Maidenhead Bridges - 12/05/2026: #15/15 Richard Dimbleby

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I think it was extra good because it was presented by #RichardDimbleby. He was better known for commenting on serious occasions

#OTD - VERA Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus, an early analog recording videotape format developed by the BBC under direction of Dr Peter Axon.
It was given a live demonstration on Panorama on 14 April 1958 with #RichardDimbleby presenting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56V3...

80 years down the line, #RichardDimbleby 's legendary account of entering #Belsen still sends shivers down the spine. (And we're much more used to graphic details in the news, than folk in the UK in 1945 were.)
Fascinating discussion between Ed and #JonathanDimbleby too. Never forget.
#wato #bbcwato

The #BBC’s #RichardDimbleby describes the scenes of almost unimaginable horror that greeted him as he toured #Belsen concentration camp shortly after its liberation by the British in April 1945. 1/

www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c87z7...

#OTD 8 July 1952 "A week's programmes from Paris"
A joint venture between R.T.F. & B.B.C.
Programmes produced in Paris using French cameras & equipment & broadcast simultaneously by the two services. #RichardDimbleby #Eurovision #TVExchange #RTF #BBC

#OTD 8 June 1946 - Outside Broadcast of the #VictoryParade.
#FreddieGrisewood & #RichardDimbleby were commentators for the people and Units taking part.
In the presence of #KingGeorgeVI & #QueenElizabethQueenMother #VEDay80 #VEDay

This weeks #SundayThread A need for role models. I read this week about the speech given by @GarethSouthgate at the recent #RichardDimbleby lecture. He talked about a need for role models for men beyond online male influencers.