1958 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1958.

Events

14 January – TWW, the first ITV franchise for South Wales and West of England, goes on the air.
17 February – Pope Pius XII designates St. Clare of Assisi the patron saint of television.^[1] Thereafter, placing her icon on a television set was said to improve reception.
5 May – First experimental transmissions of a 625-line television service.
30 August – Southern Television, the ITV franchise for South Central and South East England, goes on the air.
11 October – The long running Saturday afternoon sports programme Grandstand debuts on the BBC Television Service. It aired until 2007.
16 October – Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's TV programme, debuts on the BBC Television Service. It continues to air to the present day.
28 October – The State Opening of Parliament is broadcast on television for the first time.
30 November – During the live broadcast of the Armchair Theatre play Underground on the ITV network, actor Gareth Jones has a fatal heart attack between two of his scenes while in make-up.

7 May – White Heather Club (1958–1968)
14 June – The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958–1978)
11 October – Grandstand (1958–2007)
16 October – Blue Peter (1958–present)
22 December – Quatermass and the Pit (1958–1959)

8 January – Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
13 September – Oh Boy! (1958–1959)
14 September – The Invisible Man (1958–1959)
19 September – The Larkins (1958–1964)
20 September – The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959)
Unknown
- Gwlad y Gan (1958–1964)
- Torchy the Battery Boy (1958–1959)

Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
All Your Own (1952–1961)
Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
Panorama (1953–present)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Picture Book (1955–1965)
Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
Double Your Money (1955–1968)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crackerjack (1955–1984)
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)^[2]
What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
The Army Game (1957–1961)
The Sky at Night (1957–present)
The Woody Woodpecker Show (1957–1997)

10 January – Caroline Langrishe, actress
24 January – Jools Holland, British musician
29 January – Linda Smith, comedian (died 2006)
11 February – Michael Jackson, British broadcast executive
20 February – James Wilby, British actor
3 March – Miranda Richardson, English actress
7 March – Rik Mayall, comedian and actor (died 2014)
14 March – Francine Stock, radio and television presenter and author
21 March – Gary Oldman, English actor
14 April – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor and director
3 May – Sandi Toksvig, Danish-born comedian, author, and radio presenter
17 May – Paul Whitehouse, Welsh comedian and actor
18 May – Toyah Willcox, actress and singer
22 May – Denise Welch, actress and television presenter
June – Karen Drury, actress
6 July – Jennifer Saunders, British comedian
24 July – Joe McGann, actor
31 July – Sue Jenkins, actress
29 August – Lenny Henry, British entertainer
13 September – Bobby Davro, actor and comedian
18 September – Linda Lusardi, British model, actress, and television presenter
21 September
- Simon Mayo, British radio presenter
- Penny Smith, television presenter
25 October – Simon Gipps-Kent, actor
31 October – Debbie McGee, television, radio and stage performer
6 December – Nick Park, English filmmaker and animator

^ "St Clare of Assisi". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline