Unfortunately due to a recent plumbing emergency the 702 was seriously damaged but now it has been fully restored (both cabinet and electronics) in the Radiocraft workshop !  You can follow this process HERE

This is the Argus, a 'kit' television I constructed in 1990 from instructions which appeared in a series of Practical Television Magazines in 1952. Billed as a "television for £20" I found this still cost about the same to construct (in real terms allowing for inflation) 38 years later. It uses 1940s-style trf circuitry and ex-WD parts. Although the VCR97 tube originally specified gave a green picture, I was fortunate enough to find a physically-identical CV2810. This had a short persistence violet phosphor beneath a longer persistence green one, effectively giving a black & white picture.

As the post-war austerity period was drawing to a close, this project allowed the technically-minded amateur to build his own set for an affordable price. Specially designed cabinets for this chassis were also made available at the time.

If you'd like to build your own Argus, CLICK HERE for all the original instructions !

Lastly not electronic vintage television but mechanical...this is the Grosvenor, a 30-line Nipkow disk-based colour monitor I created a few years ago. Diamond-shaped overlapping scanning holes in the disk were used in an attempt to increase definition and brightness - and create a 'lineless' picture. The signal source was an EPROM picture generator designed by the late Grant Dixon.

I have now rebuilt the monitor above and just completed a new colour camera to provide it with 'live' pictures. The units are working well and both use acrylic 20-inch disks with square scanning holes. More information is HERE

  WHEN TELEVISION CAME BACK TO ALEXANDRA PALACE...

An official souvenir DVD is available containing the main feature from the TV70 broadcast event at Alexandra Palace on 2nd November 2006, to mark 70 years of Television. The recording begins just after 4.46 pm and features the interview show (at 4.50 pm) hosted by Tony Currie, with Sylvia Peters, Vera McKechnie, Patricia Driscoll and Paul Atterbury.

Nearly three years on, TV70 is still the most recent live television production to have been staged in Studio A at Alexandra Palace.

The recording has been sympathetically edited where necessary, but care has been taken to preserve the character of the live broadcast. TV70 is a 625-line, 4:3 aspect ratio, monochrome production, with some brief colour scenes.

Please note that sound and picture quality is occasionally variable during this improvised live telecast, which was staged with no opportunity for a technical rehearsal. This is not a fault with the DVD.

The TV70 DVD is a not-for-profit, limited edition, PAL, Region-free, replicated DVD. Total running time: 61 minutes approx.

Many thanks for your interest in TV70 !

To Order:

UK residents: The DVD costs £11.50, including first-class postage and packing. Use the button below the picture to order online.

Please note: overseas residents should click HERE first to e-mail the supplier for price details. Do not use the button below.