1957 in British television explained
This is a list of British television related events from 1957.
Events
January
February
- 16 February – The "Toddlers' Truce" (an arrangement whereby there were no television broadcasts between 6pm and 7pm, to allow parents to put their children to bed) is abolished - it has been a major stumbling block to the success of ITV.
- 19 February – ITV begins showing medical soap opera Emergency – Ward 10 made by ATV; it will run continuously two evenings a week until 1967.
March
- 3 March – The United Kingdom enters the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with "All" performed by Patricia Bredin.
April
- 1 April – British current affairs programme Panorama broadcasts the famous Spaghetti trees hoax report.[1]
- 21 April – Historical documentary series Men, Women and Clothes begins airing. It is the first BBC programme filmed in colour, although it can only be transmitted in black and white.
- 24 April – The Sky at Night appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore. It continues to air with Moore as presenter until his death in December 2012.
May
June
July
August
September
- September – The first broadcasts of regional news bulletins take place.
- 18 September – The sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television, although the programme was originally called Sports Desk.[2] By the time it ends in 2008 it is recognised as the world's longest running television sports magazine.
- 24 September – The ITV Schools and BBC Schools services, broadcasting programmes for schools and colleges, both go on air.
- 30 September – Regional television news bulletins for the north of England begin from Piccadilly's studio N in Manchester.[3]
October
November
December
Debuts
BBC Television Service/BBC TV
- 2 January – Potts and the Phantom Piper (1957)
- 3 January – Our Miss Pemberton (1957–1958)
- 13 January – The Adventures of Peter Simple (1957)
- 17 January – My Pal Bob (1957–1958)
- 8 February – Kenilworth (1957)
- 16 February – Six-Five Special (1957–1958)
- 18 February – Tonight (1957–1965)
- 22 February – On Safari (1957–1965)
- 3 March – The Railway Children (1957)
- 28 March – The Wharf Road Mob (1957)
- 9 April – Portraits of Power (1957–1958)
- 17 April – Lenny the Lion Show (1957–1960)
- 20 April – The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959)
- 24 April – The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- 25 April – Alma Cogan Show (1957; 1962)
- 30 April – Sara Crewe (1957)
- 6 May – Drake's Progress (1957–1958)
- 12 May – The Kilt Is My Delight (1957–1963)
- 19 May –The Machine Breakers (1957)
- 29 May –Precious Bane (1957)
- 2 June – From Me to You (1957)
- 13 June – Sheep's Clothing (1957)
- 16 June – Huntingtower (1957)
- 22 July – Scott Free (1957)
- 27 July – Escape (1957)
- 28 July – A Tale of Two Cities (1957)
- 4 September – Mister Charlesworth (1957)
- 2 October – Educated Evans (1957–1958)
- 12 October – Thunder in the West (1957)
- 16 October – The Royalty (1957–1958)
- 18 October – Nicholas Nickelby (1957)
- 25 October – Be Soon (1957)
- 13 November A Time of Day (1957)
- 24 November – The Silver Sword (1957)
- 7 December
- 15 December – The Trial of Mary Lafarge (1957)
- Unknown
ITV
STV
Continuing television shows
1920s
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)
1930s
1940s
1950s
Ending this year
Births
- 17 January – Keith Chegwin, presenter (d. 2017)
- 24 January – Ade Edmondson, comic actor
- 27 February – Timothy Spall, actor
- 22 March – Michael Mosley, Indian-born science presenter (d. 2024)
- 5 May – Richard E. Grant, actor
- 11 May – Mike Nesbitt, broadcast journalist and politician
- 4 June – Sue Hodge, actress
- 10 June – Stevie Spring, media executive and businesswoman
- 4 July – Jenny Seagrove, actress
- 9 July – Paul Merton, comic actor and game show participant
- 12 July – Christopher Quinten, actor
- 17 July – Fern Britton, presenter
- 23 July – Jo Brand, comedian
- 12 August – Amanda Redman, actress
- 24 August – Stephen Fry, comic actor, presenter and author
- 8 September – Dave Myers, presenter (d. 2024)
- 12 September – Rachel Ward, actress
- 11 October – Dawn French, comic actress
- 24 October – Sarah Greene, presenter
- 26 October - Julie Dawn Cole, actress
- 17 November – Debbie Thrower, presenter
- 30 November – Colin Mochrie, comedian
- 23 December – Trisha Goddard, presenter
- 26 December – Dermot Murnaghan, journalist and presenter
Deaths
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: BBC fools the nation. BBC On This Day. 16 May 2009. 1957-04-01.
- News: Scotsport's debut. STV. July 2007. 6 July 2007.
- Web site: CHAPTER FOUR - BBC MANCHESTER – A HISTORY. BBC Trust. 31 May 2016. 26. PDF.
- Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
- Web site: What the Papers Say in pictures . The Guardian . 2 April 2022 . 29 May 2008.
