This is a list of events related to British television in 1935.

Events

  • 11 September – Final transmission of John Logie Baird's 30-line television system by the BBC. The BBC begins preparations for a regular high definition broadcasting service from Alexandra Palace in London.

Births

  • 24 January – Bamber Gascoigne, television host and author (died 2022)
  • 17 February – Christina Pickles, actress
  • 21 February – Mark McManus, Scottish actor (died 1994)
  • 13 March – David Nobbs, comedy screenwriter (died 2015)
  • 23 March – Barry Cryer, comedy writer and performer (died 2022)
  • 24 March – Mary Berry, television presenter, chef and food writer
  • 28 March – Michael Parkinson, journalist and television presenter (died 2023)
  • 4 April – Trevor Griffiths, playwright and screenwriter (died 2024)
  • 19 April – Dudley Moore, actor, comedian and musician (died 2002)
  • 1 May – Ian Curteis, English director and playwright (died 2021)
  • 10 May – Terrance Dicks, television writer (died 2019)
  • 17 May – Dennis Potter, writer (died 1994)
  • 26 May – Sheila Steafel, actress (died 2019)
  • 28 May – Anne Reid, actress
  • 2 June – Roger Brierley, actor (died 2005)
  • 16 June – James Bolam, actor
  • 19 June – Derren Nesbitt, actor
  • 28 June – John Inman, actor (died 2007)
  • 9 July – Michael Williams, actor (died 2001)
  • 12 July – Roy Barraclough, comic actor (died 2017)
  • 15 July – William G. Stewart, television producer and presenter (died 2017)
  • 20 July – Ted Rogers, comedian and light entertainer (died 2001)
  • 21 July – Julian Pettifer, television journalist
  • 28 July – Simon Dee, television presenter (died 2009)
  • 13 August – Rod Hull, entertainer (died 1999)
  • 5 September – Johnny Briggs, actor (died 2021)
  • 14 September – Amanda Barrie, actress
  • 29 October – Michael Jayston, actor (died 2024)
  • 27 November – Verity Lambert, television producer (died 2007)

See also

  • 1935 in British music
  • 1935 in the United Kingdom
  • List of British films of 1935

References


November 2, 1936 the beginning of television

A short history of British television National Science and Media

BBC Television Service 1936 Picture Page by Joan Miller r/BritishTV

Illustrated London News 1935

1935 TV