1950's
1952 - First monarch event broadcasted on tv - the funeral of King George V
1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, first time in history that television had more of a audience then radio.
1954 - First Daily TV news programme
- Television Act 1954
1955 - ITV starts broadcasting
1958- ITV screens the Arm Chair Theatre which represents the real working class in contrast to the BBC’s more conventional plays.
1960's
1965 - Vietnam war becomes first to be televised
1966 - England win world cup
1970's
1973: Watergate Scandal
1974: Nixon resigns as president
1977: Roots (Programme about the slavery of African Americans – Historical dramas of this type defined the ‘70s)
1980's
1980: Women Cops : Shows on BBC1 and ITV showing taking proper notice of female cops (women have been policewoman since 1949)
1981: Brixton race riots
1982: Falklands war
1987: Ordination of female priests
1989: Launch of satellite TV
1989: Fall of Berlin wall
1990's
1991: Broadcasting Standards Council (Set up to monitor sex, violence and bad language on TV and radio).
1997: News 24 launches
1997 : Queer as folk – (CH4 drama about 4 gay men living together- first to deal exclusively with gay storylines
1997- Channel 5 launches
2000
2000: Big Brother
2001: Pop idol
2002 : Launch of BBC4
2004: Start of Iraq war
: Hutton Report published: Conclusion –BBC’s claim that allegations had been ‘sexed up were unfounded. Dyke resigns
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