A woman talking about television in a BBC archive clip has gone viral | indy100 | indy100

Nowadays we take the television for granted as they are basically everywhere. Why...you can even watch television on your phone during the morning commute.

Once upon a time, televisions were sought after commodities, which were literally the talk of the town, despite there being only one or two channels on the box.

This brings us nicely to this video from 1977 that the BBC Archive Twitter account shared on Wednesday, where a woman recounted her memories of what it was like when she and her family first got a television.

What starts out as an honest and frank take on what it was like to own a television during that period, quickly transforms into a fantastic five-minute monologue which has captured the imagination of everyone that has seen it.

#OnThisDay 1977: Thanks for the Memory - The Viewer's View asked people what they thought about television. This… https://t.co/uGC3GIeqVs
— BBC Archive (@BBC Archive) 1564571454

The clip has already been viewed more than 1.6 million times on Twitter and to say that people love it would be an understatement.

This is pure Victoria Wood. I keep waiting for her to say: "it was all clogs, clogs on cobbles. You could hardly he… https://t.co/itXnQa2IuT
— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) 1564738024

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@BBCArchive When she spoke of enjoying plays, to escape the kitchen sink, it fair broke my heart. So many opportuni… https://t.co/vq3es5AAhb
— Zeph (@Zeph) 1564573495

@BBCArchive Money & privilege is no measure of brilliance & talent. This woman is magnificent.
— Miki Clem Fandango 🟪⬜🟩 (@Miki Clem Fandango 🟪⬜🟩) 1564607583

@BBCArchive I'm glad that whoever it was doing the vox pop had the wit to let this woman continue uninterrupted. This made me smile.
— 🦕🦖NoThankYouSaurus 🟥 #InGirlMode (@🦕🦖NoThankYouSaurus 🟥 #InGirlMode) 1564572993

This is fascinating. She is so articulate and succinct that it feels like she's been waiting for this opportunity f… https://t.co/j5fl3Bc0pm
— Owen Brenman (@Owen Brenman) 1564649127

On TV: "It's like the eighth wonder of a world... it was so new some of the highbrow programmes, we accepted them b… https://t.co/oWHoFAJt2L
— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1564573731

HT The Poke

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