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On This Day...8th February
People
2025
Terence Burridge - owner of the TV presentation website TV Whirl - passed away.
Programmes
1973
The final episode of War and Peace airs on BBC One.
Starring Anthony Hopkins as Pierre, Morag Hood as Natasha, Alan Dobie as Andrei and Angela Down as Maria.
Starring Anthony Hopkins as Pierre, Morag Hood as Natasha, Alan Dobie as Andrei and Angela Down as Maria.
1978
The first episode of Grange Hill airs on BBC One.
1979
The first edition of Give Us a Clue airs on ITV.
1983
The first edition of Minipops airs on Channel 4.
Although a ratings success, the programme was cancelled after one series, following extensive criticism in the press.
Although a ratings success, the programme was cancelled after one series, following extensive criticism in the press.
1986
The first episode of Every Second Counts airs on BBC One.
1987
The first episode of Miss Marple: Nemesis airs on BBC One.
1988
The final episode of Clarence airs on BBC Two.
1992
The first edition of TV Heaven airs on Channel 4.
Themed Saturday evenings, celebrating the best of archive British TV. Hosted by Frank Muir.
Themed Saturday evenings, celebrating the best of archive British TV. Hosted by Frank Muir.
1993
The final episode of Grace and Favour airs on BBC One.
1994
The final episode of All Quiet on the Preston Front airs on BBC One.
1996
The final edition of The Vet airs on BBC One.
1998
The first edition of Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music airs on ITV.
2008
The final episode of Australian series Neighbours to air on BBC One.
2017
The first episode of This Country is made available on the BBC iPlayer.
2021
The final episode of Traces airs on BBC Two.
2021
The final episode of The Mallorca Files airs on BBC One.
2022
The first episode of This Is Going to Hurt airs on BBC One.
Medical comedy drama. Written by Adam Kay. Starring Ben Whishaw.
Medical comedy drama. Written by Adam Kay. Starring Ben Whishaw.
2022
The first episode of Cheaters airs on BBC One.
Comedy drama. Starring Josh McGuire and Susan Wokoma.
Comedy drama. Starring Josh McGuire and Susan Wokoma.
On This Day...8th February
Births
1966
TV/radio news presenter, Sarah Montague.
1981
TV weather presenter, Helen Carnell.
1989
Actress and TV presenter, Dani Harmer.
Deaths
2001
Former actor and TV announcer, Brian Nissen.
2019
Former TV announcer/presenter, Michael Baguley.
2020
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Keelin Shanley.
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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