1960 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1960.

Events

• 1 January – Sir Hugh Greene becomes Director-General of the BBC.
• 26 March – The Grand National is televised for the first time, by the BBC.
• 20 June – Nan Winton becomes the first national female newsreader on BBC television.
• 29 June – The BBC Television Centre is opened in London.
• 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting, cable and "the possibility of television for public showing". Their report, published in 1962, criticises the populism of ITV, and recommends that Britain's third national television channel (after the BBC Television Service and ITV) should be awarded to the BBC. BBC Two is launched four years later.
• 10 September – ITV broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television, and the last for 23 years.
• 11 September – Danger Man premieres on ITV.
• 9 December – The first episode of soap opera Coronation Street is aired on ITV. It is intended as a 13-week series, but continues to air to the present day and is currently Britain's longest running soap.

Debuts

BBC

• 29 January – Sykes and A... (1960–1965)

ITV

• 10 September – Police Surgeon (1960)
• 11 September – Danger Man (1960–1961, 1964–1968)
• 9 December – Coronation Street (1960–present)

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)
• 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)
• Face to Face (1959–1962)
• Noggin the Nog (1959–1965)

Ending this year

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
• Life With The Lyons (1955–1960)

Births

• 6 January – Nigella Lawson, British chef and writer
• 6 February – Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist and television presenter
• 18 February – Carol McGiffin, broadcaster
• 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, British broadcaster
• 16 March – Jenny Eclair, comedienne and novelist
• 11 April – Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television show host
• 22 April – Gary Rhodes, British restaurateur and celebrity chef
• 25 April – Robert Peston, journalist and BBC business editor
• 5 May – Gillian Wright, actress
• 6 May – Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress and producer
• 25 May – Anthea Turner, television presenter and media personality
• 4 June – Bradley Walsh, English comedian and actor
• 11 July – Caroline Quentin, actress
• 13 July – Ian Hislop, British broadcaster and editor
• 10 September – Colin Firth, English actor
• 29 October – Finola Hughes, British actress
• 4 November – Magenta Devine, television presenter and journalist
• 17 November – Jonathan Ross, English television presenter
• 23 November – Darren Jordan, journalist and news presenter
• 30 November – Gary Lineker, English footballer and television presenter
• 17 December – Kay Burley, newsreader
• 24 December – Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
• 27 December – Maryam d'Abo, British actress
• Unknown – Lindsey Coulson, actress