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            List of years in British television       (table)
 1949 .  1950 .  1951 .  1952  . 1953  . 1954  . 1955 
1956 1957 1958 -1959- 1960 1961 1962
 1963 .  1964 .  1965 .  1966  . 1967  . 1968  . 1969 

This is a list of British television related events from 1959.

Events[]

  • 15 January – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
  • 4 February – Face to Face debuts on BBC Television.
  • 1 June – Juke Box Jury premieres on BBC Television.
  • 27 October – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
  • 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.

Debuts[]

BBC[]

  • 4 February – Face to Face (1959–1962)
  • 1 June – Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)
  • 12 June – The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)
  • 3 September – Spycatcher (1959–1961)
  • 28 September – The Artful Dodger (1959)
  • 16 October – Bleak House (1959)
  • Unknown – Whicker's World (1959–1988)
  • Unknown – Noggin the Nog (1959–1982)

ITV[]

  • 28 December – Ivor the Engine (1959, 1975–1977)

Television shows[]

1940s[]

  • Watch with Mother (1946–1973)
  • Come Dancing (1949–1998)

1950s[]

  • Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
  • All Your Own (1952–1961)
  • Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965)
  • The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
  • Panorama (1953–present)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
  • Picture Book (1955–1965)
  • Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967, 1973–1974)
  • Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
  • Double Your Money (1955–1968)
  • Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
  • Crackerjack (1955–1984)
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1961)
  • Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
  • This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
  • Armchair Theatre (1956–1980)
  • What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
  • The Army Game (1957–1961)
  • The Sky at Night (1957–present)
  • Blue Peter (1958–present)
  • Grandstand (1958–2007)

Ending this year[]

  • The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–1959)
  • The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959)
  • The Invisible Man (1958–1959)
  • Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
  • Oh Boy! (1958–1959)
  • Quatermass and the Pit (1958–1959)
  • Torchy the Battery Boy (1958–1959)

Births[]

  • 30 January – Alex Hyde-White, English actor
  • 20 March – Steve McFadden, British actor
  • 15 April – Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, and screenwriter.
  • 16 May – Tracy Hyde, English actress and model
  • 17 May – Paul Whitehouse, Welsh comedian and actor
  • 22 May – Jon Sopel, television presenter and BBC correspondent
  • 29 May – Adrian Paul, British actor
  • 11 June – Hugh Laurie , English actor, comedian and writer
  • 29 June – Richard Vranch, British comedian, actor, and TV panel show participant
  • 7 October – Simon Cowell, English music producer and television talent show judge
  • 20 October – Niamh Cusack, Irish-born actress
  • 26 October – Brian Bovell, British actor
  • 2 November – Peter Mullan, Scottish actor
  • 9 November – Tony Slattery, actor and comedian
  • 11 November – David Easter, actor
  • 14 November – Paul McGann, British actor
  • 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
  • 2 December – Gwyneth Strong, British actress
  • 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, journalist and television personality
  • 11 December – Nigel Pivaro, actor
  • 30 December – Tracey Ullman, English comedian, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author
  • Unknown – Joanna Kanska, actress
  • Unknown – Lucy Meacock, journalist and newsreader
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