Ep 1: Say Yes To VHS - Format Wars, Video Boom and the Home Entertainment Revolution
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Ep 1: Say Yes To VHS - Format Wars, Video Boom and the Home Entertainment Revolution
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The second series of the Wonder Cinema podcast turns its attention to the remarkable story of the rise and fall of videotape in Northern Ireland. In this first episode, Brian and Sam discuss the format wars, the video boom and the home entertainment revolution that took place from the mid-1970s to the early ‘80s
The arrival of VHS, and to a lesser extent its rival format Betamax, came at the perfect time for cinema lovers in Northern Ireland, who were often unwilling to leave their homes due to the ongoing conflict of the Troubles. In spite of difficult economic circumstances, Northern Ireland had the highest concentration of VCRs in the United Kingdom. Video rental dealers sprang up to accommodate demand and films such as Alien, Superman, Airplane and An American Werewolf in London were all big video hits in the early 1980s. The introduction of home video forever changed our relationship with cinema and television, with people now able to record content and to play, pause or rewind at their own leisure.
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The Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive, '80s Tech!' collection
Written and presented by Dr Sam Manning and Brian Henry Martin
Music by Score Draw Music
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