1950s
4th January 1951 - TV cameras allowed in 10 Downing Street - encouraging political views
15th February 1952 - Funeral of King George broadcasted on TV shared with mass audience, established a tradition of royal television events
25 June 1950 - Korean War begins
26 October 1950 - First broadcast from the House of Commons
25 June 1951 – CBS transmits first colour programme
13th June 1952 - programme for children with impaired hearing
7th Feb. 1952 – first interlude programming introduced for when a show breaks down or under ran.
2nd June 1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – definitive event in the evolution of British television
18 July 1953 – quatermass experiment first British sci fi programme, mass audiences.
11 November 1953 – panorama began
11 January 1954 - first in vision weatherman
5th July 1954 - first transmission of Newsreel
Television act 1954 becomes law – introduction of commercial television is given royal assent.
2nd April 1954 - the Grove family - first Soap opera, tried to convey a social representation of the country at that time.1/4 of the U.K's population tuned into this programme.
17th February 1955 - Kitchen magic – Fanny Craddock’s gourmet cooking show.
22 September 1955 – ITV began broadcasting, independent television channel.
1 July 1955 – Montgomery bus boycott – Rosa parks, helped set in motion the US civil rights movement
27th April 1956 - First Ministerial broadcast Anthony Eden
24 May 1956 – first Eurovision
19 February 1957 - first medical drama – first appointment at emergency ward 10.
9th January 1957 - Anthony Eden resigns as prime minister after the Suez crisis
16 October 1958 - first blue peter show broadcasted
2nd April 1958 - People in trouble - programme which focused on social issues within real people's lives, mixed marriages, and unmarried mothers
4 April 1958 - The first CND protests (campaign for nuclear disarmament)
14th June 1958 - black and white minstrel show - now seen as highly racist. However it was extremely popular at that time.
21 march 1959 - Whickers world globe trotting show opening one of the first windows on the world for the British audience
1960s
9th December 1960 - Coronation Street launch. Now the longest running soap drama
25th December 1960 - queen pre-records her first Christmas message, it used to be live.
9 November 1960 - Kennedy elected president, youngest and first Roman Catholic to hold the office
12th April 1961-- first man to go into space Yuri Gagarin
1960 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho becomes one of the year’s most successful films
29 April 1961 - ITV goes regional
1st October 1961 - songs of praise first broadcast (religious views) 5th August 1962 - Marilyn Monroe found dead24th September 1962 - university challenge (educational programme) 22nd November 1963 - JFK assassinated1 January 1964 - first top of the pops aired
20th April 1964 - launch of BBC 2, disrupted by power failure.12th June 1964 - nelson Mandela sentenced22nd august 1964 - match of the day launch24th January 1965 - Winston Churchill funeral broadcasted on BBC and ITV
12 June 1965 - Kenneth Tynan swears on a live BBC show, sparked major debate and one mp called for him to be hung.
3rd July 1967 - news at ten extended news on for 1/2 hour on ITV with 2 news casters, adopting a US style
20th July 1969 - Neil Armstrong first man to walk on the moon, broadcasted to millions
9 Feb. 1970 - Doomwatch, environmental science programmed, which lead to debates in parliament
1970s
15 Feb. 1971 - Britain adopts the decimal system
2 October 1971 - generation game begins most watched game show in history and had 23.9 million viewers
30 January 1972 - Bloody Sunday – peaceful civil rights march in Derry descends into chaos, British paratroopers open fire
4 April 1972 - Newsround begins
8 Jan 1973 - Watergate scandal
17 December 1975 - the naked civil servant discussed the persecution of a homosexual, defining moment in the presentation of homosexuals.
8 April 1977 - BBC airs Roots, about the slavery of African Americans, these kind of historical dramas were a signature of 1970s programming.
4 January 1978 - the south bank show, which examined cultural changes.
3 may 1979 - Margaret Thatcher came to power
25 September 1979 - question time began, gave the public the opportunity to question politicians.
2 September 1979 - subtitling began
1980s
30 august 1980 - first time television acknowledged female police officers
21 November 1980 - Children in need, first British telethon
25 November 1981 - Brixton and Toxeth race riots
2 April 1982 - Falkland’s war
2 November 1982 - channel 4 launches
5 march 1984 - miners strike
19 February 1985 - Eastenders first aired
26 February 1987 - women priests accepted in the Church of England.
15 January 1988 - this morning, Britain’s most popular morning show.
5 January 1989 - Desmonds broadcasted on channel 4, shows its multicultural nature
5 February 1989 - sky launches the UK’s first satellite television service
9 November 1989 - Berlin wall comes down
22 November 1990 - Thatcher steps down
30 march 1997 - channel 5 launches
9 November 1997 - news 24 launches
7 December 1998 - ITV 2 launches
23 February 1999 - channel 4 broadcasts queer as folk, deals with gays exclusively.
21 September 1999 - walking with dinosaurs, most costly science BBC programme
2 November 1999 - house of commons is televised
2000s
13 November 2000 - George w bush elected president
11 September 2001 - terrorist attacks
20 November 2002 - channel 4 airs a live autopsy
20 March 2003 - USA enters Iraq
28 January 2004 - Hutton inquiry
26 December 2004 - tsunami
30 January 2005 - Iraqi elections
February 2005 - youtube launched
7 July 2005 - London bomb attacks
30 September 2005 - Danish cartoons published depicting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh), causing much controversy
4th January 1951 - TV cameras allowed in 10 Downing Street - encouraging political views
15th February 1952 - Funeral of King George broadcasted on TV shared with mass audience, established a tradition of royal television events
25 June 1950 - Korean War begins
26 October 1950 - First broadcast from the House of Commons
25 June 1951 – CBS transmits first colour programme
13th June 1952 - programme for children with impaired hearing
7th Feb. 1952 – first interlude programming introduced for when a show breaks down or under ran.
