1933 in British television
Appearance
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This is a list of events related to British television in 1933.
Events
- 21 April – The first television revue, Looking In, is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording.
- September – BBC Television Policy, Rumours and Facts is published.[1]
Births
- 12 January – Michael Aspel, journalist and television presenter
- 15 January – Frank Bough, journalist and television presenter (died 2020)
- 18 January – David Bellamy, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (died 2019)
- 6 February – Leslie Crowther, television comedian and game show host (died 1996)[2]
- 22 February – Sheila Hancock, actress
- 11 April – Derek Martin, actor
- 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
- 24 April – Claire Davenport, actress (died 2002)
- 30 April – Dickie Davies, television presenter
- 14 May – Siân Phillips, actress
- 23 May – Joan Collins, actress
- 2 August – Tom Bell, actor (died 2006)
- 21 August – Barry Norman, film critic (died 2017)[3]
- 30 September – Barbara Knox, actress
- 10 October – Daniel Massey, actor (died 1998)[4]
- 3 November – Jeremy Brett, actor (died 1995)
- 22 December – Richard Whitmore, newsreader
See also
References
- ^ Stephen Herbert (2004). A History of Early Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-415-32666-7.
- ^ William G. Stewart (30 September 1996). "Obituary: Leslie Crowther". The Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Film critic Barry Norman dies". BBC News. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Newsletter of the Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America. Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America. 1997.