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Gerald Durrell's first book, The Overloaded Ark. Lawrence Durrell's book Reflections on a Marine Venus. Islwyn Ffowc Elis's Welsh novel Cysgod y Cryman; Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale. L. P. Hartley's novel The Go-Between. C. S. Lewis' novel The Silver Chair. Evelyn Waugh's novel Love Among the Ruins. A Romance of the Near ...
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.
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The 1953 Yugoslav Constitutional Law, a set of constitutional amendments, came into force in Yugoslavia. Among other things, this established a Federal People's Assembly with two houses: a Federal Chamber, directly representing the regions, and a Chamber of Producers, representing economic enterprises and worker groups.
Continuing into its 70th year, it becomes the longest-running programme in British television history and the world's longest-running television news magazine programme. 26 November – The House of Lords backs Government plans for the introduction of commercial television in the UK.
Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, was published in the United Kingdom. [15]The German football team SG Dynamo Dresden was founded.; A new radio series, Partners in Crime, based on the works of Agatha Christie and starring Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim, was launched on the BBC Home Service in the UK.
31 March – Cavalcade of America (1935–1953) ends its run on NBC. [3] 18 April – The Affairs of Peter Salem ends its run on network radio . [3] 19 April – The Aldrich Family ends its run on network radio . [3] 5 June – Aunt Jemima ends its run on network radio . [3] 28 June – The Chase ends its run on network radio . [3]
Pages in category "October 1953 events in the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .