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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)
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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 )
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20 December –
Jacqueline Pearce , actress (died
2018 )
[4]
28 December –
Richard Whiteley , English television presenter (died
2005 )
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