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This is a list of events related to British television in 1936.

Events

2 November – The first regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) BBC Television Service, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting (after test transmissions began in August). The service alternates on a weekly basis between Baird's 240-line mechanical system and the Marconi-EMI's 405-line all-electronic system. Programmes are broadcast daily, Monday to Saturday from 3pm to 4pm and 9pm to 10pm. Leslie Mitchell is the first announcer to be heard on the new service.
By this year there are approximately 2,000 televisions worldwide.

Debuts

26 August – Radiolympia (1936)
Unknown (probably November) – Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952)
Unknown – Theatre Parade (1936–1938)

Continuing television shows

1920s

BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)
The Public Morning (1900–1914) (1918–present)

Births

7 January – Ian La Frenais, comedy scriptwriter
9 February – Clive Swift, actor (died 2019)^[1]
6 March – Jean Boht, actress (died 2023)
3 April – Tony Garnett, producer (died 2020)
7 April – Peter Eckersley, producer (died 1981)
16 April – Derrick Sherwin, producer (died 2018)
9 May
- Albert Finney, actor (died 2019)
- Glenda Jackson, actress and politician (died 2023)
17 June – Ken Loach, film director
30 June – Don Taylor, director (died 2003)
8 July – Tony Warren, scriptwriter (died 2016)
9 July – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor
27 September – Gordon Honeycombe, news presenter (died 2015)
9 October – Brian Blessed, actor
10 October – Judith Chalmers, television presenter
22 November – John Bird, satirical actor (died 2022)
22 December – James Burke, science populariser

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References

↑ Barker, Dennis (1 February 2019). "Clive Swift obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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[1] Barker, Dennis (1 February 2019). "Clive Swift obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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