What's the appeal of broadcasting history?
Cameras like the one the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ used in colour broadcasts in the late sixties and seventies are potent symbols. For people of a certain age, they're a shortcut to childhood memories, in this case the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s weekly pop music programme Top of the Pops.
The camera like that pictured above is one of a collection that makes up a special exhibition across the UK that tells the story of broadcasting innovation. The exhibition is open to the public and staged alongside demonstration screenings of the 2012 Olympics in Super Hi-Vision in London and Glasgow. Entry to the exhibition and screenings are free. Further details are available on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s Shows and Tours website. Super Hi-Vision screenings are also being staged at the National Media Museum in Bradford.
Before a special visit made by representatives from NHK to New Broadcasting House, London, to see the exhibition and for a Super Hi-Vision screening earlier this week, I spoke to Head of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ History Robert Seatter and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Technology Advisor John Trenouth about the appeal of broadcasting history and how the Olympics have helped fuel advances in broadcasting.
Jon Jacob is Editor of the About the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Blog.
Head of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ History Robert Seatter recently blogged about the Olympics, Broadcasting Innovation and Super Hi-Vision on the About the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ blog.
Entry to the broadcast innovation exhibition in the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s Scotland headquarters in Pacific Quay in Glasgow and New Broadcasting House in London is free.
Super Hi-Vision screenings are open to the public are free but require a ticket. Book tickets for London and Glasgow on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Shows and Tours website and on the National Media Museum website for Bradford.
Learn more about the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s past on the History of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ website.
Comment number 1.
At 3rd Aug 2012, Kit Green wrote:Interesting to hear how much kit was designed by or for the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. This continued into the late 80s and early 90s with the first (?) fully digital video desk (which we simply called "The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Mixer" in the outside world) which I don't expect you have an example of.
Now can I remember how to line-up a 2 inch VTR?
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At 6th Aug 2012, mikeguitar wrote:Well I can just about remember how to fix one
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