Overview of the events of 1943 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1943.
There are no events for 1943 in British television as broadcasting had been suspended for the duration of the Second World War . This was done amid fears the signals would help German bombers. Television broadcasting resumed in 1946 . 9 January – Freddie Starr , English comedian and singer (died 2019)
29 January – Tony Blackburn , English radio disc jockey
2 February – Susan Hanson , English actress
18 February – Graeme Garden , Scottish writer, comedian and actor
5 March
8 March
16 March – John Leeson , British actor
21 March – Vivian Stanshall , English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster and musician (died 1995 )
29 March – Eric Idle , English actor, writer and composer
3 April – Peter Benson , actor (died 2018 )
5 May – Michael Palin , British comedian
6 May – Grange Calveley , animator and screenwriter (died 2021)[ 2]
27 May – Cilla Black , Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and television personality (died 2015 )
8 June – Colin Baker , British actor
13 June – Malcolm McDowell , actor
29 June – Maureen O'Brien , British actress
20 July – Wendy Richard , British actress (died 2009 )
20 August – Sylvester McCoy , British actor
5 September – Richard Dunn , CEO of Thames Television (died 1998 )
23 September – Tony Gubba , English sports commentator (died 2013 )
30 September – Ian Ogilvy , English actor
2 October – Anna Ford , journalist, newsreader and television presenter
11 October – John Nettles , actor
18 October – Dai Jones , Welsh broadcaster (died 2022 )
23 November – Sue Nicholls , actress
28 November – Susan Brookes , television chef
7 December – Sue Johnston , actor
19 December – Sam Kelly , actor (died 2014 )[ 3]
20 December – Jacqueline Pearce , actress (died 2018 )[ 4]
28 December – Richard Whiteley , English television presenter (died 2005 )[ 5]
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