Image: ±«Óãtv outside broadcast of the Lord Mayor's Show passing through Northumberland Avenue, London on 9 November 1946.
Professor David Hendy, University of Sussex
David Hendy outlines the unique value of oral history, and its longstanding importance at the University of Sussex. These oral histories reveal insights about the ±«Óãtv and its early years in television.
Robert Seatter, Head of ±«Óãtv History
Robert Seatter talks about the ±«Óãtv Oral History, a unique collection of ±«Óãtv voices which opens up the story of the ±«Óãtv behind the scenes.
Frank Gillard
Aware that Lord Asa Briggs had already published several volumes of his History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Frank Gillard knew he could not compete in terms of sheer historical detail. Instead, through spoken testimony, Gillard hoped to throw new light on the ±«Óãtv's background, and how it developed.
In this introductory piece of video, recorded on the 25 October 1995, he explains his ideas and motivation for the project.