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On This Day...19th August
Channels
2010
Sky Real Lives ceases broadcasting. The channel started out as Sky Travel on 3rd October 1994. It relaunched as Sky Real Lives on 7th November 2007.
Programmes
1981
The final edition of How! (original incarnation) airs on ITV.
1983
The final edition of Six Fifty-Five airs on BBC Two. The programme was previously known as Six Fifty-Five Special - the final edition under that title was broadcast on 20th August 1982.
1985
The final episode of US series Fame airs on BBC One.
1990
The final episode of All Our Children airs on BBC One.
2009
The final episode of Taking the Flak airs on BBC Two.
2020
Coronation Street Icons: Ken Barlow airs on ITV.
2024
The first episode of We Might Regret This airs on BBC Two. Comedy drama. Starring Kyla Harris and Darren Boyd.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1985
BBC Two tape Sport airs for the final time.
1987
BBC One tape Ocean Blue airs for the first time.
1994
BBC One tape Looking Around airs for the final time.
On This Day...19th August
Births
1919
TV producer, Patrick Dowling.
1934
Former TV/radio announcer, Clive Roslin.
1937
Former TV announcer/presenter, Valerie Pitts.
1941
Former TV announcer, Alec Taylor.
1950
Former TV news presenter, Jennie Bond.
1963
Magician and TV/radio presenter, Martin P. Daniels.
1974
TV news presenter, Barbara Serra.
Deaths
1999
Former TV presenter, Ian Orr-Ewing.
2016
Former TV weather presenter, Trevor Baker.
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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