4 ▁May ▁– ▁York shire - born ▁Amy ▁Johnson ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁fly ▁solo ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁Australia ▁( 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁landing ▁at ▁Dar win ). ▁▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁– ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁is ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁full - scale ▁ensemble ▁under ▁the ▁director ship ▁ ▁of ▁Ad rian ▁Bou lt . ▁It ▁gives ▁its ▁first ▁concert ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall , ▁London . ▁▁ 5 ▁July ▁– ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Lamb eth ▁Conference ▁of ▁Ang lic an ▁b ish ops ▁opens . ▁This ▁conference ▁cond ones ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁birth ▁control ▁in ▁limited ▁circumstances , ▁a ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁views ▁on ▁contra ception ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁Six th ▁Conference ▁a ▁de cade ▁earlier . ▁▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁– ▁M ental ▁Tre at ment ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁provides ▁for ▁free ▁volunt ary ▁treatment ▁for ▁psych iat ric ▁conditions ▁and ▁for ▁psych iat ric ▁out pat ient ▁clin ics , ▁rep laces ▁the ▁term ▁" as yl um " ▁with ▁" ment al ▁hospital " ▁and ▁re organ ises ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁for ▁L un acy ▁and ▁M ental ▁Def ic iency . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁– ▁transmission ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁experimental ▁television ▁play , ▁The ▁Man ▁With ▁the ▁F lower ▁in ▁His ▁M outh . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁– ▁British ▁air ship ▁R 1 0 0 ▁sets ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁successful