The 50s was the decade of television, with the televising of the Coronation the driving force behind a massive increase in sales of sets. Radio was still very important, and early in the decade ...

Hollywood history is filled with actors slotted into the category of the “character actor.” These men and women have faces and voices that people may recognize but whose names may not be as ...

This is the first and last page of the programme arrangements and running order for the opening of the BBC Television Service; the World's first high definition (405 lines) public TV service.

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of John Logie Baird. In 1920 we had invented cinema and then radio. Scientists and inventors were racing to ...

Issa Rae is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries "Seen & Heard," which she discussed at length in a keynote conversation at SXSW. The moderator ...

Issa Rae is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries “Seen & Heard,” which she discussed at length in a keynote conversation at SXSW. The moderator ...