1964 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1964.

Events

• 27 March - Children's Hour (renamed For the Young) is broadcast for the last time, on the BBC Home Service.
• 28 March - Radio Caroline, a "pirate" radio station set up by Ronan O'Rahilly based on a ship anchored in international waters off Felixstowe, debuts as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.^[1]
• 3 April - The radio comedy series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again makes its debut, on the BBC Home Service.
• 12 May - "Pirate" radio station Radio Atlanta begins broadcasting from MV Mi Amigo anchored off Frinton; in July its operations are merged with Radio Caroline.
• 27 May - Screaming Lord Sutch begins broadcasting from "pirate" station Radio Sutch on Shivering Sands Army Fort offshore in the Thames Estuary; he soon sells the operation to his manager Reginald Calvert who renames it Radio City.^[2]
• 7 June - Launch of Manx Radio, the Isle of Man's national radio station.^[3]
• August - Farming Today moves from Network Three to the BBC Home Service.
• 6 October - The variety programme Workers' Playtime is aired for the last time, on the Light Programme.
• 23 December - The "pirate" station Wonderful Radio London goes on air broadcasting from MV Galaxy anchored off Frinton with a Fab 40 playlist of popular records.

Station debuts

• 28 March - Radio Caroline (1964–
• 7 June – Manx Radio (1964–Present)
• 29 June - Manx Radio (1964–
• 16 December - Wonderful Radio London (1964–1967)

Births

• 24 February - Andy Crane, television and radio presenter
• 23 March - Jane Garvey, radio presenter
• 27 June - Lynn Parsons, radio and television presenter
• 27 September - Gilles Peterson, disc jockey
• 21 November - Liza Tarbuck, actress and radio and television presenter
• 28 November - Sian Williams, journalist and current affairs presenter
• Unknown - Peter Kerry, writer of drama for radio and television

Deaths

• Unknown - Charles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio pioneer

References

1. "Don't Get Mad, Get Even". Radio Caroline. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
2. "Radio Sutch & City in Pictures & Audio Part 1". Bob Le-Roi. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
3. "Manx Radio marks 50 years of broadcasting". Radio Today. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.