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1954 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1954.

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Events

  • 11 January – The first weather forecast with an in-vision presenter is televised in the UK. The first weather presenter was George Cowling.
  • 9 April – The Grove Family, generally considered the first British TV soap opera, debuts on the BBC Television Service.
  • 5 July – First actual news bulletin, News and Newsreel, aired on the BBC Television Service, replacing Television Newsreel.
  • 30 July – The Television Act 1954 is given Royal Assent. It authorises the setting up of the infrastructure for British commercial television.
  • 12 December – The BBC Television Service screens its famous, and controversial, adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
  • 30 December – The first BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony is presented from London's Savoy Hotel. It has aired annually ever since.
  • The British Academy Television Awards, the most prestigious awards in the British television industry, are first awarded.

    • Debuts

  • 9 April – The Grove Family (1954–1957)
  • 13 November – Fabian of the Yard (1954–1956)
  • 21 December – Zoo Quest (1954–1963)

    • 1940s

  • Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006)
  • Come Dancing (1949–1998)

    • 1950s

  • Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
  • Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002)
  • Watch with Mother (1952–1973)
  • The Appleyards (1952–1957)
  • All Your Own (1952–1961)
  • Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
  • The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
  • Panorama (1953–present)

    • Ending this year

  • Television Newsreel (1948–1954)

    • Births

  • 6 January – John Sparkes, comedian
  • 20 February – Anthony Head, actor
  • 16 March – Jimmy Nail, actor and singer
  • 17 March – Lesley-Anne Down, actress
  • 9 May – Nicholas Crane, geographer and TV presenter
  • 21 June – Anne Kirkbride, actress (Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street) (died 2015)
  • 26 August – Steve Wright, broadcaster
  • 8 September – Anne Diamond, journalist and television presenter
  • 24 September
  • Helen Lederer, comedian and actress
  • Martin Sixsmith, journalist, author and radio and television presenter
  • 3 October – Jeff Randall, journalist and television presenter
  • 19 October – Ken Stott, actor
  • 1 December – Alan Dedicoat, newsreader and the National Lottery's "Voice of the Balls"
  • 5 December – Hanif Kureishi, novelist and screenwriter
  • 22 December – Hugh Quarshie, actor

    • References

    1954 in British television Wikipedia
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