of the Norwegian children's radio programme Lørdagsbarnetimen ("Saturday children's hour") – still on the air today on NRK radio, making it the world's longest-running radio show. Births 11 February – Douglas Smith, English radio announcer (d. 1972) 23 April – Norman Painting, English actor (d. 2009) 1 May – Dennis Main Wilson, English broadcast comedy producer (d. 1997) 12 May – Tony Hancock, English comedian (d. 1968) 21 August – Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002) 15 November – Mike Raven, born (Austin) Churton Fairman, English DJ, actor and sculptor (d. 1997) References Radio by year