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90 years ago . . .
On 22 August 1932, the BBC broadcasted the first television programme. It was just an experiment, so not very interesting to watch!
135 years ago . . .
On 3 August 1887, the poet Rupert Brooke was born. He is best known for his poems about the First World War such as ‘The Soldier’.
225 years ago . . .
On 30 August 1797, the writer Mary Shelley was born. She is famous for her novel Frankenstein.
