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The camera then quickly pans up to a cameraman on a crane. Availability : Extinct; apparently used on outside broadcast live remote shows and news programming. On the first year it was used, after the above details, the gray background would turn black via a sliding effect. A version was used at the end of shows, where the only movement is the Adastral rotating and the background is black.

A series of 13 weekly programmes on great British writers, presented by prominent writers of today. Above: Conrad. A second series of the nightly late evening discussion programme in which two people with opposing views talked about their beliefs or disbeliefs.

Much of this French schools programme was filmed in Brittany aboard a boat. The dialogue, which was entirely in French, was aimed at second and third year students. The virtue was concealed until the end of the play. Peter Willes was the executive producer.

A series of plays based on the theme of gambling in its widest sense—such as gambling on a career or marriage. Among the authors who contributed scripts were Cecil P. Knowlson, previously the Engineer-in-Charge who supervised the installation of the system. With 16, homes connected, the Basildon project was the largest h. Community Service scheme in the world, and it was expanding in line with the New Town building development at the rate of houses per annum.

The initial contract with the Development Corporation was for some 12, existing houses. Company personnel from the London branch were transferred for a crash wiring programme and, with the assistance of subcontractors, the work was completed in some 15 months.

The existing homes were wired externally with 9-pair cable diamond planned , but subsequent development was all underground with totally concealed wiring. The scheme proved so successful in the town that in the Urban District Council asked Rediffusion to extend the service to their tenants. At Basildon, there was a storey block of flats called Brook House, located in the town centre and dominating the town. Rediffusion were very fortunate in obtaining permission to erect their aerials on the roof of this block and the Corporation also made space available in the basement garage to build an equipment room.

A special feature of Basildon was that the mains supply to all the distribution kiosks was provided over Rediffusion's own cables from Brook House, where there was a large standby power plant. Thus a mains failure in any part of the town did not affect the system. The balance were provided with inverters free of charge.

The branch also rented and sold aerial sets in Southern Essex. Basildon eventually superseded Houghton Regis as a showpiece for h. Community Services, and during the late 's it received visitors from all parts of Great Britain and many foreign countries.

By the Basildon Branch was running the Thamesmead project. Here, on the mudflats reclaimed from the River Thames near Woolwich, the Greater London Council built a new city within a city. Rediffusion London had a Community Service contract to provide an h.

Incorporated in the Thamesmead project was to be all the latest developments of Rediffusion engineering. With pair cable being used throughout, there was no anticipated problem with channel capacity. Two and three line television programmes and Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 were being relayed at that time.

The name will be remembered fondly by many. If you worked for Rediffusion at any time you can add your details to the Employees List by clicking the link. Search The Website.

Id love to make contact with one of the engineers involved in the Concept 90 simulation system. We have purchased a collection of components and would love some original specs to assist with the restoration of the stewart platform. ARTS The Association of Reunited Thames Staff is open to anyone who worked in any capacity for Thames or its parent companies, and is now also welcoming freelancers and contractors.

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