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On This Day...24th December
Channels
1978
Yorkshire Television is blacked out by an industrial dispute.
Programmes
1951
The final edition of For the Children airs on BBC TV.
1956
The first episode of Boyd QC airs on ITV.
1957
The final black and white episode of Andy Pandy airs on BBC TV.
1963
The final episode of Maigret airs on BBC TV.
1974
A special Christmas episode of Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads airs on BBC One.
1977
The final episode of Duchess of Duke Street airs on BBC One.
1981
The final episode of Willo the Wisp airs on BBC One.
1984
The final episode of The Box of Delights airs on BBC One.
1987
The Lenny Henry Christmas Special airs on BBC One.
Similar in style to the 1984/1985 series. Not connected with the 1987/1988 sitcom-style The Lenny Henry Show.
Similar in style to the 1984/1985 series. Not connected with the 1987/1988 sitcom-style The Lenny Henry Show.
1988
The final edition of The Val Doonican Music Show airs on BBC One.
1988
The final edition of Cannon and Ball airs on ITV.
1988
The final edition of 3-2-1 airs on ITV.
1990
The final episode of All Creatures Great and Small airs on BBC One.
1990
A Grand Day Out airs on Channel 4.
Nick Park animation.
Nick Park animation.
1992
The final episode of Harry Enfield's Television Programme airs on BBC One.
1997
The final episode of Harry Enfield and Chums airs on BBC One.
1998
The final episode of Birds of a Feather (original incarnation) airs on BBC One.
The programme would later be revived on ITV (2014 – 2020).
The programme would later be revived on ITV (2014 – 2020).
2001
The final edition of 100% airs on Channel 5.
Game show. Presented out-of-vision by Robin Houston.
Game show. Presented out-of-vision by Robin Houston.
2002
The final edition of Des O'Connor Tonight airs on ITV.
2012
The final episode of Merlin airs on BBC One.
2017
The first in an occasional series of musical specials - All Star Musicals - airs on ITV.
Presented by John Barrowman.
Presented by John Barrowman.
2019
The pilot edition of Take Off with Bradley and Holly airs on BBC One.
2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse airs on BBC One.
Animation based on Charlie Mackesy's illustrated book.
Voiced by Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Gabriel Byrne and Idris Elba.
Animation based on Charlie Mackesy's illustrated book.
Voiced by Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Gabriel Byrne and Idris Elba.
2023
The 100th episode of Not Going Out airs on BBC One.
2024
The first edition of Pictionary airs on ITV 1.
Presented Mel Giedroyc.
Presented Mel Giedroyc.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1989
BBC Christmas tape Jingle Bells (3) (Eddy Starr Singers) airs on BBC Two for the final time.
1992
BBC Christmas tape Deck the Halls airs on BBC One for the final time.
1995
BBC Christmas tape Joy to the World (Nat King Cole) airs on BBC One for the final time.
1995
BBC Christmas tape We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Spectrum Sound) airs on BBC Two for the final time.
1996
BBC Christmas tape Jingle Bells (2) (Hagood Hardy) airs on BBC One for the final time.
1997
BBC Christmas tape Unto Us a Child Is Born airs on BBC Two for the final time.
EXTERNAL LINK: recreation of Unto Us a Child Is Born.
EXTERNAL LINK: recreation of Unto Us a Child Is Born.
1999
BBC Two Christmas tape Caught on Christmas airs for the first time.
2000
BBC Two Christmas tape Merry Christmas Everywhere airs for the first time.
2001
BBC Two Christmas tape O Come All Ye Faithful airs for the first time.
2005
BBC Two Christmas tape Jingle Bells (Al Dickinson) airs for the final time.
2006
BBC Two Christmas tape Away in a Manger airs for the first time.
On This Day...24th December
Births
1924
TV presenter, John Darran.
1929
Former TV announcer/news presenter, Tim Brinton.
1934
Former radio announcer and TV presenter, Barry Lankester.
1944
Former comedian and TV presenter, Barry Chuckle.
Deaths
2008
Singer and TV presenter, Jake Thackery.
2009
Former TV/radio weather presenter, George Cowling.
2022
Former TV/radio weather presenter, Graham Parker.
Events
1987
Michael Buerk presents the daytime news summaries (BBC One) for the first 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.
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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