<p><a href="http://blog.pangeic.com/television-the-race-for-television/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/mvbthumbs/img_1964_television-the-race-for-television.jpg" alt="Television -- The Race For Television" border="0" align="left" style="width:120px;height:80px;"></a>Episode 2 of the Granada Television documentary which looks at the early development and growth of the medium and the attempts to perfect television in the early part of the 20th century. A look at the growth and the influence of television. In 1923, John Logie Baird was conducting experiments on 'seeing by wireless'. Throughout the 20th Century a handful of pioneers worked to win the race for television. This programme tells their story, from Baird's earliest ramshackle experiments to America's<br clear="all"></p><!--more--><p><center><!--videoplayer--><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="540" height="420" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GQoeJbP6JH4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><!--endvideoplayer--></center></p>