1960 in British radio

none October 2023 1960 British radio British television British music This is a list of events from British radio in 1960. Events 1 March – Harold Pinter's play A Night Out has its premiere on the BBC Third Programme with a cast including Barry Foster, Pinter and Vivien Merchant.http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/title_nightout.shtml A Night Out www.haroldpinter.org 2026-07-09 2018-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118121349/http://haroldpinter.org/plays/title_nightout.shtml dead Wayback Machine 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting. 2 August – Colin Davis makes his conducting début at the BBC Proms, with the London Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Rossini, Britten, Mozart, Berlioz and Schumann.The Times 3 August 1960 p. 5. Programme debuts January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme (1960–1967) 20 September – Farming Today on BBC Network Three (1960–Present) Continuing radio programmes 1940s Music While You Work (1940–1967)Music While You Work https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/june/music-while-you-work/ www.bbc.com 1 November 2024 Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018) Desert Island Discs (1942–Present) Family Favourites (1945–1980) Down Your Way (1946–1992) Have A Go (1946–1967) Housewives' Choice (1946–1967) Letter from America (1946–2004) Woman's Hour (1946–Present) Twenty Questions (1947–1976) Any Questions? (1948–Present) Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969) Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968) A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present) Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961) 1950s The Archers (1950–Present) Listen with Mother (1950–1982) From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present) Pick of the Pops (1955–Present) The Clitheroe Kid (1957–1972) My Word! (1957–1988) Test Match Special (1957–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007) Ending this year 28 January – The Goon Show (1951–1960) February – Educating Archie (1950–1960) 3 March – Take It from Here (1948–1960) 17 September – In Town Tonight (1933–1960) Births February – Lesley Riddoch, Scottish political journalist and broadcaster 6 February – Harry Thompson, comedy producer (died 2005) 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist 10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000) 8 May – Terry Christian, broadcast presenter 13 May – Sheila McClennon, presenter 16 May – Bill Dare (Jones), comedy producer (died 2025) 2 June – Matthew Biggs, garden designer and gardening broadcaster (died 2026) 29 June – Charles Nove, presenter 30 July – Pete Tong, disc jockey 25 August – Dotun Adebayo, Nigerian-born broadcaster, writer and publisher 12 September – Felicity Montagu, comedy actress 2 October – Kevin Eldon, actor 17 November – Jonathan Ross, broadcast presenter Graham Torrington, disc jockey Deaths 7 May – Mai Jones, Welsh songwriter and radio producer (born 1899) 16 November – Gilbert Harding, broadcast personality (born 1907) (asthma attack outside Broadcasting House) See also 1960 in British music 1960 in British television 1960 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1960 References Category:Years in British radio Radio