- People
- 1922 John Reith is hired as the managing director of the British Broadcasting Company Ltd.
- Programmes
- 1972 The final edition of Late Night Line-Up airs on BBC Two.
- 1982 Play for Today: Another Flip for Dominick airs on BBC One. Sequel to The Flipside of Dominick Hide.
- 1988 The final episode of Rockcliffe's Folly airs on BBC One.
- 1991 Further Up Pompeii airs on ITV.
- 1992 The final episode of 'Allo 'Allo! airs on BBC One.
- 1992 The final edition of The Sooty Show airs on ITV.
- 2001 The final episode of Gimme, Gimme, Gimme airs on BBC One.
- 2003 The 50th anniversary edition of Sports Personality of the Year airs on BBC One.
- Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
- 1973 BBC Two tape Swing Cocktail airs for the final time.
- 1976 BBC Two tape Cheers! airs for the final time.
- 1979 BBC Christmas tape Deck the Halls airs on BBC One for the first time.
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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.