1955 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1955.

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Events

• 2 May – Opening of Wrotham transmitting station in Kent, the UK's first VHF/FM transmitters.
• 22 September – The character Grace Archer dies in the BBC radio serial The Archers; a spoiler for the launch of ITV on the same day.[1]
• The Welsh Home Service becomes available on VHF from the Wenvoe transmitting station.

Programme debuts

• 4 October – Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)[2]
• From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)

Continuing radio programmes

1930s

• In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

1940s

• Music While You Work (1940–1967)
• 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)
• Take It from Here (1948–1960)
• Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
• A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
• Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)

1950s

• The Archers (1950–Present)
• Educating Archie (1950–1960)
• Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
• The Goon Show (1951–1960)
• Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1959)

Births

• 5 January – Jimmy Mulville, producer
• January – Dirk Maggs, radio producer
• 14 March – Felicity Finch, actress and reporter
• 5 April – Janice Long, born Janice Chegwin, disc jockey
• 22 May – Dale Winton, broadcast presenter (died 2018)
• Approximate date – Christopher Douglas, comedy actor-writer

See also

• 1955 in British music
• 1955 in British television
• 1955 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1955

References

1. "BBC: The Archers, timeline". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
2. Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-04.