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For the Schools: Science and Life: Transport and Communications: 5: The Story of the Telegraph

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The place: Paddington Station
The time: 1844
Sergeant Williams of the railway police, acting on information sent over the new electrical telegraph between Slough and Paddington, was waiting at the barrier to follow and later arrest a suspected murderer. The electrical telegraph had achieved fame.
Introduced by Arthur Garratt.
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(Repeated on Tuesday at 11.20 a.m.)

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Presenter:
Arthur Garratt
Illustrator:
Tony Hart
Producer:
Donald Grattan
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