5th December Advanced English Practice (C1/C2) - Televised Tales: The Magic of Moving Pictures
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Today's episode is about the television and how it changed the world. Listen here to find out more about it. If you want to read along with the audio find the article here
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Check your understanding
- Who is the key figure behind the birth of television?
- Describe the challenges faced in realising his dream of transmitting moving images through the ether.
- What significant event in 1925 marked a breakthrough for Baird's television invention, and what was the transmitted image?
- How did the initiation of the world's first regular high-definition television service by the BBC in 1936 mark a significant milestone in the development of television, and what impact did it have on the accessibility and popularity of the medium?
- How did television transition from a laboratory curiosity to a cultural phenomenon, and what impact did it have on society, as mentioned in the passage?
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