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©BBC Leslie Mitchell in the Spotlight Scanner
1936-05-18
Alexandra Palace
London, United Kingdom
Leslie Mitchell in the Spotlight Scanner studio. The scanner was part of the Baird studio and used for announcements. The room was completely dark and a light scanned across the presenter's face, picked up by two light cells. Mitchell made the opening announcement from this space on 2nd November 1936.
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- Title: ©BBC Leslie Mitchell in the Spotlight Scanner
- Date Created: 1936-05-18
- Location: Alexandra Palace, London
- Subject Keywords: Television
- Type: Photograph
- Original Source: BBC Photo Library
- Rights: (c) BBC
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