and they were quite happy with radio, thank you very much. and lord reith, who was running the bbc, absolutely abhorred this newfangled invention. but, the government could see that war was coming. germany was using television for propaganda purposes. so they thought we have to get going and launch a television service. so it all happened incredibly quickly. in about 18 months, the bbc has to launch the first ever television service, up in the north of london at alexandra palace. and it is madcap mayhem, because basically they are making it up as they go along. 12 years later, the london olympic games were televised. the coverage helping to buoy a nation still scarred by war, now beamed into 140,000 ohms. the action could be seen in real time. she is in fact wearing a dress of shimmering white. - but it was the queen s coronation in 1953 that would prove the turning point.
for not looking very excited. tvs were so expensive, only 100 people in britain had one. even higher ups within the bbc thought it would never catch on. the bbc didn t particularly want to make television and they were quite happy with radio, thank you very much. and lord reith, who was running the bbc, absolutely abhorred this newfangled invention. but, the government could see that war was coming. germany was using television for propaganda purposes. so they thought we have to get going and launch a television service. 12 years later, the london olympic games were televised. the coverage helping to buoy a nation still scarred by war, now beamed into 140,000 ohms. the action could be seen in real time. she is in fact wearing a dress of shimmering white. - but it was the queen s coronation in 1953 that would prove the turning point. 20 million people tuned in for the first time, overtaking the bbc radio audience.
want to make television. they were quite happy with radio, thank you very much. and lord reith, who was running the bbc, absolutely abhorred this newfangled invention. but the government could see that war was coming. germany was using television for propaganda purposes. so they thought, we have to get going and launch a television service. 12 years later, the london olympic games were televised, the coverage helping to buoy a nation still scarred by war now beamed into 140,000 homes. the action could be seen in real time. she is in fact wearing a dress of shimmering white. - but it was the queen s coronation in 1953 that would prove the turning point. 20 million people tuned in for the first time, overtaking the bbc radio audience. male elephants don t have tasks. 0h, we re having a slight penny down here. -
for not looking very excited. tvs were so expensive, only 100 people in britain had one. even higher ups within the bbc thought it would never catch on. the bbc didn t particularly want to make television and they were quite happy with radio, thank you very much. and lord reith, who was running the bbc, absolutely abhorred this newfangled invention. but, the government could see that war was coming. germany was using television for propaganda purposes. so they thought we have to get going and launch a television service. so it all happened incredibly quickly. in about 18 months, the bbc has to launch the first ever television service, up in the north of london at alexandra palace. and it is madcap mayhem, because basically they are making it up as they go along. 12 years later, the london olympic games were televised. the coverage helping to buoy a nation still scarred by war, now beamed into 140,000 ohms. the action could be