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On This Day...19th June
Programmes
1957
The first episode of The Army Game airs on ITV.
1971
The first edition of Parkinson airs on BBC One.
A new late-night chat show.
An initial batch of eight shows was commissioned by the BBC's head of light entertainment, Bill Cotton.
A new late-night chat show.
An initial batch of eight shows was commissioned by the BBC's head of light entertainment, Bill Cotton.
1984
The final episode of The Young Ones airs on BBC Two.
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament airs on BBC One.
1988
The first episode of A Very British Coup airs on Channel 4. Political serial adapted by Alan Plater from former MP Chris Mullin's novel. Starring Ray McAnally as the Labour Prime Minister.
1993
The first episode of Westbeach airs on BBC One.
1994
The final edition of That's Life! airs on BBC One.
1996
The final episode of US series Star Trek: The Next Generation airs on BBC Two.
2002
The final edition of Tomorrow's World airs on BBC One. A Spiderman special.
2011
The first edition of Fake or Fortune airs on BBC One.
2022
The first episode of Suspect airs on Channel 4. Psychological crime thriller. Starring James Nesbitt.
2023
The first episode of Litvinenko airs on ITV 1. Drama based on real-life events. Starring David Tennant, as former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died from poisoning in London. Series originally available on ITV X.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1963
BBC TV tape Samoa airs for the final time.
On This Day...19th June
Births
1923
Former TV announcer/presenter/producer, Muriel Young.
1955
Former TV announcer and TV/radio presenter, Paul Coia.
1962
TV/radio presenter, Lisa Aziz.
1962
TV news presenter, Charlie Stayt.
1967
Former TV presenter and politician, Rob Butler.
1969
Former TV news presenter, Karen Petch.
Deaths
2017
Former actor and TV presenter, Brian Cant.
Events
1960
Nan Winton becomes the first female network newsreader to appear in-vision on BBC Television. (Note: some sources claim Nan's debut was 20th June 1960).
1989
The BBC announces Kate Adie's appointment to the newly created post of chief news correspondent. She had been home news special correspondent.
2000
Katy Hill presents Blue Peter (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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