1931 in British television

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)
 * 7 April – Lynne Perrie, actress (died 2006)
 * 8 April – Beryl Vertue, producer and media executive (died 2022)
 * 14 April – Kenneth Cope, actor
 * 7 June
 * Michael Bakewell, producer (died 2023)
 * Virginia McKenna, actress
 * 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)