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On This Day...26th August
Programmes
1984
The final edition of Arthur Negus Enjoys airs on BBC Two.
1984
The Old Man of Hoy airs on BBC One.
Radio Times: "Live coverage of an attempt by four climbers on the most famous chunk of rock in Britain. It's 17 years since Hoy was televised but the risks haven't diminished.
"Murray Hamilton and Pete Whillance will tackle the overhanging south-east edge, but without the protection of the bolts and pitons used on the first ascent. The rock itself, Torridon sandstone, has a tendency to crumble like a digestive biscuit.
"Also on the south face is the legendary Joe Brown, climbing with his daughter Zoe."
Eric Robson and Paul Braithwaite provide commentary.
Radio Times: "Live coverage of an attempt by four climbers on the most famous chunk of rock in Britain. It's 17 years since Hoy was televised but the risks haven't diminished.
"Murray Hamilton and Pete Whillance will tackle the overhanging south-east edge, but without the protection of the bolts and pitons used on the first ascent. The rock itself, Torridon sandstone, has a tendency to crumble like a digestive biscuit.
"Also on the south face is the legendary Joe Brown, climbing with his daughter Zoe."
Eric Robson and Paul Braithwaite provide commentary.
1989
The final edition of Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out airs on BBC One.
1991
The Lime Grove Story airs on BBC Two.
1995
The pilot of The Shane Ritchie Experience airs on ITV.
1996
Multi-Coloured Saturdays airs on BBC One. Noel Edmonds celebrates the first 20 years of BBC One’s Saturday morning children’s shows, with past presenters and memorable archive clips.
RELATED ARTICLE: BBC One/BBC One Northern Ireland continuity including programme promotion for Muppets Tonight followed by Multi-Coloured Saturdays opening/close (26th August 1996).
RELATED ARTICLE: BBC One/BBC One Northern Ireland continuity including programme promotion for Muppets Tonight followed by Multi-Coloured Saturdays opening/close (26th August 1996).
1997
The first edition of Vets in Practice airs on BBC One.
2008
The first episode of Mutual Friends airs on BBC One.
2010
The final episode of Mistresses airs on BBC One.
2018
The first episode of Bodyguard airs on BBC One. Drama. Starring Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes.
2019
The final episode of Poldark (latest incarnation) airs on BBC One.
2020
Coronation Street Icons: Sally Metcalfe airs on ITV.
2021
The final edition of Shop Well for Less airs on BBC One. Presented by Joanna Page and Melanie Sykes.
2024
The first episode of Platform 7 airs on ITV 1. Psychological thriller. Starring Jasmine Jobson and Phil Davis. Available on ITV X from December 2023.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2004
BBC Two tape Brazilian Beauty airs for the first time.
RELATED ARTICLE: Pages from Ceefax accompanied by some tracks from Brazilian Beauty (3rd January 2005).
RELATED ARTICLE: Pages from Ceefax accompanied by some tracks from Brazilian Beauty (3rd January 2005).
On This Day...26th August
Births
1954
Former radio/TV presenter, Steve Wright.
1990
Actor and TV presenter, Chris Hardman.
Events
1989
News and Sport on BBC One is broadcast from the Six o'Clock News set because of a water leak in the usual newsroom-based set.
1989
Chris Lowe presents News View (BBC Two) 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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