1960 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1960.

Events

13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting.
2 August – Colin Davis makes his conducting début at the BBC Proms, with the London Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Rossini, Britten, Mozart, Berlioz and Schumann.

Programme debuts

January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme
20 September – Farming Today on BBC Network Three

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

Music While You Work Sunday Half Hour Desert Island Discs Family Favourites Down Your Way Have A Go Housewives' Choice Letter from America Woman's Hour Twenty Questions Any Questions? Mrs Dale's Diary Billy Cotton Band Show A Book at Bedtime

''Ray's a Laugh''

1950s

The Archers Listen with Mother From Our Own Correspondent Pick of the Pops The Clitheroe Kid My Word! Test Match Special The Today Programme The Navy Lark Sing Something Simple

''Your Hundred Best Tunes''

Ending this year

Births

February – Lesley Riddoch, Scottish political journalist and broadcaster
6 February – Harry Thompson, comedy producer
10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2
8 May – Terry Christian, broadcast presenter
13 May – Sheila McClennon, presenter
16 May – Bill Dare, comedy producer
29 June – Charles Nove, presenter
30 July – Pete Tong, disc jockey
25 August – Dotun Adebayo, Nigerian-born broadcaster, writer and publisher
12 September – Felicity Montagu, comedy actress
17 November – Jonathan Ross, broadcast presenter
Graham Torrington, disc jockey

Deaths

7 May – Mai Jones, Welsh songwriter and radio producer
16 November – Gilbert Harding, broadcast personality