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On This Day...18th June
Programmes
1965
The final edition of Tonight airs on BBC One.
A programme of the same title launched on BBC One in September 1975.
A programme of the same title launched on BBC One in September 1975.
1966
The first edition of Chronicle airs on BBC Two.
1966
The first edition of Dusty airs on BBC One.
Musical series. Starring Dusty Springfield.
Musical series. Starring Dusty Springfield.
1969
The first episode of The Main Chance airs on ITV.
Drama. Starring John Stride as maverick lawyer David Main.
Drama. Starring John Stride as maverick lawyer David Main.
1989
The final episode of Three Up, Two Down airs on BBC One.
1991
The final episode of US series Twin Peaks airs on BBC Two.
1993
The final episode of Rides airs on BBC One.
1994
The final edition of The Paul Daniels Magic Show airs on BBC One.
1997
The final episode of Springhill airs on Sky One.
Soap opera/drama. Created by Paul Abbot and produced by Granada TV.
The programme later aired on Channel 4.
Soap opera/drama. Created by Paul Abbot and produced by Granada TV.
The programme later aired on Channel 4.
2000
The final edition of Tonight at the London Palladium airs on ITV.
Presented by Bruce Forsyth.
Presented by Bruce Forsyth.
2001
The first episode of Waking the Dead airs on BBC One.
2019
The final episode of Years and Years airs on BBC One.
Written by Russell T. Davies. Starring Rory Kinnear, Anne Reid and Emma Thompson.
Written by Russell T. Davies. Starring Rory Kinnear, Anne Reid and Emma Thompson.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2007
BBC Two server compilation Wind in the Water airs for the first time.
On This Day...18th June
Births
1970
TV presenter, Lucy Owen.
1970
TV/radio presenter, Katie Derham.
Events
1988
Laurie Mayer 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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