1974 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1974.
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Events
January
- 5 January
- Tiswas starts as a local programme in the Midlands (on ATV), but is not shown on most ITV stations until September 1981 (and never in the Channel Islands).
- Due to the ongoing 1973 oil crisis, the government orders both the BBC and ITV television services to closedown early each night at 10.30pm to save electricity. The early closedowns will later alternate each day between the BBC and ITV. The early closedowns are ended on Friday 8 February.
- 7 January – A two-minute mid-afternoon regional news summary is broadcast on BBC1 for the first time. It is transmitted immediately before the start of the afternoon's children's programmes.
- 30 January – BBC2 shows the first early morning Open University programming, airing between 6.40am and 7.30am.[1]
February
- 12 February – BBC2 first airs the children's television series Bagpuss, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate's Smallfilms in stop motion animation.
- 22 February – BBC2 airs the drama Girl as part of its Second City Firsts anthology series.[2] The drama, which tells the story of an affair between two army officers, is the first on British television to feature a gay kiss between two women.[3]
March
- No events.
April
- 6 April – The 19th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Dome in Brighton, produced and transmitted by the BBC. Katie Boyle hosts the event for the fourth time. Sweden wins the contest with the song "Waterloo", performed by ABBA, who become the first group to win the contest. They go on to achieve huge international success.
- April – The Annan Committee on the future of broadcasting is established to discuss the United Kingdom broadcasting industry, including new technologies and their funding, the role and funding of the BBC, Independent Broadcasting Authority and programme standards.
May
- No events.
June
- 8 June – Jon Pertwee makes his final regular appearance as the Third Doctor in the concluding moments of Part Six of the Doctor Who serial Planet of the Spiders. Tom Baker briefly appears as the Fourth Doctor at the conclusion of this serial.
July
- No events.
August
- 5 August – For the first time on a pre-school children's programme, the show Inigo Pipkin covers the death of the main character, Inigo, as the actor who played him (George Woodbridge) has died. The show is renamed Pipkins.
September
- 23 September –
- The BBC teletext service Ceefax goes live with 30 pages of information.
- BBC Schools starts broadcasting programmes in colour.
October
- 16 October – The Welsh language soap Pobol y Cwm makes its debut on BBC Wales.[4]
November
- No events.
December
- 5 December – "Party Political Broadcast", the final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, is broadcast on BBC2.
- 28 December – Tom Baker makes his first full appearance as the Fourth Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Robot.
Unknown
- ITV begins developing the ORACLE teletext service. Dates for its launch are unclear, but it becomes popular around 1980.
Debuts
BBC1
- 3 January – It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
- 7 January – Tom's Midnight Garden (1974)
- 18 January – Heidi (1974)
- 20 January – John Halifax, Gentleman (1974)
- 28 January – Carrie's War (1974)
- 20 February – Marty Back Together Again (1974)
- 15 March – Fall of Eagles (1974)
- 3 April – Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
- 4 April – Seven Little Australians (1973)
- 9 April – The Electric Company (1971–1977)
- 10 April – The Prince of Denmark (1974)
- 17 April – No Strings (1974)
- 9 May – Happy Ever After (1974–1978)
- 20 May – Dial M for Murder (1974)
- 24 May – The Small World of Samuel Tweet (1974–1975)
- 9 July – Wodehouse Playhouse (1974–1978)
- 5 September – Porridge (1974–1977)
- 7 October – The Case of Eliza Armstrong (1974)
- 21 October – Roobarb (1974 BBC, 2005–2013 Channel 5)
- 20 October – Heidi (1974)
- 23 October – Second Time Around (1974–1975)
- 13 November – The Chinese Puzzle (1974)
- 22 November – Ken Dodd's World of Laughter (1974–1976)
- 1 December –
- David Copperfield (1974)
- The Gathering Storm (1974)
- 4 December – Melissa (1974)
- 20 December – Churchill's People (1974–1975)
- 31 December – Mr. Men (1974–1978; 1983-1988 reruns with Little Miss)
BBC2
- 19 January – The Pallisers (1974)
- 12 February – Bagpuss (1974)
- 3 March – Bedtime Stories (1974)
- 5 March – The Lady from the Sea (1974)
- 13 March – BBC2 Playhouse (1974–1982)
- 21 April – The Carnforth Practice (1974)
- 22 April – Masquerade (1974)
- 14 July – The Double Dealers (1974)
- 17 August – The Haggard Falcon (1974)
- 18 September – Microbes and Men (1974)
- 3 November – Notorious Woman (1974)
- 9 November – Cakes and Ale (1974)
- 17 November – The End of the Pier Show (1974–1976)
- 30 November – The Early Life of Stephen Hind (1974)
- 1 December – A Day with Dana (1974–1975)
- 19 December – One-Upmanship (1974–1978)
- 28 December – An Unofficial Rose (1974–1975)
ITV
- 4 January – Within These Walls (1974–1978)
- 5 January – Tiswas (1974–1982)
- 7 January – Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003, 2008)
- 16 January – Hold the Front Page (1974)
- 25 February – Zodiac (1974)
- 3 March – Not On Your Nellie (1974–1975)
- 5 March – Napoleon and Love (1974)
- 10 March – Death or Glory Boy (1974)
- 16 March – Who Killed Lamb? (1974)
- 24 March – Boy Dominic (1974)
- 5 April –
- The Aweful Mr. Goodall (1974)
- The Zoo Gang (1974)
- 9 April – A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974–1976)
- 13 April – The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974–1977)
- 21 April –
- Childhood (1974)
- Doctor at Sea (1974)
- 22 April – My Name Is Harry Worth (1974)
- 1 May – ...And Mother Makes Five (1974–1976)
- 3 May – My Old Man (1974–1975)
- 13 May – Skiboy (1974)
