See also: 1937 in television, other events of 1938, 1939 in television and the list of 'years in television'. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ...

Events

• February 11 - The BBC Television Service broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the Czech playwright Karel Capek.
• March 21 - First news bulletin carried by BBC television, in sound only. Previously, the service had aired Pathe cinema newsreels.
• May 31 - W2XBS telecasts the film The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel, starring Leslie Howard. The staff projectionist accidentally played the last reel out of order, ending the film 20 minutes early. NBC was unable to obtain the rights to first run movies for many years to follow.
• May 31 - The first quiz show, Spelling Bee, is televised by the BBC.
• April 2 - The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is first televised by the BBC.
• April 9 - The first televised soccer match, England v Scotland, shown on the BBC.
• April 30 - The FA Cup Final is televised for the first time by the BBC.
• September 20 - License for W9XAT Minneapolis, granted in 1933, expires. TV doesn't return to the area for a decade.
• November 15 - NBC's W2XBT airs what was the first telecast of an unscheduled event, a fire which broke out on Ward's Island.
• Baird gives the first public demonstration of colour projection television. The demonstration takes place at the Dominion Theatre, London on a 12' by 9' screen in front of an audience of 3,000.

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... R.U.R. (Rosumovi Umělí Roboti) (Rossums Artificial Robots, but usually translated as R.U.R. (Rossums Universal Robots) to preserve the acronym) is a science fiction play by Karel Čapek. ... Karel Čapek. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... A Newsreel is a documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed news stories. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 – June 1, 1943) was a British film actor of Hungarian-Jewish descent. ... The 1986 Peacock logo, designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... KFAN (1130 AM) is a sports talk radio station in the Minneapolis-St. ... Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota in the United States and the county seat of Hennepin County. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Wards Island is an island in the East River situated between Manhattan and Queens in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Dominion Theatre The Dominion Theatre is a theatre in London located on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles Circus and Centre Point Tower. ... St. ...

Television shows

• Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952).

Picture Page was a British television programme, broadcast on the BBC Television Service (now known as BBC One) from 1936 to 1939, and again after the services hiatus during the Second World War from 1946 until 1952. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Ending this year

• Theatre Parade (UK) (1936-1938)

Theatre Parade was a British television programme, one of the worlds very first regular shows, running on the BBC Television Service from its inception in 1936 until 1938. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Births

• January 8 - Bob Eubanks, game show host
• January 13 - Billy Gray, child actor
• April 6 - Paul Daniels, magician
• April 28 - Madge Sinclair, actress (d. 1995)
• July 9 - Brian Dennehy, actor
• July 20 - Diana Rigg, actress
• July 29 - Peter Jennings, journalist
• August 6 - Peter Bonerz, actor, director
• September 2 - Mary Jo Catlett, actress
• September 17 - Paul Benedict, actor
• October 18 - Dawn Wells, actress
• October 22 - Christopher Lloyd, actor
• November 19 - Ted Turner, broadcaster