1971 in British radio

none October 2023 1971 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 1971. Events January 3 January – The Open University begins broadcasts on the BBC. February 1 February – Radio-only and combined radio & television licences are abolished. March No events. April No events. May Michael Freedland presents the first edition of magazine programme You Don’t Have to be Jewish on BBC Radio London. June to December No events. Station debuts 2 January – BBC Radio Newcastle 26 January – BBC Radio Blackburn 25 February – BBC Radio Humberside 29 April – BBC Radio Derby Programme debuts 15 February – Lines from My Grandfather's Forehead, BBC Radio 4 (1971–1972) 28 February (pilot), 5 December (series) – Parsley Sidings, BBC Radio 2 (1971–1973) May – You Don't Have to Be Jewish, BBC Radio London (1971–1995) Continuing radio programmes 1940s Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018) Desert Island Discs (1942–Present) Down Your Way (1946–1992) Letter from America (1946–2004) Woman's Hour (1946–Present) A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present) 1950s The Archers (1950–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007) 1960s Farming Today (1960–Present) In Touch (1961–Present) The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977) I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973) Petticoat Line (1965–1979) The World at One (1965–Present) The Official Chart (1967–Present) Just a Minute (1967–Present) The Living World (1968–Present) The Organist Entertains (1969–2018) 1970s PM (1970–Present) Start the Week (1970–Present) Week Ending (1970–1998) You and Yours (1970–Present) Births 5 January Joanna Gosling, journalist and newsreader Jayne Middlemiss, radio and television presenter 18 January Leona Graham, broadcaster and voiceover artistBiography on debretts.com Eleri Siôn, Welsh radio and television presenter 29 January – Clare Balding, BBC Sports presenter, journalist and jockey 10 May – Simon Jack, financial journalist 23 May – Claudia Hammond, radio presenter 27 May – Petroc Trelawny, classical music presenter 1 June – Nihal Arthanayake, broadcaster 17 August – Bridget Christie, stand-up comedian 7 October – Aasmah Mir, Scottish-born radio presenter Katie Breathwick, radio presenter Deaths 28 May – Ralph Wightman, writer and broadcaster on countryside matters (born 1901) 16 June – John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcasting executive (born 1889) See also 1971 in British music 1971 in British television 1971 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1971 References Radio British Radio, 1971 In Category:Years in British radio