How John Logie Baird's mechanical television showed the ... The Man With a Flower in his Mouth, recreated by Bill Elliot, 1967. With thanks to Granada Television, ILEA and Derek Brady.

A portrait of TV pioneer John Logie Baird and his biggest backer Sydney Moseley. As one of the pioneers of television, John Logie Baird has been written about a great deal over the years.

John Logie Baird (1888-1946) applied for a patent for a mechanical television in 1923. He ran successful experiments in transmitting images in 1926, and in 1930 he worked with the British ...