1931 in British television explained

This is a list of British television related events in 1931.

Events

• 3 June – First television outside broadcast of a sporting event: Baird televises the Epsom Derby horse race.^[1]

Births

• 10 January – Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter (died 2004)^[2]
• 2 February – Les Dawson, comedian (died 1993)^[3]
• 15 February – Claire Bloom, actress^[4]
• 18 February – Ned Sherrin, producer (died 2007)
• 28 February – Peter Alliss, professional golfer, television commentator and golf course designer (died 2020)
• 7 April – Lynne Perrie, actress (died 2006)^[5]
• 8 April – Beryl Vertue, producer and media executive^[6] (died 2022)
• 14 April – Kenneth Cope, actor (died 2024)^[7]
• 7 June
  • Michael Bakewell, producer (died 2023)
  • Virginia McKenna, actress^[8]
• 2 July – Frank Williams, comic actor (died 2022)^[9]
• 25 August – Bryan Mosley, actor (died 1999)^[10]
• 8 September – Jack Rosenthal, screenwriter and playwright (died 2004)^[11]
• 22 September – Fay Weldon, screenwriter, playwright and novelist (died 2023)
• 23 October – Diana Dors, actress (died 1984)^[12]

See also

• 1931 in British music
• 1931 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1931

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of British television: Timeline, 1926–2017. National Science and Media Museum. Bradford. 2011-04-07. 2023-09-28.
2. Web site: Billington . Michael . Obituary: Peter Barnes . The Guardian. 10 June 2018 . en . 5 July 2004.
3. 51827. Dawson, Leslie [Les] (1931–1993), comedian. Owen, James. y.
4. Web site: Claire Bloom - British actress . Encyclopedia Britannica. 10 June 2018 . en.
5. Web site: Lynne Perrie obituary . The Scotsman . 10 June 2018 . en.
6. Web site: Simone . Knox . The unwitting pioneer of transatlantic format adaptation: Beryl Vertue . centaur.reading.ac.uk . 10 June 2018 . en . 16 May 2018.
7. Web site: Kenneth Cope . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020639/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02da54 . dead . December 1, 2016 . BFI . 10 June 2018 . en.
8. Web site: Virginia McKenna . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422011422/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba185e231 . dead . April 22, 2016 . BFI . 10 June 2018 . en.
9. News: Coveney . Michael . 2022-06-26 . Frank Williams obituary . 2022-06-27 . The Guardian. en.
10. Web site: Obituary: Bryan Mosley . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-bryan-mosley-1070036.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . The Independent . 10 June 2018. 1999-02-11 .
11. Web site: Jack Rosenthal, author and playwright . The Scotsman . 10 June 2018 . en.
12. 31043. Dors [''married names'' Hamilton, Dawson, Lake], Diana [''real name'' Diana Mary Fluck] (1931–1984), actress. Waymark, Peter. y.