Donald McLean

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John Logie Baird with his early transportable machine for demonstrating mechanical television, circa 1925. PA Images/Alamy

January 23, 2026

Donald McLean, University of Glasgow

In Soho, London, 100 years ago, John Logie Baird’s mechanical television system broadcast recognisable human faces for the first time.

Television pioneer Charles Francis Jenkins inspecting his broadcasting apparatus in 1928. Everett Collection HIstorical

June 12, 2025

Donald McLean, University of Glasgow

Charles Francis Jenkins and John Logie Baird both wowed public audiences with their new image-transmitting devices in 1925.