1955 in British radio
Events
- 2 May – Opening of Wrotham transmitting station in Kent, the UK's first VHF/FM transmitters.
- 22 September – The character Grace Archer dies in the BBC radio serial The Archers; a spoiler for the launch of ITV on the same day.[1]
- The Welsh Home Service becomes available on VHF from the Wenvoe transmitting station.
Programme debuts
- 4 October – Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)[2]
- From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)
Continuing radio programmes
1930s
- In Town Tonight (1933–1960)
1940s
- Music While You Work (1940–1967)
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Family Favourites (1945–1980)
- Down Your Way (1946–1992)
- Have A Go (1946–1967)
- Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
- Letter from America (1946–2004)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
- Any Questions? (1948–Present)
- Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
- Take It from Here (1948–1960)
- Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
- A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
- Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)
1950s
- The Archers (1950–Present)
- Educating Archie (1950–1960)
- Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
- The Goon Show (1951–1960)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1959)
Births
- 5 January – Jimmy Mulville, producer
- January – Dirk Maggs, radio producer
- 14 March – Felicity Finch, actress and reporter
- 5 April – Janice Long, born Janice Chegwin, disc jockey
- 22 May – Dale Winton, broadcast presenter (died 2018)
- Approximate date – Christopher Douglas, comedy actor-writer
See also
References
- "BBC: The Archers, timeline". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
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