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Episode 37: Optical Telegraph

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

Documentary series exploring the coastline of the United Kingdom. No pigeons, no Morse code; yet in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds.

BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

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