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On This Day...9th April
Programmes
1954
The first episode of The Grove Family airs on BBC TV.
1971
The first episode of Budgie airs on ITV.
1972
The first episode of Doctor in Charge airs on ITV.
1975
The final episode of You're on Your Own airs on BBC One.
Police drama. Starring Denis Quilley.
Police drama. Starring Denis Quilley.
1976
The first episode of The Fosters airs on ITV.
1977
The first edition of The Val Doonican Music Show airs on BBC One.
1983
The first episode of US series TJ Hooker airs on ITV.
1984
The statue of Blue Peter dog Petra is moved from the entrance of BBC TV Centre into the Blue Peter garden.
1989
The first episode of Capstick's Law airs on ITV.
1991
The final edition of This Week - 35 Years on the Frontline airs on ITV.
1993
The first episode of The Gingerbread Girl airs on ITV.
2001
The final edition of On Side airs on BBC One.
2003
The final episode of At Home with the Braithwaites airs on ITV.
2016
The final episode of The Voice (produced for the BBC) airs on BBC One.
2021
BBC One airs special news programme reporting on the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The BBC dropped a number of programmes from its evening schedules: The One Show, EastEnders, the Masterchef final and Have I Got News for You? Ofcom received its highest number of complaints - 109,741 - for excessive coverage given to the royal death.
The BBC dropped a number of programmes from its evening schedules: The One Show, EastEnders, the Masterchef final and Have I Got News for You? Ofcom received its highest number of complaints - 109,741 - for excessive coverage given to the royal death.
2022
The first edition of The 1% Club airs on ITV. Game show. Presented by Lee Mack.
2023
For the Love of Paul O'Grady airs on ITV 1.
Tribute to the comedian, chat show host and presenter, who died in March 2023.
Tribute to the comedian, chat show host and presenter, who died in March 2023.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1980
BBC Two tape Kung Flute airs for the first time.
On This Day...9th April
Births
1937
TV/radio presenter, Valerie Singleton.
1950
TV presenter/producer, Paddy Haycocks.
1966
Radio announcer and former TV/radio weather presenter, John Hammond.
Deaths
1988
Former actor and TV presenter, Gordon Luck.
1993
Former TV presenter/producer, Jess Yates.
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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