1943 in British television

Events

There are no events for 1943 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946.

Births

9 January – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer

29 January – Tony Blackburn, English radio disc jockey

18 February – Graeme Garden, Scottish writer, comedian and actor

5 March

Jane Rossington, English actress

Hugh Scully, English television presenter (died 2015)

8 March

Michael Grade, television executive and businessman

Lynn Redgrave, English actress (died 2010)

16 March – John Leeson, British actor

21 March – Vivian Stanshall, English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster, and musician (died 1995)

29 March – Eric Idle, English actor, writer and composer

5 May – Michael Palin, British comedian

27 May – Cilla Black, Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and television personality (died 2015)

8 June – Colin Baker, British actor

13 June – Malcolm McDowell, actor

29 June – Maureen O'Brien, British actress

20 July – Wendy Richard, British actress (died 2009)

20 August – Sylvester McCoy, British actor

30 September – Ian Ogilvy, English actor

2 October – Anna Ford, journalist, newsreader and television presenter

11 October – John Nettles, actor

23 November – Sue Nicholls, actress

7 December – Sue Johnston, actor

19 December – Sam Kelly, actor (died 2014)

28 December – Richard Whiteley, English television presenter (died 2005)