
On This Day...
3rd May
Channels
1956
Granada Television - the first ITV franchisee for the north of England (weekdays) - begins broadcasting.
Programmes
1962
The 100th edition of Crackerjack airs on BBC TV.
2024
The first edition of ITV Studio Sessions airs on ITV 1.
Presented by Clara Amfo.
2025
The first episode of Fake airs on ITV 1.
Australian drama. Inspired by the book by Stephanie Waring.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2010
BBC Two server compilation Moments in Love airs for the first time.

On This Day...
3rd May
Births
1931
Former actor and TV presenter,
Gordon Luck.
1944
Former TV news presenter/reporter, Ian Smith.
1954
Actor and TV presenter, Peter Duncan.
1957
TV/radio presenter and TV announcer, John Sachs.
1958
Writer, actor and TV/radio presenter, Sandi Toksvig.
1958
Zoologist, writer and former TV presenter, Nicola Davies.
1965
Comedian, actor and TV/radio presenter, Rob Brydon.
1972
TV news reporter/presenter, Katya Adler.
1973
TV presenter and former athlete, Jamie Baulch.
1985
TV/radio news presenter, Paul Brand.
Deaths
1989
Former actor and TV announcer,
William Squire.
2023
Former TV announcer and TV news presenter,
John Edmunds.
Events
1956
Christopher Chataway presents an ITN news bulletin for the final time.
1971
Derek Griffiths presents
Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
1983
Anne Diamond presents News after Noon (BBC One) 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.