Shown on the new large screen, the video tonight as chosen by the members who attended was the YouTube video from the 2022 RSGB Tonight @ 8 series titled 100 years of BBC Technology and Innovation by David Palmer G7URP.

David explained that there were many innovations and he would only cover the highlight. He said he would concentrate mainly on Radio, TV and Digital including online products.

Early after the invention of radio, there were radio broadcasters, mainly Radio Amateurs transmitting experimental from their homes. The group known as the London wireless club went on to be the Radio Society of Great Britain or RSGB and predated the BBC by some nine years. David explained that the BBC teamed up with the Marconi company to do their broadcast. David also detailed the development of new equipment for transmitting and recording.

Next on the scene was the sending pictures by wireless: Television, and later video recording, computers, and digital, both transmissions and over the internet. In all the talk was very comprehensive.

If you would like to see the presentation click play!