1964 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1964.
Events
January
- No events
February
- No events
March
- 27 March – Children's Hour (renamed For the Young) is broadcast for the last time, on the BBC Home Service.
- 28 March – Radio Caroline, a "pirate" radio station set up by Ronan O'Rahilly based on a ship anchored in international waters off Felixstowe, debuts as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.[1]
April
- 3 April – The radio comedy series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again makes its debut, on the BBC Home Service.
May
- 12 May – "Pirate" radio station Radio Atlanta begins broadcasting from MV Mi Amigo anchored off Frinton; in July its operations are merged with Radio Caroline.
- 27 May – Screaming Lord Sutch begins broadcasting from "pirate" station Radio Sutch on Shivering Sands Army Fort offshore in the Thames Estuary; he soon sells the operation to his manager Reginald Calvert who renames it Radio City.[2]
June
- 7 June – Launch of Manx Radio, the Isle of Man's national radio station.[3]
July
- No events
August
- 31 August – Farming Today moves from Network Three to the BBC Home Service.
September
- No events
October
- 6 October – The variety programme Workers' Playtime is aired for the last time, on the Light Programme.
November
- No events
December
- 23 December – The "pirate" station Wonderful Radio London goes on air broadcasting from MV Galaxy anchored off Frinton with a Fab 40 playlist of popular records.
Station debuts
- 28 March – Radio Caroline (1964–
- 7 June – Manx Radio (1964–Present)
- 29 June – Manx Radio (1964–
- 16 December – Wonderful Radio London (1964–1967)
Births
- 24 February – Andy Crane, television and radio presenter
- 23 March – Jane Garvey, radio presenter
- 27 June – Lynn Parsons, radio and television presenter
- 27 September – Gilles Peterson, disc jockey
- 21 November – Liza Tarbuck, actress and radio and television presenter
- 28 November – Sian Williams, journalist and current affairs presenter
- Unknown – Peter Kerry, writer of drama for radio and television
Deaths
- Unknown – Charles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio pioneer
See also
- 1964 in British music
- 1964 in British television
- 1964 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 1964
References
- ↑ "Don't Get Mad, Get Even". Radio Caroline. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Radio Sutch & City in Pictures & Audio Part 1". Bob Le-Roi. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ↑ "Manx Radio marks 50 years of broadcasting". Radio Today. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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