This is a list of British television related events in 1927.
| Month | Day | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation.[1] | |
| May | 24 | John Logie Baird transmits a television signal from London to Glasgow by telephone line. | |
| September | 7 | The Television Society is founded. It will gain Royal patronage in 1966, becoming the Royal Television Society.[2] | |
| September | 20 | John Logie Baird demonstrates the first ever system for recording television. His Phonovision VideoDisc apparatus records 30-line television pictures and sound on conventional 78 rpm gramophone records. |
| Month | Day | Name | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 7 | television theme composer (The Avengers) (died 2024) | ||
| February | 16 | actress (EastEnders) (died 2022)[3] | ||
| February | 28 | actor (Steptoe and Son) (died 1982) | ||
| April | 26 | comic actor (died 2008) | ||
| May | 4 | comedy actor (Terry and June) (died 1994)[4] | ||
| June | 4 | comedy actor (As Time Goes By) (died 2020) | ||
| June | 13 | comedy actor (Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine) (died 2008) | ||
| August | 20 | comedy actress (Man About the House, George & Mildred) (died 1980)[5] | ||
| July | 20 | radio & television actress (Crossroads, EastEnders) (died 2020) | ||
| August | 23 | actor (Department S, Jason King) (died 2018)[6] | ||
| October | 1 | newscaster[7] | ||
| October | 14 | screen actor (The Saint) (died 2017)[8] | ||
| November | 8 | comedian (died 2018)[9] |