Radiolympia Explained

Radiolympia, also known as the Radio Show, was a pioneering exhibition of radio equipment, latterly television equipment, held annually at Olympia in London, England, in the 1920s to 1940s,^{[1] [2]} except for a period of interruption during World War II.^[3]

The first such exhibition was held in 1926.

On 26 August 1936, the first high-definition standard (Baird 240 lines) television transmission was made in a test by the BBC to the exhibition from the BBC's studios in Alexander Palace.^{[4] [5] [6]} The day after, the Marconi-EMI (405 lines) system was used.

The record attendance was 238,000 in 1934.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Radiolympia in the 1930s . ORBEM . 26 December 2018.
2. "Radiolympia" . . 15 October 1949 . 164 . 4172 . 652 . 10.1038/164652a0. 1949Natur.164..652. . free .
3. Web site: Sets at 1938 Radiolympia . RadioCraft . 26 December 2018.
4. Web site: 2 November 2016. Television Begins. 2020-11-09. www.bbc.co.uk.
5. Web site: History of the BBC: The First Television Era . Television Heaven . 26 December 2018.
6. Web site: TV as we know it - History of the BBC. BBC. 23 November 2016.