1968: Is this the FUTURE of TELEVISION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"The system has a fast-forward wind, and a fast rewind. You can also stop the film." - James Burke

Imagine living in a world where YOU have the power to control what appears on your television set, and when. Imagine living at a time when your viewing choices are no longer dictated by the whims of stuffy broadcasters. Imagine holding an entire television programme in your hand.

Well, according to James Burke, you don't have to imagine any longer. In this Tomorrow's World segment, he demonstrates the extraordinary Electronic Video Recorder, or EVR - a device that plugs directly into your television site, and allows you to play special twin-track 8.75 mm film from a cassette.

Television on demand? The future looks bright.


Clip taken from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast on BBC One, 11 December, 1968.





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