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1960 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1960.

Events

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January

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February

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  • No events.

March

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April

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  • No events.

May

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  • May – About Anglia launches as a twice-weekly programme accompanying the 10-minute regional evening news bulletin in East Anglia on weekdays. Its success prompts it to be extended to four nights a week the following September and then to every weeknight.[4]

June

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  • 1 June – ITV and the BBC both show the Epsom Derby because it is a protected event which cannot be exclusive to either channel. However, the rest of the Epsom events, including The Oaks, are broadcast exclusively on ITV.
  • 20 June – Nan Winton becomes the first national female newsreader on the BBC Television Service.
  • 29 June – The BBC Television Centre is opened in West London.[5]

July

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  • 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting, cable and "the possibility of television for public showing". Their report, published in 1962, criticises the populism of ITV and recommends that Britain's third national television channel (after the BBC Television Service and ITV) should be awarded to the BBC. BBC Two is launched in April 1964.

August

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  • No events.

September

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  • 10 September – ITV broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television and the last for 23 years.[6] The commentators are Peter Lloyd and Billy Wright
  • 11 September – Danger Man premieres on ITV, starring Patrick McGoohan as Secret Agent John Drake.
  • 19 September – BBC Schools starts using the Pie Chart ident.

October

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November

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  • 28 November – One hour of the final of the amateur All-England Pairs Championship is shown live on Midland ITV.[7][8]

December

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Debuts

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BBC Television Service/BBC TV

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ITV

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Continuing television shows

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1920s

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

1930s

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  • Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present)
  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

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1950s

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Ending this year

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Southern - The Broadcasting Years
  2. ^ "Broadcasting of the Grand National". Aintree.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  3. ^ Keating, Frank (10 April 2012). "BBC prepares to hand over Grand National, jewel in its racing crown". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ Dinosaurs – Anglia Television.
  5. ^ "BBC unveils TV 'factory'". BBC On This Day. 1960-06-29. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  6. ^ a b Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  7. ^ "Your TV today: Midlands ITV". Daily Mirror. 28 November 1960. p. 16.
  8. ^ "South wins BA&CC Television Snooker Pairs". Billiards and Snooker. January 1961. p. 11.
  9. ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
  10. ^ "What the Papers Say in pictures". The Guardian. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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