1952 in British television

none 1952 British television This is a list of British television related events from 1952. Events January 16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service.David Kynaston David Kynaston Family Britain, 1951–57 London Bloomsbury 2009 978-0-7475-8385-1 458 https://archive.org/details/familybritain1950000kyna/page/458 February 1 February – The GPO's first TV detector van is demonstrated. It is designed to track down users of unlicensed television sets. https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521357.stm Test drive for TV detector vans BBC On This Day 19 May 2009 1952-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510040206/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521357.stm 10 May 2009 live 15 February – State funeral of George VI: The funeral procession through London is televised in the UK, but not the ceremony inside St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. 19 February – The BBC Children's Department begins screening the series Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School with scripts by 'Frank Richards' (Charles Hamilton), author of the original Greyfriars School stories, and Gerald Campion (aged 29) playing Billy Bunter (aged 14/15). Originally they are broadcast live, with a second performance later on the same evening.BBC Genome: Billy Bunter of Greyfriars. March 14 March – The BBC Television Service is launched in Scotland. July 20 July – Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast on the BBC Television Service. August 15 August – The original Wenvoe transmitting station in the Vale of Glamorgan begins transmitting BBC Television to south Wales and the west of England.The Glamorgan Advertiser, Maesteg, 22 August 1952, page 9.Pawley Edward 1972 BBC Engineering 1922–1972 374 BBC Publications 0-563-12127-0 October 21 October – BBC Television's main football commentator Jimmy Jewell dies after suffering a stroke.22 Oct 1952 TV COMMENTATOR DIES https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19521022/147/0003 8 Dec 2024 Daily Mirror 322 Oct 1952 Commentator Jewell dies https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19521022/191/0015 8 Dec 2024 Daily Record 1522 Oct 1952 Referee Dead https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19521022/191/0015 8 Dec 2024 Aberdeen Evening Express 9 December 15 December – Children's puppet series Bill and Ben, The Flower Pot Men premieres on the BBC Television Service, de facto start of Watch with Mother (although this is not so named until April 1953). 20 December – The Wenvoe transmitting station begins broadcasting on full power. 31 December – BBC television ends the day with New Year's Eve Party from St Thomas' Hospital, London, hosted by Richard Dimbleby.Graham McCann Gang Aft Agley: The Day TV Broke Hogmanay https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy_chronicles/hogmanay-tv-broadcasts/ Comedy Chronicles British Comedy Guide 2021-12-30 2022-01-01 December – For the Children comes to an end after 15 years in 2 separate runs. Debuts 19 February – Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952–1961) 15 March – The Broken Horseshoe (1952) 30 July – My Wife Jacqueline (1952) 2 October – The Appleyards (1952–1957) 25 October – Operation Diplomat (1952) 4 November – Huckleberry Finn (1952) 18 December – The Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002) 28 December – Markheim (1952) 30 December – The Silver Swan (1952–1953) Unknown All Your Own (1952–1961) Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (1952–1959) The Howerd Crowd (1952) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) 1930s 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 Kaleidoscope (1946–1953) Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006) Café Continental (1947–1953) Television Newsreel (1948–1954) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) Come Dancing (1949–1998) How Do You View? (1949–1953) 1950s Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005) Ending this year Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952) For the Children (1937–1939, 1946–1952) Births 29 January Tim Healy, actor Samir Shah, Indian-born television executive 2 March – John Altman, actor 4 April – Cherie Lunghi, actress 9 May – Patrick Ryecart, actor 22 June – Alastair Stewart, ITN journalist and newscaster 11 July – John Kettley, weatherman 22 September – Gary Holton, actor and musician (died 1985) 27 September – Rob Bonnet, BBC sports presenter and journalist 30 September – Jack Wild, actor (died 2006) 4 October – Kirsten Cooke, actress 9 October – Sharon Osbourne, music manager and promoter and television personality and presenter 3 December – Mel Smith, comic actor and director (died 2013) 10 December – Clive Anderson, comedy writer and radio and television personality 20 December – Jenny Agutter, actress See also 1952 in British music 1952 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1952 References External links List of 1952 British television series at IMDb 1952