1959 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1959.
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Events
January
- 15 January – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
February
- No events.
March
- No events.
April
- No events.
May
- No events.
June
- 1 June – Juke Box Jury premieres on the BBC Television Service.
July
- No events.
August
- No events.
September
- No events.
October
- 27 October – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
- 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.
November
- No events.
December
- No events.
Debuts
BBC Television Service/BBC TV
- 1 June – Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)
- 12 June – The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)
- 3 September – Spycatcher (1959–1961)
- 11 September – Noggin the Nog (1959–1982)
- 28 September – The Artful Dodger (1959)
- 16 October – Bleak House (1959)
- Unknown
- Whicker's World (1959–1988)
ITV
- 28 December – Ivor the Engine (1959, 1975–1977)
Continuing television shows
1920s
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)
1930s
- BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2021–2024)
1940s
- Watch with Mother (1946–1973)
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
- All Your Own (1952–1961)
- Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
- The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
- Panorama (1953–present)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
- Picture Book (1955–1965)
- Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
- Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
- Double Your Money (1955–1968)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
- Crackerjack (1955–1984, 2020–present)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)[1]
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Army Game (1957–1961)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
Ending this year
- The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–1959)
- The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959)
- The Invisible Man (1958–1959)
- Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
- Oh Boy! (1958–1959)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1958–1959)
- Torchy the Battery Boy (1958–1959)
Births
- 30 January – Alex Hyde-White, actor
- 20 March – Steve McFadden, actor
- 1 April – Joanna Kanska, actress
- 15 April – Emma Thompson, actress, comedian, and screenwriter
- 8 May – Kevin McCloud, designer, author, and television host
- 16 May – Tracy Hyde, actress and model
- 22 May – Jon Sopel, television presenter and BBC correspondent
- 29 May – Adrian Paul, actor
- 11 June – Hugh Laurie, actor, comedian and writer
- 29 June – Richard Vranch, comedian, actor, and TV panel show participant
- 10 September – Helen Pearson, actress
- 13 September – Bobby Davro, actor and comedian
- 7 October – Simon Cowell, music producer and television talent show judge
- 20 October – Niamh Cusack, Irish-born actress
- 26 October – Brian Bovell, actor
- 2 November – Peter Mullan, actor
- 9 November – Tony Slattery, actor and comedian
- 11 November – David Easter, actor
- 14 November – Paul McGann, British actor
- 24 November – Lucy Meacock, journalist and newsreader
- 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
- 2 December – Gwyneth Strong, British actress
- 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, journalist and television personality
- 11 December – Nigel Pivaro, actor and journalist
- 30 December – Tracey Ullman, English comedian, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author
References
- Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
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