1934 in British television
Overview of the events of 1934 in British television
This is a list of events related to British television in 1934.
Events
8 January – Radio Times 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 (died 2024 )[ 17]
9 December – Judi Dench , actress[ 18]
28 December – Maggie Smith , actress (died 2024)[ 19]
See also
References
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