Plans for Television
Television was already making rapid strides before the war, and after the ivar this country should be in a favourable position for developing it for our own use and in the interests of the export trade. The Television Committee appointed in 1043 under the chairmanship of Lord Hankey has now made its report. It recom- mends that the service should be operated by the B.B.C. and re- started in London as soon as possible after the end of the war in Europe, and extended to aboin six of the most populous provincial centres: Before the millions who now listen in to wireless will similarly "look, in" to television there will have to be considerable improvements in the technique ; but those improvements are known to be round the corner. With more research and experiment, 'with more encouragement for inventors, and with the necessary capital, advance will be rapid, and the populace will begin taking out its television licences (at Ex a year) as now its wireless licences. The report recommends the appointment of an advisory committee on which will be represented the Department of Scientific and Indus- trial Researh, to advise the Minister on technical matters and questions of major policy. It is of the utmost importance that- a beginning should be made .quickly, and that some of the scientists who-have been engaged on .secret Government work should give their brains to this amazing product of modern science, so that this country may be able to exploit the uses of this invention and turn it to account in the export trade.
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