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On This Day...25th August
Programmes
1967
The first episode of Not in Front of the Children airs on BBC One.
1972
The final episode of The Virginian airs on BBC One.
1972
The final edition of London This Week airs on BBC One.
1975
The final episode of Sam airs on ITV.
1982
The final edition of Man Alive airs on BBC Two. Nick Ross chairs a discussion on who ruled the rock of Gibraltar.
1983
A one-off programme strand called Rock Around the Clock airs on BBC Two - 15 hours of music-based programming: films, concerts and documentaries.
1986
The final episode of Hilary airs on BBC Two.
1987
Brimstone and Treacle airs on BBC One. This one-off play was banned from transmission in 1976.
1990
The final edition of Casino airs on ITV. Hosted by Cannon & Ball.
1997
The final edition of The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna airs on ITV.
2002
The first edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here airs on ITV 1.
2002
The final episode of London's Burning airs on ITV 1.
2007
The final edition of Dance X airs on BBC One.
2008
The first edition of MasterChef: the Professionals airs on BBC Two.
2019
The first episode of Sanditon airs on ITV. Adaptation of Jane Austen's final, unfinished novel. Starring Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Kris Marshall, Anne Reid and Jack Fox. The second series was available on Britbox from March 2022.
On This Day...25th August
Births
1951
TV presenter, Pamela Armstrong.
1964
TV news presenter, Clive Myrie.
Deaths
1998
Former TV news presenter, Barbara Mandell.
Events
2008
Tom Fleming commentates on The Edinburgh Military Tattoo (BBC One) for the final time.
Tom covered this event for 42 years.
Tom covered this event for 42 years.
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