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On This Day...26th February
People
1987
The BBC announces that Michael Checkland is to be the new director-general of the corporation.
Programmes
1958
The final edition of The Flowerpot Men airs on BBC TV.
1968
The final episode of Hugh and I airs on BBC One.
1971
The first episode of Sykes and A Big Big Show airs on BBC One.
1971
The final episode of For the Love of Ada airs on ITV.
1975
The first episode of Barlow airs on BBC One.
1981
The first episode of Hi-de-Hi airs on BBC One.
1983
The first episode of US series Matt Houston airs on BBC One.
1984
The first edition of Spitting Image airs on ITV.
1985
The first edition of Busman's Holiday airs on ITV.
1987
The final episode of The Mistress airs on BBC One.
1989
The first episode of Forever Green airs on ITV.
1993
The final episode of Absolutely airs on Channel 4.
2001
The first episode of Two Pints and a Packet of Crisps airs on BBC Two.
2018
The first episode of Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators airs on BBC One.
Daytime drama series. Starring Mark Benton and Jo Joyner.
Daytime drama series. Starring Mark Benton and Jo Joyner.
2018
The first episode of Waffle the Wonder Dog airs on CBeebies.
Pre-school comedy drama series.
Pre-school comedy drama series.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2001
BBC Two tape Slide Rule airs for the final time.
On This Day...26th February
Births
1927
Former TV/radio reporter/presenter, Gerald Priestland.
1958
Author and TV presenter, Caroline Righton.
Events
1996
Diane-Louise Jordan 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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