1957 in British television

This is a list of British television related events from 1957.

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Events

January

  • No events.

February

  • 16 February – The "Toddlers' Truce" (an arrangement whereby there were no television broadcasts between 6pm and 7pm, to allow parents to put their children to bed) is abolished - it has been a major stumbling block to the success of ITV.

March

April

  • 1 April – British current affairs programme Panorama broadcasts the famous Spaghetti trees hoax report.[1]
  • 21 April – Historical documentary series Men, Women and Clothes begins airing. It is the first BBC programme filmed in colour, although it can only be transmitted in black and white.
  • 24 April – The Sky at Night appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore. It continues to air with Moore as presenter until his death in December 2012.

May

  • No events.

June

  • No events.

July

  • No events.

August

September

  • September – The first broadcasts of regional news bulletins take place.
  • 18 September – The sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television. By the time it ends in 2008 it is recognised as the world's longest running television sports magazine.
  • 24 September – The ITV Schools and BBC Schools services, broadcasting programmes for schools and colleges, both go on air.
  • 30 September – Regional television news bulletins for the north of England begin from Piccadilly's studio N in Manchester.[2]

October

  • No events.

November

  • No events.

December

Debuts

BBC Television Service/BBC TV

ITV

STV

Continuing television shows

1920s

  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "BBC fools the nation". BBC On This Day. 1957-04-01. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. "CHAPTER FOUR - BBC MANCHESTER – A HISTORY" (PDF). BBC Trust. p. 26. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
  4. "What the Papers Say in pictures". The Guardian. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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