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A Sainsbury's Photographic Exhibition
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1900s
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1900
Daily Express, first newspaper to carry news on the front page

1904
Daily Mirror, first newspaper exclusively illustrated by photographs
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1920s
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1926
James Logie Baird makes first television images
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1927
First film with soundtrack, The Jazz Singer

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1930s
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1930s
A selection of images from the Daily Herald archive
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1950s
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1953
Colour television first introduced in USA
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1955
ITV launch commercial television

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1960s
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1962
Telstar beams first live transatlantic TV

1964
BBC2 launched

1967
Colour television service launched on BBC2 only

1969
Sony market the first VCR

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1970s
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1973
LBC launched as first commercial radio station

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1980s
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1982
Channel 4 launched

1989
Sky TV launches 1st UK satellite TV service

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