Television timeline:
26th January 1926: This date marked the first public demonstration of television in the United Kingdom. The first showing was to members of the Royal institution by John Logie Baird in his London laboratory.
24th-27th May 1927: Long distance transmissions of television pictures over telephone lines from London to Glasgow were demonstrated by Baird. This was revolutionary and the transmissions travelled 438 miles from London to Glasgow.
20th September 1927: Baird created a system he called phono-vision This was the process of putting electronic image recordings onto ordinary 78rpm gramophone records.
30th December 1927: This was the date that nocto-vision (infa-red television) was demonstrated to the Royal institution by Baird.
8th February 1928: Baird transmitted television pictures across the Atlantic successfully.
3rd July 1928: The first colour television was demonstrated by Baird.
10th August 1928: Following the exciting demonstration off colour television Baird next revealed stereoscopic television, also known as 3D television.
5th March 1929: Television was broadcasted for the first time using the BBC's London transmitter by Baird.
30th September 1929: Baird began to regularly experiment with 30 line television broadcasts. Sound and vision were transmitted alternately for 2 minutes each as there was only one radio transmitter available at the time.
14th March 1930: simultaneous sound and vision 30 line television transmissions were made by a new transmitter from Brookman's park
14th July 1930: This date marked the release of the first ever British television drama. It was Pirandello's 'The man with the flower in his mouth'.
March 1931: Electrical and musical industries (EMI) formed as a result of The gramophone company (better known as HMV), and Columbia gramophone company merging to make one company.
3rd June 1931: The derby was televised by Baird using a mirror drum camera that was mounted in a caravan. It was the first television outside broadcast.
22nd August 1932: The first experimental television program produced by the BBC was broadcast on 22nd August 1932, using the 30-line television service.
September 1932: In secret the Electrical and musical industries demonstrated their very first electronic television camera.
24th January 1934: The camera 'Emitron' was created by EMI, which was a workable electronic television camera.
31st January 1935: The television advisory committee studied the global high definition television systems. The Marconi-EMI 405 line electronic system and Baird's 240 line mechanical system were recommended to develop as alternatives for the proposed new London television station.
2nd November 1936: High definition television programs were broadcasted from BBC television.
6th February 1937: The Television advisory committee advised that Baird's system was scrapped.
12th may 1937: 9 Thousand television sets were sold to the public, and the first big outside broadcast of electronic television took place, which was of the coronation of King George VI.
1st September 1939: With an estimated 20,000 television sets in Britain at the time, British tv was shut down due to WW11.
23rd December 1941: A demonstration of a 600 line electronic stereoscopic television in colour was given by Baird.
7th June 1948: Following the end of WW11 BBC television was reopened.
July-August 1948: London hosted the Olympic games for the first time, it was the first games to be broadcast to peoples homes.
17th December 1949: The BBC opened a transmitter in the midlands.
12 October 1951: BBC TV opened the North transmitter, which was put in to serve the North of England.
15th January 1952: The BBC TV Scotland transmitter opened.
2 June 1953: On this date the biggest outside broadcast to date took place, which was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
22 September 1955: ITV started broadcasting in the London area, it was the first commercial television.
21st July 1955: Northern Ireland BBC TV transmitters opened, at this point 95% of the United Kingdom could get BBC television.
October 1958: Videotape recording starts in Britain.
11 July 1962: The first transatlantic Telstar satellite link.
20 April 1964: BBC2 anticipated to open on 625 lines. However due to a big power failure in West London it meant that Gala opening night was cancelled.
3 March 1966: The Phase Alternating Line colour television system officially arrives in the UK.
15 November 1969: Regular colour transmissions begin on BBC1 and ITV.
21 July 1969: The first live television pictures of men on the moon are shown, this was groundbreaking and extremely exciting.
January 1971: The Open University began broadcasting from the old BBC studios at Alexandra Palace.
29 July 1981: The biggest outside broadcast to date was the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, it had 750 million viewers, which was more than the Queen's coronation.
2 November 1982: Channel 4 television begins broadcasting.
17 January 1983: BBC Breakfast television started.
26th January 1926: This date marked the first public demonstration of television in the United Kingdom. The first showing was to members of the Royal institution by John Logie Baird in his London laboratory.
24th-27th May 1927: Long distance transmissions of television pictures over telephone lines from London to Glasgow were demonstrated by Baird. This was revolutionary and the transmissions travelled 438 miles from London to Glasgow.
20th September 1927: Baird created a system he called phono-vision This was the process of putting electronic image recordings onto ordinary 78rpm gramophone records.
30th December 1927: This was the date that nocto-vision (infa-red television) was demonstrated to the Royal institution by Baird.
