Sports Review
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Sports Review was an early British
television
programme, produced by the BBC
and screened on their BBC Television Service
in the late 1930s. It was the first regular sports programme to be transmitted on television.
The programme was presented by Howard Marshall, who was a well known BBC radio
presenter, and transmitted once per month. Each edition would last for twenty minutes and featured Marshall reviewing notable sporting events that had occurred during the past month and interviewing sportsmen and women. Film
clips from relevant sporting events would also be shown.
The first episode was shown on 30 April 1937, and the series continued until the suspension of the BBC Television Service for the duration of World War II
in September 1939. The programme did not return upon the resumption of the service in 1946. As the editions were all transmitted live
from the BBC's Alexandra Palace
studios, and the BBC had no professional method of recording broadcasts at the time, nothing survives of the series in the archives, aside from some still photographs.
United Kingdom
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television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programme, produced by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and screened on their BBC Television Service
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in the late 1930s. It was the first regular sports programme to be transmitted on television.
The programme was presented by Howard Marshall, who was a well known BBC radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
presenter, and transmitted once per month. Each edition would last for twenty minutes and featured Marshall reviewing notable sporting events that had occurred during the past month and interviewing sportsmen and women. Film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
clips from relevant sporting events would also be shown.
The first episode was shown on 30 April 1937, and the series continued until the suspension of the BBC Television Service for the duration of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in September 1939. The programme did not return upon the resumption of the service in 1946. As the editions were all transmitted live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
from the BBC's Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
studios, and the BBC had no professional method of recording broadcasts at the time, nothing survives of the series in the archives, aside from some still photographs.