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Podcast: Byte High no Limit
Episode: Teletext 50: The History of the first 50 years
Description: Teletext50: The Stories
A Byte High No Limit / illarterate co-production
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In 1974, a brand new technology called teletext was being rolled out. It would, over the next few decades, have far-reaching implications, not only in the UK but worldwide.
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These are the stories of those involved in the production, restoration and art of the blocky medium that graced UK TV screens until 2012. You’ll hear from the pioneers, those who made teletext tick, and the newcomers keeping the medium alive 50 years after its inception.
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This is a social recor...