1931 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events in 1931.
Events
- 3 June â First television outside broadcast of a sporting event: Baird televises the Epsom Derby horse race.[1]
Births
- 10 January â Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter (died 2004)[2]
- 2 February â Les Dawson, comedian (died 1993)[3]
- 15 February â Claire Bloom, actress[4]
- 18 February â Ned Sherrin, producer (died 2007)
- 28 February â Peter Alliss, professional golfer, television commentator and golf course designer (died 2020)
- 25 March â Humphrey Burton, music and arts presenter (died 2025)[5]
- 7 April â Lynne Perrie, actress (died 2006)[6]
- 8 April â Beryl Vertue, producer and media executive[7] (died 2022)
- 14 April â Kenneth Cope, actor (died 2024)[8]
- 7 June
- Michael Bakewell, producer (died 2023)
- Virginia McKenna, actress[9]
- 2 July â Frank Williams, comic actor (died 2022)[10]
- 25 August â Bryan Mosley, actor (died 1999)[11]
- 8 September â Jack Rosenthal, screenwriter and playwright (died 2004)[12]
- 22 September â Fay Weldon, screenwriter, playwright and novelist (died 2023)
- 23 October â Diana Dors, actress (died 1984)[13]