1931 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events in 1931.

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Events from the year 1934 in the United Kingdom.

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References

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  6. Simone, Knox (16 May 2018). "The unwitting pioneer of transatlantic format adaptation: Beryl Vertue". centaur.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. "Kenneth Cope". BFI. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. "Virginia McKenna". BFI. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. Coveney, Michael (2022-06-26). "Frank Williams obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. "Obituary: Bryan Mosley" . The Independent. 1999-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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  12. Waymark, Peter. "Dors [married names Hamilton, Dawson, Lake], Diana [real name Diana Mary Fluck] (1931–1984), actress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/31043 .