In the 1930s, television was an expensive luxury which was out of the reach of most people. There was a place in London though where the general public could experience this new and exciting technology: Waterloo Station.
This is the intriguing story behind the terminal’s tiny TV theatre, which was established in 1936…
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Illustrations by Robert Lordan
Vintage television footage:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIOWDFwkmpxHuHolngRHVA
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Music used in this video:
Cab Calloway, The Viper’s Drag (1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYsH6wHLnaQ&t=103s
While A Cigarette was Burning (1938) Will Osborne and His Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZxKoKliL1w
Organ Grinders swing (1936) Will Osborne and His Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzpVmnVi8uU
The Way You Look Tonight (1940), Will Osborne and His Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9YZPS4-qyk
Soul and Mind E’s Jammy Jams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGazythwAkU
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