1952 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1952.
Contents
Events
- 16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service.[1]
- 1 February – The first TV detector van is demonstrated. It is designed to track down users of unlicensed television sets.[2]
- 15 February – The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
- 14 March – The BBC Television Service is launched in Scotland.
- 20 July – Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast on the BBC Television Service.
- 15 December – Bill and Ben, The Flower Pot Men premieres on the BBC Television Service.
Debuts
- March – The Appleyards (1952–1957)
- 12 December – The Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002)
- Unknown
- Watch with Mother (1952–1973)
- All Your Own (1952–1961)
Television shows
1940s
- Kaleidoscope (1946–1953)
- Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006)
- Café Continental (1947–1953)
- Television Newsreel (1948–1954)
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
Ending this year
- Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952).
Births
- 18 January – Michael Angelis, actor and narrator
- 29 January – Tim Healy, actor
- 2 March – John Altman, actor
- 31 March – Dermot Morgan, actor (died 1998)
- 4 April – Cherie Lunghi, actress
- 9 May – Patrick Ryecart, actor
- 22 June – Alastair Stewart, ITN journalist and newscaster
- 11 July – John Kettley, weatherman
- 22 September – Gary Holton, actor and musician (died 1985)
- 27 September – Rob Bonnet, BBC sports presenter and journalist
- 30 September – Jack Wild, actor (died 2006)
- 9 October – Sharon Osbourne, music manager and promoter and television personality and presenter
- 3 December – Mel Smith, comic actor and director (died 2013)
- 10 December – Clive Anderson, comedy writer and radio and television personality
- 20 December – Jenny Agutter, actress
