1959 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1959.
Events[]
January[]
- 15 January – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
February[]
- No events.
March[]
- No events.
April[]
- No events.
May[]
- No events.
June[]
- 1 June – Juke Box Jury premieres on the BBC Television Service.
July[]
- No events.
August[]
- No events.
September[]
- No events.
October[]
- 8-9 October – The BBC and, for the first time, ITV broadcast live coverage of the results of the 1959 United Kingdom general election. The BBC kept the overnight coverage but did not keep its broadcast from the following day.
- 27 October – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
- 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.
November[]
- No events.
December[]
- No events.
Debuts[]
BBC Television Service/BBC TV[]
- 7 January – (1959)
- 23 January – The Third Man (1959-1965)
- 30 January – (1959)
- 9 February – (1959)
- 28 February – Garry Halliday (1959-1962)
- 3 April – (1959)
- 4 April – Charlesworth (1959)
- 4 April – Drumbeat (1959)
- 5 April – (1959)
- 8 April – The Two Charleys (1959)
- 1 May – Frankly Howerd (1959)
- 15 May – (1959)
- 1 June – Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)
- 1 June – The Widow of Bath (1959)
- 3 June – (1959)
- 12 June – The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)
- 26 June – (1959)
- 5 July – (1959)
- 13 July – (1959)
- 25 July – (1959-1969)
- 10 August – Campion (1959-1960)
- 23 August – The Moonstone (1959)
- 26 August – (1959)
- 28 August – (1959)
- 3 September – Spycatcher (1959–1961)
- 11 September – Noggin the Nog (1959–1982)
- 21 September – (1959)
- 28 September – The Artful Dodger (1959)
- 16 October – Bleak House (1959)
- 2 November – (1959-1961)
- 7 November – (1959)
- 11 December – Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959-1960)
- Unknown – Whicker's World (1959–1988)
ITV[]
- 8 April – Crime Sheet (1959)
- 1 June – (1959)
- 14 June – (1959)
- 2 July – Skyport (1959-1960)
- 6 July – Something in the City (1959)
- 13 July – Nick of the River (1959)
- 10 August – Gert and Daisy (1959)
- 1 September – (1959)
- 12 September – The Man Who Finally Died (1959)
- 13 September – Interpol Calling (1959-1960)
- 14 September – Probation Officer (1959-1962)
- 1 September – No Hiding Place (1959-1967)
- 17 September – The Four Just Men (1959-1960)
- 23 September – Tell It to the Marines (1959-1960)
- 13 October – (1959-1961)
- 31 October – Epilogue to Capricorn (1959)
- 12 December – The Voodoo Factor (1959–1960)
- 24 December – (1959-1961)
- 26 December – International Detective (1959-1961)
- 28 December – Ivor the Engine (1959, 1975–1977)
- Unknown – (1959-1960)
- Unknown – The Flying Doctor (1959)
- Unknown – (1959-1960)
Continuing television shows[]
1920s[]
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)
1930s[]
- The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019)
- BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)
1940s[]
- Watch with Mother (1946–1973)
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s[]
- 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)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
- 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, 2020–present)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)[1]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Army Game (1957–1961)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
Ending this year[]
- The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–1959)
- The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959)
- The Invisible Man (1958–1959)
- Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
- Oh Boy! (1958–1959)
- Our Mutual Friend (1958–1959)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1958–1959)
- Torchy the Battery Boy (1958–1959)
Births[]
- 30 January – Alex Hyde-White, actor
- 15 February – Adam Boulton, television journalist
- 20 March – Steve McFadden, actor
- 1 April – Joanna Kanska, actress
- 15 April – Emma Thompson, actress, comedian, and screenwriter
- 8 May – Kevin McCloud, designer, author, and television host
- 16 May – Tracy Hyde, actress and model
- 22 May – Jon Sopel, television presenter and BBC correspondent
- 29 May – Adrian Paul, actor
- 11 June – Hugh Laurie, actor, comedian and writer
- 29 June – Richard Vranch, comedian, actor, and TV panel show participant
- 10 September – Helen Pearson, actress
- 13 September – Bobby Davro, actor and comedian
- 7 October – Simon Cowell, music producer and television talent show judge
- 20 October – Niamh Cusack, Irish-born actress
- 2 November – Peter Mullan, actor
- 9 November – Tony Slattery, actor and comedian
- 11 November – David Easter, actor
- 14 November – Paul McGann, British actor
- 24 November – Lucy Meacock, journalist and newsreader
- 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
- 2 December – Gwyneth Strong, British actress
- 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, journalist and television personality
- 11 December – Nigel Pivaro, actor and journalist
- 30 December – Tracey Ullman, English comedian, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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