1953 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1953.
Events
- 2 June – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is televised in the UK.[1] Sales of TV sets rise sharply in the weeks leading up to the event. It is also one of the earliest broadcasts to be deliberately recorded for posterity and still exists in its entirety today.
Births
- 11 January - John Sessions, actor
- 27 February - Gavin Esler, author and BBC television journalist
- 7 June - Dougie Donnelly, television broadcaster
- 31 August - Jimmy McKenna, actor
- 8 September - John McGlynn, actor
References
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath". BBC On This Day. 1953-06-02. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
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