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2LO - Presentation by Martin Ellen in 2002
This is a presentation about 2LO, the BBC's first transmitter, given by Martin Ellen on 14th November 2002 (the BBC's 80th birthday). The talk took place at premises used by the Science Museum in London. A week earlier the transmitter was donated to the Science Museum by the previous joint owners: the BBC and Crown Castle (a company that was formed as a result of BBC Transmission being privatised in 1997).
This video is published with kind permission from the Science Museum, which was responsible for the production.
This video is published with kind permission from the Science Museum, which was responsible for the production.
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BBC Transmission, Facts on Fair Isle 1987
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This is a Norfilm production made for BBC Shetland Transmitters in 1987. It shows the technology and logistics that were involved in bringing BBC services to the northern part of Scotland.
Demolition of BBC Radio 3 MF transmitter mast at Dodford
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When the BBC's Third Programme started in 1950 it was transmitted from a new mast at Dodford, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It became redundant in 1978 and was demolished in 1985. See www.bbceng.info
Droitwich
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Film of BBC transmitting station at Droitwich being constructed in 1934. See www.bbceng.info
BBC Transmission Reunion, 2007
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See www.bbceng.info Reunion of about 150 ex-BBC Transmission staff, held near Stratford on Avon.
History of transmitting stations at Glencairn and Divis
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Film broadcast by BBC Northern Ireland in 1954. See www.bbceng.info
Divis - Antenna replacement in 1992
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The Engineer in Charge, Norman Marsden, being interviewed. Views of the work being carried out. See www.bbceng.info
BBC Equipment Department, 1984
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Video showing some of the work carried out by the organisation that was responsible for providing a range of technical equipment and services throught the BBC. (Not made for broadcasting) See www.bbceng.info
BBC Transmission - Aiming at the Future (Part 2)
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Video made in 1990 about the organisation responsible for building and maintaining the BBC's transmitter networks. (Not made for broadcasting) See www.bbceng.info
BBC Transmission - Aiming at the Future (Part 1)
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Video made in 1990 about the organisation responsible for building and maintaining the BBC's transmitter networks. (Not made for broadcasting) See www.bbceng.info
Holme Moss Open Day
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Open day in 1961 at Holme Moss transmitting station, 12 miles from Huddersfield in the UK. See www.bbceng.info
Wenvoe Open Day
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Open Day in 1965 at Wenvoe transmitting station, near Cardiff in the UK. See www.bbceng.info
@ 2:16 - that me AM14/45 500W amplifier!
Closer to bromsgrove. ?
Hi great video real radio engineering , I hope it carry on broadcasting . Regards mark
Re the h/f whine, I suspect that the veritable density sound track they were using could not handle it so the proberbly ran the original recording a half speed.
Interesting that it was 7 years from becoming redundant to demolition. Even allowing for some time spent trying to find a use for it (as described), I fear these days there would be far more pressure to shorten the interval. There's strong desire to remove links to the engineering past (and other elements of the past) - I think they make some people uneasy. More than just the maintenance costs.
Fascinating that (8:43) the lightbulbs survived; I appreciate they probably used rough-duty bulbs, but still … And brilliant choice of music.
I'd like if this footage was upscaled and colourised.
Absolutely fascinating, thank you for uploading this ❤
Thanks for this!
Why does the sound keep cutting out?
Hadn't quite realised the scale of things at Droitwich! Good to see this video 👍
It's crazy to think that the BBC could demolish the site after 90 odd years, especially considering the blood and sweat of the many workers who constructed the buildings, mast and all the RF equipment, these should be preserved as natural treasures especially considering the countless millions that would have tuned in, not to mention the taxpayers' money that has gone into it.
Didnt realise they were potentially demolishing it. Used to see it on the way to Bromsgrove, to see my grandma, when I was a kid (70's / 80's).
A few years ago I had to deliver some equipment by road from Luton to Madrid and I had BBC Radio 4 all the way! On one day in the journey, a Saturday afternoon I think, there was a very good radio play about a man coming back as a ghost to annoy his widow and I became so engrossed in it that suddenly I found myself in a town in France that was not on my route! That would not happen with MW, or VHF(FM)...
I wonder if its still the same radio mast from 90 years ago ?
Visited the site some years ago and the cooling ponds were well stocked with goldfish! Knew staff who worked there back in 1960-1980.
Among others I remember Droitwich written on the frequency scales of older radio sets.
No hard hats, no high vis clothing, no safety equipment, before the days of health and safety
15 years later I would love to see an HD transfer of this film. Where did it come from?
