1928 in British television

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List of years in British television (table)

This is a list of British television-related events in 1928.

Events[]

Month Day Event
February 8 John Logie Baird transmits television pictures across the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
September 2229 John Logie Baird's Television Development Company demonstrates their model A, B, and C 'televisors' to the general public at the held at Olympia in London. The exhibition proves hugely popular, with an estimated nine hundred people per day watching the demonstration programming.[2]

Births[]

  • 3 JanuaryMichael Barratt, English television presenter and announcer
  • 27 JanuaryMichael Craig, Indian-born actor and screenwriter
  • 22 FebruaryBruce Forsyth, English entertainer and presenter (d. 2017)
  • 13 MarchRonnie Hazlehurst, English light music composer and director, theme tune composer (d. 2007)
  • 1 JuneBob Monkhouse, English comedian, screenwriter and actor (d. 2003)
  • 12 JulyFrank Windsor, actor (Z Cars) (d. 2020)
  • 22 JulyFreda Dowie, English actress (d. 2019)
  • 1 OctoberLaurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born screen actor (d. 1974)
  • 8 OctoberBill Maynard, English comic actor (d. 2018)
  • 12 NovemberBob Holness, English radio and television host (d. 2012)
  • 12 DecemberLionel Blair, Canadian-born actor, choreographer, dancer and television presenter (d. 2021)[3]
  • 29 DecemberBernard Cribbins, English comedy actor

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Timeline of British Television". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. ^ Dinsdale, A., ed. (November 1928). "Editorial". Television. The Television society. 1 (9). Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Who is Lionel Blair" interview, radiotimes.com, 11–17 February 2017, pg. 32;


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