Andrew Emmerson is a writer and researcher on technological subjects and has been acutely aware of the fascination of television since watching 'The Flowerpot Men' at a very tender age during the early 1950s. When he is not writing and broadcasting on the subject of today's high-tech wizardry, he enjoys restoring and reviving equipment based on these older technologies. He is the author of 'Old Telephones', published by Shire, and has written books on other engineering subjects.

• IntroductionThe Earliest Days of TelevisionThe Post-war Era: Television Takes OffThose Magnificent SetsThe First Television GenerationChannels, Stations and IdentsTaping TelevisionNew Channels: Satellite and CableFantastic FailuresRetro Television TodayImportant Dates in Television HistoryFurther ReadingSocieties and Information Sources/ Places to VisitIndex

Andrew Emmerson is a writer and researcher on technological subjects and has been acutely aware of the fascination of television since watching 'The Flowerpot Men' at a very tender age during the early 1950s. When he is not writing and broadcasting on the subject of today's high-tech wizardry, he enjoys restoring and reviving equipment based on these older technologies. He is the author of 'Old Telephones', published by Shire, and has written books on other engineering subjects.

• IntroductionThe Earliest Days of TelevisionThe Post-war Era: Television Takes OffThose Magnificent SetsThe First Television GenerationChannels, Stations and IdentsTaping TelevisionNew Channels: Satellite and CableFantastic FailuresRetro Television TodayImportant Dates in Television HistoryFurther ReadingSocieties and Information Sources/ Places to VisitIndex