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On This Day...28th April
Programmes
1972
The final episode of Jason King airs on ITV.
1984
The first episode of Robin of Sherwood airs on ITV.
1985
The World Snooker Championship final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis - which ran until the early hours of the morning - managed BBC Two's highest ever rating of 18.5 million viewers.
1987
The final edition of Gharbar airs on BBC Two.
Magazine series aimed at Asian women/families. Produced by BBC Birmingham.
Original presenters Lalita Ahmed, Rajni Kaul and Nahid Niazi returned to join current presenter Parveen Mirza.
Magazine series aimed at Asian women/families. Produced by BBC Birmingham.
Original presenters Lalita Ahmed, Rajni Kaul and Nahid Niazi returned to join current presenter Parveen Mirza.
1989
The final episode of The Justice Game airs on BBC One.
1992
The first edition of Crime Limited airs on BBC One.
1993
The first episode of Lifeboat airs on ITV.
1995
The first episode of US series Friends airs on Channel 4.
1996
The first edition of 25 Years of The Two Ronnies airs on BBC One.
1996
The first episode of Karaoke airs on BBC One.
A collaboration between the BBC and Channel 4 - at Dennis Potter's request - to co-produce his final plays.
A collaboration between the BBC and Channel 4 - at Dennis Potter's request - to co-produce his final plays.
2002
Auf Wiedersehen Pet airs on BBC One for the first time.
Previous series aired on ITV.
Previous series aired on ITV.
2007
The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! airs on BBC Two.
One-off comedy special with René (Gordon Kaye) writing his memoirs.
New scenes interspersed with clips from the show. Featuring some of the original cast members.
One-off comedy special with René (Gordon Kaye) writing his memoirs.
New scenes interspersed with clips from the show. Featuring some of the original cast members.
2011
The final episode of Rock and Chips airs on BBC One.
2014
The final episode of Rev airs on BBC Two.
2014
The first edition of Good Morning Britain (2014 - present era) airs on ITV.
2017
The final edition of 100 Days airs on the BBC News channel.
Chronicled the first 100 days of President Trump's administration. Presented by Christian Fraser and Katty Kay.
Chronicled the first 100 days of President Trump's administration. Presented by Christian Fraser and Katty Kay.
2022
The first edition of Ten Percent is made available on Amazon Prime.
British translation of Netflix's French series Call My Agent!
British translation of Netflix's French series Call My Agent!
2024
The final edition of This Town airs on BBC One.
Drama. Written by Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight.
Drama. Written by Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight.
2024
The first episode of Dopesick airs on BBC Two.
Fact-based drama about America’s struggle with opioid addiction. Starring Michael Keaton.
Fact-based drama about America’s struggle with opioid addiction. Starring Michael Keaton.
2024
The final edition of The Hilton: Park Lane airs on Channel 5.
On This Day...28th April
Births
1918
Former TV/radio weather presenter, Trevor Davies.
1950
TV presenter, Steve Rider.
1974
TV/radio presenter, Vernon Kay.
Deaths
1992
Former TV announcer and news presenter, John Toye.
2004
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Eric Wallace.
2014
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Richard Kershaw.
2015
Former TV presenter, Keith Harris.
Events
1983
Janet Ellis presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the first time.
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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