
On This Day...
24th May
Programmes
1956
The Eurovision Song Contest airs on BBC TV for the first time. Billed as Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Competition. With commentary by Wilfrid Thomas. The United Kingdom did not enter a song.
1966
The first episode of Beggar My Neighbour airs on BBC One.
1980
The first episode of The Adventure Game airs on BBC One.
2011
The final episode of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps airs on BBC Three.
2023
The final episode of Maryland airs on ITV 1. Drama. Starring Suranne Jones, Eve Best and Stockard Channing.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1971
BBC One tape Apron Strings airs for the final time.
1971
BBC Two tape Voy Voy Voy airs for the first time.

On This Day...
24th May
Births
1911
Former actor and TV presenter, Richard Warner.
1924
Actor, writer and TV presenter. Freddie Earlle.
1931
TV announcer/news presenter, Guy Thomas.
1961
TV presenter, Maya Even.
1965
TV sports presenter, Hazel Irvine.
Deaths
2008
Former TV presenter, Alan Towers.
2010
Former ventriloquist and TV presenter, Ray Alan.
2016
Former actor and TV presenter, Lewis Fiander.
2017
Former TV sports presenter, David Bobin.
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.