1936 in British television

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This is a list of events related to British television in 1936.

Events

2 November – The first regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) BBC Television Service, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting (after test transmissions began in August). The service alternates on a weekly basis between Baird's 240-line mechanical system and the Marconi-EMI's 405-line all-electronic system. Programmes are broadcast daily, Monday to Saturday, at 15:00–16:00 and 21:00–22:00. Leslie Mitchell is the first announcer to be held.
By this year there are approximately 2,000 televisions worldwide.

Debuts

Unknown (probably November) – Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952).

Television shows

1920s

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

Births

7 January – Ian La Frenais, comedy scriptwriter
9 February – Clive Swift, actor (died 2019)
6 March – Jean Boht, actress
3 April – Tony Garnett, producer (died 2020)
7 April – Peter Eckersley, producer (died 1981)
16 April – Derrick Sherwin, producer (died 2018)
9 May
- Albert Finney, actor (died 2019)
- Glenda Jackson, actress and politician
17 June – Ken Loach, film director
30 June – Don Taylor, director (died 2003)
8 July – Tony Warren, scriptwriter (died 2016)
9 July – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor
27 September – Gordon Honeycombe, news presenter (died 2015)
9 October – Brian Blessed, actor
10 October – Judith Chalmers, television presenter
22 December – James Burke, science populariser

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