1950
The BBC Broadcast Hijack

Television ownership began to rise in the UK, with the BBC expanding its reach.

Jed accidentally wired his mum’s hairdryer into the TV aerial. The neighbours heard test cricket on the hoover for weeks. He claimed it was ‘experimental broadcasting’. Aunt Mavis sued.

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