In 1922 John Logie Baird moved from Scotland to Hastings in order to get the health-giving benefits of living by the sea. In 1923 in a workshop above number 6 Queens Arcade (where you can buy fresh fish, fruit, vegetables and meat) just of Queens Road in the town centre, John Logie Baird made the world's first image transmissions. His company began transmitting programmes in 1929. In 1932 the BBC took over.
John Logie Baird died in 1946 in Bexhill.
So Hastings isn't only a centre of classical culture, but also the place where TV was born.
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