1938 in British television

none May 2023 1938 British television This is a list of events related to British television in 1938. Events February 21 February – The BBC Television Service broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek. March 12 March – First news bulletin carried by the BBC Television Service, in sound only. Previously, the service had aired British Movietone News cinema newsreels. April 1 April – The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is first televised on the BBC Television Service. 19 April – The first televised international football (soccer) match, England v Scotland, shown on the BBC Television Service. 30 April – The FA Cup Final is televised for the first time on the BBC Television Service. May 31 May – The first quiz show, Spelling Bee, is televised on the BBC Television Service.http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Spelling_Bee_%281%29 Spelling Bee ukgameshows.com 2021-07-30 June 24 June Test Match Cricket is broadcast for the first time on the BBC Television Service, with coverage of the second test of The Ashes series between England and Australia, live from Lord's Cricket Ground. John Logie Baird gives the world's first public demonstration of a colour television broadcast.Previous demonstrations of colour television in the UK and US had been via closed circuit. The 120-line image is projected at the Dominion Theatre, London on a 12 by 9 feet (3.7 by 2.7 m) screen in front of an audience of 3,000. October 26 October – The first televised ice hockey match, Harringay Racers vs. Streatham Redskins, is shown by the BBC. November Due to freak atmospheric conditions, a BBC TV broadcast from London is received in New York City.A film camera is used to record the silent images which included the performance of a play, a cartoon, and other matter. A four-minute excerpt from this filmed recording will survive and be considered one of the only surviving examples of a pre-war BBC television transmission. https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 BBC Television received in New York – November 1938 Alexandra Palace Television Society 2017-02-11 December By the end of the year 9,315 television sets have been sold in England. Debuts 11 February – R.U.R (1938) 19 February – Clive of India (1938) 1 April – The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019) 8 May – Checkmate (1938) 11 May – The Emperor Jones (1938) 31 May – The Constant Nymph (1938) 10 August – Telecrime (1938–1939, 1946) 31 May – Spelling Bee (1938) July – Ann and Harold (1938) 2 July – On the Spot (1938) 5 July – White Secrets (1939) 12 July – The Case of the Frightened Lady (1938) 30 October – Cyrano de Bergerac (1938) 31 October – Smoky Cell (1938) 1 November – The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938) 7 November – The Breadwinner (1938) 10 November – Villa For Sale (1938) 11 November – The White Chateau (1938) 23 November – Love from a Stranger (1938) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024) 1930s Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952) The Disorderly Room (1937–1939) For the Children (1937–1939, 1946–1952) Ending this year Ann and Harold (1938) Births 14 March – Eleanor Bron, actress and author 6 April – Paul Daniels, magician and television performer (d. 2016) 20 April – Peter Snow, radio and television presenter 28 April – Fred Dibnah, steeplejack and television personality (d. 2004) 7 June – Ian St John, Scottish footballer and TV pundit (d. 2021) 6 July – Tony Lewis, Welsh cricketer and sports presenter 20 July – Diana Rigg, actress (d. 2020) 22 July – Terence Stamp, actor 28 July – Ian McCaskill, weatherman (d. 2016) 3 August – Terry Wogan, Irish broadcaster (d. 2016)Sir Terry Wogan obituary https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/31/terry-wogan The Guardian London 18 September 2021 en 31 January 2016 31 August – Martin Bell, war correspondent, independent politician and UNICEF ambassador 12 September Michael Leader, actor (d. 2016) Patrick Mower, actor 22 October – Derek Jacobi, actor 28 October – David Dimbleby, political broadcaster See also 1938 in British music 1938 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1938 Notes 1938