1930 in British television

none December 2016 1930 British television This is a list of British television related events in 1930. Events Month Day Event March 31 John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's residence in London. July 14 First television drama broadcast, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London, directed by Val Gielgud.http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/technology/technology2.html TV Technology 2. Television on the Air Richard G. Elen Screenonline 2007-02-07 November 5 Baird television transmissions at the Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial, for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving. Births 28 January – Roy Clarke, comedy writer 29 January – John Junkin, comedy actor and screenwriter (died 2006) 9 May – Joan Sims, actress (died 2001) 1 June – Edward Woodward, actor (died 2009) 4 June – Bill Treacher, actor (died 2022) 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy writer (died 2018) 18 July – Burt Kwouk, actor (died 2016) 25 August – Sean Connery, Scottish-born screen actor (died 2020) 28 August – Windsor Davies, comedy actor (died 2019) 24 September – Angelo Muscat, Maltese-born character actor (died 1977) 19 October – Mavis Nicholson, Welsh presenter (died 2022) 28 October – Philip Saville, director (died 2016) 31 October – Eddie Braben, comedy scriptwriter (died 2013) 7 November – Peter Woods, journalist and newsreader (died 1995) 4 December – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish-born comedy performer (died 2016) 8 December – Stan Richards, actor (Emmerdale) (died 2005) See also 1930 in British music 1930 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1930 References 1930