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On This Day...29th January
Programmes
1960
The first episode of Sykes and A... airs on BBC TV.
1984
The first episode of Ever Decreasing Circles airs on BBC One.
1984
The first episode of One by One airs on BBC One.
1989
The first edition of Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery airs on BBC Two.
1997
The final episode of Hollywood Lovers airs on ITV.
1997
The first edition of Brass Eye airs on Channel 4.
2000
Newsnight at 20 airs on BBC Two.
2006
The first episode of Wild at Heart airs on ITV 1.
2006
The first episode of Lewis airs on ITV 1.
Spin-off series from Inspector Morse.
Spin-off series from Inspector Morse.
2010
Celebrity Big Brother airs on Channel 4 for the final time.
Future series aired on Channel 5.
Future series aired on Channel 5.
2025
The first episode of Brian and Maggie airs on Channel 4.
Drama. Eplores the memorable 1989 TV showdown between the LWT presenter and the Prime Minister.
Starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
Drama. Eplores the memorable 1989 TV showdown between the LWT presenter and the Prime Minister.
Starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1986
BBC Two tape Sound of the South airs for the first time.
Although this tape started out on BBC Two, it lasted just under a month there.
On 5th February 1986, the tape was made available to BBC One, where it remained in use until 1st December 1989.
EXTERNAL LINK: a BBC One interlude with Sound of the South playing (8th February 1987).
Although this tape started out on BBC Two, it lasted just under a month there.
On 5th February 1986, the tape was made available to BBC One, where it remained in use until 1st December 1989.
EXTERNAL LINK: a BBC One interlude with Sound of the South playing (8th February 1987).
On This Day...29th January
Births
1920
Former TV reporter and author, Kenneth Allsop.
1931
Actress and TV presenter, Elvi Hale.
1946
Radio presenter and former TV announcer, Colin Berry.
1961
TV news presenter, Martine Dennis.
1974
TV presenter, Rani Price.
Deaths
1984
Former actor and TV presenter, Humphrey Lestocq.
2013
Former vet and TV presenter, David Taylor.
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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