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On This Day...23rd March
Programmes
1963
The 8th Eurovision Song Contest airs on BBC TV.
It's held at the BBC Television Centre in London.
Denmark wins the contest with the song Dansevise, performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann.
It's held at the BBC Television Centre in London.
Denmark wins the contest with the song Dansevise, performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann.
1990
The final episode of Justice Game 2 airs on BBC One.
1997
The pilot episode of Midsomer Murders airs on ITV.
2019
The first edition of Catchpoint airs on BBC One.
Presented by Paddy McGuinness.
Presented by Paddy McGuinness.
2020
The final episode of This Country airs on BBC One.
2020
The main UK TV channels air an address by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the Covid-19 crisis.
It gained an audience of 27.1m (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Channel 5/Sky News/BBC News Channel), making it the ninth-most-watched TV programme in UK history.
It gained an audience of 27.1m (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Channel 5/Sky News/BBC News Channel), making it the ninth-most-watched TV programme in UK history.
2025
The first episode of This City Is Ours airs on BBC One.
Drama. About a criminal gang in Liverpool. Starring Sean Bean, James Nelson-Joyce and Julie Graham.
Drama. About a criminal gang in Liverpool. Starring Sean Bean, James Nelson-Joyce and Julie Graham.
On This Day...23rd March
Births
1949
TV presenter, Derek Hobson.
1960
TV presenter, Kathy Tayler.
1971
TV/radio presenter, Gail Porter.
Deaths
1999
Former TV presenter/producer/director, Dorothea Brooking.
2015
Former actor and TV presenter, Chris Hardman.
Events
1978
Peter Purves presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the final time.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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