Resumption of 405-line transmissions from Alexandra Palace

The world's first regular, high-definition television service went on air from Alexandra Palace on 2nd November 1936 and the supporters of the British Heritage Television Project plan to mark the 70th anniversary by transmitting historic and archive programme material from the north London
site.

The organisers of the project have received encouragement and support from BBC Heritage and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television at Bradford.

What the BHTP is aiming to do could be considered a logical progression from what has already been achieved by the Alexandra Palace Television Society (APTS); namely their recreation of the pre-war programme "Picture Page" on
the original studio floor. On that occasion the signal from the cameras was fed to a video recorder. The aim now is to go one step further and actually broadcast similar material using the original transmission standards.

Once suitable space at Alexandra Palace has been arranged, the BHTP will approach OFCOM to see whether exceptional permission could be obtained, on the occasion of this important anniversary, to transmit the programmes on
Channel B1 in Band 1 (45.0 / 41.5 MHz)

If so, a vintage television receiver switched on anywhere in the London area would work again - on that one magical occasion ! The rest of the country has not been forgotten and it is hoped to stream a 405-line feed on the internet.

Full information on this exciting project can be found at
http://www.405-line.tv and the organisers would welcome offers of help and support.

Television comes home
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