Ian (Iain) Logie-Baird
Grandson of inventor John Logie Baird and a museum/heritage sector professional; provided eyewitness family recollections and commentary about his grandfather's demonstrations and career in the episode.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 11min
John Logie Baird invents television
Iain Logie-Baird, grandson of inventor John Logie Baird and a museum professional, shares vivid family recollections. He describes the 1926 attic televisor demo, a beard-getting-caught mishap, and how light was converted into moving images. He also covers press scepticism, funding struggles, technical scanning breakthroughs, and Baird’s later experiments in colour TV.
