1965 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1965.
Events
January
- No events
February
- No events
March
- 7 March – Debut of the BBC Radio comedy Round the Horne
Aril
- No events
May
- 1 May – The General Overseas Service is renamed to the BBC World Service.
- 10 May – The name of the morning religious programme on the BBC Home Service is changed from Lift Up Your Hearts to Ten To Eight.
June
- No events
July
- No events
August
- No events
September
- No events
October
- 4 October –
- Debut of The World at One, the long running BBC radio lunchtime news and current affairs programme.
- The BBC announces plans to introduce a new service for Asian immigrants starting the following week.[1]
- 10 October – The service, broadcast on the BBC Home Service on Sunday mornings, launches with a programme called Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye (Make Yourself at Home).
November
- No events
December
- 31 December – The offshore pirate station Radio Scotland (not to be confused with BBC Radio Scotland) goes on air.
Station debuts
- 31 December – Radio Scotland
Programme debuts
- 6 January – Petticoat Line on the BBC Home Service (1965–1979)
- 7 March – Round the Horne on the BBC Light Programme (1965–1968)
- 4 October – The World at One on the BBC Home Service (1965–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)
1960s
- Farming Today (1960–Present)
- Easy Beat (1960–1967)
- The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)
- I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973)
Births
- 17 May – Jeremy Vine, author, journalist and news presenter
- 31 May – Lisa I'Anson, broadcaster
- 12 November – Eddie Mair, radio and television journalist and presenter
See also
References
- ↑ "Immigrants feel at home with BBC". BBC On This Day. 1965-10-04. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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