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On This Day...21st February
Programmes
1963
The first episode of Moonstrike airs on BBC TV.
1978
The final edition of Q7 airs on BBC Two.
1978
The first episode of Armchair Thriller airs on ITV.
1978
The 200th edition of The Good Old Days airs on BBC One.
1979
The final episode of The Aphrodite Inheritance airs on BBC One.
Starring Peter McEnery and Alexandra Bastedo.
Starring Peter McEnery and Alexandra Bastedo.
1982
The final edition of Wood and Walters airs on ITV. Starring Julie Walters and Victoria Wood.
1983
The first episode of Brass airs on ITV.
1984
A Coming to Terms for Billy - the second of the Billy trilogy - airs on BBC One. A Play for Today production.
1985
The first episode of Miss Marple: The Moving Finger airs on BBC One.
1987
Actor Oliver Reed makes a now infamous appearance on LWT's Aspel and Company. He appeared drunk, dishevelled and holding a jug of orange juice. He hijacked the band to sing Wild One and accused fellow guests, including Clive James, of being tipsy.
1989
The first episode of Hitman airs on ITV.
1990
The first edition of Tarrant on TV airs on ITV.
1991
The first episode of Doctor at the Top airs on BBC One.
1991
The first episode of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes airs on ITV.
1993
The first episode of Lipstick on Your Collar airs on Channel 4.
1994
The final episode of Under the Hammer airs on ITV.
1994
The final episode of Law and Disorder airs on ITV.
1995
Ten Years in Albert Square (celebrating the 10th anniversary of EastEnders) airs on BBC One.
1996
The first episode of Silent Witness airs on BBC One.
2011
The first episode of Mrs Brown's Boys airs on BBC One.
2016
The first episode The Night Manager airs on BBC One. Adapted from John Le Carre's novel. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Debicki, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander and David Harewood.
2021
The first episode of Bloodlands airs on BBC One.
2022
Morning Live broadcasts for the first time from its new based at ABC Buildings, Manchester.
2022
The final episode of Chloe airs on BBC One. Starring Erin Doherty and Poppy Gilbert.
2023
The first episode of Desperate Measures airs on Channel 5. Thriller. Starring Amanda Abbington.
2024
The final episode of Breathtaking airs on ITV 1.
Drama. Based on Rachel Clarke's memoir of her experiences on the NHS frontline during Covid. Starring Joanne Froggatt.
Drama. Based on Rachel Clarke's memoir of her experiences on the NHS frontline during Covid. Starring Joanne Froggatt.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1961
BBC TV tape Gay Paris by Night airs for the first time.
1979
BBC One tape Well, All Right airs for the first time.
1992
BBC One tape She's for Me airs for the final time.
On This Day...21st February
Births
1938
Former TV announcer, Lyn Cunningham.
1962
TV presenter, Ross King.
1972
TV news presenter/reporter, Juliet Dunlop.
Events
1997
Richard Bacon 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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