
On This Day...
14th July
Channels
2022
The BBC announces it plans to merge the UK BBC News channel and its international counterpart, BBC World News. The corporation says the combined channel - to be known as BBC News - will launch in April 2023.
Programmes
1964
The first edition of Cinema airs on ITV.
1972
The final episode of Budgie airs on ITV.
1972
The final edition of 24 Hours airs on BBC One.
1974
The final episode of Doctor at Sea airs on ITV.
1984
The first episode of They Came from Somewhere Else airs on Channel 4.
1985
The first edition of Watchdog (as a standalone programme) airs on BBC One. Presented by Nick Ross. Watchdog was previously a feature within Nationwide.
1986
The final episode of Hell's Bells airs on BBC One.
1992
The final episode of The Boys from the Bush airs on BBC One.
1994
The 2,000th edition of Neighbours airs on BBC One.
1996
The final episode of No Bananas airs on BBC One.
1997
The first edition of Auntie's Natural Bloomers airs on BBC One.
2007
The first edition of Dance X airs on BBC One.
2020
The first edition of The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty airs on BBC Two.
2020
The final episode of I May Destroy You airs on BBC One.
2021
The first edition of Craig and Bruno's Great British Road Trips airs on ITV. Presented by Strictly Come Dancing judges Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.

On This Day...
14th July
Births
1921
Former TV presenter, Jon Miller.
1946
Former TV/radio presenter,
Sue Lawley.
1947
TV presenter, Julia Somerville.
1974
TV presenter, Cathy Newman.
Deaths
2010
Former TV/radio presenter/reporter, Norman Tozer.
2014
Former TV/radio news presenter, John Milne.
2024
Former TV announcer and voiceover artist, James O’Hara.
Events
1954
Robert Dougall presents a BBC TV news programme for the first time.
1969
Kenneth Kendall returns to news presenting on BBC TV, after eight years of TV presenting in other genres.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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