"Television: the revolution," ([1944])

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130 TELEVISION: THE REVOLUTION ment will be a familiar sight at all gatherings of public interest. For despite the fact that much of the daily program schedule consists of videofilmed entertainment, the immediacy of television remains its most singular character- istic. This we must use to full advantage; for although the theatre tele-projectors are bringing their audiences instantaneous views of remote national events, the local station can be bring- ing its audience close-up views of important civic and public occurrences, within the effec- tive radius of the station's coverage. Among other special services which the video station may supply is a show called "The House Beautiful." This program—probably scheduled during the day-time—features a prominent in- terior decorator, who demonstrates artistic fur- niture arrangement and color schemes for beau- tifying your home. The day-time tele schedule will logically be slanted to interest the housewife. A natural is a program called, "For Dinner Tonight," the first sequence videofilmed from a famous experi- mental kitchen. Here a chef or cooking expert will plan a sample menu "for dinner tonight," showing exactly how the meal is prepared—