33K views · 388 reactions | #OTD 1948: The Olympic Games were held in London and the BBC televised them for the first time. This fascinating short film shows how the BBC provided facilities for the broadcasters of the 61 competing nations so they could be seen and heard around the world. | BBC Archive | Facebook
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70K views · 1K reactions | #OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel was keen to show off the nifty outside broadcast kit the BBC was using to cover the 1948 London Olympics. You might want to sit down for this one, camera geeks. | BBC Archive | Facebook
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#OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel captured all the sights and sounds of the Royal Agricultural Show. Well, mostly just the sights. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1948: Lullingstone Castle was home to one of Britain's most uncommon industries, silk farming. Stay with it - there's a bunny. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel broadcast exclusive footage of the british prototype Fairey Gyrodyne setting a new world speed record at White Waltham Airfield. | BBC Archive
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32K views · 430 reactions | #OnThisDay 1948: The "Olympic Games Town" was under construction in a London park, and logs were being piled up in preparation for the athletes' arrival. | BBC Archive | Facebook
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#OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel broke the news that there was a place called Liechtenstein, and it was charming. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1948: BBC Newsreel took a look at how pottery was ma…
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#OnThisDay 1948: BBC News took a peek at panto preparations (oh ye…
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6.6K views · 74 reactions | Today in 1948, work started on the mammot…
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In 1953, the BBC filmed the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. …
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#OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel showed footage of the last German prison…
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