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Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

Early Location Drama in Colour

By Dan Cranefield, Senior Engineering Manager, BBC Tel OBs.

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“Survivors” on location.
Photo: Dan Cranefield.

Dan Cranefield looks into the beginnings of location drama shot on videotape instead of film.

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Posted on June 6, 2020February 11, 2021

The Roving Eye

Television Outside Broadcast History: “The Roving Eye”.
Compiled by Richard Harris. Updated 2020-12-28.

To view the entire article in PDF format, please follow this link: The Roving Eye.

This brief history follows the development of the BBC facility providing real-time television pictures from moving vehicles to bring action pictures to viewers.

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