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Postwar British and European Television

When British television resumed in 1946,  it re-started right at the same point in a cartoon where it was shut off in 1939.  Then the announcer Jasmine Bligh came on and said, "Sorry for the interruption of our programme service.  Our next presentation is..."  As if nothing had happened!

By 1947, only 15,000 British homes had television sets, and there was only one TV station, in London. Growth was much slower than in the U.S., with only 344,000 television homes by 1950. By 1949, only one additional station was on the air, in Birmingham.

Britain transmitted using 405 lines from Alexandra palace after the war. In 1949, a second transmitter was installed at Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. In 1964, a second standard, 625 lines, was introduced. Over a 7 year period, stations transitioned to 625 lines, and the 405 line service was discontinued

More on Postwar British and European Television

Airborne link between Europe and Africa Jon Evans - information on TV manufacturers
Alphabetical listing of postwar sets Modulator Kit for 405 line sets available
Baird large screen 1947 set Polish Prototype 441 line set
Czechoslovakian TV receivers Joël Poulain's collection
Eight Tube (Valve) French Receiver Preparing for Television in the West - 1950 BBC film
Eckhard Etzold's Website Standards Converter for 405 line British TV
Ekco 1945 advertisement Technical information on British postwar sets
Eurovision Television pioneers
French TV in 1947 Theatre television systems
Home projection systems Venezuela's first television station
Hungarian Sets Vintage Standards Converter

British Sets in our collection

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Ambassador TV-2

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Baird Townsman

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Baird T163

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Baird 165 

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Bush TV-12/22

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Decca 1000

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Dynatron Ether Sovereign

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GEC BT1091

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HMV 1805

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HMV 2807

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Murphy V114  

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Murphy V136

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Philips 799

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Philips 6027/6028

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Pye LV21C

European Sets in our collection

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Compagnie Des Compteurs TV-49 (France)

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Grammont 504-A-31(France)

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Kuba Komet (Germany)

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Philips 14TX100 (Holland)

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Philips TX400 (Holland)

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Saba P 1026 H (Germany)

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