List of years in British television
This page indexes the individual year in British television pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 1920s 1926 in British television – John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television system. 1927 in British television – The BBC begins broadcasting as the British Broadcasting Corporation under the Royal Charter. 1928 in British television – John Logie Baird's Television Development Company demonstrates their model A, B, and C 'televisors' to the general public. 1929 in British television – John Logie Baird begins broadcasting 30-minute-long programmes for his mechanically scanned televisions. 1930s 1930 in British television – John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the British Prime Minister's residence in London. 1931 in British television – No events for this year. 1932 in British television – BBC Television begins broadcasting a regular channel, which later becomes BBC One. 1933 in British television – The first television revue, Looking In, is shown on the BBC 1934 in British television – The agreement for joint experimental transmissions by the BBC and John Logie Baird's company comes to an end. 1935 in British television – Baird stops broadcasting in September. 1936 in British television – Electronically scanned television begins from Alexandra Palace. 1937 in British television – First outside broadcast at the Coronation of King George VI. 1938 in British television – First news bulletin carried by BBC television, in sound only. Previously, the service had aired British Movietone News cinema newsreels. 1939 in British television – Television broadcasts are suspended during World War II for fear that the signals would help German bombers. 1940s 1940 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. 1941 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. 1942 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. 1943 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. 1944 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. 1945 in British television – No television is broadcast during World War II. World War II ends on 2 September. 1946 in British television – The BBC resumes broadcasting for the first time since the end of World War II. 1947 in British television – The BBC Television Service broadcasts are temporarily suspended since World War II due to a national fuel crisis. 1948 in British television – The BBC Television Service resumes broadcasting again and begins its coverage of the Olympic Games in London. 1949 in British television – The Sutton Coldfield television transmitter is opened in the Midlands, making it the first part of the UK outside London to receive BBC Television and long-running dancing show Come Dancing launches. 1950s 1950 in British television – First televised report of general election results in the UK. 1951 in British television – The Holme Moss transmitter is opened in Northern England, making BBC Television available to the region for the first time. 1952 in British television – The