1940 in British television
Overview of the events of 1940 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1940.
Events
There are no events for 1940 in British television as broadcasting has been suspended for the duration of the Second World War , amid fears that the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumes in 1946 .
Births
19 January – Mike Reid , entertainer, comedian and actor (died 2007 )
22 January – John Hurt , actor (died 2017 )
2 February – David Jason , born David White, actor[ 1]
6 February – Jimmy Tarbuck , comedian
12 February – Ralph Bates , English actor (died 1991 )
20 February – Jimmy Greaves , footballer and television pundit (died 2021 )
22 February – Judy Cornwell , English actress
5 March – Malcolm Hebden , actor (Coronation Street
2 April – Penelope Keith , actress
10 April – Gloria Hunniford , Northern Irish television and radio presenter and singer
24 April – Chris Kelly , English television host and producer
7 June – Ronald Pickup , actor (died 2021 )
16 June – Carole Ann Ford , actress
20 June – John Mahoney , actor (died 2018 in the United States )
22 June – Esther Rantzen , journalist and television presenter
23 June – Adam Faith , born Terry Nelhams, pop singer, screen actor and financial journalist (died 2003 )
27 June – Eric Richard , actor
13 July – Patrick Stewart , actor
17 July – Tim Brooke-Taylor , broadcast comedy performer (died 2020 )
31 July – Roy Walker , Northern Irish comedian
16 August – John Craven , journalist and television presenter
3 September – Pauline Collins , character actress
9 October – John Lennon , rock singer-songwriter, screen actor and activist (killed 1980 in the United States)
14 October
19 October – Michael Gambon , Irish-born actor (died 2023)
29 October – Jack Shepherd , actor, playwright, director and saxophonist
27 November – John Alderton , character actor
11 December – Tony Adams , Welsh actor
See also
References
