1928 in British television
This is a list of British television related events in 1928.
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Events
| Month | Day | Event |
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| February | 8 | John Logie Baird transmits television pictures across the Atlantic Ocean.[1] |
| September | 22 – 29 | John Logie Baird's Television Development Company demonstrates their model A, B, and C 'televisors' to the general public at the Radio Exhibition held at Olympia in London. The exhibition proves hugely popular, with an estimated nine hundred people per day watching the demonstration programming.[2] |
Births
- 3 January – Michael Barratt, English television presenter and announcer
- 27 January – Michael Craig, Indian-born actor and screenwriter
- 22 February – Bruce Forsyth, English entertainer and presenter (died 2017)
- 13 March – Ronnie Hazlehurst, English light music composer and director, theme tune composer (died 2007)
- 1 June – Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, screenwriter, actor and game show presenter (died 2003)
- 12 July– Frank Windsor, actor (Z Cars) (died 2020)
- 22 July – Freda Dowie, English actress (died 2019)
- 1 October – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born screen actor (died 1974)
- 8 October – Bill Maynard, English comic actor (died 2018)
- 12 November – Bob Holness, English radio and television host (died 2012)
- 12 December – Lionel Blair, Canadian-born actor, choreographer, dancer and television presenter (died 2021)[3]
- 29 December – Bernard Cribbins, English comedy actor
References
- "Timeline of British Television". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- Dinsdale, A., ed. (November 1928). "Editorial". Television. The Television society. 1 (9). Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- "Who is Lionel Blair" interview, radiotimes.com, 11–17 February 2017, pg. 32;
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