1942 in British television

Overview of the events of 1942 in British television

List of years in British television (table)
... 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 ... 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 ... 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 ...
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +...

This is a list of British television related events from 1942.

Contents

• 
  1 Events
  


• 
  2 Births
  


• 
  3 Deaths
  


• 
  4 See also
  

Events

There are no events for 1942 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946.

Births

• 3 January – John Thaw, English actor (died 2002)


• 5 January – Jan Leeming, journalist, television presenter and newsreader


• 19 January – Michael Crawford, English singer and actor


• 1 February – Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer


• 7 February – Gareth Hunt, English actor (died 2007)


• 25 March – Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer


• 27 March – Michael York, English actor


• 29 March – Julie Goodyear, actress and television personality


• 12 May – Pam St. Clement, actor


• 19 May – Robert Kilroy-Silk, politician and television presenter


• 17 July – Peter Sissons, journalist


• 16 August – John Challis, actor


• 17 September – Des Lynam, British TV presenter


• 24 November – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian


• 29 November – Michael Craze, British actor (died 1998)


• 4 December – Gemma Jones, British actress


• 15 December – Geoffrey Davies, actor

Deaths

• October – Bernard Natan, co-founder (with John Logie Baird) of France's first television company, Télévision-Baird-Natan, 56

See also

• 1942 in British music


• 1942 in the United Kingdom


• List of British films of 1942

Years in television: 1942
United Kingdom

This page is only for reference, If you need detailed information, please check here