8th February 1928: Baird transmitted television pictures across the Atlantic successfully.
3rd July 1928: The first colour television was demonstrated by Baird.
10th August 1928: Following the exciting demonstration off colour television Baird next revealed stereoscopic television, also known as 3D television.
5th March 1929: Television was broadcasted for the first time using the BBC's London transmitter by Baird.
30th September 1929: Baird began to regularly experiment with 30 line television broadcasts. Sound and vision were transmitted alternately for 2 minutes each as there was only one radio transmitter available at the time.
14th March 1930: simultaneous sound and vision 30 line television transmissions were made by a new transmitter from Brookman's park
14th July 1930: This date marked the release of the first ever British television drama. It was Pirandello's 'The man with the flower in his mouth'.
March 1931: Electrical and musical industries (EMI) formed as a result of The gramophone company (better known as HMV), and Columbia gramophone company merging to make one company.
3rd June 1931: The derby was televised by Baird using a mirror drum camera that was mounted in a caravan. It was the first television outside broadcast.
22nd August 1932: The first experimental television program produced by the BBC was broadcast on 22nd August 1932, using the 30-line television service.
September 1932: In secret the Electrical and musical industries demonstrated their very first electronic television camera.
24th January 1934: The camera 'Emitron' was created by EMI, which was a workable electronic television camera.
31st January 1935: The television advisory committee studied the global high definition television systems. The Marconi-EMI 405 line electronic system and Baird's 240 line mechanical system were recommended to develop as alternatives for the proposed new London television station.
2nd November 1936: High definition television programs were broadcasted from BBC television.
6th February 1937: The Television advisory committee advised that Baird's system was scrapped.
12th may 1937: 9 Thousand television sets were sold to the public, and the first big outside broadcast of electronic television took place, which was of the coronation of King George VI.
1st September 1939: With an estimated 20,000 television sets in Britain at the time, British tv was shut down due to WW11.
23rd December 1941: A demonstration of a 600 line electronic stereoscopic television in colour was given by Baird.
7th June 1948: Following the end of WW11 BBC television was reopened.
July-August 1948: London hosted the Olympic games for the first time, it was the first games to be broadcast to peoples homes.
17th December 1949: The BBC opened a transmitter in the midlands.
12 October 1951: BBC TV opened the North transmitter, which was put in to serve the North of England.
15th January 1952: The BBC TV Scotland transmitter opened.
2 June 1953: On this date the biggest outside broadcast to date took place, which was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
22 September 1955: ITV started broadcasting in the London area, it was the first commercial television.
21st July 1955: Northern Ireland BBC TV transmitters opened, at this point 95% of the United Kingdom could get BBC television.
October 1958: Videotape recording starts in Britain.
11 July 1962: The first transatlantic Telstar satellite link.
20 April 1964: BBC2 anticipated to open on 625 lines. However due to a big power failure in West London it meant that Gala opening night was cancelled.
3 March 1966: The Phase Alternating Line colour television system officially arrives in the UK.
15 November 1969: Regular colour transmissions begin on BBC1 and ITV.
21 July 1969: The first live television pictures of men on the moon are shown, this was groundbreaking and extremely exciting.
January 1971: The Open University began broadcasting from the old BBC studios at Alexandra Palace.
29 July 1981: The biggest outside broadcast to date was the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, it had 750 million viewers, which was more than the Queen's coronation.
2 November 1982: Channel 4 television begins broadcasting.
17 January 1983: BBC Breakfast television started.
2 November 1983: TV-AM breakfast television starts.
6 February 1989: Launch of Sky television.
29 April 1990: The launch of British Satellite Broadcasting.
2 November 1990: Sky and BSB merge to form BSkyB.
1 January 1993: New ITV contracts started. New companies such as Carlton Television, Meridian Broadcasting, Westcountry Television and GMTV.
31 March 1997: Channel 5 began broadcasting.
22 October 2002: UK’s Freeview free-to-air digital terrestrial television (DTT) service officially begins
7 May 2006: The BBC began broadcasting in HD television.
25th December 2007: The BBC launched BBC iplayer.
6 May 2008: The Freesat satellite service starts, including the first non-subscription HDTV channels.
28 February 2011: Product placement is permitted on UK television for the first time.
4 January 2012: Netflix launches its movie and TV streaming service in the UK.
July-August 2012: London was chosen to hosts the 2012 Olympics, and the BBC wins the UK contract to broadcast all Olympic tournaments up to 2020.
16 February 2016: BBC Three becomes online-only.
1 September 2016: A TV Licence becomes a requirement for watching BBC iPlayer online.
1 January 2017: From April OFCOM becomes the first external regulator for the BBC.
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