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World Service,20 Jan 2010,10 mins

History of TV

Witness History

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It was in January 1926 that John Logie Baird first demonstrated his 'televisor' in public. It was the prototype for television. But initially many people couldn't believe what they were seeing, whilst others believed that even if it did work - it was a pointless invention.

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