1930 in British television

This is a list of British television-related events in 1930.

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Events

Month	Day	Event
March	31	John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's residence in London.
July	14	First television drama broadcast, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London, directed by Val Gielgud.[1]
November	5	Baird television transmissions at Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving.

Births

• 28 January – Roy Clarke, comedy writer
• 29 January – John Junkin, comedy actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 9 May – Joan Sims, actress (d. 2001)
• 1 June – Edward Woodward, actor (d. 2009)
• 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy writer (d. 2018)
• 25 August – Sean Connery, Scottish-born screen actor (d. 2020)
• 28 August – Windsor Davies, comedy actor (d. 2019)
• 24 September – Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
• 28 October – Philip Saville, director (d. 2016)
• 7 November – Peter Woods, journalist and newsreader (d. 1995)
• 4 December – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish-born comedy performer (d. 2016)
• 8 December – Stan Richards, actor (Emmerdale) (d. 2005)

See also

• 1930 in British music
• 1930 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1930

References

1. Elen, Richard G. "TV Technology 2. Television on the Air". Screenonline. Retrieved 2007-02-07.