1948 in British television

List of years in British television (table)

This is a list of British television related events from 1948.

Events

January

February–June

  • No events.

July

  • 29 July – The BBC Television Service begins its coverage of the Olympic Games in London by broadcasting the opening ceremony. From now until the closing ceremony on 14 August the BBC Television Service will broadcast an average three and a half hours a day of live coverage from the Games, using a special coaxial cable linking the main venue at Wembley Stadium to the television service's base at Alexandra Palace. This is the most ambitious sustained outside broadcast yet attempted by the BBC, but passes off with no serious problems.

August–December

  • No events.

Debuts

  • 5 January – Television Newsreel (1948–1954)
  • 8 February – Pygmalion (1948)
  • 14 March – I Killed the Count (1948)
  • 21 March – Men of Darkness (1948)
  • 1 August – Kid Flanaghan (1948)
  • 15 August – The Front Page (1948)
  • Unknown – Television Dancing Club (1948–1962) (Dancing Club from 1963–1964)

Continuing television shows

1920s

  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

1940s

Births

Deaths

See also


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