March 26th

On this day – March 26th 2005 – The relaunch of Doctor Who 

Doctor Who, a TV show about a time-traveling Time Lord and his companions traveling in a spaceship disguised as a blue police box. The first series was  aired in 1963 and ran until 1989 when it was closed down. No one knows why BBC decided to end the show, but disagreement inside BBC have been discussed as one of the main reasons. An attempt to renew the show as a television film failed in 1996, while the relaunch in 2005 has been a huge success. The relaunch was due to central BBC workers belief in a future of what had been a defining TV show for BBC and Great Britain. Russel T. Davis was the writer in the five first years of the new version, while C. Eccleston played The Doctor. David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi have all played The Doctor in the modern version of the series. Doctor Who have since its relaunch been showed in over 50 countries all around the world and it is considered a British institution.

“In 900 years of time and space, I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important” - Eleventh Doctor

"Don' turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink" - Tenth Doctor

The Tardis , picture by Aussiegal

November 2nd

On this day –2. November 1936 – BBC launched the first regular high-resolution TV service 

BBC, The British Broadcasting Company, launched BBC Television Service in 1936. It was renamed to BBC TV in 1960 and to BBC1 in 1964. The channel used high definition (defined as over 200-line at the time) systems to broadcast, while impressive for that time it is not high definition by todays standards . BBC broadcasted Monday through Saturday every week from 15.00-16.00 and from 21.00-22.00. The channel is still in use today, but it was taken down between 1939 and 1946 due to concerns that the Germans could use the transmitters. BBC is funded through television licence and it is one of the most watched channel in UK today. Famous shows created by and aired on BBC1 includes Doctor Who, Spooks, Jane Eyre and East Enders

14" television set from 1958