1972 TV studio

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Brilliant behind the scenes stuff from Magpie

41 years ago - hasnt tech advanced? The portable cameras are not exactly portable

 

[Lazarus]

I joined Marconi as an Apprentice in 1974 and became a Member of the Marconi Radio Club: In our hut, we had Amateur TV gear that included two Cameras (ex-BBC and originally designed and manufactured by our Broadcast Division) and they were twice the size again of those above!

 

[Analoguesat]

Dear me the survival rate for Magpie shows is dreadful:


From the lostshows.com search engine

Out of an original total of 944 episodes, 858 episodes are missing, a further 7 are incomplete and one exists on a format inferior to the original.