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2 June – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is televised in the UK on the BBC Television Service. [2] 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 continues to exist in its entirety.
Iranian coup d'état ("Operation Boot"): Overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran by Iranian military in favour of strengthening the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi with the support of the United States and UK. Autumn – Myxomatosis reaches the UK, [24] first being illegally introduced onto an estate in West Sussex.
6 January – The Broadcasting Council for Wales meets for the first time. [1]2 June – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is broadcast on the BBC Home Service and the BBC Light Programme, with seven hours of coverage provided; [2] [3] John Snagge is one of the commentators.
The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards.
July 11 - Medallion Theatre on CBS (1953-1954) July 6 - Glamour Girl on NBC (1953-1954) July 14 -Anyone Can Win on CBS (1953) July 20 – The Good Old Days on BBC Television (1953–1983) August 18 - Judge for Yourself with Fred Allen on NBC (1953–1954) September 13 – Jukebox Jury on ABC (1953–1954) September 13 - The George Jessel Show ...
May 8, 1953 July 27 It's a Small World: DuMont: June 27, 1953 July 28 Summer Night Theater: DuMont: July 7, 1953 July 30 Drama at Eight: DuMont: July 9, 1953 July 31 Ladies' Date: DuMont: October 13, 1952 September 1 The Range Rider: Syndication: April 5, 1951 September 11 Gulf Playhouse: NBC: October 3, 1952 September 12 The Aldrich Family ...
1953 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
The public launch of digital terrestrial TV in the UK. Consequently, BBC News 24 is now available to all digital viewers. BBC Parliament is carried but due to bandwidth issues, the channel is broadcast in sound only. The first edition of UK Today is broadcast. It airs as a replacement for the regional news bulletins because broadcasting English ...