1956 in radio
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Generally
Radio
- Klaus Mehnert from SDR becomes the first radio correspondent of the ARD in Moscow where he. Above the XX Congress of the CPSU and the introduction of de-Stalinization reported. Klaus Bölling, works well for the SDR, becomes the agent of the ARD in Belgrade.
- January 1 - In Austria, the satirical series The Watschenmann is set despite violent protests.
- January 13 - The WDR in Cologne begins with the broadcast of the 8 -part radio drama Paul Temple and the Madison by Francis Durbridge with René Deltgen, Ursula Langrock and Kurt Lieck in the lead roles ( Director: Edward Hermann).
- January 27 - The radio drama series CBS Radio Workshop begins with a production of Aldous Huxley 's novel Brave New World
- February 19 - In the episode The handkerchief sends the Hessischer Rundfunk, the 77th and last episode of the radio drama series about The Hesselbachs by and with Wolf Schmidt, for since 1949 under the titles family Hesselbach, authorized officer retired Hesselbach, Office Counseling and Hesselbach GmbH aired for three seasons.
- June 30 - After 19 years, the American radio soap The Guiding Light switches from radio to television.
- August 17 - The body set up by the GDR as a secret radio transmitter 904 German freedom logs in the evening for the first time in the ether.
- November 6 - The ORF sending the first issue of the science series Salzburg night club. The contents of the first event makes a presentation by Robert Schuman.
- December 15th - at the end of an edition of Louisiana Hayride with a live performance of Elvis Presley by Horace Lee Logan formulated sentence Elvis has left the building triggers among female fans from a mass panic. The phrase is beyond the entrance to the Western pop culture.
TV
- April 28 - the first time a contraction of the ARD television lottery is broadcast.
- May 15 - On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its founding takes Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (Radio Zagreb) was the first institution in Yugoslavia - tentatively - a television operation.
- May 24 - From Lugano, Italian-speaking Switzerland, the first Euro Vision Song Contest and the Title 1 Gran Premio della canzone Europea € Visione is broadcast throughout Europe. Winners will be started for Switzerland Lys Assia with the title The old carousel. The placements of the remaining 13 participants are not disclosed. Germany is represented by Freddy Quinn and Walter Andreas Schwarz.
- September 4 - Sveriges Television will record the first TV operation in Sweden.
- October 1 - The ARD -day show is on the air daily.
- October 28 - The Hessian radio station will broadcast the first edition of the series of A Place for ( wild ) animals. Presenter is the Director of the Zoo Frankfurt, Bernhard Grzimek.
Born
- Easter Fritz Mayer - Austrian music journalist ( The Music Box ), musician and DJ born in shadow, Burgenland.
- January 7 - Uwe Ochsenknecht, German actor born in Biblis.
- January 17 - Mitch Vogel, American actor born in Alhambra ( California). He is best known for playing the role of Jamie Hunter Cartwright from the FS series Bonanza.
- January 19 - Katey Sagal, American actress ( Peggy Bundy in Married with Children ) was born in Los Angeles.
- April 6 - Thomas Koschwitz, German radio and television presenter born in Heidelberg.
- 15 June - Robin Curtis, American actress was born in upstate New York.
- July 13 - Günther Jauch, German Showmaster is born in Münster ( Westphalia).
- August 5 - Anja Kruse, German actress (If the only knew the neighbors, Forestry House Sokolov ) was born in Essen.
- September 22 - Thomas Wilkening, German television producer born in Potsdam- Babelsberg. († 2005)
- October 4 - Christoph Waltz, an Austrian actor was born in Vienna.
- October 10 - Amanda Burton, British actress born in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- November 20 - Olli Dittrich, German actor ( Dittsche ) and comedian was born in Offenbach am Main.