This is a list of British television related events from 1960.
1 January – Sir Hugh Greene becomes Director-General of the BBC.
26 March – The Grand National is televised for the first time, by the BBC Television Service.
29 March – The 5th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Royal Festival Hall in London. France wins the contest with the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer.
20 June – Nan Winton becomes the first national female newsreader on the BBC Television Service.
29 June – The BBC Television Centre is opened in London.
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.
10 September – ITV broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television, and the last for 23 years.
11 September – Danger Man premieres on ITV.
19 September – BBC Schools starts using the Pie Chart ident.
8 October – The BBC Television Service is renamed as BBC TV.
9 December – The first episode of soap opera Coronation Street, made by Granada Television in Manchester, is aired on ITV. Intended as a 13-week pilot, it continues to air past its 55th anniversary as Britain's longest running soap. Characters introduced in the first episode include Ken Barlow (William Roache), Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) and Ena Sharples (Violet Carson).
29 January – Sykes and A... (1960–1965)
4 May – Young at Heart (1960)
10 September – Police Surgeon (1960)
11 September – Danger Man (1960–1961, 1964–1968)
9 December – Coronation Street (1960–present)
Watch with Mother (1946–1973)
Come Dancing (1949–1998)
Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
All Your Own (1952–1961)
Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
Panorama (1953–present)
Picture Book (1955–1965)
Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
Double Your Money (1955–1968)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crackerjack (1955–1984)
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
The Army Game (1957–1961)
The Sky at Night (1957–present)
Blue Peter (1958–present)
Grandstand (1958–2007)
Face to Face (1959–1962)
Noggin the Nog (1959–1965)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Life With The Lyons (1955–1960)
4 January – Julia St. John|, British actress
6 January – Nigella Lawson, British chef and writer
6 February – Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist and television presenter
18 February – Carol McGiffin, broadcaster
19 February – Leslie Ash, British actress
22 February – Paul Abbott, British television writer
10 March – Anne MacKenzie, British broadcaster
16 March – Jenny Eclair, comedian and novelist
11 April – Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television show host
22 April – Gary Rhodes, British restaurateur and celebrity chef
25 April – Robert Peston, journalist and BBC business editor
5 May – Gillian Wright, actress
6 May – Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress and producer
25 May – Anthea Turner, television presenter and media personality
4 June – Bradley Walsh, English comedian and actor
June – Lindsey Coulson, actress
11 July – Caroline Quentin, actress
13 July – Ian Hislop, British broadcaster and editor
27 July – Gabrielle Glaister, Actress (Brookside)
10 September – Colin Firth, English actor
12 September – Felicity Montagu, Actress (I'm Alan Partridge)
17 September – Annabelle Apsion, actress
11 October – Nicola Bryant, British actress
29 October – Finola Hughes, British actress
17 November – Jonathan Ross, English television presenter
23 November – Darren Jordon, journalist and news presenter
30 November – Gary Lineker, English footballer and television presenter
17 December – Kay Burley, newsreader
24 December – Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
27 December – Maryam d'Abo, British actress
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