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

Contents

• Events
• Programme debuts
• Continuing radio programmes
• 1940s
• 1950s
• Ending this year
• Births
• Deaths
• See also
• References

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. ^[1]

Programme debuts

• January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme (1960–1967)
• 20 September – Farming Today on BBC Network Three (1960–Present)

Continuing radio programmes

Ending this year

• 28 January – The Goon Show (1951–1960)
• February – Educating Archie (1950–1960)
• 3 March – Take It from Here (1948–1960)
• 17 September – In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

Births

• February – Lesley Riddoch, Scottish political journalist and broadcaster
• 6 February – Harry Thompson, comedy producer (died 2005)
• 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
• 10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000)
• 8 May – Terry Christian, broadcast presenter
• 13 May – Sheila McClennon, presenter
• 16 May – Bill Dare (Jones), comedy producer (died 2025)
• 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 (born 1899)
• 16 November – Gilbert Harding, broadcast personality (born 1907) (asthma attack outside Broadcasting House)

See also

• 1960 in British music
• 1960 in British television
• 1960 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1960

References