1957 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1957.
Events
- 16 February – The "Toddlers' Truce" (an arrangement whereby there were no television broadcasts between 6 PM and 7 PM, to allow parents to put their children to bed!) is abolished. It has been a major stumbling block to the success of ITV.
- 3 March – The United Kingdom enters the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with "All" performed by Patricia Bredin.
- 1 April – British current affairs programme Panorama broadcasts the famous Spaghetti trees hoax report.[1]
- 21 April – Historical documentary series Men, Women and Clothes begins airing. It is the first BBC programme filmed in colour, although it can only be transmitted in black and white.
- 24 April – The Sky at Night appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore. It continues to air with Moore as presenter until his death in December 2012.
- 31 August – Central Scotland's ITV franchise Scottish Television goes on air, the first 7-day-a-week ITV franchise to do so.
- 18 September – The sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television. By the time it ended in 2008 it was recognised as the world's longest running sports television magazine.
- 24 September – The ITV Schools service, broadcasting programmes for schools and colleges, goes on air.
- 3 December – Face to Face debuts on the BBC Television Service.
- 25 December – The Royal Christmas Message is first televised with a message from Elizabeth II.
Debuts
BBC Television Service/BBC TV
- 16 February – Six-Five Special (1957–1958)
- February – Tonight (1957–1965)
- 24 April – The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- 3 December – Face to Face (1957–1962)
- Unknown
- Captain Pugwash (BBC 1957–1975, ITV 1997–2002)
- Pinky and Perky (1957–1968)
ITV
- 19 February – Emergency – Ward 10 (1957–1967)
- 12 April – Living It Up (1957–1958)
- 19 June – The Army Game (1957–1961)
- 12 July – The Gay Cavalier (1957)
- 18 September – Out of Step (1957)
- 13 November The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–1959)
STV
- 18 September – Scotsport (1957–2008)
Television shows
1940s
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
- What's My Line? (1951–1963)
- Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002)
- Watch with Mother (1952–1973)
- All Your Own (1952–1961)
- Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
- The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
- Panorama (1953–present)
- The Woodentops (1955–1958)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
- Picture Book (1955–1965)
- Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
- Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
- Double Your Money (1955–1968)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
- Crackerjack (1955–1984)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)[2]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
Ending this year
- The Appleyards (1952–1957)
- The Grove Family (1954–1957)
- The Adventures of Aggie (1956–1957)
- The Tony Hancock Show (1956–1957)
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957)
Births
- 24 January – Ade Edmondson, comedian
- 27 February – Timothy Spall, actor
- 5 May – Richard E. Grant, English actor
- 11 May – Mike Nesbitt, broadcast journalist and politician
- 4 July – Jenny Seagrove, actress
- 9 July – Paul Merton, actor and comedian
- 12 July – Christopher Quinten, actor
- 17 July – Fern Britton, television presenter
- 23 July – Jo Brand, comedian
- 12 August – Amanda Redman, actress
- 24 August – Stephen Fry, comedian, author and actor
- 12 September – Rachel Ward, actress
- 11 October – Dawn French, comedian
- 24 October – Sarah Greene, television presenter
- 17 November – Debbie Thrower, television presenter
- 30 November – Colin Mochrie, comedian
- 23 December – Trisha Goddard, television presenter
- 26 December – Dermot Murnaghan, journalist and television presenter
References
- ↑ "BBC fools the nation". BBC On This Day. 1957-04-01. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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