12th January 2026
- Programmes
- 1962 The final edition of Junior Sportsview airs on BBC TV.
- 1965 The final episode of The Plane Makers airs on ITV.
- 1968 The final episode of Danger Man airs on ITV.
- 1979 The first edition of After Noon Plus airs on ITV.
- 1982 The first episode of Top of the World airs on ITV.
- 1982 The first episode of Muck and Brass airs on ITV.
- 1983 The first episode of Skorpion airs on BBC One.
- 1984 The first episode of Diana airs on BBC One.
By R. F. Delderfield. Dramatised in ten parts by Andrew Davies.
Part one. When John Leigh arrives in Devon to live with his relatives, little does he realise how his life is to change - and all because of a chance meeting with Diana Gayelorde-Sutton. - 1986 The first edition of Catchphrase airs on ITV.
- 1986 The first episode of Bluebell airs on BBC One.
- 1991 The first episode of US series Beverley Hills 90210 airs on ITV.
The pilot episode aired the previous week. - 1991 The final edition of NewsView airs on BBC Two.
Presented by Moira Stuart and Lynette Lithgow.
The programme was taken off the air due to coverage of the Gulf War. It was later announced that it would not return. Instead, more news output would be subtitled on Ceefax. - 1992 The first episode of As Time Goes By airs on BBC One.
- 1992 The first episode of A Time to Dance airs on BBC One.
- 1993 The first edition of Jeopardy! airs on Channel 4.
Game show. Hosted by Derek Hobson. Based on the US version of the same title. - 1994 The first episode of Middlemarch airs on BBC Two.
- 1996 The first edition of Sounds of the Eighties airs on BBC Two.
- 1997 The first episode of Ivanhoe airs on BBC One.
- 1998 The final edition of Goodness Gracious Me airs on BBC Two.
- 1999 The first episode of Holby City airs on BBC One.
- 2000 The first episode of The Peter Kay Thing airs on Channel 4.
- 2003 The first edition of This Week airs on BBC One.
- 2004 The first edition of The World airs on BBC Four.
Presented by Kirsty Lang. - 2007 The first edition of Jackanory Junior airs on BBC Two/CBeebies.
- Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
- 1984 BBC Two tape Water Mountain airs for the final time.
- 1991 BBC One tape Together Again airs for the first time.
More anniversaries
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- SHOWREEL: presenters, announcers.
- STUDIO A: broadcast buildings, studios, outside broadcast facilities.
- TX: transmitters.
Acknowledgements
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
Details about test card/teletext in-vision music and BBC trade test films are available as a result of decades of research and logging by members of the Test Card Circle.
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