1933 in British television explained

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]

Births

• 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

See also

• 1933 in British music
• 1933 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1933

Notes and References

1. Book: Stephen Herbert. A History of Early Television. 2004. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-415-32666-7. 10.
2. Web site: Obituary: Leslie Crowther. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-leslie-crowther-1365779.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. 30 September 1996. The Independent. London. William G. Stewart. 4 January 2019.
3. Web site: Finn. Rachel. Corrie's Sally Dynevor and Bridgerton star daughter devastated as family member dies. OK Magazine. 13 January 2023.
4. News: Film critic Barry Norman dies. 1 July 2017. BBC News. 1 July 2017.
5. Book: Newsletter of the Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America. 1997. Wilhelm Furtwängler Society of America.