405 Alive Issue 31 (Autumn 1996)
| Page | Title | Summary/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Dead Ducks and Forgotten Formats. Andy Emmerson | A fast forward history of home video recording. |
| 18 | Top Of The Pops: Instant Replay. Paul Murton | History of The Top of the Pops. |
| 22 | Receiver Profile. David Boynes | A review of pre-war His Master's Voice and Marconiphone television receivers. |
| 40 | V.E.R.A. Recalled. | The BBC's pioneering Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus vide recorder of the 1950s. |
| 47 | The Case For V.H.F. 405-Line Colour. | An article from the magazine Fusion (Rediffusion TV in-house journal). |
| 52 | Alignment Alert. Kelvin Mallett | Signals used for alignment. |
| 57 | Good Times, Bad Times – You Don't Want To Lose Them. Jim Lindner | Discussion of various video tape recording systems. |
| 67 | The “Picture” Valve. Fraser Ramsay | Television E.H.T. Rectifiers. |