1960 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1960.
Events
- 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting.
- 20 September – Farming Today begins on Network Three
Programme debuts
- January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme (1960–1967)
- September – Farming Today on the BBC Third Programme (1960–Present)
Continuing programmes
1940s
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Down Your Way (1946–1992)
- Letter from America (1946–2004)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
1950s
- The Archers (1950–Present)
- The Today Programme (1957–Present)
- The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
- Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
- Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)
Births
- 10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000)
- 25 August – Dotun Adebayo, broadcaster, writer and publisher
- 17 November – Jonathan Ross, radio and television presenter
See also
References
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