- Programmes
- 1954 Thank You, Ally Pally airs on BBC TV.
- 1957 The first edition of Roving Report airs on ITV.
- 1975 The first episode of The Wackers airs on ITV.
- 1984 The first edition of Sporting Chance airs on BBC One.
- 1985 The first episode of The Day the Universe Changed airs on BBC One.
- 1989 The final edition of Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery airs on BBC Two.
- 1992 The final episode of Danger Mouse (original incarnation) airs on ITV.
- 1995 The first episode of The Choir airs on BBC One. Adaptation of Joanna Trollope's novel.
- 1999 The first edition of Mr and Mrs (the Carlton-produced series) airs on ITV. Presented by Julian Clary.
- 2000 The final edition of Friday Night's All Wright airs on ITV.
- 2005 The first edition of An Audience with Al Murray airs on ITV.
- 2007 The final edition of Holiday airs on BBC One.
- 2014 The first episode of W1A airs on BBC Two.
- 2021 The first episode of The Flight Attendant airs on Sky One.
- Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
- 1985 BBC One tape Sunflower airs for the final time.
- 1986 BBC Two tape Rock 'n' Soul airs for the first time.
- 1992 BBC Two tape Tina 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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