Main content

1948 - News comes to the Television Service

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ had been showing cinema newsreels on the Television Service since 1936, but as interest in TV grew, the demand for a dedicated news service increased. Normally voiced by famous commentator John Snagge, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newsreel painted a picture of the day’s events as a filmed sequence of short reports. Clip shows the Newsreel opening titles. The music is Girls In Grey by Charles Williams.

Release date:

Duration:

22 seconds