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On This Day in TV History

22nd February 2026

Programmes
1964 David Coleman interviews The Beatles within Grandstand on their return to Heathrow from America.
1978 The 100th edition of Looks Familiar airs on ITV.
1983 The first episode of US series Knight Rider airs on ITV.
1985 The final episode of Miss Marple: The Moving Finger airs on BBC One.
1987 The first edition of On the House airs on BBC Two.
1988 The first episode of Andy Capp airs on ITV.
1988 The first edition of Whatever Next... airs on BBC One.
1989 The first edition of The Hippodrome Show airs on ITV.
1992 The first edition of The Brian Conley Show airs on ITV.
2000 The final episode of Queer as Folk airs on Channel 4.
2005 The first edition of Masterchef Goes Large airs on BBC One.
2007 The first edition of The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC Two.
2009 The first edition of Piers Morgan's Life Stories airs on ITV.
2011 The first episode of Silk airs on BBC One.
2012 The first edition of Winterwatch airs on BBC Two.
2024 The final episode of Julia airs on Sky Atlantic.

Drama. About American TV chef Julia Child. Starring Sarah Lancashire in the title role.
2025 The first episode of Dope Girls airs on BBC One.

Drama. Set in post-First World War, London.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1979 BBC One tape Flying High airs for the first time.
1979 BBC Two tape I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Babe airs for the first time.

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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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