2nd June 1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – definitive event in the evolution of British television
18 July 1953 – quatermass experiment first British sci fi programme, mass audiences.
11 November 1953 – panorama began
11 January 1954 - first in vision weatherman
5th July 1954 - first transmission of Newsreel
Television act 1954 becomes law – introduction of commercial television is given royal assent.
2nd April 1954 - the Grove family - first Soap opera, tried to convey a social representation of the country at that time.1/4 of the U.K's population tuned into this programme.
17th February 1955 - Kitchen magic – Fanny Craddock’s gourmet cooking show.
22 September 1955 – ITV began broadcasting, independent television channel.
1 July 1955 – Montgomery bus boycott – Rosa parks, helped set in motion the US civil rights movement
27th April 1956 - First Ministerial broadcast Anthony Eden
24 May 1956 – first Eurovision
19 February 1957 - first medical drama – first appointment at emergency ward 10.
9th January 1957 - Anthony Eden resigns as prime minister after the Suez crisis
16 October 1958 - first blue peter show broadcasted
2nd April 1958 - People in trouble - programme which focused on social issues within real people's lives, mixed marriages, and unmarried mothers
4 April 1958 - The first CND protests (campaign for nuclear disarmament)
14th June 1958 - black and white minstrel show - now seen as highly racist. However it was extremely popular at that time.
21 march 1959 - Whickers world globe trotting show opening one of the first windows on the world for the British audience
1960s
9th December 1960 - Coronation Street launch. Now the longest running soap drama
25th December 1960 - queen pre-records her first Christmas message, it used to be live.
9 November 1960 - Kennedy elected president, youngest and first Roman Catholic to hold the office
12th April 1961-- first man to go into space Yuri Gagarin
1960 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho becomes one of the year’s most successful films
29 April 1961 - ITV goes regional
1st October 1961 - songs of praise first broadcast (religious views) 5th August 1962 - Marilyn Monroe found dead24th September 1962 - university challenge (educational programme) 22nd November 1963 - JFK assassinated1 January 1964 - first top of the pops aired
20th April 1964 - launch of BBC 2, disrupted by power failure.12th June 1964 - nelson Mandela sentenced22nd august 1964 - match of the day launch24th January 1965 - Winston Churchill funeral broadcasted on BBC and ITV
12 June 1965 - Kenneth Tynan swears on a live BBC show, sparked major debate and one mp called for him to be hung.
3rd July 1967 - news at ten extended news on for 1/2 hour on ITV with 2 news casters, adopting a US style
20th July 1969 - Neil Armstrong first man to walk on the moon, broadcasted to millions
9 Feb. 1970 - Doomwatch, environmental science programmed, which lead to debates in parliament
1970s
15 Feb. 1971 - Britain adopts the decimal system
2 October 1971 - generation game begins most watched game show in history and had 23.9 million viewers
30 January 1972 - Bloody Sunday – peaceful civil rights march in Derry descends into chaos, British paratroopers open fire
4 April 1972 - Newsround begins
8 Jan 1973 - Watergate scandal
17 December 1975 - the naked civil servant discussed the persecution of a homosexual, defining moment in the presentation of homosexuals.
8 April 1977 - BBC airs Roots, about the slavery of African Americans, these kind of historical dramas were a signature of 1970s programming.
4 January 1978 - the south bank show, which examined cultural changes.
3 may 1979 - Margaret Thatcher came to power
25 September 1979 - question time began, gave the public the opportunity to question politicians.
2 September 1979 - subtitling began
1980s
30 august 1980 - first time television acknowledged female police officers
21 November 1980 - Children in need, first British telethon
25 November 1981 - Brixton and Toxeth race riots
2 April 1982 - Falkland’s war
2 November 1982 - channel 4 launches
5 march 1984 - miners strike
19 February 1985 - Eastenders first aired
26 February 1987 - women priests accepted in the Church of England.
15 January 1988 - this morning, Britain’s most popular morning show.
5 January 1989 - Desmonds broadcasted on channel 4, shows its multicultural nature
5 February 1989 - sky launches the UK’s first satellite television service
9 November 1989 - Berlin wall comes down
22 November 1990 - Thatcher steps down
30 march 1997 - channel 5 launches
9 November 1997 - news 24 launches
7 December 1998 - ITV 2 launches
23 February 1999 - channel 4 broadcasts queer as folk, deals with gays exclusively.
21 September 1999 - walking with dinosaurs, most costly science BBC programme
2 November 1999 - house of commons is televised
2000s
13 November 2000 - George w bush elected president
11 September 2001 - terrorist attacks
20 November 2002 - channel 4 airs a live autopsy
20 March 2003 - USA enters Iraq
28 January 2004 - Hutton inquiry
26 December 2004 - tsunami
30 January 2005 - Iraqi elections
February 2005 - youtube launched
7 July 2005 - London bomb attacks
30 September 2005 - Danish cartoons published depicting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh), causing much controversy
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