1961 in British television

List of years in British television (table)

This is a list of British television related events from 1961.

Events

January

  • 1 January – Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol, featuring congregational Christian singing in the Welsh language, debuts on BBC Television. The series will still be on the air, now being broadcast on S4C, 60 years later.
  • 5 January – The American family cartoon series The Flintstones debuts in the ITV London region. Other regions begin broadcasting the popular show later, with ITV North on 31st August.
  • 7 January – The Avengers premieres on ITV.

February

  • 3 February – The final live episode of Coronation Street is aired. From now on all episodes are prerecorded. The next live transmission will not occur until 8 December 2000.

March

  • 6 March – Coronation Street begins airing on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm. Previously, it had been transmitted on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7pm. (see scheduling of Coronation Street)
  • March – An edition of ABC's Sunday evening religious programme The Sunday Break features a performance of the controversial Passion Play "A Man Dies", depicting Jesus Christ dressed in a pair of jeans.

April

May

  • No events.

June

July

  • No events.

August

  • No events.

September

October

  • 1 October – Songs of Praise, featuring Christian congregations singing hymns, debuts on BBC Television, the first programme being hosted by Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff. The series will still be on the air 60 years later.
  • 2 October – Points of View, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and comments on the television of recent weeks, debuts on BBC Television. The series will still be on the air 60 years later.

November

  • No events.

December

Unknown

  • Southern Television launches the UK's first localised news opt-out when it launches a news service for south east England from its new studios in Dover.

Debuts

BBC Television Service/BBC TV

ITV

  • 5 January – The Flintstones (1960–1966)
  • 7 January – The Avengers (1961–1969)
  • 17 January – The Blackness (1961)
  • 25 January – Jango (1961)
  • 28 January – Supercar (1961–1962)
  • 29 January – The Mask of the Clown (1961)
  • 1 February – Survival (1961–2001)
  • 12 February – Happily Ever After (1961–1964)
  • 5 March – Pathfinders to Venus (1961)
  • 11 March – The Arthur Askey Show (1961)
  • 14 March – A Brother for Joe (1961)
  • 19 March – Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
  • 29 March – Tales of Mystery (1961–1963)
  • 1 April – Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961–1966)
  • 8 April – Bonanza (1959–1973)
  • 29 April – If the Crown Fits (1961)
  • 30 April – The Secret of the Nubian Tomb (1961)
  • 15 May – Three Live Wires (1961)
  • 26 June – Harpers West One (1961–1963)
  • 28 June – Family Solicitor (1961)
  • 11 August – Top Secret (1961–1962)
  • 24 August – Echo Four Two (1961)
  • 9 September
  • 11 September – Home Tonight (1961)
  • 12 September – Tuesday Rendezvous (1961–1963)
  • 14 September – Hamlet (1961)
  • 15 September – Colonel Trumper's Private War (1961)
  • 22 September – Frontier Drums (1961)
  • 24 September – Plateau of Fear (1961)
  • 24 September – Call Oxbridge 2000 (1961–1962)
  • 12 October – Two of a Kind (1961–1968)
  • 31 October – Thirty Minute Theatre (1961–1965)
  • 12 November – Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962)
  • 24 December – Journey of a Lifetime (1961–1962)
  • Unknown –
    • One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
    • The Pursuers (1961–1962)
    • Tempo (1961–1968)

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

1950s

1960s

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

See also


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