1931 in British television

none 1931 British television This is a list of British television related events in 1931. Events 3 June – First television outside broadcast of a sporting event: Baird televises the Epsom Derby horse race.History of British television: Timeline, 1926–2017 https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/history-of-british-television-timeline/ National Science and Media Museum Bradford 2011-04-07 2023-09-28 Births 10 January – Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter (died 2004)Billington Michael Obituary: Peter Barnes https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jul/05/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries The Guardian 10 June 2018 en 5 July 2004 2 February – Les Dawson, comedian (died 1993)51827 Dawson, Leslie [Les] (1931–1993), comedian Owen, James y 15 February – Claire Bloom, actressClaire Bloom – British actress https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claire-Bloom Encyclopedia Britannica 10 June 2018 en 18 February – Ned Sherrin, producer (died 2007) 28 February – Peter Alliss, professional golfer, television commentator and golf course designer (died 2020) 25 March – Humphrey Burton, music and arts presenter (died 2025)https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/17/sir-humphrey-burton-obituary Sir Humphrey Burton obituary Barry Millington 17 December 2025 24 December 2025 The Guardian 7 April – Lynne Perrie, actress (died 2006)Lynne Perrie obituary https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/lynne-perrie-1-487944 The Scotsman 10 June 2018 en 8 April – Beryl Vertue, producer and media executiveSimone Knox The unwitting pioneer of transatlantic format adaptation: Beryl Vertue https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/77128/ centaur.reading.ac.uk 10 June 2018 en 16 May 2018 (died 2022) 14 April – Kenneth Cope, actor (died 2024)Kenneth Cope http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02da54 https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020639/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02da54 dead December 1, 2016 BFI 10 June 2018 en 7 June Michael Bakewell, producer (died 2023) Virginia McKenna, actressVirginia McKenna http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba185e231 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422011422/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba185e231 dead April 22, 2016 BFI 10 June 2018 en 22 June – Colin Crompton, stand-up comedian (died 1985) 2 July – Frank Williams, comic actor (died 2022)Coveney Michael 2022-06-26 Frank Williams obituary https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/26/frank-williams-obituary 2022-06-27 The Guardian en 25 August – Bryan Mosley, actor (died 1999)Obituary: Bryan Mosley https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-bryan-mosley-1070036.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-bryan-mosley-1070036.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 10 June 2018 1999-02-11 8 September – Jack Rosenthal, screenwriter and playwright (died 2004)Jack Rosenthal, author and playwright https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/jack-rosenthal-author-and-playwright-1-533235 The Scotsman 10 June 2018 en 22 September – Fay Weldon, screenwriter, playwright and novelist (died 2023) 23 October – Diana Dors, actress (died 1984)31043 Dors [married names Hamilton, Dawson, Lake], Diana [real name Diana Mary Fluck] (1931–1984), actress Waymark, Peter y See also 1931 in British music 1931 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1931 References 2 1931