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1937 in British television

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This is a list of events related to British television in 1937.

Events

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January

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  • 19 January – BBC Television broadcasts The Underground Murder Mystery by J. Bissell Thomas from its London station, the first play written for television.[1]

February

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March

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  • No events.

April

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  • 14 April – An exhibition snooker match between Horace Lindrum and Willie Smith is shown on the BBC. This is the first time that snooker is shown on television.[2]

May

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June

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  • 18 June – Broadcast of the Agatha Christie play Wasp's Nest, the only instance of Christie adapting one of her works for television, a medium she later came to dislike.
  • 21 June – Wimbledon Championships (tennis) first shown on the BBC Television Service.[3]

July

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  • No events.

August

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  • No events.

September

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October

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  • No events.

November

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December

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  • 31 December – 2,121 television sets have been sold in England.

Debuts

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Continuing television shows

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1920s

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  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

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Births

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fisher, David (30 December 2011). "1937". Chronomedia. Terra Media. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Television". The Observer. 11 April 1937. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon and the BBC 1927–2017". History of the BBC. BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Happened on this day – 16 September". BBC Sport. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2006.
  5. ^ "Televised Drama; Journey's End". The Times. London. 12 November 1937. p. 14.
  6. ^ Vahimagi, Tise (1994). British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press; British Film Institute. p. 8. ISBN 0-19-818336-4.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Dame Barbara Windsor". BBC News. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Jim Bowen obituary". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Bella Emberg: Actress who became a comedy hero thanks to Blunder Woman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2018.