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In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the creation of television. ([[CC]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'') | In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the creation of television. ([[CC]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'') | ||
The television was invented by [[John Logie Baird]] during the [[1920s]] and was commonly known as a "televisor" in its earliest years. On [[14 July]] [[1930]], the [[BBC]] broadcast a television adaptation of ''The Man With the Flower in His Mouth'' by [[Luigi Pirandello]]. This was the first television drama to be produced in the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') | |||
By the early [[1950s]] the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. [[The Wire]] tried to regain a physical body by using an [[Alexandra Palace]] television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the [[Tenth Doctor]] managed to trap her in a video cassette. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | By the early [[1950s]] the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. [[The Wire]] tried to regain a physical body by using an [[Alexandra Palace]] television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the [[Tenth Doctor]] managed to trap her in a video cassette. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 25 August 2012
Television was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy.
In 1903, after receiving a wealth of information from the future, Grigori Rasputin foresaw the creation of television. (CC: The Wanderer)
The television was invented by John Logie Baird during the 1920s and was commonly known as a "televisor" in its earliest years. On 14 July 1930, the BBC broadcast a television adaptation of The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by Luigi Pirandello. This was the first television drama to be produced in the United Kingdom. (PDA: The Wheel of Ice)
By the early 1950s the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. The Wire tried to regain a physical body by using an Alexandra Palace television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the Tenth Doctor managed to trap her in a video cassette. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
In 1969, according to the Eleventh Doctor, half a billion people watched the Apollo 11 moon landing on television. (DW: Day of the Moon)
By 1998, television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by I2. (MA: System Shock) By the early 21st century, they were also holographic, capable of 3-D broadcasting. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)
In the far future, television was still a popular pastime,. Violent television was much more common than before in such places as the planet Varos and in the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. (DW: Vengeance on Varos/Bad Wolf) Other human nations, such as the New Earth Republic, liked to watch shows from old Earth. (PDA: Synthespians™)
