40 years of the global village
June 25, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
41 years ago today, the world witnessed the first live satellite linkup (BBC’s “Our World”) broadcast to an estimated 400 million viewers - staggering considering this was 1967.
The nub of the broadcast was to showcase innovation & culture from around the globe. While the Irish gladly demonstrated their clog dancing, the Japanese their world class subway system and the Australians their tramlink, the UK production fretted over what exactly constituted a true representation of British culture. So in a brave mood and nod to the nuance of the time, when the live broadcast announced “over to London…”
The Beatles perform “All You Need is Love” with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds providing backing vocals. How cool is that?
