1959 in British television

Overview of the events of 1959 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1959.

Contents

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  1 Events
  
  
  
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    1.1 January
    
  
  
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    1.2 February
    
  
  
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    1.3 March
    
  
  
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    1.4 April
    
  
  
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    1.5 May
    
  
  
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    1.6 June
    
  
  
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    1.7 July
    
  
  
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    1.8 August
    
  
  
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    1.9 September
    
  
  
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    1.10 October
    
  
  
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    1.11 November
    
  
  
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    1.12 December
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Debuts
  
  
  
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    2.1 BBC Television Service/BBC TV
    
  
  
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    2.2 ITV
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Television shows
  
  
  
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    3.1 1920s
    
  
  
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    3.2 1930s
    
  
  
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    3.3 1940s
    
  
  
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    3.4 1950s
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Ending this year
  


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  5 Births
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  

Events

January

• 15 January – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.

February

• No events.

March

• No events.

April

• No events.

May

• No events.

June

• 1 June – Juke Box Jury premieres on the BBC Television Service.

July

• No events.

August

• No events.

September

• No events.

October

• 27 October – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.


• 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.

November

• No events.

December

• No events.

Debuts

BBC Television Service/BBC TV

• 1 June – Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)


• 12 June – The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)


• 3 September – Spycatcher (1959–1961)


• 11 September – Noggin the Nog (1959–1981)


• 28 September – The Artful Dodger (1959)


• 16 October – Bleak House (1959)


• Unknown
  
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    Whicker's World (1959–1988)
  
  

ITV

• 28 December – Ivor the Engine (1959, 1975–1977)

Television shows

1920s

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  BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2024)

1930s

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  BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

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  Watch with Mother (1946–1973)


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  Come Dancing (1949–1998)

1950s

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  Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)


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  All Your Own (1952–1961)


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  Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)


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  The Good Old Days (1953–1983)


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  Panorama (1953–present)


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  The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)


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  Picture Book (1955–1965)


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  Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)


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  Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)


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  Double Your Money (1955–1968)


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  Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)


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  Crackerjack (1955–1984)


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  Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)


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  Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)


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  This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)


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  Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)^[1]
  


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  What the Papers Say (1956–2008)


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  The Army Game (1957–1961)


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  The Sky at Night (1957–present)


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  Blue Peter (1958–present)


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  Grandstand (1958–2007)

Ending this year

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  The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–1959)


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  The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959)


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  The Invisible Man (1958–1959)


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  Ivanhoe (1958–1959)


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  Oh Boy! (1958–1959)


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  Quatermass and the Pit (1958–1959)


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  Torchy the Battery Boy (1958–1959)

Births

• 30 January – Alex Hyde-White, actor


• 20 March – Steve McFadden, actor


• 1 April – Joanna Kanska, actress


• 15 April – Emma Thompson, actress, comedian, and screenwriter


• 8 May – Kevin McCloud, designer, author, and television host


• 16 May – Tracy Hyde, actress and model


• 22 May – Jon Sopel, television presenter and BBC correspondent


• 29 May – Adrian Paul, actor


• 11 June – Hugh Laurie, actor, comedian and writer


• 29 June – Richard Vranch, comedian, actor, and TV panel show participant


• 12 August – Amanda Redman, actress


• 10 September – Helen Pearson, actress


• 13 September – Bobby Davro, actor and comedian


• 7 October – Simon Cowell, music producer and television talent show judge


• 20 October – Niamh Cusack, Irish-born actress


• 26 October – Brian Bovell, actor


• 2 November – Peter Mullan, actor


• 9 November – Tony Slattery, actor and comedian


• 11 November – David Easter, actor


• 14 November – Paul McGann, British actor


• 24 November – Lucy Meacock, journalist and newsreader


• 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist


• 2 December – Gwyneth Strong, British actress


• 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, journalist and television personality


• 11 December – Nigel Pivaro, actor and journalist


• 30 December – Tracey Ullman, English comedian, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author

See also

• 1959 in British music


• 1959 in the United Kingdom


• List of British films of 1959

References

1. 
   ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
   

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