1940 in British television

This is a list of British television related events from 1940.

Events

There are no events for 1940 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War. This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946.

Births

• 19 January – Mike Reid, entertainer, comedian and actor (died 2007)
• 22 January – John Hurt, actor (died 2017)
• 2 February – David Jason, actor^[1]
• 6 February – Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian
• 12 February – Ralph Bates, English actor (died 1991)
• 20 February – Jimmy Greaves, footballer and television pundit
• 22 February – Judy Cornwell, English actress
• 2 April – Penelope Keith, actress
• 10 April – Gloria Hunniford, television and radio presenter and singer
• 24 April – Chris Kelly, English television host and producer
• 16 June – Carole Ann Ford, actress
• 20 June – John Mahoney, actor (died 2018 in the United States)
• 22 June – Esther Rantzen, journalist and television presenter
• 23 June – Adam Faith, actor and singer (died 2003)
• 27 June — Eric Richard, actor
• 13 July – Patrick Stewart, actor
• 17 July – Tim Brooke-Taylor, English radio and television personality
• 31 July — Roy Walker, Northern Irish comedian
• 9 October – John Lennon, actor, musician, song-writer, activist (murdered 1980 in the United States)
• 14 October – Christopher Timothy, actor, television director and writer
• 19 October – Sir Michael Gambon, actor
• 29 October – Jack Shepherd, actor, playwright, director and saxophonist
• 11 December – Tony Adams, Welsh actor

See also

• 1940 in British music
• 1940 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1940

References