1940 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1940.
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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 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, actor[1]
- 6 February – Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian
- 12 February – Ralph Bates, English actor (died 1991)
- 20 February – Jimmy Greaves, footballer and television pundit
- 22 February – Judy Cornwell, English actress
- 5 March – Malcolm Hebden, actor (Coronation Street)
- 2 April – Penelope Keith, actress
- 10 April – Gloria Hunniford, Northern Irisih television and radio presenter and singer
- 24 April – Chris Kelly, English television host and producer
- 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
- 3 September – Pauline Collins, character actress
- 9 September – Patrick Mower, actor
- 9 October – John Lennon, rock singer-songwriter, screen actor and activist (murdered 1980 in the United States)
- 14 October
- Cliff Richard, born Harry Webb, pop singer and film actor
- Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor, television director and writer
- 19 October – Michael Gambon, Irish-born actor
- 29 October – Jack Shepherd, actor, playwright, director and saxophonist
- 27 November – John Alderton, character actor
- 11 December – Tony Adams, Welsh actor
References
- Jason, David (2017). Only Fools and Stories. Arrow books. p. 9. ISBN 9781784758790.
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