1933 in British television
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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 (died 2023)
- 14 May – Siân Phillips, actress
- 15 May – Shirley Dynevor, Welsh actress (died 2023)[3]
- 23 May – Joan Collins, actress
- 2 August – Tom Bell, actor (died 2006)
- 21 August – Barry Norman, film critic (died 2017)[4]
- 25 September – Eric Chappell, sitcom writer (died 2022)
- 30 September – Barbara Knox, actress
- 10 October – Daniel Massey, actor (died 1998)[5]
- 3 November – Jeremy Brett, actor (died 1995)
- 13 December – Brian Elliott (Patton Brothers), comedy performer
- 22 December – Richard Whitmore, newsreader
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-32666-7.
- ^ William G. Stewart (30 September 1996). "Obituary: Leslie Crowther". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Finn, Rachel (13 January 2023). "Corrie's Sally Dynevor and Bridgerton star daughter devastated as family member dies". OK Magazine.
- ^ "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.