1936 in British television






Overview of the events of 1936 in British television
List of years in British television
 (table)




  • ... 1926

  • 1927

  • 1928

  • 1929

  • 1930

  • 1931


  • 1932 ...


  • 1933

  • 1934

  • 1935

  • 1936

  • 1937

  • 1938


  • 1939



  • ... 1940

  • 1941

  • 1942

  • 1943

  • 1944

  • 1945


  • 1946 ...




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This is a list of events related to British television in 1936.




Contents






  • 1 Events


  • 2 Debuts


  • 3 Television shows


    • 3.1 1920s




  • 4 Births


  • 5 See also





Events



  • 2 November – The first regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) BBC Television Service, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting (after test transmissions began in August). The service alternates on a weekly basis between Baird's 240-line mechanical system and the Marconi-EMI's 405-line all-electronic system. Programmes are broadcast daily, Monday to Saturday, at 15:00–16:00 and 21:00–22:00.

  • By this year there are approximately 2,000 televisions worldwide.



Debuts


  • Unknown (probably November) – Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952).


Television shows



1920s



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


Births



  • 9 February – Clive Swift, actor (died 2019)

  • 6 March – Jean Boht, actress

  • 16 April – Derrick Sherwin, producer (died 2018)

  • 9 May


    • Albert Finney, actor


    • Glenda Jackson, actress and politician



  • 17 June – Ken Loach, film director

  • 30 June – Don Taylor, director (died 2003)

  • 8 July – Tony Warren, scriptwriter (died 2016)

  • 9 July – Richard Wilson, actor

  • 27 September – Gordon Honeycombe, news presenter (died 2015)

  • 9 October – Brian Blessed, actor

  • 10 October – Judith Chalmers, television presenter



See also



  • 1936 in British music

  • 1936 in the United Kingdom

  • List of British films of 1936









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