1960 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1960.

Events

 * 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting.
 * August – Colin Davis makes his conducting début at the BBC Proms, in a programme of Britten, Schumann, Mozart and Berlioz.

Programme debuts

 * January – Easy Beat on the BBC Light Programme (1960–1967)
 * 20 September – Farming Today on BBC Network Three (1960–Present)

1940s

 * Music While You Work (1940–1967)
 * Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
 * Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
 * Family Favourites (1945–1980)
 * Down Your Way (1946–1992)
 * Have A Go (1946–1967)
 * Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
 * Letter from America (1946–2004)
 * Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
 * Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
 * Any Questions? (1948–Present)
 * Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
 * Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
 * A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
 * Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)

1950s

 * The Archers (1950–Present)
 * Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
 * From Our Own Correspondent (1955–Present)
 * Pick of the Pops (1955–Present)
 * The Clitheroe Kid (1957–1972)
 * My Word! (1957–1988)
 * Test Match Special (1957–Present)
 * The Today Programme (1957–Present)
 * The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
 * Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
 * Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)

Ending this year

 * 28 January – The Goon Show (1951–1960)
 * February – Educating Archie (1950–1960)
 * 3 March – Take It from Here (1948–1960)
 * 17 September – In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

Births

 * February – Lesley Riddoch, Scottish political journalist and broadcaster
 * 6 February – Harry Thompson, comedy producer (died 2005)
 * 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
 * 10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000)
 * 13 May – Sheila McClennon, presenter
 * 29 June – Charles Nove, presenter
 * 30 July – Pete Tong, disc jockey
 * 25 August – Dotun Adebayo, Nigerian-born broadcaster, writer and publisher
 * 12 September – Felicity Montagu, comedy actress
 * 17 November – Jonathan Ross, broadcast presenter
 * Graham Torrington, disc jockey

Deaths

 * 7 May – Mai Jones, Welsh songwriter and radio producer (born 1899)
 * 16 November – Gilbert Harding, broadcast personality (born 1907) (asthma attack outside Broadcasting House)