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On This Day...7th January
Programmes
1957
The first edition of Studio E airs on BBC TV.
1961
The first episode of The Avengers airs on ITV.
1963
The first edition of World in Action airs on ITV.
1967
The first episode of The Forsyte Saga airs on BBC Two.
1969
The first edition of Junior Showtime airs on ITV.
1973
The first episode of Blue Peter Special Assignment airs on BBC One.
1974
The first edition of Wish You Were Here...? airs on ITV.
1975
The first edition of International Pro-Celebrity Golf airs on BBC Two.
1976
The first episode of Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt airs on ITV.
1977
The first episode of Mr Big airs on BBC One.
1977
The first episode of Another Bouquet airs on ITV.
1979
The first episode of Telford's Change airs on BBC One.
1980
The first edition of Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way airs on BBC Two.
1980
The first episode of Keep It in the Family airs on ITV.
1982
The first edition of Not For Women Only airs on ITV.
1983
The first episode of No Problem! airs on Channel 4.
Created by the Black Theatre Co-operative, the channel's first sitcom focused on a family of Jamaican heritage.
Created by the Black Theatre Co-operative, the channel's first sitcom focused on a family of Jamaican heritage.
1983
The first episode of The Fourth Man airs on BBC One.
1984
The first episode of Fraggle Rock airs on ITV.
1984
The first edition of Child's Play airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Chocky's Children airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Full House airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Hilary airs on BBC Two.
1986
The first edition of Fax! airs on BBC One.
1987
The first episode of Filthy, Rich and Catflap airs on BBC Two.
1987
The first edition of Sporting Triangles airs on ITV.
1989
The first episode of Trick or Treat airs on ITV.
1990
The first episode of Dear John (US version) airs on BBC One.
1991
The first edition of East Midlands today airs on BBC One East Midlands.
Regional news programme.
Regional news programme.
1991
The first episode of Runway airs on ITV.
1993
The first episode of Joking Apart airs on BBC Two.
1994
The 25th anniversary edition of Holiday airs on BBC One.
1995
The first edition of International Gladiators airs on ITV.
1996
The first episode of Singled Out airs on BBC One.
2000
John Noakes, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton joined current Blue Peter presenters Katy Hill, Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas and Matt Baker to open the time capsule planted in 1971.
Noakes and Purves were awarded a gold badge by Hill. Valerie was already a gold badge owner – awarded in 1994 along with her OBE.
Later Janet Ellis and Simon Groom joined Matt Baker in the garden (Peter Duncan was working abroad) to open the time capsule planted in 1984.
Noakes and Purves were awarded a gold badge by Hill. Valerie was already a gold badge owner – awarded in 1994 along with her OBE.
Later Janet Ellis and Simon Groom joined Matt Baker in the garden (Peter Duncan was working abroad) to open the time capsule planted in 1984.
2003
The first episode of Red Cap airs on BBC One.
2008
The first episode of The Royal Today airs on ITV.
2017
The Voice UK airs on ITV for the first time.
The programme originally ran on BBC One (2012 – 2016).
The programme originally ran on BBC One (2012 – 2016).
2018
Dancing on Ice returns to ITV after a four-year absence.
2021
The final episode of US series A Teacher airs on BBC Two.
Teletext
1984
Radio Times includes all daytime teletext in-vision broadcasts in its listings for the first time, under the title Pages from Ceefax. Until now, only Ceefax AM qualified for a Radio Times listing.
Ceefax did generally include in-vision broadcasts on its TV listings pages - though not always - and they were generally referenced as Ceefax In-Vision.
But Ceefax would now too refer to the in-vision transmissions as Pages from Ceefax.
Ceefax did generally include in-vision broadcasts on its TV listings pages - though not always - and they were generally referenced as Ceefax In-Vision.
But Ceefax would now too refer to the in-vision transmissions as Pages from Ceefax.
1985
Pages from Ceefax becomes a more prominent fixture in the daytime schedules of BBC One and BBC Two from today - notable exceptions being Daytime on 2 (programmes for schools) and coverage of sporting events.
Marathon Pages from Ceefax sessions - running from 9am - 5.25pm (approximately) were not uncommon on BBC Two.
Marathon Pages from Ceefax sessions - running from 9am - 5.25pm (approximately) were not uncommon on BBC Two.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1985
BBC One Ceefax AM tape Take-Off airs for the final time.
On This Day...7th January
Births
1932
TV announcer and radio presenter, Colin Bower.
1958
TV presenter, Arabella Warner.
1971
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Giles Dilnot.
1972
TV presenter, Dan Lobb.
1980
TV presenter, Zöe Salmon.
Deaths
1981
Former radio announcer and TV news presenter, Alvar Lidell.
2007
Former TV presenter, Magnus Magnusson.
2021
Former TV news presenter, Rory MacPherson.
Events
1974
Barbara Edwards presents a BBC TV weather forecast 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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