1930 in British television
This article needs additional citations for verification.December 2016) ( |
| |||
---|---|---|---|
This is a list of British television-related events in 1930.
Contents
Events
Month | Day | Event |
---|---|---|
March | 31 | John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's residence in London. |
April | 18 | The BBC evening news announces "There is no news", after which the broadcaster plays Piano music. |
July | 14 | First television drama broadcast, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London, directed by Val Gielgud.[1] |
November | 5 | Baird television transmissions at Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving. |
Births
- 28 January – Roy Clarke, comedy writer
- 29 January – John Junkin, comedy actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
- 9 May – Joan Sims, actress (d. 2001)
- 1 June – Edward Woodward, actor (d. 2009)
- 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy writer (d. 2018)
- 25 August – Sean Connery, British actor
- 28 August – Windsor Davies, comedy actor (d. 2019)
- 28 October – Philip Saville, director (d. 2016)
- 4 December – Ronnie Corbett, comic actor (d. 2016)
See also
References
- ^ Elen, Richard G. "TV Technology 2. Television on the Air". Screenonline. Retrieved 2007-02-07.