1967 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1967.
Events[]
January[]
- 3 January – Children's stop-motion animation series Trumpton is the second programme on BBC1 to be shot in colour.
- 7 January – Debut of The Forsyte Saga, a blockbuster BBC dramatisation in 26 50-minutes episodes originally shown on BBC2, and the first British television program ever to be sold to the Soviet Union.
February[]
- 3 February – David Frost confronts fraudster Emil Savundra about his conduct on Rediffusion London's The Frost Programme.[1]
- 28 February – National and regional newspapers carry advertisements from the Independent Television Authority requesting applicants for various new ITV contracts, one of which is Programme Contractor for Yorkshire Area (Contract D) – All Week. Ten formal bids are received by the closing date.[2][3]
March[]
- No events.
April[]
- 8 April – The United Kingdom wins the 12th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. The winning song is "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw.
May[]
- No events.
June[]
- 12 June – The 1967 franchise round sees a number of changes being made to the ITV regional map, which will take effect from May to August 1968:
- Any split weekday/weekend licences are removed in all regions, except London.
- The London split is moved from Friday/Saturday to Friday at 7 pm.
- The North of England region is split into the North West and Yorkshire.
- Granada, the existing weekday contractor for the North of England region, is given a seven-day licence for the new North West of England region.
- Lord Thomson of Fleet is required to divest himself of most of his holding in Scottish Television.
- A new company, Telefusion Yorkshire, later renamed Yorkshire Television, is given the licence to broadcast in the newly created Yorkshire region.
- ATV wins the new seven-day Midlands licence, replacing ABC at the weekend.
- ABC and Rediffusion, London are asked to form a joint company to take the London weekday franchise previously held by Rediffusion alone; the result, Thames Television, is 51% controlled by ABC.
- The London Television Consortium, put together by David Frost wins the London weekend contract, which now includes Friday evenings from 7 pm. They go on air as London Weekend Television.
- Most controversially, TWW loses its franchise for Wales and the West of England to Harlech Television, which later becomes known as HTV on the arrival of UHF.
- 25 June – The Our World program airs to over 30 countries featuring performers from the represented countries; the segment for the United Kingdom features The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love", with guests Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Graham Nash, Hunter Davies and others.
July[]
- 1 July – BBC2 becomes Europe's first colour TV broadcaster. The colour service is launched with live coverage from the Wimbledon Championships.
- 2 July – The BBC's colour Test Card F, featuring Carole Hersee, is broadcast for the first time.
- 3 July – News at Ten premieres on ITV. It airs nightly on weeknights until 1999 before being axed. It is then reintroduced in 2001, axed again in 2004 and brought back for a second time in 2008.
August[]
- No events.
September[]
- 29 September
- The Prisoner has its UK premiere on ATV and Grampian Television. The world premiere of the series occurs on 5 September when the series debuts on CTV in Canada.
- Children's 'Supermarionation' science-fiction series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons debuts on ITV
October[]
- 13 October – Omnibus, an arts documentary series, begins.
- 23 October – Service Information is broadcast by the BBC for the first time. The bulletins are broadcast three times each weekday on BBC2.
November[]
- No events.
December[]
- 2 December – Colour television is officially launched on BBC2.
- 22 December – Dante's Inferno, Ken Russell's television film about Dante Gabriel Rossetti is shown in the Omnibus series.
- 25 December - Final edition of The Sooty Show shown on BBC TV after being cancelled by Paul Fox, the controller of BBC One. Part of the reason for the cancellation is due to his decision to clear out long-running television programmes on the channel to make way for new shows.
- 26 December
- The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour airs on BBC1 in the UK.
- Do Not Adjust Your Set premieres on ITV.
