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First-Year Flashbacks

First transmitted in 1946, these are highlights of the films shown on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television since it reopened in June of that year after a seven-year gap caused by World War II.

First transmitted in 1946, these are highlights of the films shown on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television since it reopened after a seven-year gap caused by World War II.The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s television service had stopped transmitting on 1 September 1939, and did not resume until 7 June 1946 - the day before the first anniversary of Victory in Europe. The resumption of programming was introduced by Jasmine Bligh: "Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh? Well here we are after a lapse of nearly seven years ready to start again and of course we are all terribly excited and thrilled."This programme has been edited.

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51 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Jan 1947 00:00

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four London Collection

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four London Collection
This programme is part of a collection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ programmes celebrating the people and places of London. Available online now. 

About ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four Collection programmes

Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 31 Dec 1946 22:30
  • Sun 5 Jan 1947 00:00

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