- 24 May – Funny Ha-Ha (1974)
- 28 May – Armchair Cinema (1974–1975)
- 1 June – Thick as Thieves (1974)
- 2 June – Seven Faces of Woman (1974)
- 29 June – Moody and Pegg (1974–1975)
- 8 July –The Squirrels (1974–1977)
- 9 July – The Capone Investment (1974)
- 10 July –
- Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
- Late Night Drama (1974–1975)
- 15 July – Soldier and Me (1974)
- 16 July – Village Hall (1974–1975)
- 24 July – How's Your Father? (1974–1975)
- 27 July –
- Don't Drink the Water (1974–1975)
- Good Girl (1974)
- Vicky the Viking (1974–1975)
- 28 July – Antony and Cleopatra (1974)
- 15 August – The Inheritors (1974)
- 2 September – Rising Damp (1974–1978)
- 13 September – The Russell Harty Show (1974–1983)
- 15 September –
- The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)
- Miss Nightingale (1974)
- 20 September – Intimate Strangers (1974)
- 23 September – Badger's Set (1974)
- 24 September – King Lear (1974)
- 26 September – Father Brown (1974)
- 29 September – Affairs of the Heart (1974–1975)
- 30 September – Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1974–1978)
- 2 October – Going a Bundle (1974–1976)
- 4 October – No, Honestly (1974–1975)
- 5 November –
- Jennie (1974)
- Rooms (1974–1977)
- 6 November – Rogue's Rock (1974)
- 13 November – Follow That Dog (1974)
- 31 December – The Canterville Ghost (1974)
Continuing television shows
1920s
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
1930s
- The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019)
- BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)
1940s
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
- Panorama (1953–present)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
- Crackerjack (1955–1984, 2020–present)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)[5]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
1960s
- Coronation Street (1960–present)
- Songs of Praise (1961–present)
- Z-Cars (1962–1978)
- Animal Magic (1962–1983)
- Doctor Who (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
- World in Action (1963–1998)
- Top of the Pops (1964–2006)
- Match of the Day (1964–present)
- Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
- Play School (1964–1988)
- Mr. and Mrs. (1964–1999)
- Call My Bluff (1965–2005)
- World of Sport (1965–1985)
- Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006)
- Sportsnight (1965–1997)
- It's a Knockout (1966–1982, 1999–2001)
- The Money Programme (1966–2010)
- The Golden Shot (1967–1975)
- ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
- Dad's Army (1968–1977)
- Magpie (1968–1980)
- The Big Match (1968–2002)
- The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
- Nationwide (1969–1983)
- Screen Test (1969–1984)
1970s
- The Goodies (1970–1982)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975, 2010–2012)
- The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
- The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971–1987)
- The Two Ronnies (1971–1987, 1991, 1996, 2005)
- Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976)
- Clapperboard (1972–1982)
- Crown Court (1972–1984)
- Pebble Mill at One (1972–1986)
- Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
- Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1997)
- Emmerdale (1972–present)
- Newsround (1972–present)
- Weekend World (1972–1988)
- Pipkins (1973–1981)
- We Are the Champions (1973–1987)
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
- That's Life! (1973–1994)
Ending this year
- Unknown – Crystal Tipps and Alistair (1971–1974)
- 1 February – The Protectors (1972–1974)
- 1 April – Colditz (1972–1974)
- 6 May – Bagpuss (1974)
- 8 May – The World at War (1973–1974)
- 9 May – Special Branch (1969–1974)
- 9 July – Comedy Playhouse (1961–1974)
- 10 October – Clangers (1969–1974, 2015–present)
- 28 October – Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
- 5 December – Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
- 24 December – Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–1974)
- 26 December – Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974)
- 31 December – Heidi (1974)
Births
- 1 January – Clare Calbraith, actress
- 2 January – Karin Giannone, newsreader
- 12 January – Melanie Chisholm, British singer (Spice Girls)
- 30 January – Olivia Colman, actress
- 22 February – Chris Moyles, British disc jockey
- 21 March – Ursula Holden-Gill, British actress (Emmerdale)
- 11 April – Zöe Lucker, English actress
- 17 April – Victoria Beckham, English singer (Spice Girls)
- 24 April – David Vitty, aka Comedy Dave, British television host
- 1 May – Tamzin Malleson, actress
- 8 May – Jon Tickle, English television host
- 27 May – Denise Van Outen, actress and television presenter
- 9 July – Dani Behr, singer, actress and television presenter
- 14 July – David Mitchell, comedian and actor
- 31 July – Emilia Fox, English actress
- 21 August – Paul Chowdhry, British comedian and actor
- 23 August – Ray Park, Scottish actor
- 17 October – Matthew Macfadyen, English actor
- 4 November – Louise Redknapp, English singer
- 11 December – Ben Shephard, television presenter
- 12 December – Steven Arnold, actor
- 13 December – Sara Cox, English TV and radio presenter
- Unknown – Mark Dymond, actor
Deaths
- 22 August – Jacob Bronowski, scientist and presenter (The Ascent of Man)
See also
References
- "BBC Two England – 30 January 1974 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "Second City Firsts – BBC Two England – 22 February 1974 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (16 June 2016). "BBC to stream 1974 show with first lesbian kiss on UK television". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- McCrum, Kirstie (10 October 2014). "40 Pobol y Cwm facts to mark 40 years of the S4C and BBC soap". The Western Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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