1960 in British radio explained

This is a list of events from British radio in 1960.

Events

13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting.
2 August – Colin Davis makes his conducting début at the BBC Proms, with the London Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Rossini, Britten, Mozart, Berlioz and Schumann.^[1]

Programme debuts

January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme (1960–1967)
20 September – Farming Today on BBC Network Three (1960–Present)

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

Music While You Work (1940–1967)^[2]
Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
Family Favourites (1945–1980)
Down Your Way (1946–1992)
Have A Go (1946–1967)
Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
Letter from America (1946–2004)
Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
Any Questions? (1948–Present)
Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)

1950s

The Archers (1950–Present)
Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)
Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)
The Clitheroe Kid (1957–1972)
My Word! (1957–1988)
Test Match Special (1957–Present)
The Today Programme (1957–Present)
The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)

Ending this year

28 January – The Goon Show (1951–1960)
February – Educating Archie (1950–1960)
3 March – Take It from Here (1948–1960)
17 September – In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

Births

February – Lesley Riddoch, Scottish political journalist and broadcaster
6 February – Harry Thompson, comedy producer (died 2005)
10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000)
13 May – Sheila McClennon, presenter
29 June – Charles Nove, presenter
30 July – Pete Tong, disc jockey
25 August – Dotun Adebayo, Nigerian-born broadcaster, writer and publisher
12 September – Felicity Montagu, comedy actress
17 November – Jonathan Ross, broadcast presenter
Graham Torrington, disc jockey

Deaths

7 May – Mai Jones, Welsh songwriter and radio producer (born 1899)
16 November – Gilbert Harding, broadcast personality (born 1907) (asthma attack outside Broadcasting House)

See also

Notes and References

The Times 3 August 1960 p. 5.
Web site: Music While You Work . www.bbc.com . 1 November 2024.