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Programmes
1966
The first episode of Pogles' Wood airs on BBC One.
1966
The first episode of Weavers Green airs on ITV. Soap produced by Anglia TV.
1968
The final episode of Pinky and Perky airs on BBC One. The pair moved to ITV later in 1968.
1968
The first episode of The First Lady airs on BBC One.
1973
The Eurovision Song Contest airs on BBC One. Live from Luxembourg. It was won by Anne-Marie David with Tu te reconnaitras. The United Kingdom was represented by Cliff Richard - singing Power to All Our Friends - and finished third. The show was watched by 21.56m.
1975
The final episode of Public Eye airs on ITV.
1976
The final episode of Man About the House airs on ITV.
1978
The final episode of Going Straight airs on BBC One. The series was a Porridge spin-off.
1978
The final edition of The Indoor League airs on ITV.
Presented by former England and Yorkshire cricketer, Freddie Trueman.
Presented by former England and Yorkshire cricketer, Freddie Trueman.
1982
The final episode of Nancy Astor airs on BBC Two.
1982
The first edition of Rough Justice airs on BBC One.
1983
The first episode of Jury airs on BBC One.
1984
The first edition of The Laughter Show airs on BBC One.
1987
The final episode of Tutti Frutti airs on BBC One.
1988
The first edition of All Well and Good airs on BBC One.
1989
The first episode of The Justice Game airs on BBC One.
1990
The final episode of Yellowthread Street airs on ITV.
1991
The first episode of Prime Suspect airs on ITV.
1991
The first episode of The Darling Buds of May airs on ITV.
1991
The final episode of Brush Strokes airs on BBC One.
1993
The final episode of US series The Golden Girls airs on Channel 4.
1995
Friday edition of Blue Peter introduced.
1996
The final episode of Band of Gold airs on ITV.
1997
The first edition of Auntie's TV Favourites airs on BBC One.
1999
The first edition of Tonight airs on ITV.
1999
The final (BBC-produced) episode of Red Dwarf airs on BBC Two.
2012
The first episode of Keith Lemon's Lemonaid airs on ITV.
2013
The first edition of Catchphrase (revived series) airs on ITV. Returning after an absence of nine years. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern.
2024
The final edition of Paul O'Grady's Elephant Adventure airs on ITV 1.
Filmed before Paul's death in March 2023.
Filmed before Paul's death in March 2023.
2024
The first edition of The Hilton: Park Lane airs on Channel 5.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1980
BBC One tape The Green Leaves of Summer airs for the first time.
On This Day...7th April
Births
1908
Former TV weather presenter, Laurie West.
1930
Former TV sport commentator/presenter, Cliff Morgan.
1939
Former TV presenter, Sir David Frost.
1945
Former TV news presenter, Sir Martyn Lewis.
1949
Radio/TV presenter, Graham Dene.
1952
Former TV announcer, Margaret Pritchard.
1953
Former TV announcer/presenter, Katie Glass.
1954
Actress, singer and TV presenter, Kathy Jones.
1966
TV presenter, Michaela Strachan.
Deaths
1978
Former TV announcer, Donald Gray.
2008
Former TV presenter, Mark Speight.
Events
1988
Jill Dando, formerly of BBC Plymouth’s Spotlight, makes her first appearance as a presenter of the network BBC TV News. She presented the daytime news summaries.
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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