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1930 in British television

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This is a list of British television-related events in 1930.

Events

Month Day Event
March 31 John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's residence in London.
July 14 First television drama broadcast, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London, directed by Val Gielgud.[1]
November 5 Baird television transmissions at Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving.

Births

  • 28 January – Roy Clarke, comedy writer
  • 29 January – John Junkin, comedy actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
  • 9 May – Joan Sims, actress (d. 2001)
  • 1 June – Edward Woodward, actor (d. 2009)
  • 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy writer (d. 2018)
  • 25 August – Sean Connery, Scottish-born screen actor (d. 2020)
  • 28 August – Windsor Davies, comedy actor (d. 2019)
  • 24 September – Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
  • 28 October – Philip Saville, director (d. 2016)
  • 7 November – Peter Woods, journalist and newsreader (d. 1995)
  • 4 December – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish-born comedy performer (d. 2016)
  • 8 December – Stan Richards, actor (Emmerdale) (d. 2005)

See also

References

  1. ^ Elen, Richard G. "TV Technology 2. Television on the Air". Screenonline. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
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