Banquet Celebrating the Launch of Ulster Television

Banquet Celebrating the Launch of Ulster Television

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1959

Date

Production 31/10/1959

Length

09min 34sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

As Ulster Television hit the airwaves on 31 October 1959, the dignitaries who had assembled for the launch took part in a celebratory lunch at Belfast’s Grand Central Hotel. Seen speaking here at the event are Northern Ireland Prime Minister Lord Brookborough, the Lord Mayor of Belfast Robin Kinahan and the Chairman of Ulster Television, Lord Antrim.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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