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On This Day...22nd April
People
1965
Biddy Baxter’s first edition as editor of Blue Peter.
Programmes
1972
The first episode of New Scotland Yard airs on ITV.
1976
The final episode of Bless This House airs on ITV.
1977
The first edition of Top Gear airs on BBC One Midlands.
1979
The first edition of Heart of the Matter airs on BBC One. Radio Times: "Peter France asks the people in the news the questions that will outlast the news."
1981
The first edition of Where There's Life airs on Channel 4.
1982
The first episode of Bird of Prey airs on BBC One. By Ron Hutchinson. Radio Times: "A four-part thriller for the electronic age."
1983
The first edition of The Time of Your Life airs on BBC One. Radio Times: "Noel Edmonds recreates a magical moment in the life of a famous person with the help of their friends, family and colleagues...together with the atmosphere of that time as remembered by other people who found themselves in the news of the day."
1990
The first episode of Perfect Scoundrels airs on ITV.
1990
The first episode of Jeeves and Wooster airs on ITV.
1993
The first episode of Sylvania Waters airs on BBC One. Radio Times: "An ordinary Australian family feature in this 12-part fly-on-the-wall documentary that looks at the lives of some real-life Neighbours."
2006
An Audience with Coronation Street airs on ITV.
2011
The final episode of Fern airs on Channel 4.
Chat show. Hosted by Fern Britton.
Chat show. Hosted by Fern Britton.
2022
The final edition of Lightning airs on BBC Two.
Daytime quiz. Presented by Zoe Lyons.
Daytime quiz. Presented by Zoe Lyons.
On This Day...22nd April
Births
1938
Journalist and TV presenter, Adam Raphael.
1941
Former actor and TV announcer, Alec Monteath.
1960
Former chef and TV presenter, Gary Rhodes.
1972
TV presenter, Nick Baker.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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