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On This Day...1st May
Miscellaneous
1964
Television sets manufactured are required to be equipped to receive UHF channels as of today.
Programmes
1960
The final episode of Life with the Lyons airs on ITV.
1983
The first episode of Alfresco airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden airs on ITV.
2008
The first episode of The Inbetweeners airs on Channel 4.
2011
The first episode of Vera airs on ITV.
2020
The final episode of Friday Night Dinner airs on Channel 4.
2021
The final episode of Keeping Faith airs on BBC One.
2023
The first edition of Clive Myrie's Italian Road Trip airs on BBC Two.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1981
BBC One tape Jeff's Special airs for the final time.
1999
BBC Two tape New York Train airs for the first time.
Test Cards
1984
An electronically generated version of Test Card F is introduced on BBC One and BBC Two. Initially, there is no channel identifier on the test card.
On This Day...1st May
Births
1960
Actress and TV presenter, Matilda Thorpe.
Events
1957
Alvar Lidell presents the news on BBC TV for the final time.
1985
Jeremy Paxman presents the Six o’Clock News (BBC One) for the final 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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