1936 in British television
This is a list of events related to British television in 1936.
Events
- 2 November – The first regular high-definition BBC Television Service, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting. The service alternates on a weekly basis between Baird's 240-line mechanical system and the Marconi-EMI's 405-line all-electronic system. Programmes are broadcast daily, Monday to Saturday from 3pm to 4pm and 9pm to 10pm. Leslie Mitchell is the first announcer to be heard on the new service.
- By this year there are approximately 2,000 televisions worldwide.
Debuts
- 26 August – Radiolympia
- Unknown – Picture Page
- Unknown – ''Theatre Parade''
Continuing television shows
1920s
- ''BBC Wimbledon''
Births
- 9 February – Clive Swift, actor
- 3 April – Tony Garnett, producer
- 7 April – Peter Eckersley, producer
- 16 April – Derrick Sherwin, producer
- 25 April – Richard Lindley, foreign correspondent and television regulator
- 9 May
- * Albert Finney, actor
- * Glenda Jackson, actress and politician
- 17 June – Ken Loach, film director
- 30 June – Don Taylor, director
- 8 July – Tony Warren, scriptwriter
- 9 July – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor
- 27 September – Gordon Honeycombe, news presenter
- 9 October – Brian Blessed, actor
- 10 October – Judith Chalmers, television presenter
- 22 November – John Bird, satirical actor
- 22 December – James Burke, science populariser