1933 in British television

This is a list of events related to British television in 1933.

Events

21 April â The first television revue, Looking In, is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording.
September â BBC Television Policy, Rumours and Facts is published.^[1]

10 January â Anton Rodgers, actor (died 2007)
12 January â Michael Aspel, journalist and television presenter
15 January â Frank Bough, journalist and television presenter (died 2020)
18 January â David Bellamy, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (died 2019)
6 February â Leslie Crowther, television comedian and game show host (died 1996)^[2]
22 February â Sheila Hancock, actress
6 April â Dudley Sutton, actor (died 2018)
11 April â Derek Martin, actor
16 April â Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
24 April â Claire Davenport, actress (died 2002)
30 April â Dickie Davies, television presenter (died 2023)
14 May â SiÃ¢n Phillips, Welsh actress
15 May â Shirley Dynevor, Welsh actress (died 2023)^[3]
23 May â Joan Collins, actress
25 May â Biddy Baxter, children's television producer (died 2025)
2 August â Tom Bell, actor (died 2006)
21 August â Barry Norman, film critic (died 2017)^[4]
18 September â David McCallum, actor (died 2023)
25 September â Eric Chappell, sitcom writer (died 2022)
30 September â Barbara Knox, actress
10 October â Daniel Massey, actor (died 1998)^[5]
3 November â Jeremy Brett, actor (died 1995)
13 December â Brian Elliott (Patton Brothers), comedy performer
22 December â Richard Whitmore, newsreader