Television the first television journal in the world magazine - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Richard Airey · 21st Feb 2017, 2:53 am

I recently found various 'Television' and 'Television and Short-Wave' magazines from the early to mid 1930's. Most are in fairly good condition. 'Television' reports to be 'The first Television Journal in the world'

I am not very knowledgable about this sort of thing.
I think they are probably a quite hard to find so I wanted to ask on this forum where they might be of interest. I have 8 issues between March 1932 and April 1937.

Nuvistor · 21st Feb 2017, 9:02 am

The owner of this website provides http://www.americanradiohistory.com online magazines similar to the ones you have. Have look to see if they are on the website, David may be interested if he does not have them.
It's a valuable resource that quite a few of us use for information and lots of entertaining reading.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...aster_Page.htm

Frank

Dave Moll · 21st Feb 2017, 9:04 am

Member line sync was looking for some of these if any of them match up with the issues he's seeking.

dave walsh · 21st Feb 2017, 10:20 am

Dave [M] there is the Kalee thread from 26/2/10 'Television' magazine-'Practical Television'-distinct? that reopened in 2014. There is a reference to the early magazines [post 8] amongst the Practical Television discussion. Perhaps you might care to link that in? I get a bit confused by references to "Television and Short Wave World" and the similar title that ends T and SW News

Dave W

Dave Moll · 21st Feb 2017, 3:53 pm

Indeed, Television [and Short Wave World] is unrelated (other than in its subject matter) to Practical Television [and Short Wave Review]. As I understand it, the former was published by the Royal Television Society, and the latter by Newnes under the editorship of F.W. Camm. Of course, further confusion can arise from Practical Television having dropped the "Practical" in October 1970 to be called simply Television until its final demise in May 2008.

If only this thread were referring to the pre-war issues of Practical Television (of which there were only fifteen between September 1934 and November 1935) I would have been very interested, as these would nicely complement my full set of the post-war issues, but are about as rare as the proverbial hens' teeth.

Dave Moll · 22nd Feb 2017, 8:56 am

Further to the above, though slightly at a tangent, I attach a document I produced some time ago setting out what I have gleaned about the timeline of the various "Practical" magazines.

Televisionman · 3rd Apr 2017, 3:21 am

I believe the last issue was June 2008, with test case no: 535.
It ceased publication in January 2007, and then via a new publisher, began publishing in January 2008, and ceased in June 2008.

21st Feb 2017, 2:53 am	#1
Richard Airey Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: London, UK. Posts: 1	Television the first television journal in the world magazine I recently found various 'Television' and 'Television and Short-Wave' magazines from the early to mid 1930's. Most are in fairly good condition. 'Television' reports to be 'The first Television Journal in the world' I am not very knowledgable about this sort of thing. I think they are probably a quite hard to find so I wanted to ask on this forum where they might be of interest. I have 8 issues between March 1932 and April 1937.

21st Feb 2017, 9:02 am	#2
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,433	Re: Television the first television journal in the world magazine The owner of this website provides http://www.americanradiohistory.com online magazines similar to the ones you have. Have look to see if they are on the website, David may be interested if he does not have them. It's a valuable resource that quite a few of us use for information and lots of entertaining reading. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...aster_Page.htm Frank

21st Feb 2017, 9:04 am	#3
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,130	Re: Television the first television journal in the world magazine Member line sync was looking for some of these if any of them match up with the issues he's seeking. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

21st Feb 2017, 10:20 am	#4
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Television the first television journal in the world magazine Dave [M] there is the Kalee thread from 26/2/10 'Television' magazine-'Practical Television'-distinct? that reopened in 2014. There is a reference to the early magazines [post 8] amongst the Practical Television discussion. Perhaps you might care to link that in? I get a bit confused by references to "Television and Short Wave World" and the similar title that ends T and SW News Dave W

21st Feb 2017, 3:53 pm	#5
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,130	Re: Television the first television journal in the world magazine Indeed, Television [and Short Wave World] is unrelated (other than in its subject matter) to Practical Television [and Short Wave Review]. As I understand it, the former was published by the Royal Television Society, and the latter by Newnes under the editorship of F.W. Camm. Of course, further confusion can arise from Practical Television having dropped the "Practical" in October 1970 to be called simply Television until its final demise in May 2008. If only this thread were referring to the pre-war issues of Practical Television (of which there were only fifteen between September 1934 and November 1935) I would have been very interested, as these would nicely complement my full set of the post-war issues, but are about as rare as the proverbial hens' teeth. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

3rd Apr 2017, 3:21 am	#7
Televisionman Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 2	Re: Television the first television journal in the world magazine I believe the last issue was June 2008, with test case no: 535. It ceased publication in January 2007, and then via a new publisher, began publishing in January 2008, and ceased in June 2008.