1952 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1952.

Events

16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service.

1 February – The first TV detector van is demonstrated. It is designed to track down users of unlicensed television sets.

15 February – The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.

14 March – The BBC Television Service is launched in Scotland.

20 July – Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast on the BBC Television Service.

15 December – Bill and Ben, The Flower Pot Men premieres on the BBC Television Service.

Debuts

March – The Appleyards (1952–1957)

12 December – The Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002)

Unknown

Watch with Mother (1952–1973)

All Your Own (1952–1961)

1940s

Kaleidoscope (1946–1953)

Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006)

Café Continental (1947–1953)

Television Newsreel (1948–1954)

Come Dancing (1949–1998)

1950s

Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)

Ending this year

Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952).

Births

18 January – Michael Angelis, actor and narrator

29 January – Tim Healy, actor

2 March – John Altman, actor

31 March – Dermot Morgan, actor (died 1998)

4 April – Cherie Lunghi, actress

9 May – Patrick Ryecart, actor

22 June – Alastair Stewart, ITN journalist and newscaster

11 July – John Kettley, weatherman

22 September – Gary Holton, actor and musician (died 1985)

27 September – Rob Bonnet, BBC sports presenter and journalist

30 September – Jack Wild, actor (died 2006)

9 October – Sharon Osbourne, music manager and promoter and television personality and presenter

3 December – Mel Smith, comic actor and director (died 2013)

10 December – Clive Anderson, comedy writer and radio and television personality

20 December – Jenny Agutter, actress

References

1952 in British television Wikipedia

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