Cameras like the one the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ used in colour broadcasts in the late sixties and seventies are potent symbols. For people of a certain age, they're a shortcut to childhood memories, in this case the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's weekly pop music programme Top of the Pops.
The camera like that pictured above is one of a collection that makes up a special exhibition across the UK that tells the story of broadcasting innovation. The exhibition is open to the public and staged alongside demonstration screenings of the 2012 Olympics in Super Hi-Vision in London and Glasgow. Entry to the exhibition and screenings are free. Further details are available on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Shows and Tours website. Super Hi-Vision screenings are also being staged at the National Media Museum in Bradford.
Before a special visit made by representatives from NHK to New Broadcasting House, London, to see the exhibition and for a Super Hi-Vision screening earlier this week, I spoke to Head of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ History Robert Seatter and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Technology Advisor John Trenouth about the appeal of broadcasting history and how the Olympics have helped fuel advances in broadcasting.
Jon Jacob is Editor of the About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blog.
Head of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ History on the About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ blog.
Entry to the broadcast innovation exhibition in the and is free.
Super Hi-Vision screenings are open to the public are free but require a ticket. Book tickets for London and Glasgow on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Shows and Tours website and on the National Media Museum website for Bradford.
Learn more about the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's past on the website.