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1980: Making TELEVISION MAGIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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4:51Now Playing"It's a great toy, isn't it? It would be wonderful to have it at home, actually."
Tina Heath speaks to John Mitchell, a BBC engineer who has fashioned a new video effects system that enables a television picture to be manipulated into a bewildering array of mind-boggling shapes and styles.
John kindly gives his new system its first public demonstration, featuring Simon and Goldie playing with a ball.
Clip taken from Blue Peter, originally broadcast on BBC One, 2 June, 1980.
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