First Television Broadcast: Demonstration at Radio Show
- Synopsis
- The first experimental television transmission shown at the Radio Olympia exhibition. Two programmes were transmitted from Alexandra Palace daily throughout the Radio Show to September 5th. The programme included excerpts from films including AS YOU LIKE IT (1936) directed by Paul Czinner which was screened c12.49 and 17.19. Interestingly neither Shakespeare’s name, nor Olivier’s were mentioned.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Recording date
- 26 Aug 1936
- Availability
- No surviving copy known.
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); television broadcasting
Notes
- Reviews
- The Times (26 August 1936, p. 12. Issue 47463. column G.) lists the scheduled programmes. The notice began ‘The first organised television programmes in this country will be broadcast today’.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "First Television Broadcast: Demonstration at Radio Show". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67536 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)