20 May – Commentating on the illumination of the naval ships at
the Coronation Review of the Fleet at
Spithead for the BBC, lieutenant commander
Thomas Woodrooffe, having enjoyed hospitality on his old ship
HMS Nelson, rambles, repeating variations of the phrase "the whole Fleet's lit up", until the broadcast is faded out early.[3]
4 July – Following the alteration of frequencies at the BBC's
Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new
Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
19 October – The
BBC Regional Programme for the North East and Cumbria (a variant of the North Region) begins transmissions from Stagshaw. It will broadcast a documentary Hadrian's Wall with script by
W. H. Auden