Yeah that would be great, it''s amazingly well made
They should have run the audio through a DSP and equalizer to clean up the muddy sound. Even me and my smaller mix board and PC could do a better job on the audio. I have transferred many old recordings to MP3 and did better than this.
oh how the times were before dshs
No bloody M5 carving through the countryside!!
Love the BBC Colour banner, what a great revolution was starting.
BBC TV from Holme Moss on Channel 2 could be received easily as far south as Birmingham, to this day, radio from Holme Moss can be received far and wide.
Fascinating story, it would be fantastic to see the original 2LO transmitter working again, although I suspect it's far too brittle for that duty nowadays.
I think these men would have been amazed to know Droitwich was still on air 90 years later!
Shame it could be closing soon in the future
Looked a fascinating place.
Great to see the Mk III Desk ♥️ @ 2:12 - the hours I spent behind a Mk3, and what I wouldn't do to have one at home, or even just the chance to do a show behind one just once more. 😀
... future was looking exciting until 1997! I did 13-years as staff followed by 12-years in privatised department. Very proud of all those years. Some familiar faces in those clips. Happy days.
Nice sound.
Unfortunately I never got to Warwick - but presumably a lot of these people used to be in Grafton House? Who went to Brookmans Park - was that purely TPCD?
Witnessed this. Back in 1985, I was a trainee Engineer attending a course that happened to coincide with events shown. A long time ago 😃
🤳 how time's have changed
Just thought your viewers should know Reginald Fessenden was Canadian born and a Canadian Citizen working in the United States. Fessenden played live music, his Violin, over the air and spoke. One could say he was the first broadcaster.
Just finished the book Radio Girls which makes mention of the 2L0 transmitter. Excellent book!
I visited it today on the way to the barn coffee shop.
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How sad. BBC's actual engineering department posted this video in a resolution that would have embarrassed a child. EVEN in 2007. So very very sad.
It was likely recorded direct to PAL TV. Also, yt in 2007 had a max 480p upload.
Was that Peter Bird at 2,31?
... excellent archive content ...
Loved it
Ah, the trusty RATS units (7:17)... "someone reset the RATS, it's going off again"
I can see these beauties from Bromyard Downs, Herefordshire (26 miles away) on a clear day. Lovely engineering.
Poor old thing.
Only a few miles from where I live. I’ve always wanted to have a look in that building but I guess most of this old equipment is long gone.
Yeah. I've wanted to go in too. Apparently they did have a few open days years ago. Check out a PDF called Droitwich Calling. I stumbled across it a while back. Interesting read.
Myself and Emyr Owen Jones were the two that got inside the Dalek for the day, shown at the end of this clip is Emyr jumping in with me and another chap putting the lid back on, we were 15.
As you can see, folks, sadly the day ended in bitter tragedy when one of the Emperor Dalek's imperial guard decided to exterminate the Wenvonians in its master's honor. I thank the uploader for excising the mass murder that begins in the next shot. Women, children, doggies, kitty cats- none were spared. Incidentally, your friend Emyr looks like a natural; he got all the limbs moving, and sadly that's more than you can say for far too many a Dalek operator. It's the little twitches that makes the puppet come alive. I think they gave the operators speed or LSD or somesuch during Death to the Daleks; that's one of the ones where they're most alive. And of course the original "The Daleks" serial, where they were careful and thoughtful about everything in the production in a way I sure as hell wish they still were.
So very sad looking at this now. Ironic that we have such small reliable SW Radio's now and very few SW Broadcasters. I believe abandoning SW transmission was shortsighted. I'd love to see RCI return to SW with new Nautel transmitters. Anyone who has studied international politics knows SW transmission equals soft power projection to the parts of the world and peoples who will never have a dependable internet connection.
I agree with you , it's a very short sighted policy.
And who decides the "soft power projection" is truth or propaganda ?
Especially with Ukraine, and there are a lot of places where the internet isn't the internet we know over here.
Amazing achievement. How times have changed. This, designed and built by us in Britain and not tendered out to foreign countries. The Conservative party were in power. Can't imagine May and Co. keeping the jobs here, today!
I never knew that Radio 3 had ever been on MF. I had thought it was VHF FM only from its beginning.
Radio 3 as it was from 1967 was on MF till 28 February 1992, after which it was FM only.
Shame about loss of sound after 15:49.
BBC Standard?
Hi Justin, I am his sister. I believe the guy in the clip is Andy.
I used to work there 1975 - 1977.
I used to work there 1969 - 1971