Television broadcast start in London . The first regular service of television broadcast has been inaugurated in London . The transmissions are from the new studio installed by Marconi Electrical and Musical Industries at the Alexandra Palace , which is situated on the heights of North London . Photo shows , two emitron instantaneous television cameras in use , one is transmittng the programme and the other is ready to be ' faded in ' for a different angle . 23 August 1936 Original caption from negative