Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting

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The Pilkington Committee was set up on July 13, 1960 under the chairmanship of British industrialist Sir Harry Pilkington to consider the future of broadcasting, cable and "the possibility of television for public showing". The members were:

  • Sir Harry Pilkington
  • H Collison
  • Elwyn Davies
  • Joyce Grenfell
  • Richard Hoggart
  • EP Hudson
  • JS Shields
  • RL Smith-Rose
  • Elizabeth Whitley
  • WA Wright
  • Professor FH Newark (from March 1961)
  • J Megaw (resigned 5th January 1961 )
  • Peter Hall (resigned 27th January 1961
  • Sir Jock Campbell (resigned 2nd February 1961 )

At the time, there was public concern about acquired programming, such as Westerns and American crime series. The committee felt that ITV was to be blamed for this concern.

The report, published on the June 1, 1962, intended to ensure that television reflected the correct social values, and considered renewal of BBC Charter and Licence Fee funding, extending radio hours, adult education broadcasting, a second television channel, colour television on 625 lines, local broadcasting and better commercial television regulation. The report which recommended these, which also criticised commercial television for being too trivial. The outcome of the report included BBC local radios, colour television licences and BBC2.

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