Colour TV
Plans
for colour television in the United Kingdom date back as early as 1943,
when the top-secret Hankey committee was set up by the wartime government
to make recommendations for the reinstatement of the television service
for when World War Two was over. However black and white television had
already established itself to a reasonable degree prior to 1939, plus
the technology for colour television had not quite developed into a practical
proposition.
Also
of course immediately after the war the country's economic resources were
being stretched simply providing essentials such as building new homes
and factories to replace what had been bomb-damaged, so a new colour television
service was out of the question for at least ten years. Meanwhile America,
which was largely uninvolved in the war until nearly the end, was busy
developing and refining television technologies developed by Europe and
itself.
December 1967
In the UK a national colour service is introduced on BBC2.
In the UK a national colour service is introduced on BBC2.
June 1954
Thorn Electrical and Sylvania Electric Products Inc announced plans to set up a UK company to develop colour television
Thorn Electrical and Sylvania Electric Products Inc announced plans to set up a UK company to develop colour television
March 1961
The Avengers was first shown on television starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale replaced Ian Hendry in 1962. 83 episodes were made, 57 in colour
The Avengers was first shown on television starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale replaced Ian Hendry in 1962. 83 episodes were made, 57 in colour
Also See:
Additive/subtractive
colours
Colour
illusions
What
is light?
May 1965
The first transatlantic colour television programme was transmitted via Early Bird, a 30 minute show primarily for US viewers called 'A New Look At Olde England'
The first transatlantic colour television programme was transmitted via Early Bird, a 30 minute show primarily for US viewers called 'A New Look At Olde England'
