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Channels
2022
Talk TV begins broadcasting at 7pm on TV, radio and online. The News Desk with Tom Newton Dunn is followed at 8pm by Piers Morgan Uncensored.
Programmes
1966
The first edition of How! (original incarnation) airs on ITV. Factual children's TV series produced by Southern TV.
1982
The final episode (for now) of Open All Hours airs on BBC One. The programme would be revived for another series in 1985, and again in 2013.
1996
The final episode of A Country Practice airs on ITV.
2001
The final episode of Kavanagh QC airs on ITV.
2020
The final edition of All Round to Mrs Brown's airs on BBC One.
2021
The first episode of Starstruck airs on BBC Three.
Comedy. Starring Rose Matafeo.
Comedy. Starring Rose Matafeo.
2022
The first edition of Piers Morgan: Uncensored airs on Talk TV.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1962
BBC TV tape Noel en Irlande airs for the final time.
1991
BBC One tape Looks Good Feels Good (1) airs for the first time.
On This Day...25th April
Births
1931
Former radio/TV presenter, Paddy Feeny.
1936
Former TV news presenter/reporter, Richard Lindley.
1940
Former TV announcer/presenter, Graham Bell.
1950
Radio presenter and former TV announcer, Dan Damon.
1959
Radio/TV presenter, Bruno Brookes.
1964
TV presenter, Fiona Bruce.
Events
1988
Moira Stuart presents the Nine o'Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
1988
Brian Baines retires from BBC Leeds.
1988
Mike Smartt presents the Six o’Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
2005
Simon Thomas presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the final time.
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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