1952 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1952.

Events

January

February

  • 1 February – The first TV detector van is demonstrated. It is designed to track down users of unlicensed television sets.[2]
  • 15 February – The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.

March

April

  • No events.

May

  • No events.

June

  • No events.

July

August

September

  • No events.

October

  • No events.

November

  • No events.

December

Debuts

Continuing television shows

1920s

  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

  • Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present)
  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Births

See also

References

  1. ^ Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain, 1951–57. London: Bloomsbury. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-7475-8385-1.
  2. ^ "Test drive for TV detector vans". BBC On This Day. 1952-02-01. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  3. ^ The Glamorgan Advertiser, Maesteg, 22 August 1952, page 9.
  4. ^ Pawley, Edward (1972). BBC Engineering 1922-1972. BBC Publications. p. 374. ISBN 0-563-12127-0.
  5. ^ McCann, Graham (2021-12-30). "Gang Aft Agley: The Day TV Broke Hogmanay". Comedy Chronicles. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-01.