- Buildings
- 1950 BBC Lime Grove Studios officially opened.
- Programmes
- 1989 The first edition of Val Doonican's Homeward Bound airs on BBC One. In a series of six programmes of music and conversation with Ireland's most popular personalities, Val Doonican explores the spirituality and beauty of his homeland.
- 1993 The final episode of Press Gang airs on ITV.
- Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
- 1984 BBC Two tape Stratovarious airs for the first time.
- 1987 BBC One tape She's for Me airs for the first time.
- 1991 BBC One tape Spring Swing airs for the final time.
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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