Cross-channel TV
First television outside broadcast from the Continent (Calais)
Aircraft TV
First 'live' air to ground television broadcast (from an aircraft in flight)
Daventry
Third Programme Daventry transmitter opened
Buckingham Palace
First broadcast from Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the State Banquet to King Haakon of Norway
Holme Moss
Holme Moss television transmitting station opened
Party political broadcasts
First television election address, given by Lord Samuel for the Liberal Party
Royal Charter
1947 Royal Charter extended for six months
External Services
Vietnamese Service began
Kirk oʼ Shotts
Kirk o' Shotts television transmitting station opened
Cross-channel TV
First direct television from Paris (experimental)
Schools TV
First schools television programme (4 weeks experiment)
Royal Charter
Royal Charter renewed for ten years
Cross-channel TV
Wenvoe
Wenvoe television transmitting station opened
Pontop Pike and Glencairn
Pontop Pike and Glencairn temporary television transmitting stations opened
Truleigh Hill
Truleigh Hill temporary television transmitting station opened
Coronation
Coronation ceremony televised for first time
TV at sea
Television relayed from ship at sea for the first time during the Royal Naval Review
Licence fee
Eurovision
First European exchange of television programmes with eight countries taking part. Exchanges continue to 4 July
Rowridge
Rowridge temporary television transmitting station opened
Redmoss
Redmoss temporary television transmitting station opened
North Hessary Tor
North Hessary Tor temporary television transmitting station opened
Isle of Man
Temporary television transmitting station near Douglas (Isle of Man) opened
Norwich
Norwich television transmitting station opened
FM
First VHF sound broadcasting transmitting station opened at Wrotham
Divis
Divis television transmitting station opened (replacing Glencairn in Northern Ireland, see 1.5.53)
Eurovision
First section of permanent two-way television link with Continent completed
Penmon
Penmon (Anglesey) temporary VHF transmitting station opened
Les Platons
Les Platons (Channel Islands) television transmitting station opened
Colour TV
Colour television test transmissions began from Alexandra Palace
Meldrum
Meldrum television transmitting station opened (replacing Redmoss, near Aberdeen, see 14.12.54)
Colour TV
Demonstration of colour television to members of the press
Pontop Pike
Pontop Pike television transmitting station completed (see 1.5.53)
Northern Ireland
First live television programme from Northern Ireland
Pontop Pike and Wenvoe
Pontop Pike and Wenvoe VHF transmitting stations opened (Wenvoe temporarily Welsh Home Service only)
Divis
Divis VHF transmitting station opened
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace television transmitting station opened replacing Alexandra Palace
Meldrum
Meldrum VHF transmitting station opened
Colour TV
Prime Minister
First Ministerial television broadcast (Prime Minister)
North Hessary Tor
North Hessary Tor television transmitting station completed (see 17.12.54)
Rowridge
Rowridge television transmitting station completed (see 12.11.54)
Below the sea TV
First 'live' television broadcast from a submarine at sea
Helicopter TV
First television transmission from a helicopter
North Hessary Tor
North Hessary Tor VHF transmitting station opened
Blaen-plwyf
Blaen-plwyf temporary VHF transmitting station opened
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfeld VHF transmitting station began test transmissions on reduced power
Colour TV
Sandale
Sandale temporary television transmitting station opened
Holme Moss
Holme Moss VHF transmitting station opened
Wenvoe and Tacolneston
Colour TV
Demonstration of colour television reception to Members of both Houses of Parliament
Kirk oʼ Shotts
Kirk o'Shotts VHF transmitting station opened
External Services
Hausa Service began
External Services
Blaen-plwyf
Sutton Coldfield and Tacolneston
Rowridge
Rowridge VHF transmitting station opened
External Services
Swahili Service began
External Services
Somali Service began
Licence fee
Rosemarkie
Rosemarkie television transmitting station opened
Schools TV
BBC Television for schools began
Network Three
Re-organization of sound radio programmes. Network Three began
Bristol
Remote studio
UHF
Sandale
Sandale television transmitting station completed (see 5.11.56)
Douglas
Douglas (Isle of Man) television transmitting station completed (see 20.12.53)
Derry
Londonderry television transmitting station opened.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace television transmission station completed (see 28.3.56)
HM the Queen
Stereo
Douglas
VERA
Dover
Dover temporary television transmitting station opened
UHF
Folkestone
New studio
Southampton television interview studio opened
Sandale
Sandale VHF transmitting station opened
Rosemarkie
Rosemarkie VHF transmitting station opened
Stereo
Regular fortnightly experimental stereophonic transmissions began
Parliament TV
State Opening of Parliament televised for first time
Thrumster
Thrumster temporary television station opened
Llanddona
Llanddona VHF station opened (replacing Penmon, see 2.10.55)
Llangollen
Llangollen VHF station opened
Orkney
Wenvoe
Third Programme/Network Three VHF transmissions began from Wenvoe
Douglas
Douglas (Isle of Man) VHF station completed (see 9.3.58)
Transatlantic TV
New transmitters
Eurovision
Truleigh Hill
External Services
Arabic Service increased to 12 hours a day
Peterborough
Peterborough television and VHF transmitting station opened.
New studio
Norwich television interview studio opened.
Orkney
Orkney television transmitting station completed (see 22.12.58)
Standards conversion
New BBC television standards converter (European to N. American standards) used for first time to produce 525-line videotapes of Western Summit Conference in Paris.
Source: BBC Handbook 1961
