
The Birth of Television
Documentary
Overview
In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
Top Cast
Leslie Mitchell
Leslie Mitchell
Self - Presenter / Interviewee
Leslie Mitchell
Self - Presenter / Interviewee


Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields
Self - Interviewee
Gracie Fields
Self - Interviewee


Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan
Self - Interviewee
Dinah Sheridan
Self - Interviewee


Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
Self - Interviewee
Arthur Askey
Self - Interviewee


Cyril Fletcher
Cyril Fletcher
Self - Interviewee
Cyril Fletcher
Self - Interviewee
Jasmine Bligh
Jasmine Bligh
Self - Interviewee
Jasmine Bligh
Self - Interviewee
Elizabeth Cowell
Elizabeth Cowell
Self - Interviewee
Elizabeth Cowell
Self - Interviewee


Joan Miller
Joan Miller
Self - Interviewee
Joan Miller
Self - Interviewee
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