§ 21. Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General whether any agreement has now been arrived at between his Department and the British Broadcasting Corporation by which facilities will be granted for the purpose of broadcasting by television; which station the British Broadcasting Corporation will be utilising for these experiments; and will he give particulars?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Mitchell-Thomson)I have already announced my willingness to agree to a station of the British Broadcasting Corporation being utilised for television experiments outside broadcasting hours. The corporation, however, cannot provide the desired facilities for simultaneous transmission of speech and television until the completion of their new station at Brookmans Park, which is expected to be ready in July next.
§ Mr. DAYCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the broadcast television will comprise all the services of television, or only one? Will it comprise the new one which has just been brought out in Vienna?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThose particular arrangements are matters between the television companies and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
§ Sir HARRY BRITTAINWould it not be a considerable handicap to the success of broadcasting if listeners saw some of the speakers?
§ Mr. DAYDo we understand that it is only permission For the Baird system, or that the other companies will have the same opportunities?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONNo other application has been made to me.