SS Show jumping Team on German TV 1939!

[clackers]

Yep, like 4k TV at the moment (4 times the resolution of HD). Very limited content, definitely only for 'early adopters' (read: the idle rich. )

[lcm1]

Originally Posted by Dibble201Bty

Thats because at that time you would have been doing things like Penny against the wall, scrumping, Conkers, Knock Down Ginger or Kiss-chase which were much more interesting things to do (and still are) than watching Telly; even if your parents could afford the then 1930's fortune of hundreds of Guineas all in for the privilige

Paul

Yeah,sure, in a two down two up house with no hot running water,gaslight and an outside dunny, even if my parents knew about it they would have had a little difficulty running it off the nearest gas point! Our next door neighbour was the proud owner of a small radio set that he ran off of car batteries!! (Sorry WIRELESS set)Why did they call those things wireless? lcm1

[Checkertail20]

Das A-Team - In 1918, four German soldiers were sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Munich underground. Today, still wanted by the German government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... Das A-Team.

Little Hauschen in Bavaria - Based on the books of a young girl living in Bavaria in past times this T.V. show follows the young girl, her parents, and three sisters through good and bad times. Watch as they deal with blizzards, evil city folk, plaques, incompetant school teachers, orphanages burning down, a terrible family budget and worst of all Harriet Olson.

Sonderhare Paare - When a Nazi journalist is kicked out of his house by his wife he takes up residence with a childhood friend a Jewish lawyer. Watch as hilarity ensues.

North Sea Coast - 8 young people recently graduated from the Hitler's Youth program take up residence in a town on the North Sea coast. Watch as they get drunk, party, have sex and fight for the dumbest reasons you can imagine.

[clackers]

Originally Posted by Checkertail20

Das A-Team ....

See, that's why I'm not a TV executive, Checkertail. I would have given you the green light for all of these.

Who do I write out a cheque to? There I go again!

[PhilipLaos]

Originally Posted by the ace

That's why the BBC mention it at every opportunity. The BBC was the first organisation in the world to broadcast TV, starting in 1936.

Are you sure? I had thought the live broadcasts of the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics were the first TV broadcasts.


Philip

[Dibble201Bty]

Originally Posted by PhilipLaos

Are you sure? I had thought the live broadcasts of the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics were the first TV broadcasts.

Philip

The Ace is correct for public service broadcasting which was by the BBC in 1936. The first transmitted broadcasts to the first few owners were in 1929, again by the BBC.

This from Wiki

The first British television broadcast was made by Baird Television's electromechanical system over the BBC radio transmitter in September 1929. Baird provided a limited amount of programming five days a week by 1930. During this time, Southampton earned the distinction of broadcasting the first-ever live television interview, which featured Peggy O'Neil, an actress and singer from Buffalo, New York.[77] On August 22, 1932, BBC launched its own regular service using Baird's 30-line electromechanical system, continuing until September 11, 1935. On November 2, 1936 the BBC began broadcasting a dual-system service, alternating between Marconi-EMI's 405-line standard and Baird's improved 240-line standard, from Alexandra Palace in London, making the BBC Television Service (now BBC One) the world's first regular high-definition television service. The government, on advice from a special advisory committee, decided that Marconi-EMI's electronic system gave the superior picture, and the Baird system was dropped in February 1937. TV broadcasts in London were on the air an average of four hours daily from 1936 to 1939. There were 12,000 to 15,000 receivers. Some sets in restaurants or bars might have 100 viewers for sport events (Dunlap, p56).The outbreak of the Second World War caused the BBC service to be abruptly suspended on September 1, 1939, immediately after announcing the afternoon's programmes, so that transmissions could not be used as a beacon to guide enemy aircraft to London.[78] It resumed, again from Alexandra Palace on June 7, 1946 after the end of the war, showing a cartoon which had been the last programme broadcast before the war.

And this excellent link to: The BBC, Where it all Began

http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc...ry/index.shtml


Paul

[Chukka]

As the Red armies advance closer to Berlin,

"Honey I shrunk the Ostfront"

[Hetzer 15]

Originally Posted by Chukka

As the Red armies advance closer to Berlin,

"Honey I shrunk the Ostfront"

[broderickwells]

They also had tv in the USSR, but limited to a select few. Their intro was "Welcome to viewers of Radio Moscow", which apparently caused not a small amount of confusion to everyone listening to Radio Moscow.

[lcm1]

Originally Posted by broderickwells

They also had tv in the USSR, but limited to a select few. Their intro was "Welcome to viewers of Radio Moscow", which apparently caused not a small amount of confusion to everyone listening to Radio Moscow.

OK so there was the ability to produce television all over in the thirties watched by every prospective millionaire the world over.Now tell me how many working class people had a telivision or had even heard of them? (Remember before you answer I have been around a long time!!!) lcm1

[billscottmorri]

Anyone from the UK should be aware of Bruce Forsyth. He has the great claim to fame of having appeared on the BBC prior to WW2 and is still, I'm afraid, a regular fixture on the station. He actually fronts Strictly Come Dancing which is I think the top billing programme in the UK.

[lcm1]

Originally Posted by billscottmorri

Anyone from the UK should be aware of Bruce Forsyth. He has the great claim to fame of having appeared on the BBC prior to WW2 and is still, I'm afraid, a regular fixture on the station. He actually fronts Strictly Come Dancing which is I think the top billing programme in the UK.

Bloody Hell,is he that old? lcm1

[lodestar]

Originally Posted by billscottmorri

Anyone from the UK should be aware of Bruce Forsyth. He has the great claim to fame of having appeared on the BBC prior to WW2 and is still, I'm afraid, a regular fixture on the station. He actually fronts Strictly Come Dancing which is I think the top billing programme in the UK.

He interests me.
See to it he is invited to this forum. I would'st meet his cyber-presence.
And you billscottmorri fellow, allocate the venerable Sir Bruce a suitable avatar.
Qiuckly now my good man. I dislike delay!

Regards lodestar

[clackers]

Originally Posted by lcm1

Bloody Hell,is he that old? lcm1

His wig is even older, Lcm1!