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Overview of the events of 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
8 March
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 – Peter Benson , actor (died 2018 )
5 May – Michael Palin , British comedian
6 May – Grange Calveley , animator and screenwriter (died 2021)
27 May – Cilla Black , Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and television personality (died 2015 )
8 June – Colin Baker , British actor
13 June – Malcolm McDowell , actor
29 June – Maureen O'Brien , British actress
20 July – Wendy Richard , British actress (died 2009 )
20 August – Sylvester McCoy , British actor
5 September – Richard Dunn , CEO of Thames Television (died 1998 )
23 September – Tony Gubba , English sports commentator (died 2013 )
30 September – Ian Ogilvy , English actor
2 October – Anna Ford , journalist, newsreader and television presenter
11 October – John Nettles , actor
18 October – Dai Jones , Welsh broadcaster (died 2022 )
23 November – Sue Nicholls , actress
7 December – Sue Johnston , actor
19 December – Sam Kelly , actor (died 2014 )
20 December – Jacqueline Pearce , actress (died 2018 )
28 December – Richard Whiteley , English television presenter (died 2005 )
See also
