1933 in British television

Overview of the events of 1933 in British television

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This is a list of events related to British television in 1933.

Events

21 April – The first television revue, Looking In, is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording.
September – BBC Television Policy, Rumours and Facts is published.^[1]

12 January – Michael Aspel, journalist and television presenter
15 January – Frank Bough, journalist and television presenter (died 2020)
18 January – David Bellamy, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (died 2019)
6 February – Leslie Crowther, television comedian and game show host (died 1996)^[2]
22 February – Sheila Hancock, actress
11 April – Derek Martin, actor
16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
24 April – Claire Davenport, actress (died 2002)
30 April – Dickie Davies, television presenter (died 2023)
14 May – Siân Phillips, actress
15 May – Shirley Dynevor, Welsh actress (died 2023)^[3]
23 May – Joan Collins, actress
2 August – Tom Bell, actor (died 2006)
21 August – Barry Norman, film critic (died 2017)^[4]
25 September – Eric Chappell, sitcom writer (died 2022)
30 September – Barbara Knox, actress
10 October – Daniel Massey, actor (died 1998)^[5]
3 November – Jeremy Brett, actor (died 1995)
13 December – Brian Elliott (Patton Brothers), comedy performer
22 December – Richard Whitmore, newsreader

^ Stephen Herbert (2004). A History of Early Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-415-32666-7.
^ William G. Stewart (30 September 1996). "Obituary: Leslie Crowther". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ Finn, Rachel (13 January 2023). "Corrie's Sally Dynevor and Bridgerton star daughter devastated as family member dies". OK Magazine.
^ "Film critic Barry Norman dies". BBC News. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ Newsletter of the Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America. Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America. 1997.