Debuts[]
BBC1[]
- 2 January – (1967)
- 3 January – The Trumptonshire Trilogy: Trumpton (1967)
- 6 January – The Whitehall Worrier (1967)
- 7 January – The Forsyte Saga (1967)
- 15 January – (1967)
- 22 January – Great Expectations (1967)
- 24 February – The World of Wodehouse (1967)
- 4 April – (1967–1969)
- 9 April – (1967)
- 2 May �� Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
- 8 May – (1967)
- 21 May – The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967)
- 26 May – Not in Front of the Children (1967–1970)
- 28 May – Champion House (1967–1968)
- 12 June – Ask the Family (1967–1984)
- 20 June – (1967–1971)
- 5 July – Rainbow City (1967)
- 1 August – (1967)
- 4 August – (1967–1969)
- 28 August – The Queen's Traitor (1967)
- 10 September – Pride and Prejudice (1967)
- 30 September – (1967–1974)
- 3 October – (1967)
- 22 October – Les Misérables (1967)
- 27 November – (1967–1968)
BBC2[]
- 9 January - Look and Read: Bob and Carol Look for Treasure (1967)
- 30 January – Before the Fringe (1967)
- 4 February – (1967)
- 18 March – (1967)
- 28 March – The Revenue Men (1967–1968)
- 27 April – Witch Hunt (1967)
- 3 June – (1967)
- 12 June – Three of a Kind (1967)
- 22 July – (1967)
- 19 August – Angel Pavement (1967)
- 29 August – (1967)
- 16 September – (1967)
- 28 October – Wuthering Heights (1967)
- 16 November – (1967)
- 2 December – Vanity Fair (1967)
- 10 December – The Charlie Drake Show (1967–1968)
ITV[]
- 2 January – Turn Out the Lights (1967)
- 6 January –
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- 11 February – Who Is Sylvia? (1967)
- 15 February – At Last the 1948 Show (1967–1968)
- 17 February – Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
- 18 February – Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967–1971)
- 24 February – (1967)
- 30 March – (1967)
- 1 April – (1967)
- 3 April – Market in Honey Lane (1967–1969)
- 18 April – (1967)
- 23 April – Spindoe (1967)
- 16 May – (1967–1968)
- 19 May – (1967)
- 27 May – (1967)
- 6 June – (1967)
- 27 June – (1967–1968)
- 29 June – (1967–1968)
- 1 July – The Golden Shot (1967–1975)
- 3 July – News at Ten (1967–1999, 2001–2004, 2008–present)
- 6 July –
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- 8 July – Callan (1967–1972)
- 9 July – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967)
- 18 July – (1967)
- 19 August – Haunted (1967–1968)
- 22 September – (1967)
- 25 September –
- ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
- Sexton Blake (1967–1971)
- 26 September – (1967–1968)
- 27 September – (1967)
- 28 September – (1967)
- 29 September –
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
- Inheritance (1967)
- Man in a Suitcase (1967–1968)
- The Prisoner (1967–1968)
- 7 October – (1967)
- 29 October – (1967)
- 14 November – No – That's Me Over Here! (1967–1970)
- 8 December – City '68 (1967–1968)
- 26 December – Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967–1969)
Television shows[]
Changes of network affiliation[]
Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
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BBC Wimbledon | BBC1 | BBC2 |
Sooty | BBC | ITV |
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)
- The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
- Panorama (1953–present)
- Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
- Double Your Money (1955–1968)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
- Crackerjack (1955–1984, 2020–present)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)[4]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
1960s[]
- Coronation Street (1960–present)
- The Avengers (1961–1969)
- Songs of Praise (1961–present)
- The Saint (1962–1969)
- Z-Cars (1962–1978)
- Animal Magic (1962–1983)
- Doctor Who (1963–1989, 2005–present)
- World in Action (1963–1998)
- The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
- Top of the Pops (1964–2006)
- Match of the Day (1964–present)
- Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
- Play School (1964–1988)
- Mr. and Mrs. (1964–1999)
- The Newcomers (1965–1969)
- Not Only... But Also (1965–1970)
- World of Sport (1965–1985)
- Call My Bluff (1965–2005)
- Softly, Softly (1966–1969)
- The Trumptonshire Trilogy (1966–1969)
- All Gas and Gaiters (1966–1971)
- Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006–present)
- It's a Knockout (1966–1982, 1999–2001)
- The Money Programme (1966–2010)
Ending this year[]
- Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967)
- Emergency - Ward 10 (1957–1967)
- Hugh and I (1962–1967)
- The Illustrated Weekly Hudd (1966–1967)
- Batfink (1966–1967)
Births[]
- 2 January – Ruth Gemmell, actress
- 7 January – Mark Lamarr, British comedian/TV and radio presenter
- 14 January – Emily Watson, English actress
- 15 January – Paul J. Medford, actor
- 21 January – Tony Hirst, actor
- 16 February – Matthew Cottle, actor
- 21 February – Neil Oliver, archaeologist, historian, author and broadcaster
- 4 March – Tim Vine, actor and comedian
- 11 March – John Barrowman, Scottish-born actor
- 21 March – Adrian Chiles, television presenter
- 22 March – Joanne Malin, broadcaster and television presenter
- 2 April – Helen Chamberlain, television presenter
- 25 April – Tim Davie, BBC television executive
- 26 April – Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress
- 4 May
- Anna Botting, journalist and newsreader
- Kate Garraway, journalist and television presenter
- 18 July – Paul Cornell, British television writer
- 19 July – Rageh Omaar, broadcaster
- 22 July – Rhys Ifans, Welsh actor
- 26 July – Jason Statham, actor
- 19 August – Lucy Briers, actress
- 1 September – Steve Pemberton, English comedy writer and performer (The League of Gentlemen)
- 18 September – Tara Fitzgerald, English actress
- 21 September
- Susie Dent, British lexicographer on Countdown.
- Christopher Price, television presenter (died 2002)
- 16 October – Davina McCall, British TV presenter and UK Big Brother host
- 14 November – Letitia Dean, British actress
- 15 November – Becky Anderson, journalist and newsreader
- Unknown – Miranda Sawyer, journalist and broadcaster
Death[]
- 30 May – Claude Rains, 77, actor
See also[]
- 1967 in British music
- 1967 in British radio
- 1967 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 1967
References[]
- ^ Frischauer, Willi (1971). David Frost. London: Joseph. pp. 136–8. ISBN 0718110056.
- ^ Baren, Maurice (2000). How It All Began in Yorkshire. Vol. 2. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman Publishing. ISBN 1-85568-183-8.[page needed]
- ^ ITV: who wants what. The Times (London). 30 May 1967.
- ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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