here! she sings and what viewers saw was this. this is adele dixon performing with the bbc television 0rchestra. she is singing a song called television, which was written especially for the opening night of. ..television. it was broadcast to viewers across london and the home counties through the transmitter on alexandra palace, marking the beginning of what was then referred to as high definition television. yeah, don t laugh. before that,