The Birth of Television
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Overview
In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
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Runtime
89 min
Release Date
1976-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Leslie Mitchell
Self - Presenter / Interviewee
Gracie Fields
Self - Interviewee
Dinah Sheridan
Self - Interviewee
Arthur Askey
Self - Interviewee
Cyril Fletcher
Self - Interviewee
Jasmine Bligh
Self - Interviewee
Elizabeth Cowell
Self - Interviewee
Joan Miller
Self - Interviewee
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