It’s fair to say that the introduction of the television set was not the groundbreaking social explosion that was initially thought it was going to be. Television had been in existence since the mid-1920s but ownership of sets was extremely limited. Considering that the program output was also minimal, for example the first recorded game show was a spelling competition recorded at Alexandra Palace in 1938, The British Public were extremely content with what they already had in terms of entertainment. What they really needed was somebody like this TV aerial installation Bristol based firm aerial-installations-bristol.co.uk/ to install everything so that they got a good reception.
For the most part the British were still happy to attend the theatre and the variety halls that could give them an evening’s entertainment for a much cheaper price than what the purchase of a television could. Secondly the cinema was also the main provider of visual news and also had a packed program of films in an evening and a Saturday morning. These featured weekly serials like Flash Gordon then a b-movie followed by the main feature, with news programs from Pathe in between.
The public was also quite happy with print media and libraries providing free literature. For drama, music and excitement there was always the constant of the radio. It wasn’t until the funeral of King George the sixth that interest in television began to take a hold. This combined with the following coronation of Queen Elizabeth the second illustrated television power.
