1954 in British television

Events

January

  • 11 January – The first weather forecast with an in-vision presenter is televised in the UK. The first weather presenter was George Cowling.[1]

February

  • No events.

March

  • No events.

April

May

  • No events.

June

  • No events.

July

August

  • No events.

September

  • No events.

October

  • No events.

November

  • No events.

December

Debuts

BBC Television Service

  • 4 January – The Cabin in the Clearing (1954)
  • 16 January – The Lost Planet (1954)
  • 19 January – Show Case (1954–1955)
  • 27 January – Friends and Neighbours (TV series)|]] (1954)
  • 6 February – Clementina (1954)
  • 30 March – The Wide, Wide World (1954)
  • 31 March – Gravelhanger (1954)
  • 9 April – The Grove Family (1954–1957)
  • 21 April – Running Wild (1954)
  • 11 May – The Windmill Family (1954)
  • 12 May – The Dancing Bear (1954)
  • 12 May – Fast and Loose (1954–1955)
  • 7 June – Emney Enterprises (1954–1957)
  • 15 June – The Gentle Falcon (1954)
  • 10 July – Happy Holidays (1954)
  • 13 July – Dear Dotty (1954)
  • 14 July – The Six Proud Walkers (1954)
  • 3 August – Paradise Island (1954)
  • 16 August – Stage by Stage (1954–1955)
  • 25 August – Crime on Our Hands (1954)
  • 1 October – And So to Bentley (1954)
  • 13 November – Fabian of the Yard (1954–1956)
  • 21 December – Zoo Quest (1954–1963)
  • 24 December – Carols From Kings (1953-present)

Independent productions

Continuing television shows

1920s

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

1930s

  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Births

See also

References

  1. "First BBC television weatherman George Cowling dies". BBC News. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. "The Sunday Post: Soap on the Box". BBC Genome Blog. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "The Grove Family: A House of Your Own". 2 April 1954. p. 44. Retrieved 27 January 2019 via BBC Genome.
  4. "BBC launches daily TV news". BBC On This Day. 1954-07-05. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. "Carole Malone". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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