1962 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1962.

Events[]

January to May[]

• No events.

June[]

• 27 June – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting publishes its report, recommending that the BBC should extend its activities to the creation of local radio stations to forestall the introduction of commercial radio. In 1962 the BBC runs a series of closed circuit experiments in local radio from a variety of locations across England.^[1]

July[]

• No events.

August[]

• 28 August – The BBC begins experimental stereo radio broadcasts.

September[]

• No events.

October[]

• 30 October – The BBC Radio comedy The Men from the Ministry is first aired.

November[]

• No events.

December[]

• 23 December – David Jacobs presents Pick of the Pops for the final time.

Programme debuts[]

• October – The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)

Programme endings[]

• 19 May – Variety Playhouse on the BBC Home Service (1953–1962)^[2]

Continuing radio programmes[]

1940s[]

• Music While You Work (1940–1967)
• Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
• Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
• Family Favourites (1945–1980)
• Down Your Way (1946–1992)
• Have A Go (1946–1967)
• Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
• Letter from America (1946–2004)
• Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
• Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
• Any Questions? (1948–Present)
• Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
• Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
• A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)

1950s[]

• The Archers (1950–Present)
• Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
• From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)
• Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)
• The Clitheroe Kid (1957–1972)
• My Word! (1957–1988)
• Test Match Special (1957–Present)
• The Today Programme (1957–Present)
• The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
• Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
• Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)

1960s[]

• Farming Today (1960–Present)
• Easy Beat (1960–1967)
• In Touch (1961–Present)

Births[]

• 25 January – Emma Freud, broadcaster, script editor and cultural commentator
• 27 January – , radio personality
• 21 February – Vanessa Feltz, television personality, broadcaster and journalist
• 18 March – Bob Shennan, radio executive, Controller of BBC Radio 2 from 2009
• 26 March – Richard Coles, musician, journalist and Church of England priest
• May – Terry Christian, radio and television presenter
• 6 June – Sarah Parkinson, producer and writer of radio and television programmes (died 2003)
• 27 June – Michael Ball, actor, singer and radio and TV presenter
• 15 July – Iain Dale, political writer and broadcaster
• 12 November
  • Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian-born broadcast presenter
  • Mark Porter, television and radio presenter and GP
• 16 December – Ian Payne, radio and television sports broadcaster
• 30 December – Kevin Greening, radio presenter, host of the Radio 1 breakfast show from 1997 to 1998 (died 2007)
• Unknown
  • Alice Arnold, newsreader and continuity announcer
  • Jack Docherty, Scottish-born comedian
  • Torquil Riley-Smith, founder of LBH, Britain's first gay radio station

See also[]

• 1962 in British music
• 1962 in British television
• 1962 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1962

References[]