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This is a list of British television related events from 1953. ==Events== *17 March – Patrick Troughton becomes television's first Robin Hood, playing the eponymous folk hero in the first of six half-hour episodes of ''Robin Hood'', shown weekly until 21 April on the BBC Television Service. *1 May – The BBC brings into service television transmitters at Pontop Pike (County Durham) and Glencairn (Belfast) to improve coverage prior to the Coronation broadcast. *2 June – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is televised in the UK on the BBC Television Service. 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 still exists in its entirety today. *18 July – ''The Quatermass Experiment'', first of the famous ''Quatermass'' science-fiction serials by Nigel Kneale, begins its run on the BBC. *20 July – ''The Good Old Days'' begins on the BBC Television Service. *11 November – The current affairs series ''Panorama'' launches on the BBC Television Service. It is now the longest-running program on British television. *26 November – Peers in the House of Lords back Government plans for the introduction of commercial television in the UK. *2 December – The BBC broadcasts its 'Television Symbol' for the first time, the first animated television presentation symbol in the world. Known as the 'bat's wings' by logo enthusiasts, it would remain until 1960. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「1953 in British television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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