John Logie Baird - 1938 | Movietone Moment | 26 Jan 18

On this day in 1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television in his laboratory in London. Here's a Movietone report from 1938 featuring the great man himself.

Commentary: Mr. John L. Baird, in the centre, pioneer of television looks in at Movietones Studio. This is very different to a television sound camera but through it Mr. Baird is going to tell Australia and New Zealand audiences something about the World's latest screen invention: "It is now 12 years ago since I produced the first little flickering tv. image. Today we have in London a regular tv. service twice daily with thousands of lookers in. Tv. has grown from a scientific novelty to a commercial service. As present the range is limited to 30 miles in and about London. In this connection it is interesting to note that as far back as 1928 I spanned the Atlantic with tv. That was of course purely experimental but who can foretell the future.Scenes: Shots of Mr. Baird standing with 2 other men beside the camera. Close ups and medium close ups of Mr. Baird speaking beside camera.

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