My Dad bought a second hand 1936 Murphy 9” TV for 50 pounds.

We used to watch it in the evening with blinds drawn and lights out. There was only one channel, the BBC. I think the year was 1948.

The BBC struggled to put on anything worthwhile. For example we watched Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik, silent of course. He died in 1926. It did not worry us, we were easily pleased in those days.

The main announcer was Leslie Mitchell. He was the announcer when TV started in the UK in 1936.

We had the Murphy TV for several years until we really went up-market and dad bought a 12” TV.

Those were the days.

David Medhurst, Otumoetai