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