In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
The Birth of Television is of 1 hour(s) and 29 minute(s). It is Produced By: BBC Studios. It was released on 1976-11-01.
Genres: Documentary
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