1962 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1962.
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Events
February
- No events.
March
- No events.
April
- 17 April – Brothers in Law premieres on BBC TV.
May
- No events.
June
- 14 June – BBC television broadcasts the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson.
July
August
- No events.
September
- 1 September – Channel Television, the ITV franchise for the Channel Islands, goes on air.
- 14 September – Wales West and North Television (Teledu Cymru) goes on air to the North and West Wales region, extending ITV to the whole of the UK.
- 21 September – First broadcast of the long-running television quiz programme University Challenge, made by Granada Television with Bamber Gascoigne as quizmaster.
- 22 September – Anglia Television launches Match of the Week, which shows highlights of matches from around East Anglia.[4] Shortly after, Tyne Tees Television in the North East of England began broadcasting local matches soon after under the title Shoot.
October
- 4 October – The Saint premieres on ITV with Roger Moore in the title role.
- 17 October – Veteran Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne becomes the first person to introduce The Beatles on television as the band makes its small screen debut on local news programme People and Places.[5][6]
November
- 24 November – The first episode of influential satire show That Was The Week That Was is broadcast on BBC Television.[1]
December
- No events.
Debuts
BBC Television Service/BBC TV
- 2 January –
- 8 January – Crying Down the Lane (1962)
- 22 January – Studio 4 (1962)
- 2 February – Corrigan Blake (1962–1963)
- 19 February – Barbara in Black (1962)
- 10 March – The Six Proud Walkers (1962)
- 8 April – Stranger in the City (1962)
- 13 April – Animal Magic (1962–1983)
- 14 April – Mr. Pastry's Progress (1962)
- 17 April – Brothers in Law (1962)
- 30 April – Suspense (1962–1963)
- 16 May – Boss Cat (1961–1962)
- 21 May – The Franchise Affair (1962)
- 26 May – William (1962–1963)
- 27 May – The Master of Ballantrae (1962)
- 9 June – The Big Pull (1962)
- 14 June – Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970, 1972–1974)
- 28 June – The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
- 8 July – The Dark Island (1962)
- 17 July – Hugh and I (1962–1968)
- 21 July – Outbreak of Murder (1962)
- 7 August – Silent Evidence (1962)
- 16 August – Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
- 16 August – Katy (1962)
- 12 September – Dial RIX (1962–1963)
- 17 September – Wales Today (1962–present)
- 3 October – Zero One (1962–1963)
- 6 October – The Last Man Out (1962)
- 14 October – The River Flows East (1962)
- 14 October – Raise Your Glasses (1962)
- 8 November – The Monsters (1962)
- 12 November – Top of the Form (1962–1975)
- 24 November – That Was The Week That Was (1962–1963)
ITV
- 27 February – Sara and Hoppity (1962–1963)
- 4 June – Richard the Lionheart (1962–1963)
- 30 June – Out of This World (1962)
- 1 July – Police 5 (1962–1992)
- 19 September – Bulldog Breed (1962)
- 21 September – University Challenge (1962–1987 ITV, 1994–present BBC)
- 29 September – Man of the World (1962–1963)
- 29 September – The Sword in the Web (1962)
- 4 October – The Saint (1962–1969)
- 11 October – It's a Living (1962)
- 26 October – Francie and Josie (1962–1965)
- 28 October –
**Fireball XL5 (1962–1973)**
**** The New Adventures of Madeline (1962–1969)** - 17 November – City Beneath the Sea (1962)
- 20 December – It Happened Like This (1962–1963)
Continuing television shows
1920s
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)
1930s
- BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)
1940s
- Watch with Mother (1946–1973)
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
- Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
- The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
- Panorama (1953–present)
- Picture Book (1955–1965)
- Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
- Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
- Double Your Money (1955–1968)
- 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)[7]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
- Noggin the Nog (1959–1965, 1970, 1979–1982)
1960s
- Sykes and A... (1960–1965)
- The Flintstones (1960–1966)
- Coronation Street (1960–present)
- Points of View (1961–present)
- Songs of Praise (1961–present)
- Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
- The Avengers (1961–1969)
Ending this year
- Railway Roundabout (1958-1962)
- Face to Face (1959–1962)
- Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962)
- Supercar (1961–1962)
- Top Cat (1961–1962)
- Winning Widows (1961–1962)
Births
- 25 January – Emma Freud, English broadcaster and cultural commentator
- 7 February – Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
- 13 February – Hugh Dennis, British actor, comedian and writer (The Now Show)
- 21 February – Vanessa Feltz, British television presenter
- 17 March – Clare Grogan, Scottish actress and singer
- 1 April – Phillip Schofield, British TV presenter
- 23 April – John Hannah, Scottish actor
- 17 May
- Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and television presenter
- Alan Johnston, journalist
- 6 June – Sarah Parkinson, producer and writer of radio and television programmes (died 2003)
- 15 June – Chris Morris, satirist and actor
- 19 June – Lisa Aziz, journalist and newsreader
- 25 June – Phill Jupitus, comedian and broadcaster
- 29 June – Amanda Donohoe, English actress
- 4 July – Neil Morrissey, English actor
- 24 July – Cleo Rocos, British actress (The Kenny Everett Show)
- 20 August – Sophie Aldred, British actress and television presenter
- 5 September – Peter Wingfield, Welsh actor
- 8 September – Daljit Dhaliwal, British newsreader and television presenter
- 15 September – Steve Punt, British actor, comedian and writer (The Now Show)
- 17 September – Michael French, actor
- 21 September – Nick Knowles, television presenter
- 24 September
- Jack Dee, British comedian
- Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and TV pundit and A Question of Sport team captain
- 5 October – Caron Keating, British TV presenter (died 2004)
- 20 October – Boothby Graffoe, English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright
- 25 October – Nick Hancock, British actor and television presenter
- 26 October – Cary Elwes, British actor
- 12 November – Mariella Frostrup, British journalist and television presenter
- 26 November – Louise Harrison, actress and producer
- 3 December – Sarah Jarvis, General Practitioner and media personality
- 6 December – Colin Salmon, British actor
- 28 December – Kaye Adams, Scottish television presenter
- Unknown
- Carrie Gracie, journalist and newsreader
- Kazia Pelka, actress
- Matthew Amroliwala, newsreader
- Jack Docherty, Scottish comedian
- Mat Fraser, actor, musician and performing artist
See also
References
- Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 419–420. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- "Live satellite TV marks 50th birthday – UK". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- "Television pictures from across the Atlantic 'had huge impact'". BBC News. BBC. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- Bourn, John. "History of football on ITV". Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Note that the reference says Match of the Week started in 1963; however according to Soccerbase Archived 2007-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Ipswich's 3–2 loss to Wolves actually occurred in 1962.
- Kelleher, Lynne (6 March 2011). "In my life: Fab Four asked me to manage them, reveals Gaybo". Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- Byrne, Gay (13 February 2010). "The chameleon of Montrose". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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