Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born(2016)
Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born Synopsis
TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2 November 1936. This involves building the mechanical flying-spot cameras that were used by Baird's system.
Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born (2016) is a documentary film directed by Peter Gauvain, released on October 19, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Dallas Campbell, Danielle George and Hugh Hunt.
- Director:
- Peter Gauvain
- Producers:
- Peter Gauvain
- Production:
- Windfall Films
- Status:
- Released
Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Peter Gauvain, produced by Peter Gauvain.
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The main cast of Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born (2016) includes Dallas Campbell, Danielle George and Hugh Hunt. The film was directed by Peter Gauvain. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born was released on October 19, 2016 and runs for 1h 30m.