Forty Years

TV Movie
19761976
2h 35m

A programme looking back at the previous forty years of BBC TV. Using clips to illustrate how the BBC developed the medium, the programme also heralded a season of nightly vintage repeats sh... Read allA programme looking back at the previous forty years of BBC TV. Using clips to illustrate how the BBC developed the medium, the programme also heralded a season of nightly vintage repeats shown on BBC 2.A programme looking back at the previous forty years of BBC TV. Using clips to illustrate how the BBC developed the medium, the programme also heralded a season of nightly vintage repeats shown on BBC 2.

Stars
- John Berger(archive footage)
- Jacob Bronowski(archive footage)
- Alistair Cooke(archive footage)

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Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Jacob Bronowski

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Andrew Cruickshank

Dr. Angus Cameronas Dr. Angus Cameron
(archive footage)

Chief Inspector Jules Maigretas Chief Inspector Jules Maigret
(archive footage)

Richard Dimbleby

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Gilbert Harding

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Cliff Michelmore

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Professor Bernard Quatermassas Professor Bernard Quatermass
(archive footage)

Malcolm Muggeridge

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Janet MacPhersonas Janet MacPherson
(archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth II

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Sgt Ernest Bilkoas Sgt Ernest Bilko
(archive footage)

A programme looking back at the previous forty years of BBC TV. Using clips to illustrate how the BBC developed the medium, the programme also heralded a season of nightly vintage repeats shown on BBC 2.

Genre
- Family
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Release date
- August 1, 1976 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Official site
- BBC Genome
Language
- English
Filming locations
- BBC Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK
Production company
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Runtime
2 hours 35 minutes
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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