1956 in British television

Events

January

  • No events.

February

  • 17 February – The Midlands becomes the first part of the UK outside London to receive ITV, when ATV Midlands begins broadcasting their weekday franchise. The weekend franchise, ABC, appears a day later.

March

  • 28 March – Television transmissions begin from the new Crystal Palace site in south London

April

  • 28 April John Ford's western film Stagecoach (1939), starring John Wayne, debuts on BBC tv. The film is shown again on 24 December as part of BBC tv's Christmas line-up.

May

  • 3 May – Granada Television begins broadcasting, extending ITV's coverage to Northern England, but only starts broadcasting across Yorkshire (part of Granada's region until 1968) in late Autumn. ABC's weekend franchise begins two days later.
  • 10 May British TV debut of Gunsmoke as Gun Law, on ITV. The TV programme will have a 20 year run on ITV before moving to other channels.

June

  • No events.

July

August

  • No events.

September

  • 15 September – The Adventures of Sir Lancelot debuts on ITV. After being sold to the NBC network in the United States, it later becomes the first British television series ever to be made in colour.

October

  • No events.

November

  • No events.

December

  • 25 December Christmas Day highlights include the British TV debut of The Lone Ranger on BBC tv.

Unknown

Debuts

BBC Television Service/BBC TV

  • 12 January – Strictly T-T (1956)
  • 21 January – Tales from Soho (1956)
  • 21 February – Nathaniel Titlark (1956)
  • 24 February – Jane Eyre (1956)
  • 10 March – My Friend Charles (1956)
  • 29 March – Billy Cotton Band Show (1956–1968)
  • 5 April – Double Cross (1956)
  • 15 April – Rex Milligan (1956)
  • 21 April – Opportunity Murder (1956)
  • 7 May – The Adventures of the Big Man (1956)
  • 4 July – Abigail and Roger (1956)
  • 6 July – Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
  • 21 August – The Black Tulip (1956)
  • 25 August – Bill Radford: Reporter (1956)
  • 28 September – David Copperfield (1956)
  • 4 October – Whack-O! (1956–1960, 1971–1972)
  • 6 October – Potts in Parovia (1956)
  • 20 October – The Other Man (1956)
  • 28 October –
    • Kidnapped (1956)
    • The Recording Angells (1956)
  • 10 November – Evans Abode (1956)
  • 1 December – The Crime of the Century (1956)
  • 28 December – Vanity Fair (1956–1957)

ITV

Television shows

1920s

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

1930s

  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Births

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See also

References

  1. Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
  2. "Louise Plowright, actress – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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