Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace was built on a hill in Muswell Hill in North London in 1873 as a public entertainment centre. It is now a conference centre operated by a charitable trust. It was nicknamed "The People's Palace" or "Ally Pally", and in 1936 became the headquarters of world's first regular public "high definition" television service, operated by the BBC. The Alexandra Palace Transmitter is located on the site and still broadcasts television and radio signals. Alexandra Palace - History. The 1873 building was ...

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• Alexandra Palace - History
• Alexandra Palace - Famous events
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The 1873 building was destroyed by fire only 16 days after opening, but was quickly rebuilt and reopened in 1875. It contained a concert hall, art galleries, a museum, a lecture hall, a library, a banqueting room and a theatre, and was surrounded by a landscaped park. The Willis organ installed in 1875 is still working, but its restoration is continuing. In 1935 the palace was partly occupied by the BBC, which used it as the production and transmission centre for their new BBC Television Service. The antenna was designed by Charles Sa ...

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Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace - History, Alexandra Palace - Famous events, Alexandra Palace - Access

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BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. BBC Two - History. The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20 pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts, a performance from Soviet comedian Arkady Raikin, and a production of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, culminating with a fireworks display. However, at around 6:45 pm a huge power failure, originating from Battersea Pow ...

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• BBC Two - History
• BBC Two - Programming
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• BBC Two - On screen identity
• BBC Two - BBC Two today
• BBC Two - Controllers of BBC Two

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The phrase underground press, especially underground newspapers (or simply underground papers) is most often used in reference to the alternative print media, independently published and distributed, associated with the countercultural movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This movement borrowed the name from previous underground presses such as the Dutch underground press during the Nazi occupations of the 1940s. The French resistance also published an underground press and prisoners of war (POWs) p ...

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• Underground press - The underground press in Australia
• Underground press - The underground press in the UK
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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. The capital of the former British Empire, London is a leader in international finance, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. London is one of the world's major global cities ...

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• London - Geography and climate
• London - History
• London - Modern London
• London - Culture
• London - London Districts
• London - Central London
• London - East London
• London - The East End
• London - Docklands
• London - West London
• London - North London
• London - South London
• London - Demographics
• London - Government
• London - Business and economy
• London - Transport and infrastructure
• London - Education
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• London - Style and Fashion in London
• London - Religion
• London - Sport
• London - London tourist attractions
• London - Places of interest
• London - List of hotels in London
• London - Buildings and monuments
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• London - London in the arts
• London - Literature featuring London
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• London - Television programmes featuring London
• London - Songs featuring London
• London - Video Games featuring London
• London - Major exhibitions staged in London
• London - Parades

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BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. It is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and first broadcast as the 'BBC Television Service' on November 2, 1936, although the BBC had been broadcasting experimental and test transmissions in a variety of formats since 1929. The station held a complete monopoly on television broadcasting in the UK until ITV was launched in 1955. BBC One - History. Baird Television Ltd. made Brit ...

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• BBC One - Channel Controllers

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On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of London's public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The explosions occurred around midday at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations on London Underground, and on a bus in Bethnal Green. It has been reported that a fifth bomber dumped his device without attempting to set it off [1]. Connecting lines and stations were closed and evacuated. Metropolitan Police later said the intention was to cause large-scale loss of life, but on ...

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• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Explosion on a double-decker bus
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• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Early suspicion of chemical attacks
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Subsequent incidents
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - 21 July
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• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Charges
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - House raids
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Seized vehicles
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Individuals charged or held by police
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Objectives and Iraq connection
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Response and advice
• 21 July 2005 London bombings - Impact on public transport

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A palace is an important urban residence of a royal or noble family, with its origins as the executive power center of a kingdom or empire. Many extant palaces have been transformed for other uses, such as parliaments or museums. The word "palace" to describe a royal residence comes from the name of one of the seven hills of Rome, the Palatine Hill. The original 'palaces' on the Palatine Hill were the seat of the imperial power, while the capitol on the Capitoline Hill was the seat of the senate and the religious nucleus ...

