Overview of the events of 1949 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1949.
January [ edit ] February [ edit ] 23 April - The first FA Amateur Cup Final staged at Wembley is also the first to be televised. The whole match is shown on the BBC, Bromley beating Romford 1-0.[1] [2] July – BBC Television revives the regular televised weather forecast.[3] July 11–14 – The first film made specifically for British television, A Dinner Date With Death , is shot at Marylebone Studios in London,[4] featuring Roy Plomley . It is broadcast in 1950. September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ] 25 January – The Time Machine (1949) 10 June – Triple Bill (1949) (trio of plays: Witness For the Prosecution; The Call To Arms; and Box For One) 29 September – Come Dancing (1949–1998) 26 October – How Do You View? (1949–1953) 27 November – By Candlelight (1949) 25 December – Miranda (1949) Continuing television shows [ edit ] BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024) 13 March – David Neilson , actor 30 March – Sue Cook , broadcaster and author 11 April – David Stafford , writer and broadcaster (died 2023 ) 29 April – Anita Dobson , actress 2 May – Alan Titchmarsh , gardener and television presenter 13 May – Zoë Wanamaker , American-born actress 21 May – Andrew Neil , Scottish journalist and broadcaster 22 May – Cheryl Campbell , film, television and stage actor 5 July – Sue Robbie , television presenter 16 August – John McArdle , actor 25 August – Ross Davidson , actor (died 2006 ) 2 September – Moira Stuart , broadcast presenter 10 September – Freddy Marks , actor, singer and musician (died 2021 ) 19 September – Twiggy , model and television presenter 23 September – Floella Benjamin , Trinidad-born children's TV presenter and actress 6 October – Sarah Cullen , television and radio journalist (died 2012 ) 20 October – Jane Tucker , actress, singer and musician 12 December – Bill Nighy , actor 13 December – Robert Lindsay , actor See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]