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The BBC began the world's first regular TV service in 1936
Broadcasts started from Alexandra Palace on 2 November 1936
The BBC Television Service began on 2 November 1936 from Alexandra Palace in north London and is regarded as the world's first regular high-definition television service. Few people could watch, as only a small number of sets had been sold, and the service closed at the start of the Second World War in 1939.
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