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The Birth of Television

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

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-11-01

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Laurie John

Writer: Bruce Norman

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Birth of Television

Production Companies: BBC Studios

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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