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List Of Years In British Television
This page indexes the individual year in British television pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 1920s * 1926 in British television – John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television system. * 1927 in British television – The BBC begins broadcasting as the British Broadcasting Corporation under the Royal Charter. * 1928 in British television – John Logie Baird's Television Development Company demonstrates their model A, B, and C 'televisors' to the general public. * 1929 in British television – John Logie Baird begins broadcasting 30-minute-long programmes for his mechanically scanned televisions. 1930s * 1930 in British television – John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the British Prime Minister's residence in London. * 1931 in British television – No events for this year. * 1932 in British television – BBC Television begins broadcasting a regular channel, which later becomes BBC One. * 1933 in Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection of free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there are basically 485 TV channels, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010 for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are six main channel owners who are responsible for most material viewed. There are 27,000 hours of domestic content produced a year, at a cost of £2.6 billion.Taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In British Television
This is a list of events related to British television in 1937. Events January *19 January – BBC Television broadcasts ''The Underground Murder Mystery'' by J. Bissell Thomas from its London station, the first play written for television. February *6 February – The BBC Television Service drops the Baird system in favour of the Marconi-EMI 405 lines system. March *No events. April *No events. May *12 May – The BBC use their outside broadcast unit for the first time, to televise the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. A fragment of this broadcast is one of the earliest surviving examples of British television, filmed off-screen at home by an engineer with an 8 mm cine camera. A short section of this footage is used in a programme during the week of the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and this latter programme survives in the BBC's archives. *14 May – The BBC Television Service broadcasts a thirty-minute excerpt of ''Twelfth Night'', the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Of 1946–47 In The United Kingdom
The winter of 1946–1947 was a harsh European winter noted for its adverse effects in the United Kingdom. It caused severe hardships in economic terms and living conditions in a country still recovering from the Second World War. There were massive disruptions of energy supply for homes, offices and factories. Animal herds froze or starved to death. People suffered from the persistent cold, and many businesses shut down temporarily. When warm weather returned, the ice thawed and flooding was severe in most low-lying areas. Beginning on 23 January 1947, the UK experienced several cold spells that brought large drifts of snow to the country, blocking roads and railways, which caused problems transporting coal to the electric power stations. Many had to shut down, forcing severe restrictions to cut power consumption, including restricting domestic electricity to nineteen hours per day and cutting some industrial supplies completely. In addition, radio broadcasts were limited, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1947. Events January *No events. February *10 February–11 March – The BBC Television Service is temporarily suspended for the first time since World War II due to the Winter 1946–47 UK fuel shortage caused by the severe winter. From 21 February, two issues of the ''Radio Times'', the BBC's listings magazine, are missed for the same cause. March – October *No events. November *9 November – Memorial service broadcast from the Cenotaph on the BBC Television Service, using tele-recording for the first time. *20 November – The Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II), daughter of George VI marries The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey, London. The procession is watched by an estimated 400,000 viewers and is the oldest surviving telerecorded programme in Britain. December *No events. Unknown *Adelaide Hall appears in ''Variety in Sepia'', the first telecording by BBC (kinescope) showing black singer Adelaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1946. British television broadcasts resumed this year. They had been suspended during World War II, for fear that the signals would help German bombers. Events January – May *No events. June *1 June – The first television licence is introduced in the United Kingdom, costing £2. *7 June – The BBC Television Service begins broadcasting again. The first words heard are "Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh?". The Mickey Mouse cartoon ''Mickey's Gala Premier'' that had been the last programme transmitted seven years earlier at the start of World War II, is reshown after Bligh's introduction. * June – BBC Wimbledon returns. It was the longest running pre-war programme since it debuted in 1927. It brings back the longest tennis tournament after the end of World War II and the reintroduction of the BBC