1963 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1963.
Events
- 6 January – Alan Freeman takes over as presenter of Pick of the Pops.
- 29 September – Don Moss takes over as host of Pick of the Pops.
- 23 November – 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
- Unknown – Richard Imison is appointed Script Editor for BBC Radio Drama, a position he held until 1991.
- Unknown – The British Institution of Radio Engineers publishes the Journal of the British Proceedings of the British Institution of Radio Engineers.
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)
1960s
- Farming Today (1960–Present)
- Easy Beat (1960–1967)
- The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)
Births
- 6 January – Julian Worricker, radio and television journalist
- 4 April – Graham Norton, actor, comedian, television presenter, columnist and broadcaster
- 20 May – Jenny Funnell, radio and television actress
- June – Philip Middlemiss, radio and television actor
- 7 June – Lesley Douglas, former BBC radio executive and Controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music from 2004–2008
- 2 July – Mark Kermode, film critic, appears on radio and television
- 4 August – Gary King, radio presenter
- 30 October – Wendy Robbins, radio and television presenter and producer
- 3 November – Ian Wright, footballer and radio and television presenter
- Unknown – Shola Adewusi, stage, screen and radio actress
- Unknown – Lynn Bowles, BBC Radio 2 travel presenter
- Unknown – Jeremy Rees, radio presenter
- Unknown – Lesley Riddoch, radio broadcaster and journalist
See also
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