1960 in British television

List of years in British television (table)

This is a list of British television related events from 1960.

Events

January

February

  • No events.

March

April

  • No events.

May

  • May – About Anglia launches as a twice-weekly programme accompanying the 10-minute regional evening news bulletin on weekdays. Its success prompted it to be extended to four nights a week the following September and then, every weeknight.[4]

June

July

  • 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting, cable and "the possibility of television for public showing". Their report, published in 1962, criticises the populism of ITV, and recommends that Britain's third national television channel (after the BBC Television Service and ITV) should be awarded to the BBC. BBC Two is launched in April 1964.

August

  • No events.

September

  • 10 September – ITV broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television, and the last for 23 years.[6]
  • 11 September – Danger Man premieres on ITV.
  • 19 September – BBC Schools starts using the Pie Chart ident.

October

November

  • No events.

December

Debuts

BBC Television Service/BBC TV

ITV

Television shows

1920s

  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2024)

1930s

  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Births

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern – The Broadcasting Years
  2. ^ "Broadcasting of the Grand National". Aintree.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  3. ^ Keating, Frank (10 April 2012). "BBC prepares to hand over Grand National, jewel in its racing crown". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ Dinosaurs – Anglia Television
  5. ^ "BBC unveils TV 'factory'". BBC On This Day. 1960-06-29. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  6. ^ a b Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  7. ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline

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