1951 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1951.
Events
- 16 July - What's My Line? debuts on the BBC Television Service. It will be one of the top-rated programs for the rest of the decade and make a star of its host, Eamonn Andrews, who takes over from Gilbert Harding from the second episode.
- 12 October - The Holme Moss transmitter is opened in Northern England, making the BBC Television Service available to the region for the first time.
Debuts
- 16 July - What's My Line? (1951–1963)
Television shows
1930s
- Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952).
1940s
- Kaleidoscope (1946–1953)
- Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006)
- Café Continental (1947–1953)
- Television Newsreel (1948–1954)
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005)
Births
- 7 January - Helen Worth, actress
- 6 February - Kevin Whately, actor
- 15 February - Jane Seymour, actress
- 1 March - Mike Read, television presenter and radio disc jockey
- 18 March - Paul Barber, actor
- 13 April - Peter Davison, actor
- 20 April - Louise Jameson, actress
- 13 May - Selina Scott, journalist, newsreader and television presenter
- 4 June - David Yip, actor
- 28 June - Lalla Ward, actress
- 6 November - Nigel Havers, actor
- 24 November - Margaret Mountford, lawyer, businesswoman and television personality
- 20 December - Peter May, novelist and television dramatist
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