This is a list of British television related events in 1931.
Events 3 June – First television outside broadcast of a sporting event: Baird televises the Epsom Derby horse race.
Births 10 January – Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter (died 2004) 2 February – Les Dawson, comedian (died 1993) 15 February – Claire Bloom, actress 18 February – Ned Sherrin, producer (died 2007) 28 February – Peter Alliss, professional golfer, television commentator and golf course designer (died 2020) 25 March – Humphrey Burton, music and arts presenter (died 2025) 7 April – Lynne Perrie, actress (died 2006) 8 April – Beryl Vertue, producer and media executive (died 2022) 14 April – Kenneth Cope, actor (died 2024) 7 June Michael Bakewell, producer (died 2023) Virginia McKenna, actress 22 June – Colin Crompton, stand-up comedian (died 1985) 2 July – Frank Williams, comic actor (died 2022) 25 August – Bryan Mosley, actor (died 1999) 8 September – Jack Rosenthal, screenwriter and playwright (died 2004) 22 September – Fay Weldon, screenwriter, playwright and novelist (died 2023) 23 October – Diana Dors, actress (died 1984)
See also 1931 in British music 1931 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1931
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