Original Abstract
This picture shows a television camera focussed on the Hotel de Ville in Calais. On 27th August 1950. The BBC televised the celebrations of the Centenary of the laying of the submarine cable between England and France.
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English abstract
This picture shows a television camera focussed on the Hotel de Ville in Calais. On 27th August 1950. The BBC televised the celebrations of the Centenary of the laying of the submarine cable between England and France.
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Description
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Television had truly become European when the cables to relay pictures were from France to England was completed in the summer of 1950.
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Creator
BBC
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Publisher
BBC
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Subject
Television Technology
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Thematical Keywords
Broadcasting Technology
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Black-and-White Television
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Broadcasting History
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Geographical Keywords
Europe
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Northwestern Europe
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United Kingdom
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Relation
The First Outside Broadcast from Calais
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Owner
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Source
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Contributor
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Media Type
Image
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Date created
1950-08-27
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Date issued
1950-08-27
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