
On This Day...
28th November
Miscellaneous
2003
An electrical fault causes equipment to overheat and set off fire alarms at BBC Television Centre shortly before 8am.
The building's power supply is affected, disrupting some programming.
The BBC News at One and BBC News 24's live programming switched to alternative facilities at Millbank.
Programmes
1946
The final edition of Telecrimes airs on BBC TV.
1973
The final episode of Arthur of the Britons airs on ITV.
1988
The final episode of Reaching for the Skies airs on BBC One.
1989
The first episode of Emmerdale (previously Emmerdale Farm) airs on ITV.
1991
The final episode of So You Think You've Got Troubles airs on BBC One.
1996
The first edition of Videotech airs on ITV.
2011
BBC North West Tonight is the first news programme broadcast from the BBC's new MediaCity UK studio in Salford.
2020
The first edition of The Wheel airs on BBC One. Created and presented by Michael McIntyre.
2021
The final edition of The Lakes with Simon Reeve airs on BBC Two.
2022
The final episode of The Pact airs on BBC One.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1978
BBC One tape
The Trolley Song airs for the first time.
EXTERNAL LINK: recreation of The Trolley Song.
1978
BBC Two tape
Don Fernando airs for the first time.
EXTERNAL LINK: recreation of Don Fernando.
1983
BBC Two tape Autumn in New York airs for the first time.

On This Day...
28th November
Births
1934
Former TV reporter/presenter, Bob Greaves.
1945
TV reporter/presenter, Laurie Mayer.
1956
TV presenter, Fiona Armstrong.
1958
TV presenter, Kriss Akabusi.
1964
TV news presenter, Sian Williams.
1968
TV/radio weather presenter, Darren Bett.
1968
TV news reporter/presenter, Adnan Nawaz.
1978
TV news presenter, Louisa Preston.
1981
Radio/TV presenter, Vicki Blight.
1990
TV presenter, Gyasi Sheppy.
1998
TV presenter, Richie Driss.
Deaths
2020
Former TV news reporter, John Andrew.
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.