The Birth of Television
In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
Top Cast
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Leslie Mitchell
Self - Presenter / Interviewee
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Gracie Fields
Self - Interviewee
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Dinah Sheridan
Self - Interviewee
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Arthur Askey
Self - Interviewee
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Cyril Fletcher
Self - Interviewee
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Jasmine Bligh
Self - Interviewee
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Elizabeth Cowell
Self - Interviewee
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Joan Miller
Self - Interviewee
Overview
In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
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