BBC4 Houses programme - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Herald1360 · 14th Apr 2011, 12:16 am

Anyone see that Wimbledon lightbulb collection? Apologies if it's already well known to forum denizens.

Not sure whether that EKCO TV was contemporary with the coronation- it looked a bit late?

Peter88gate · 14th Apr 2011, 3:20 pm

That is certainly a very impressive collection of lightbulbs! The program is available on BBC iPlayer and the clip about them starts at about 47 minutes in. The program was also mentioned in the other thread about Pip Top bulbs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...e_Living_Room/

Peter

Peter.N. · 14th Apr 2011, 3:39 pm

The Ekco TV was from about 1955 but the set shown in the coronation picture was pretty typical of late 40s - early '50s sets - I was there.

Peter

mark pirate · 14th Apr 2011, 5:26 pm

That was an interesting programme, I liked the 50's house, did anyone spot the 405 line set fitted with a modern CRT set?

Mark

Heatercathodeshort · 21st Apr 2011, 7:33 am

The set shown was an Ekco T330 cabinet from 1958/9 with a much smaller modern chassis fitted with a modified mask. More practical I suppose but I hope they kept the original guts. J.

Ekco-Scott · 21st Apr 2011, 11:36 pm

Really sad when they ruin them like that, the 405 line picture on that model of set is lovely and sharp and the sound quality is amazing.

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14th Apr 2011, 3:20 pm	#2
Peter88gate Tetrode Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London, UK. Posts: 85	Re: BBC4 Houses programme That is certainly a very impressive collection of lightbulbs! The program is available on BBC iPlayer and the clip about them starts at about 47 minutes in. The program was also mentioned in the other thread about Pip Top bulbs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...e_Living_Room/ Peter

14th Apr 2011, 3:39 pm	#3
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: BBC4 Houses programme The Ekco TV was from about 1955 but the set shown in the coronation picture was pretty typical of late 40s - early '50s sets - I was there. Peter

14th Apr 2011, 5:26 pm	#4
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: BBC4 Houses programme That was an interesting programme, I liked the 50's house, did anyone spot the 405 line set fitted with a modern CRT set? Mark

21st Apr 2011, 7:33 am	#5
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: BBC4 Houses programme The set shown was an Ekco T330 cabinet from 1958/9 with a much smaller modern chassis fitted with a modified mask. More practical I suppose but I hope they kept the original guts. J.

21st Apr 2011, 11:36 pm	#6
Ekco-Scott Pentode Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Posts: 132	Re: BBC4 Houses programme Really sad when they ruin them like that, the 405 line picture on that model of set is lovely and sharp and the sound quality is amazing.