1930 in British television
This is a list of British television-related events in 1930.
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Events
| Month | Day | Event |
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| March | 31 | John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's residence in London. |
| July | 14 | First television drama broadcast, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London, directed by Val Gielgud.[1] |
| November | 5 | Baird television transmissions at Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving. |
Births
- 28 January – Roy Clarke, comedy writer
- 29 January – John Junkin, comedy actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
- 9 May – Joan Sims, actress (d. 2001)
- 1 June – Edward Woodward, actor (d. 2009)
- 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy writer (d. 2018)
- 25 August – Sean Connery, Scottish-born screen actor
- 28 August – Windsor Davies, comedy actor (d. 2019)
- 24 September – Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
- 28 October – Philip Saville, director (d. 2016)
- 4 December – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish-born comedy performer (d. 2016)
- 8 December – Stan Richards, actor (Emmerdale) (d. 2005)
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References
- Elen, Richard G. "TV Technology 2. Television on the Air". Screenonline. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
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