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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the inventor of the [[television]].  
'''John Logie Baird''' was the inventor of the [[television]].  


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
In [[1925]], he conducted an [[experiment]], with the assistance of [[Charles Banerjee]], to create the first television. He used a doll, [[Stooky Bill]], as a test subject to prove that his invention works. Baird explained that the doll was required as a [[human]] would be unable to withstand the [[temperature]] created by the surrounding lights. The experiment proved successful, as Stooky Bill's image was displayed as the first television picture, much to Baird's excitement. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}})
In [[1925]], Baird conducted an [[experiment]], with the assistance of [[Charles Banerjee]], to create the first television. Because of the [[temperature]] created by the surrounding lights, he used a doll, [[Stooky Bill]], as a test subject to prove that his invention worked. The experiment proved successful, as Stooky Bill's image was displayed as the first television picture, much to Baird's excitement. However, just as he had warned, the heat caused Stooky Bill to burst into flames. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}})


In [[1942]], he showed [[Winston Churchill]] a broadcast which showed a double of him. He had managed to hack into the alternate dimension of the Utopia Mirror. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Was Churchill's Double (audio story)|I Was Churchill's Double]]'')
In [[1942]], Baird accidently hacked into the alternate dimension of the [[Utopia Mirror]], and showed [[Winston Churchill]] a broadcast that showed a double of him. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|I Was Churchill's Double (audio story)}})
 
=== Legacy ===
In [[2069]], a [[test]] by ''[[TV Century 21 (in-universe)|TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[Questa Computer]] asked who was usually attributed with the [[invention]] of [[television]], with the [[answer]] being John Logie Baird. This test was used to test the "[[capability]] [[wavelength]]" of both [[secret agent]]s and [[Spectrum Shade|Shade]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Contact Catchcourse (feature)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[John MacKay]] previously portrayed John Logie Baird in the miniseries ''[[Nolly (series)|Nolly]]'', which was created by [[Russell T Davies]]. MacKay is the second actor to play a historical figure in the series after previously playing them in another work, following [[Simon Callow]] as [[Charles Dickens]].
[[John MacKay]] previously portrayed John Logie Baird in the miniseries ''[[Nolly (series)|Nolly]]'', which was created by [[Russell T Davies]]. MacKay is the second actor to play a historical figure in the series after previously playing them in another work, following [[Simon Callow]] as [[Charles Dickens]].
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 5 June 2024

John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird was the inventor of the television.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1925, Baird conducted an experiment, with the assistance of Charles Banerjee, to create the first television. Because of the temperature created by the surrounding lights, he used a doll, Stooky Bill, as a test subject to prove that his invention worked. The experiment proved successful, as Stooky Bill's image was displayed as the first television picture, much to Baird's excitement. However, just as he had warned, the heat caused Stooky Bill to burst into flames. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])

In 1942, Baird accidently hacked into the alternate dimension of the Utopia Mirror, and showed Winston Churchill a broadcast that showed a double of him. (AUDIO: I Was Churchill's Double [+]Loading...["I Was Churchill's Double (audio story)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2069, a test by TV Century 21's Questa Computer asked who was usually attributed with the invention of television, with the answer being John Logie Baird. This test was used to test the "capability wavelength" of both secret agents and Shades. (PROSE: Contact Catchcourse [+]Loading...["Contact Catchcourse (feature)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

John MacKay previously portrayed John Logie Baird in the miniseries Nolly, which was created by Russell T Davies. MacKay is the second actor to play a historical figure in the series after previously playing them in another work, following Simon Callow as Charles Dickens.