Oorspronkelijke Abstract
A photo of George Cowling of the Meteorological Office, who made history as the first weather forecaster to appear on British television. The broadcast took place at 5.55pm on January 11, 1954 from the BBC's Lime Grove studios. The simple apparatus available to the forecasters consisted of two hand-drawn weather charts fixed to an easel with drawing pins.
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Engelse abstract
A photo of George Cowling of the Meteorological Office, who made history as the first weather forecaster to appear on British television. The broadcast took place at 5.55pm on January 11, 1954 from the BBC's Lime Grove studios. The simple apparatus available to the forecasters consisted of two hand-drawn weather charts fixed to an easel with drawing pins.
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Omschrijving
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Up until January 1954 weather forecasts on the BBC had taken place with short voice overs and weather maps in front of the camera. Having a weather presenter in-vision led to numerous press reports making George Cowling from the Meteorological office famous.
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Alternatieve titel
Weather Forecasts
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Auteur
BBC
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Uitgever
BBC
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Onderwerp
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Thematische trefwoorden
Weather forecasts
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Weather reports
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Broadcasting History
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Geografische trefwoorden
United Kingdom
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Northwestern Europe
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Europe
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Relatie
BBC Weather Report 1956
Weather Map 1949
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Eigenaar
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Source
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Medewerkers
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Rechten [+]
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Media type
Image
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Productiedatum
1954-01-11
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Publicatiedatum
1954-01-11
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English
Nederlands
Deutsch
Francais
