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This is a list of British television related events in 1927.
Month | Day | Event |
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January | 1 | The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation. [1] |
May | 24 | John Logie Baird transmits a television signal from London to Glasgow by telephone line. |
September | 7 | The Television Society is founded. It will gain Royal patronage in 1966, becoming the Royal Television Society. [2] |
September | 20 | John Logie Baird demonstrates the first ever system for recording television. His Phonovision VideoDisc apparatus records 30-line television pictures and sound on conventional 78 rpm gramophone records. |
Month | Day | Name | Occupation |
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February | 7 | Laurie Johnson | television theme composer ( The Avengers ) (died 2024) |
February | 16 | June Brown | actress ( EastEnders ) (died 2022) [3] |
February | 28 | Harry H. Corbett | actor ( Steptoe and Son ) (died 1982) |
April | 26 | Jack Douglas | comic actor (died 2008) |
May | 4 | Terry Scott | comedy actor ( Terry and June ) (died 1994) [4] |
June | 4 | Geoffrey Palmer | comedy actor ( As Time Goes By ) (died 2020) |
June | 13 | Brian Wilde | comedy actor ( Porridge , Last of the Summer Wine ) (died 2008) |
August | 20 | Yootha Joyce | comedy actress ( Man About the House , George & Mildred ) (died 1980) [5] |
July | 20 | Heather Chasen | radio & television actress ( Crossroads , EastEnders ) (died 2020) |
August | 23 | Peter Wyngarde | actor ( Department S , Jason King ) (died 2018) [6] |
October | 1 | Sandy Gall | newscaster [7] |
October | 14 | Roger Moore | screen actor ( The Saint ) (died 2017) [8] |
November | 8 | Ken Dodd | comedian (died 2018) [9] |
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Events from the year 1927 in the United Kingdom.
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