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Like so many of Shakespeare's comedies, this one centres on mistaken identity. The leading character, Viola, is shipwrecked in the shores of Illyria (today Albania) during the opening scenes. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes dead. Masquerading as a young page under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with the bereaved Lady Olivia, a ...

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Twelfth Night play, Twelfth Night play - The story, Twelfth Night play - Film and television adaptions, Twelfth Night play - The play on the stage

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Stratford station - Low Level platforms. These platforms are at ground level and are served by a footbridge (with lifts and escalators) from the main station entrance. Platforms 1 & 2: These platforms originally served trains running from Palace Gates (near Alexandra Palace) to North Woolwich, a service which no longer operates. In the 1980s, trains from Richmond to Broad Street were diverted to run via these platforms to North Woolwich. The service is currently operated by Silverlink.See also:

Stratford station, Stratford station - Layout, Stratford station - Low Level platforms, Stratford station - High Level platforms, Stratford station - History, Stratford station - Future developments, Stratford station - Transport links

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Formed during the early-1980s from the remnants of a local Manchester band called 'The Patrol' (among other early names such as 'The Waterfront'), the band's line-up featured Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Gary Mounfield - "Mani" (bass), and Alan Wren - "Reni" (drums). Early members such as Andy Couzens (Rhythmn Guitar) and Pete Garner (Bass) had a great influence on them, but aren't regarded as members of the band. In the beginning they were a more aggressive, punky band with Ian Brown antagonizing audience members. The band were ...

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The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses - History, The Stone Roses - First Album Years, The Stone Roses - Second Coming and Breakup, The Stone Roses - Post Roses History, The Stone Roses - Influence, The Stone Roses - Reformation?, The Stone Roses - Personnel, The Stone Roses - Discography, The Stone Roses - Albums, The Stone Roses - Compilations, The Stone Roses - Singles, The Stone Roses - Plaudits

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George Orwell's novel was adapted for television by Nigel Kneale, one of the most successful television scriptwriters of the era. The previous year he had created the legendary Professor Bernard Quatermass for the popular science-fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment. The adaptation was produced and directed by the equally respected Rudolph Cartier, perhaps the BBC's highest-profile producer/director of the 1950s who was always keen to push the medium and its capabilities right to the limit, both artistically and technically. Carti ...

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Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Background, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Cast and crew, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Production, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Reaction, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Contemporary parodies, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Legacy, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Broadcast history

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In London, Barry Miles and John Hopkins and others produced International Times which, following legal threats was renamed IT. Richard Neville arrived in London from Australia where he had edited Oz (1963 to 1969). He launched a British version (1967 to 1973), which was A4 as opposed to IT's broadsheet format. Oz was also more colourful, with designers like Martin Sharp. Later Friends (later ...

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Underground press, Underground press - The underground press in Australia, Underground press - The underground press in the UK, Underground press - The underground press in the United States and Canada

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Following Sutton's departure from the Head of Drama role in 1981 and his return to front-line producing duties in Shakespeare plays, his place as Head of Drama was taken by Graeme MacDonald. MacDonald had been Head of Serials and later Head of Series & Serials under Sutton, with the two departments having been merged in 1980, remaining so for most of the decade before separating again at the end of it. MacDonald maintained the status quo, and was only Head of Drama for a short time before he was promoted again to run a channel as Controller of BBC Two. ...

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BBC television drama, BBC television drama - Experimental broadcasting and the 1930s, BBC television drama - The return of television and the 1950s, BBC television drama - The 'golden age' of BBC drama, BBC television drama - Changing attitudes in the 1980s and beyond, BBC television drama - The modern era, BBC television drama - Children's drama

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The design and construction of the New River is often attributed solely to Sir Hugh Myddleton. However, an Edmund Colthurst first proposed the idea in 1602, obtaining a charter from King James I in 1604 to carry it out. However, after surveying the route and digging the first two-mile long stretch, Colthurst encountered financial difficulties and it fell to Myddleton to complete the work between 1609 and its official opening on 29 September 1613. Myddleton gave ...

