Do not adjust your set
Part One: Going Live!
Part one of three. Documentary series taking you on a journey through the past, present and future of television broadcasting in the UK.
From the earliest days of the television, through the creation of the BBC, the trials and tribulations of the Independent Television Authority, the birth of satellite and cable television and the launches of MTV, Channel Four and Five, and finally a look at today’s world of widespread digital television.
Part Two: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Part two of three. Documentary series taking you on a journey through the past, present and future of television broadcasting in the UK.
How is the Internet shaping television? On Air takes a look at the way that the Internet has changed the way programmes are made, and also—thanks to services such as Hulu and BBC iPlayer—how we consume them.
We also investigate some new services which will be hitting your web browsers—and televisions—in the near future.
Part Three: …In Colour
Part three of three. Documentary series taking you on a journey through the past, present and future of television broadcasting in the UK.
We take you on a special behind-the-scenes look at the home to some of the pioneers of broadcasting, with an in-depth visit to the BBC’s very own Research and Development department. We find out, directly from some of those helping to shape it, what the future holds for television.
This documentary series will not be airing on BBC Four in Spring 2010, because I made it up. Shame. It’d be quite good.
