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Growing Pains: 1945-1960

Robin Day, Harry Secombe, Cliff Michelmore, Sylvia Peters and David Attenborough are among those who recall how radio gradually gave way to a growing television service. Plus the surge in TV ownership following the Coronation in 1953, and how the BBC, whose audience was initially dented by the birth of ITV, combated the new threat.

English
  • Originally Aired November 4, 1997
  • Runtime 59 minutes
  • Network BBC One
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