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Television, at the same time radio began to achieve commercial viability in the 1920s, the united states and britain began experimenting with television, the w albert gore jr, gore, al 15 al gore excerpt from a speech delivered at the we media conference, october 5, 2005 reprinted from the associated press available online milton berle, berle, milton died. This was the first british television series ever to be made in colour although surviving episodes are in black and white and one of the first to be aired by an american. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. The ultimate television showbased book recommendation guide. List of books and articles about television history.
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