1925 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events in 1925.
Events
- 2 October – John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television receiver in London, using greyscale technology.[1]
Births
- 7 January – Gerald Durrell, author, naturalist and television presenter (died 1995)[2]
- 2 February – David Whitfield, actor and singer (died 1980)
- 22 April – George Cole, actor (Minder) (died 2015)[3]
- 15 June – Sir Richard Baker, BBC broadcast journalist and radio presenter (died 2018)[4]
- 19 June – Charlie Drake, comedic actor (died 2006)[5]
- 23 June – Miriam Karlin, actress (died 2011)
- 25 June – June Lockhart, actress
- 11 July – David Graham, voice actor (Thunderbirds) (died 2024)
- 15 July – Philip Carey, actor (died 2009)
- 22 August – Honor Blackman, actress (died 2020)[6]
- 8 September – Peter Sellers, comic actor (died 1980)[7]
- 19 September – Pete Murray, disc jockey and television presenter[8]
- 15 October – Tony Hart, artist and children's television presenter (BBC) (died 2009)[9]
- 16 October – Angela Lansbury, British-born actress (Murder, She Wrote) (died 2022)[10]
- 29 October – Robert Hardy, actor (died 2017)[11]
- 11 November – June Whitfield, comedy actress (Terry and June) (died 2018)[12]
- 27 November – Ernie Wise, comedian (Morecambe and Wise) (died 1999)[13]
See also
References
- ^ "John Logie Baird". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Jones, David (31 January 1995). "Obituaries:Gerald Durrell". The Independent.
- ^ "George Cole, actor - obituary". The Telegraph. 6 August 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "Richard Baker, much-loved BBC broadcaster who presented news and cultural programmes for decades – obituary". The Telegraph. 18 November 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Dixon, Stephen (28 December 2006). "Charlie Drake". The Guardian.
- ^ "Obituary: Honor Blackman". BBC News. BBC. 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Peter Sellers". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Pete Murray". History Project. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Tony Hart". The Telegraph. 18 January 2009.
- ^ "Obituary: Angela Lansbury". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2022.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (3 August 2017). "Robert Hardy obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Dixon, Stephen (29 December 2018). "Dame June Whitfield obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (22 March 2019). "A Life in Focus: Ernie Wise, comedian and one half of Britain's greatest double act with Eric Morecambe". The Independent.