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New River England, New River England - Route, New River England - Construction, New River England - Modern alterations

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Madchester - Musical legacy. The immediate influence of Madchester was in inspiring the wider baggy movement in the UK, with bands from various parts of the country producing music in the early 1990s heavily influenced by the main Madchester players. These bands included Flowered Up (from London), The Farm (from Liverpool), the Soup Dragons (from Glasgow) and Ocean Colour Scene (from Birmingham). Blur, from Colchester, certainly adopted a baggy style in their early career, although in an interview with Select Magazine in 1991 they claimed, rather imp ...

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Madchester, Madchester - Before Madchester, Madchester - Madchester artists' early careers, Madchester - Madchester begins, Madchester - Baggy, Madchester - Madchester hits the big time, Madchester - Commercial success, Madchester - Decline, Madchester - Legacy, Madchester - Musical legacy, Madchester - Impact on Manchester, Madchester - Discography, Madchester - Key Madchester recordings, Madchester - Madchester-era best of compilations

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Northern Line - Formation of the Northern Line. The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), London's first deep-level tube railway, was built under the supervision of James Henry Greathead who had been responsible, with Peter W. Barlow, for the Tower Subway. It opened in November 1890 from Stockwell to a now-disused station at King William Street; the latter was inconveniently placed and unable to cope with the traffic, so in 1900 a new route to Moorgate via Bank was opened. By 1907 the C&SLR had been extended to run from Clapham Common to ...

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Northern Line, Northern Line - History, Northern Line - Formation of the Northern Line, Northern Line - New Works Programme 1935–40: the Northern Heights plan, Northern Line - Trains, Northern Line - Stations, Northern Line - High Barnet branch, Northern Line - Edgware branch, Northern Line - Camden Town, Northern Line - Charing Cross branch, Northern Line - Bank branch, Northern Line - Morden branch, Northern Line - More recent developments

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Albums: Up All Night (2004) - #3 UK Up All Night Re-issue (2005) - #5 UK Singles: From Up All Night: "Rock 'N' Roll Lies" (2003) - #56 UK "Rip It Up" (2003) - #42 UK "Stumble And Fall" (2004) - #27 UK "Golden Touch" (2004) - #9 UK "Vice" (2004) - #18 UK "Rip It Up" (Re-release) (2004) - #20 UK From Up All Night Re-issue: "Somewhere Else" (2005) - #2 UK From Help:A Day In The Life (Warchild Album)< ...

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Razorlight, Razorlight - Discography, Razorlight - External link

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Political and economic emigration since early 19th century. Polonia - Germany. The second largest Polonia in the world, and largest in Europe, are the Polish Germans, who number around 3 million people living in Germany. The main Polonia organization is Kongres Polonii Niemieckiej / Polnischer Kongress in Deutchland. Note also that many German people who do not consider themselves Poles are at least partially of Polish origin. Clearly Polish surnames are very common in Germany. Most of these became assimilated several generations ago. ...

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Polonia, Polonia - North America, Polonia - United States, Polonia - Canada, Polonia - Europe, Polonia - Germany, Polonia - France, Polonia - Britain, Polonia - Czech Republic, Polonia - Kresy, Polonia - Latin America, Polonia - Russia and Kazakhstan, Polonia - Australia, Polonia - Asia Africa Oceania

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The development of television technology can be divided along two lines: those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic principles, and those which are purely electronic. From the latter descended all modern televisions, but these would not have been possible without discoveries and insights from the mechanical systems. The word television is a hybrid word, created from both Greek and Latin. Tele- is Greek for "far", while -vision is from the Latin visio, meaning "vision" or "sight". It is often abbreviated as TV or the telly. Television ...

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Television, Television - History, Television - Electromechanical television, Television - Electronic television, Television - Color television, Television - Broadcast television, Television - Technology, Television - Broadcasting, Television - Receiving, Television - Specifications, Television - New developments, Television - Geographical usage, Television - Content, Television - Advertising, Television - Programming, Television - Social aspects, Television - Alleged dangers, Television - Technology trends, Television - Suitability for audience

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