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Miscellaneous
1997
The BBC launches its website under the domain bbc.co.uk.
Programmes
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four airs on BBC TV.
1960
The first edition of All Our Yesterdays airs on ITV.
1972
War and Peace airs on BBC Two.
1976
The final episode of The Brothers airs on BBC One.
1981
The final episode of Worzel Gummidge airs on ITV.
1989
Screen One: First and Last airs on BBC One.
1989
The final edition of For What's It's Worth airs on Channel 4.
1993
The final episode of To Play the King airs on BBC One.
1996
The first edition of Michael Barrymore's Strike It Rich airs on ITV.
1997
The final edition of The Wogan Years airs on BBC One.
2009
The final edition of Hole in the Wall airs on BBC One.
2021
The final episode of Close to Me airs on Channel 4.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1989
BBC One tape Ear of the Lion airs for the first time.
On This Day...12th December
Births
1936
Actress and TV presenter, Denise Coffey.
1956
TV presenter, Susan King.
1964
TV news reporter/presenter, Reeta Chakrabarti.
1965
TV producer/director/TV presenter, Julian Farino.
Deaths
1990
Former TV/radio presenter and BBC director-general, Sir Ian Trethowan.
Events
1986
John Humphrys presents his final TV news programme (for now), completing 5 years, 5 months of news presenting.
Co-presenter Andrew Harvey: "And that's the national and international news tonight.
"It's also John's last night on the Nine o'Clock News. Next month he joins the Today programme on Radio 4, and I'm sure you will join all of us in wishing him well. From me goodnight."
Humphrys: "From me goodnight. But from January it will be good morning. Have a good weekend."
Co-presenter Andrew Harvey: "And that's the national and international news tonight.
"It's also John's last night on the Nine o'Clock News. Next month he joins the Today programme on Radio 4, and I'm sure you will join all of us in wishing him well. From me goodnight."
Humphrys: "From me goodnight. But from January it will be good morning. Have a good weekend."
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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