1927 in British television

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This is a list of British television-related events in 1927.

Events

Month	Day	Event
January	1	The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation.^[1]
September	7	The Television Society is founded. It will gain Royal patronage in 1966, becoming the Royal Television Society.^[2]

Month	Day	Name	Occupation
May	4	Terry Scott	comic actor (died 1994)^[3]
August	20	Yootha Joyce	actor (Man About the House, George & Mildred) (died 1980)^[4]
August	23	Peter Wyngarde	actor (Department S, Jason King) (died 2018)^[5]
October	14	Roger Moore	screen actor (The Saint) (died 2017)^[6]
November	8	Ken Dodd	comedian (died 2018)^[7]

↑ Street, Seán (2015). Historical Dictionary of British Radio. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 20. ISBN 9781442249233.
↑ Franklin, Bob (2005). Key Concepts in Journalism Studies. SAGE Publications. p. 324. ISBN 9780761944812.
↑ "Obituary: Terry Scott". The Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Joyce, Yootha". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-74665. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Obituary - Peter Wyngarde, flamboyant actor known for Jason King and Flash Gordon". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Roger Moore obituary: the star who gave James Bond a martini-dry wit". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Obituary: Sir Ken Dodd". BBC News. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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