1934 in British television explained

This is a list of events related to British television in 1934.

Events

• 8 January – Radio Times lists this date as the first on which a television programme is broadcast by the BBC. The 30-minute programme, titled Television: By the Baird Process, airs at 11pm.^[1]
• 31 March – The agreement for joint experimental transmissions by the BBC and John Logie Baird's company comes to an end.^[2]
• 16 May – The Seldon Committee is established to investigate the feasibility of a public television service in the UK.

Births

• 8 January – Roy Kinnear, actor (died 1988)^[3]
• 14 January – Richard Briers, actor (died 2013)^[4]
• 20 January – Tom Baker, actor^[5]
• 12 February – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actor^[6]
• 17 February – Alan Bates, actor (died 2003)^[7]
• 24 February – Doreen Sloane, actor (died 1999)
• 2 April – Brian Glover, actor and wrestler (died 1997)^[8]
• 7 April – Ian Richardson, actor (died 2007)^[9]
• 3 May – Henry Cooper, boxer and Question of Sport team captain (died 2011)^[10]
• 9 May – Alan Bennett, actor and writer^[11]
• 15 May – George Roper, comedian (died 2003)^[12]
• 1 July – Jean Marsh, actress^[13]
• 5 July – Philip Madoc, actor (died 2012)^[14]
• 8 July – Marty Feldman, writer, comedian and actor (died 1982)^[15]
• 8 August – Keith Barron, actor and television presenter (died 2017)^[16]
• 20 August – Tom Mangold, investigative reporter
• 20 October – Timothy West, actor^[17]
• 9 December – Judi Dench, actress^[18]
• 28 December – Maggie Smith, actress^[19]

See also

• 1934 in British music
• 1934 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1934

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule - BBC Programme Index.
2. Book: Burns . R. W. . John Logie Baird: Television Pioneer . 2000 . IET . 9780852967973 . 270 . registration . en.
3. Web site: Kinnear, Roy (1934–1988) Biography . www.screenonline.org.uk . 15 September 2018 . en.
4. Book: Anthony Slide. Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29550-8. 31.
5. Book: Cavan Scott. Mark Wright. Who-Ology: The Official Miscellany. 2013. BBC Books. 978-1-84990-619-7. 36.
6. Book: Anthony Slide. Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29550-8. 52.
7. Book: Harris M. Lentz III. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. 24 October 2008. McFarland. 978-0-7864-5208-8. 24.
8. Book: F. Maurice Speed. James Cameron-Wilson. Film Review. 1998. W. H. Allen. 9781852277673.
9. Book: Harris M. Lentz III. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. 20 May 2008. McFarland. 978-0-7864-3481-7. 308.
10. Book: The Player. The Player Bookazine Issue 21. 3 September 2012. The Player. 116–. GGKEY:X96CRRTZ9GW.
11. Book: Joseph O'Mealy. Alan Bennett: A Critical Introduction. 13 September 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-69762-4. 3.
12. Book: Manchester Memoirs. 1999. The Society.
13. Book: Current Biography Yearbook. 1978. H. W. Wilson Company. 283.
14. Book: Screen International Film and TV Year Book. 1990. Screen International, King Publications Limited. 978-0-900925-21-4. 156.
15. Book: The Annual Obituary. 1982. St. Martin's. 978-0-312-03877-9.
16. Book: Peter Noble. British Film and Television Year Book. 1974. Cinema TV Today. 24.
17. Book: Gale Group. Joshua Kondek. Yvonne Jones Angela. Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 3 December 1999. Gale. 978-0-7876-3185-7. 442.
18. Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. 1 January 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. 978-1-61535-329-3. 45.
19. Web site: Maggie Smith: A glorious antidote to the self-absorption of so many in her profession . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/maggie-smith-oscar-favourite-is-a-glorious-antidote-to-the-self-absorption-of-so-many-in-her-a6734096.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . 13 November 2015 . 15 September 2018.