1966 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1966.

Events

January

• 20 January – Radio Caroline ship MV Mi Amigo loses its anchor in a storm, drifts and runs aground on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea.

February

• No events

March

• No events

April

• 17 April – The first regular stereo radio transmissions begin, from the Wrotham transmitter.

May

• 3 May – Pirate radio stations Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio commence broadcasting on AM, with a combined potential 100,000 watts, from the same ship (MV Olga Patricia) anchored off the south coast of England in international waters.

June

• No events

July

• No events

August

• No events

September

• 27 September – Irish radio personality Terry Wogan makes his debut on the BBC, broadcasting on the Light Programme.

October

• 27 October – Welsh writer and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas makes a notable tribute to the children of Aberfan following the Aberfan disaster of 21 October, broadcast across the UK on the BBC Home Service's Today morning programme.

November

• No events

December

• No events

Unknown

• Britain's first student radio station, the University of Kent's UKC Radio is founded, initially as an audio feed through the radiator system. It airs until 2006.

Station debuts

• 3 May – Swinging Radio England
• 3 May – Britain Radio
• 4 June – Radio 270
• Unknown – UKC Radio

Programme debuts

• March –The Embassy Lark (1966–1968)

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

• Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
• Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
• Down Your Way (1946–1992)
• Letter from America (1946–2004)
• Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
• A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)

1950s

• The Archers (1950–Present)
• The Today Programme (1957–Present)
• The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
• Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
• Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)

1960s

• Farming Today (1960–Present)
• Easy Beat (1960–1967)
• The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)
• I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973)
• Petticoat Line (1965–1979)
• Round the Horne (1965–1968)
• The World at One (1965–Present)

Births

• 8 February – Sarah Montague, journalist and Today presenter
• 11 March– Paddy O'Connell, broadcast presenter
• 1 April – Chris Evans, disc jockey and television presenter
• 25 August – Tracy Ann Oberman, actress
• 9 September – Nikki Bedi, née Moolgaoker, broadcast presenter
• 15 September – Claire Sturgess, disc jockey and voiceover artist
• 9 October – Phil Upton, radio presenter
• 26 October – Judge Jules (Julius O'Riordan), dance music DJ and producer
• 31 December – Carlos (Carl Emms), disc jockey

Deaths

• 11 April – A. B. Campbell, naval officer and broadcaster (born 1881)
• 2 December – Giles Cooper, broadcast dramatist (born 1918)

See also

• 1966 in British music
• 1966 in British television
• 1966 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1966