FB re-Post by John Archbold on 26/6/2022 Transdiffusion page.
Gerard Rocks : I may be wrong (often am!) but I remember watching that, including The Beatles (singing All You Need Is Love?) And I believe that was one of the first colour RT covers. They were still not very common at that time (except perhaps at Christmas?)
BBC’s Aubrey Singer came up with the idea for Our World.
14 countries broadcast presentations live by satellite to 24 countries for a 150-minute show.
The BBC’s legendary contribution was The Beatles singing live with guests.
5 Eastern Europe countries withdrew on political grounds.
Participating broadcasters:
ABC (Australia)
ARD (West Germany)
BBC (UK)
CBC (Canada)
DR (Denmark)
NET (USA)
NHK (Japan)
ORF (Austria)
ORTF (France)
RAI (Italy)
RTT (Tunisia)
SR (Sweden)
TSM (Mexico)
TVE (Spain)
My comment: Five years earlier the first transatlantic TV transmission were made possible by the lauch of Telstar-1. The satellite lasted only 7 months but was first of a series leading to regular TV live via satellites. Its importance was underlined by the many instrumentals in its honour notably by the Tornadoes. Did it influence me at the time? Years later I became specialised in satellite and space journalism.😉
Updated/maj. 27-06-2022
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