1933 in British television

This is a list of events related to British television in 1933.

Events

 * 21 April – The first television revue, Looking In, is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording.
 * September – BBC Television Policy, Rumours and Facts is published.

Births

 * 12 January – Michael Aspel, journalist and television presenter
 * 15 January – Frank Bough, journalist and television presenter (died 2020)
 * 18 January – David Bellamy, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (died 2019)
 * 6 February – Leslie Crowther, television comedian and game show host (died 1996)
 * 22 February – Sheila Hancock, actress
 * 11 April – Derek Martin, actor
 * 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
 * 24 April – Claire Davenport, actress (died 2002)
 * 30 April – Dickie Davies, television presenter (died 2023)
 * 14 May – Siân Phillips, actress
 * 15 May – Shirley Dynevor, Welsh actress (died 2023)
 * 23 May – Joan Collins, actress
 * 2 August – Tom Bell, actor (died 2006)
 * 21 August – Barry Norman, film critic (died 2017)
 * 25 September – Eric Chappell, sitcom writer (died 2022)
 * 30 September – Barbara Knox, actress
 * 10 October – Daniel Massey, actor (died 1998)
 * 3 November – Jeremy Brett, actor (died 1995)
 * 13 December – Brian Elliott (Patton Brothers), comedy performer
 * 22 December – Richard Whitmore, newsreader