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British TV history: everything you wanted to know

British TV history: everything you wanted to know

Update: 2025-01-26
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From early shows that looked as if they were filmed "in a heavy and persistent shower of rain" to today's multi-platform streaming world, the history of television has been marked by rapid innovation and huge transformation – and has reflected equally rapid social change. In this 'everything you wanted to know' episode, historian David Hendy joins Matt Elton to answer listener questions on a century of British TV.


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British TV history: everything you wanted to know

British TV history: everything you wanted to know

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