British Parliament was broadcasted live.
The House of Commons meeting was transmitted live on BBC Radio.
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The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
For the first time in history, the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) transmitted a two-hour-long live broadcast from Calais, France, to television screens in the UK.
The BBC broadcast the world's first science fiction television program, an adaptation of the play R.U.R.
The natural history series 'Life on Earth,' presented by David Attenborough, aired on BBC One in the UK for the first time.