1925 in British television

This is a list of British television related events in 1925.

Events

• 2 October – John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television receiver in London, using greyscale technology. ^[1]

Births

• 7 January – Gerald Durrell, author, naturalist and television presenter (died 1995) ^[2]
• 2 February – David Whitfield, actor and singer (died 1980)
• 22 April – George Cole, actor ( Minder ) (died 2015) ^[3]
• 15 June – Sir Richard Baker, BBC broadcast journalist and radio presenter (died 2018) ^[4]
• 19 June – Charlie Drake, comedic actor (died 2006) ^[5]
• 23 June – Miriam Karlin, actress (died 2011)
• 25 June – June Lockhart, actress
• 11 July – David Graham, voice actor (Thunderbirds) (died 2024)
• 15 July – Philip Carey, actor (died 2009)
• 23 July – Gloria DeHaven, actress (died 2016)
• 25 July – Jerry Paris, actor and director (died 1986)
• 12 August – Norris McWhirter co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and TV presenter (died 2004)
• 12 August – Ross McWhirter co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and TV presenter (died 1975)
• 15 August – Mike Connors actor (died 2017)
• 22 August – Honor Blackman, actress (died 2020) ^[6]
• 28 August – Donald O'Connor, actor (died 2003)
• 2 September – Ronnie Stevens, actor (died 2006)
• 8 September – Peter Sellers, comic actor (died 1980) ^[7]
• 15 September – Forrest Compton, actor (died 2020)
• 17 September – Dorothy Loudon, actress and singer (died 2003)
• 19 September – Pete Murray, disc jockey and television presenter ^[8]
• 22 September – Virginia Capers, actress (died 2004)
• 23 September – Barry Linehan, actor (died 1998)
• 29 September – Steve Forrest, actor (died 2013)
• 15 October – Tony Hart, artist and children's television presenter (BBC) (died 2009) ^[9]
• 16 October – Angela Lansbury, British-born actress ( Murder, She Wrote ) (died 2022) ^[10]
• 29 October – Robert Hardy, actor (died 2017) ^[11]
• 11 November – June Whitfield, comedy actress ( Terry and June ) (died 2018) ^[12]
• 27 November – Ernie Wise, comedian (Morecambe and Wise) (died 1999) ^[13]
• 13 December – Dick Van Dyke, actor

See also

• 1925 in British music
• 1925 in British radio
• 1925 in the United Kingdom

References

1. "John Logie Baird". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. Jones, David (31 January 1995). "Obituaries:Gerald Durrell". The Independent.
3. "George Cole, actor - obituary". The Telegraph. 6 August 2015.(subscription required)
4. "Richard Baker, much-loved BBC broadcaster who presented news and cultural programmes for decades – obituary". The Telegraph. 18 November 2018.(subscription required)
5. Dixon, Stephen (28 December 2006). "Charlie Drake". The Guardian.
6. "Obituary: Honor Blackman". BBC News. BBC. 6 April 2020.
7. "Peter Sellers". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
8. "Pete Murray". History Project. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
9. "Tony Hart". The Telegraph. 18 January 2009.
10. "Obituary: Angela Lansbury". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2022.
11. Coveney, Michael (3 August 2017). "Robert Hardy obituary". The Guardian.
12. Dixon, Stephen (29 December 2018). "Dame June Whitfield obituary". The Guardian.
13. Hayward, Anthony (22 March 2019). "A Life in Focus: Ernie Wise, comedian and one half of Britain's greatest double act with Eric Morecambe". The Independent.