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1 January – The government nationalises the coal industry in the UK [1] and Cable & Wireless. [2] 2 January – British coins cease to include any silver content. [1] 8 January – A Cabinet sub-committee approves High Explosive Research, a civil project to develop an independent British atomic bomb.
19 January – Rebecca (1947) 4 February – The Happiest Days of Your Life (1947) 6 February – The Two Mrs Carrolls (1947) 9 February – Cry Havoc (1947) 23 March – The Man Who Came To Dinner (1947) 11 May – Larry the Lamb (1947) 24 June – The Bad Man (1947) 27 July – Boys in Brown (1947) 3 August – The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1947)
Two separate government studies identify spare frequency space on the UHF band, prompting political debate about the viability of a fifth UK terrestrial TV channel. 1988 in British television – By the end of 1988, all ITV regions are providing a full 24-hour service, which includes through-the-night news summaries and bulletins from ITN. Also ...
Beginning on 23 January 1947, the UK experienced several cold spells that brought large drifts of snow to the country, blocking roads and railways, which caused problems transporting coal to the electric power stations. Many had to shut down, forcing severe restrictions to cut power consumption, including restricting domestic electricity to ...
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View history; General ... (1947–1951) Café Continental (UK) on the BBC Television Service) ... 1947 July 23, 1950 WGN-TV Small Fry Club: 1947 1951
8 November - Channel 5 relaunches 5 News as a single one-hour show, broadcasting from 5pm until 6pm. [75] 2022. 25 April – News UK launches talkTV. [76] The channel features video simulcasts of TalkRadio programming in off-peak hours, but launches with three original programmes - The News Desk, Piers Morgan Uncensored, and The Talk. [77]
The first public demonstration of a TV camera zoom lens, the Jerry Fairbanks Zoomar, is held at NBC studios in New York. [15] April 18. The British Royal Navy detonates 6,800 tons of explosives, in an attempt to demolish the fortified island of Heligoland, Germany, in another of the largest man-made non-nuclear explosions in history. [16]