1958 in British radio

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Overview of the events of 1958 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1958.

## Events

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* 29 March – The first averaged BBC Top 20 chart is broadcast on Pick of the Pops.
* 1 April – BBC Radiophonic Workshop created.
* 22 April – "Sunday Afternoon at Home", one of the most famous episodes of the radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour, is broadcast on the BBC Light Programme for the first time.
* 28 August – Anton Bruckner's Symphony No 4 is performed at the BBC Proms, the first complete Bruckner symphony to be played in the concert series since 1903.
* 29 September – The BBC Light Programme's broadcasting hours are extended once again, now going on air 30 minutes earlier, at 6:30 a.m.

## Programme debuts

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## Continuing radio programmes

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### 1930s

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* In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

### 1940s

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* Music While You Work (1940–1967)[1]
* Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
* Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
* Family Favourites (1945–1980)
* Down Your Way (1946–1992)
* Have A Go (1946–1967)
* Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
* Letter from America (1946–2004)
* Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
* Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
* Any Questions? (1948–Present)
* Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
* Take It from Here (1948–1960)
* Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
* A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
* Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)

### 1950s

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* The Archers (1950–Present)
* Educating Archie (1950–1960)
* Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
* The Goon Show (1951–1960)
* Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1959)
* From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)
* Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)
* The Clitheroe Kid (1957–1972)
* My Word! (1957–1988)
* Test Match Special (1957–Present)
* The Today Programme (1957–Present)

## Station debuts

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## Births

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* 29 January – Linda Smith, comedian (died 2006)
* 12 February – Michael Fenton Stevens, comedy actor
* 3 May – Sandi Toksvig, Danish-born British comedy performer
* 14 May – Jan Ravens, actress and impressionist
* 29 June – Mark Radcliffe, radio broadcaster
* 30 July – Liz Kershaw, presenter
* 21 September – Simon Mayo, presenter
* 11 December – Pete Mitchell, presenter (died 2020)
* Shaun Prendergast, actor

## Deaths

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## See also

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* 1958 in British music
* 1958 in British television
* 1958 in the United Kingdom
* List of British films of 1958
* O'Gorman

## References

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1. ^ "Music While You Work". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.