1925 in British television

none 1925 British television This is a list of British television related events in 1925. Events 2 October – John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television receiver in London, using greyscale technology.John Logie Baird https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/research/story-of-bbc-television/john-logie-baird BBC 13 June 2025 Births 7 January – Gerald Durrell, author, naturalist and television presenter (died 1995)Jones David Obituaries:Gerald Durrell https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-gerald-durrell-1570573.html The Independent 31 January 1995 22 April – George Cole, actor (Minder) (died 2015)George Cole, actor - obituary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11710589/George-Cole-actor-obituary.html The Telegraph 6 August 2015 15 June – Richard Baker, BBC broadcast journalist and radio presenter (died 2018)Richard Baker, much-loved BBC broadcaster who presented news and cultural programmes for decades – obituary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/11/18/richard-baker-much-loved-bbc-broadcaster-presented-news-cultural/ The Telegraph 18 November 2018 19 June – Charlie Drake, comedic actor (died 2006)Dixon Stephen Charlie Drake https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/28/broadcasting.guardianobituaries The Guardian 28 December 2006 23 June – Miriam Karlin, actress (died 2011) 25 June – June Lockhart, actress 11 July – David Graham, voice actor (Thunderbirds) (died 2024) 15 July – Philip Carey, actor (died 2009) 23 July – Gloria DeHaven, actress (died 2016) 25 July – Jerry Paris, actor and director (died 1986) 12 August – Norris McWhirter co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and TV presenter (died 2004) 12 August – Ross McWhirter co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and TV presenter (died 1975) 15 August – Mike Connors actor (died 2017) 22 August – Honor Blackman, actress (died 2020)Obituary: Honor Blackman https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11162866 BBC News BBC 6 April 2020 28 August – Donald O'Connor, actor (died 2003) 2 September – Ronnie Stevens, actor (died 2006) 8 September – Peter Sellers, comic actor (died 1980) Peter Sellers https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Sellers Encyclopædia Britannica 13 June 2025 15 September – Forrest Compton, actor (died 2020) 17 September – Dorothy Loudon, actress and singer (died 2003) 19 September – Pete Murray, disc jockey and television presenterPete Murray https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/pete-murray History Project 13 June 2025 10 May 2016 22 September – Virginia Capers, actress (died 2004) 23 September – Barry Linehan, actor (died 1998) 29 September – Steve Forrest, actor (died 2013) 15 October – Tony Hart, artist and children's television presenter (BBC) (died 2009)Tony Hart https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4283568/Tony-Hart.html The Telegraph 18 January 2009 16 October – Angela Lansbury, British-born actress (Murder, She Wrote) (died 2022)Obituary: Angela Lansbury https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19884667 BBC News BBC 11 October 2022 29 October – Robert Hardy, actor (died 2017)Coveney Michael Michael Coveney Robert Hardy obituary https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary The Guardian 3 August 2017 11 November – June Whitfield, comedy actress (Terry and June) (died 2018)Dixon Stephen Dame June Whitfield obituary https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/dec/29/june-whitfield-obituary The Guardian 29 December 2018 27 November – Ernie Wise, comedian (Morecambe and Wise) (died 1999)Hayward Anthony Anthony Hayward A Life in Focus: Ernie Wise, comedian and one half of Britain's greatest double act with Eric Morecambe https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lifeinfocus/a-life-in-focus-ernie-wise-eric-morecambe-comedian-tv-comedy-double-act-a8831646.html The Independent 22 March 2019 13 December – Dick Van Dyke, actor See also 1925 in British music 1925 in British radio 1925 in the United Kingdom References Category:1925 in British television