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John Logie Baird was the inventor of the television.
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. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["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)
Behind the scenes
John McKay previously portrayed John Logie Baird in the miniseries Nolly, which was created by Russell T Davies.