1953 in British television

This is a list of British television related events from 1953.

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Events

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January

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  • No events.

February

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  • No events.

March

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April

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  • No events.

June

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  • 2 June – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is televised in the UK on the BBC Television Service.[2] Sales of TV sets rise sharply in the weeks leading up to the event. It is also one of the earliest broadcasts to be deliberately recorded for posterity and continues to exist in its entirety.

July

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August

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  • No events.

September

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  • No events.

October

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  • 2 October – A photograph of a wanted person issued by the police is shown on British television for the first time, that of William Pettit, wanted in connection with the murder of a married woman at Chislehurst a fortnight earlier, shown on the BBC with a Scotland Yard appeal voiced by John Snagge.[3] Pettit's body is found in the City of London 3 weeks later.

November

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  • 11 November – The current affairs series Panorama launches on the BBC Television Service. Continuing into its 70th year, it becomes the longest-running programme in British television history and the world's longest-running television news magazine programme.
  • 26 November – The House of Lords backs Government plans for the introduction of commercial television in the UK.[4]

December

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  • 2 December – The BBC broadcasts its 'Television Symbol' for the first time, the first animated television presentation symbol in the world. Known as the 'bat's wings' by logo enthusiasts, it will remain until 1960.
  • 31 December – The BBC begins a long series of New Year's Eve broadcasts from Scotland with Hogmanay Party.[5]
  • Peter Scott presents the first BBC television natural history broadcast, from his home at Slimbridge.

Debuts

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Continuing television shows

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1920s

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  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

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  • Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present)
  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

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1950s

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Ending this year

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BBC Two Television – 27 March 1953 – Snooker: World Match Play Championships Final". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath". On This Day. BBC. 1953-06-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ "William Pettit junior". Unsolved Murders. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ^ "Lords vote for commercial television". On This Day. BBC. 1953-11-26. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  5. ^ McCann, Graham (2021-12-30). "Gang Aft Agley: The Day TV Broke Hogmanay". Comedy Chronicles. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "Search Results – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ J Davies, Hannah (November 3, 2020). "Actor and comedian John Sessions dies aged 67". The Guardian. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Victoria Wood – obituary". The Telegraph. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Harold Warrender". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16.
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