In 1948, athletes slept in military huts. Two years out from London’s 2012 Games, what lessons can be learned?
…Outside broadcasts of other news events were put on hold for several weeks to give technicians a chance to test the equipment - much of which was new.
The logistical hurdles were immense, as events took place across south England - shooting in Surrey, sailing at Cowes and Devon’s Torbay, cycling at Herne Hill (a south London velodrome used for barrage balloons during the war).
But it was a televisual spectacle few could watch. Not only were TV sets an expensive luxury, only those within a 25-mile radius of the only transmission station - Alexandra Palace in north London - could receive pictures from the Games. Birmingham didn’t start transmitting until the following year.
Nonetheless, the Radio Times fretted about unhealthy viewing habits - television was such a novelty, many of its correspondents said they tried to watch all programmes broadcast.
“It is hoped that this habit will not persist during the period of the Olympic Games or viewers will be easily recognised in the streets of London by their…
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