26 January 1926. In a laboratory in Soho, London, electrical engineer John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television to a small number of members of the Royal Institution. The first images were of a ventriloquist’s dummy called Stooky Bill, and from there television went on to evolve.
The history of television began 100 years ago. Look back at the most remarkable moments of the past century
Monday, 26 January 2026RSS
