1940 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1940.

Events

There are no events for 1940 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.

Births

18 January - Mike Reid, entertainer, comedian and actor
22 January - John Hurt, actor
2 February - David Jason, actor
6 February - Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian
20 February - Jimmy Greaves, footballer and television pundit
2 April - Penelope Keith, actress
10 April - Gloria Hunniford, television and radio presenter and singer
8 June - Carole Ann Ford, actress
20 June - John Mahoney, actor
22 June - Esther Rantzen, journalist and television presenter
23 June - Adam Faith, actor and singer (died 2003)
13 July - Patrick Stewart, actor
17 July - Tim Brooke-Taylor, English radio and television personality
9 October - John Winston Lennon, actor, musician, song-writer, activist
14 October - Christopher Timothy, actor, television director and writer
19 October - Sir Michael Gambon, actor
29 October - Jack Shepherd, actor, playwright, director and saxophonist
11 December - Tony Adams, Welsh actor