Television Service. July *7 July – The BBC's children's programme ''For the Child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1945. Events :There are no events for 1945 in British television, as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears that the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946. Births * 21 January – Martin Shaw, English actor * 4 February – Tony Haygarth, English actor (died 2017) * 13 February – Simon Schama, historian * 16 February – Jeremy Bulloch, English actor (died 2020) * 7 April – Martyn Lewis, television news presenter and journalist * 10 April – James Bate, actor (died 1992) * 21 April – Diana Darvey, actress, singer and dancer (died 2000) * 14 May – Francesca Annis, actress * 3 June – Bill Paterson, Scottish actor * 15 June – Nicola Pagett, Egyptian-born actress (died 2021) * 10 July – John Motson, football commentator (died 2023) * 26 July – Helen Mirren, actress * 1 August – Laila Morse, actress * 5 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1944. Events There are no events for 1944 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War, this was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Broadcasting resumed in 1946. Births * 28 January – Bobby Ball (Harper), half of comedy double act Cannon and Ball (died 2020) * 2 February – Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (died 2012) * 8 February – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (died 2014) * 13 February – Jerry Springer, English-born television host * 17 February – Nick Hewer, public relations consultant and television personality * 11 March – Don Maclean, British comedian * 8 April – Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017) * 27 April – Michael Fish, British television weatherman * 29 April – Michael Angelis, actor and narrator (died 2020) * 5 May – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor * 7 May – Richard O'Sullivan, actor * 12 May – Sara Kestelman, Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1943. Events :There are no events for 1943 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946. Births * 9 January – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer (died 2019) * 29 January – Tony Blackburn, English radio disc jockey * 2 February – Susan Hanson, English actress * 18 February – Graeme Garden, Scottish writer, comedian and actor * 5 March ** Jane Rossington, English actress ** Hugh Scully, English television presenter (died 2015) * 8 March ** Michael Grade, television executive and businessman ** Lynn Redgrave, English actress (died 2010) * 16 March – John Leeson, British actor * 21 March – Vivian Stanshall, English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster and musician (died 1995) * 29 March – Eric Idle, English actor, writer and composer * 3 April †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1942. Events :There are no events for 1942 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946. Births * 3 January – John Thaw, English actor (died 2002) * 5 January – Jan Leeming, journalist, television presenter and newsreader * 8 January – Robin Ellis, English actor * 19 January – Michael Crawford, English singer and actor * 1 February – Terry Jones, Welsh comedic actor and writer (died 2020) * 7 February – Gareth Hunt, English actor (died 2007) * 25 March – Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer * 27 March – Michael York, English actor * 29 March – Julie Goodyear, actress and television personality * 12 May – Pam St Clement, born Pamela Clements, actress * 19 May – Robert Kilroy-Silk, politician and television presenter * 8 June – Fred D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1941. Events :There are no events for 1941 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946. Births * 8 January – Graham Chapman, comedian (died 1989) * 19 January – Tony Anholt, Singaporean-English actor (died 2002) * 10 February – Michael Apted, director (died 2021) * 24 March – Humphrey Barclay, comedy producer * 4 April – Bill Tarmey, actor (died 2012) * 7 April – Gorden Kaye, comic actor (died 2017) * 18 May – Miriam Margolyes, actress * 14 June – Mike Yarwood, impressionist and comedian * 25 June – Eddie Large, born Edward McGinnis, Scottish-born comedian (died 2020) * 29 July – David Warner, English actor * 4 August – Martin Jarvis, actor * 5 October – Stephanie Cole, actress * 20 October – Anneke Wills, actress * 28 October – J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1940. Events :There are no events for 1940 in British television as broadcasting has been suspended for the duration of the Second World War, amid fears that the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumes in 1946. Births * 19 January – Mike Reid, entertainer, comedian and actor (died 2007) * 22 January – John Hurt, actor (died 2017) * 2 February – David Jason, born David White, actor * 6 February – Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian * 12 February – Ralph Bates, English actor (died 1991) * 20 February – Jimmy Greaves, footballer and television pundit (died 2021) * 22 February – Judy Cornwell, English actress * 5 March – Malcolm Hebden, actor (''Coronation Street'') * 2 April – Penelope Keith, actress * 10 April – Gloria Hunniford, Northern Irish television and radio presenter and singer * 24 April – Chris Kelly, English television host and producer * 7 June – Ronald Pickup, actor (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
