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4 April – 1957 Defence White Paper presented by Duncan Sandys, Minister of Defence, introduces major cuts in conventional land and air forces. [12] 10 April – Royal Court Theatre premieres John Osborne's The Entertainer with Laurence Olivier in the title role. [13] 11 April – The UK Government agrees to allow Singapore its independence. [14]
The Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in the United Kingdom's history, and one of the worst in the world, ranked in severity at level 5 out of 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. [1]
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2 June - BBC Television broadcasts the final of the 1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships live from Prague.For the first time, the BBC broadcasts an event held in a Communist state, which was also relayed to the rest of the Eurovision network in other Western European countries.
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31 August – central Scotland's independent channel, Scottish Television, goes on air. 18 September – the sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television; by the time it ends in 2008 it is recognised as the world's longest running television sports magazine.
January 4 – Mr. Adams and Eve on CBS (1957–1958) April 24 – The Sky at Night (UK) presented by Patrick Moore (1957–present) May 1 – Junior Television Club; May 7 – In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy on GTV-9; June 19 – The Army Game (UK) on Britain's ITV (1957–1961) June 24 – Front Page Challenge (1957–1995)