
On This Day...
28th March
Programmes
1963
The final episode of Hancock airs on ITV.
1966
The final episode of Camberwick Green airs on BBC One.
1967
The final episode of Trumpton airs on BBC One.
1968
The first episode of Virgin of the Secret Service airs on ITV.
1976
The first episode of Go with Noakes airs on BBC One.
1976
The first networked edition of Film -- airs on BBC One. The programme was previously shown in the BBC South East region only, from November 1971.
1977
The first edition of Good Morning Calendar airs on ITV (Yorkshire Television region).
The programme ran for nine weeks, to trial the concept of breakfast TV. Presented by Bob Warman.
1977
The first edition of Good Morning North airs on ITV (Tyne Tees Television region). The programme ran for nine weeks, to trial the concept of breakfast TV.
1984
The 150th edition of A Question of Sport airs on BBC One.
1988
The final edition of Talking Pictures airs on BBC One. Written and presented by Barry Norman.
1989
The first edition of BBC Newsroom South East airs on BBC One South East.
Regional news programme.
1992
The final episode of Moon and Son airs on BBC One.
1993
The final episode of Lipstick on Your Collar airs on Channel 4.
1997
The final edition of Playdays airs on BBC Two. It was repeated until 2002 and then on CBeebies, 2002 - 2004.
2011
The first edition of Fern airs on Channel 4. Chat show hosted by Fern Britton.
2018
The final edition of Film -- airs on BBC One. Presented by Al Murray.
2019
The final episode of Still Game airs on BBC One Scotland.
Featuring characters Jack and Victor from Chewin' the Fat.
2024
The first episode of The Twelve airs on ITV 1. Australian courtroom drama. Starring Sam Neill and Kate Mulvany.
2024
The first episode of Big Mood airs on Channel 4. Comedy drama. Starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1969
BBC Two tape Pizzi-Pizzi airs for the final time.

On This Day...
28th March
Births
1931
Actress and TV presenter, Mela White.
1935
Former TV/radio presenter, Sir Michael Parkinson.
1938
TV news reporter/presenter, Christopher Morris.
1943
Musician and TV/radio presenter, Sir Richard Stilgoe.
1946
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Tricia Ingrams.
1946
Actress and TV presenter, Sheila Ruskin.
1948
Actor, singer and TV presenter, Matthew Corbett.
1953
Actress and TV presenter, Linda Cunningham.
1960
TV presenter and former US diplomat, James Rubin.
1968
TV news reporter/presenter, Colin Brazier.
1968
Vet and TV presenter, Trude Mostue.
Deaths
2019
Former actor and TV presenter, Jon Skolmen.
2024
Former TV news reporter/presenter, James Hogg.
Events
1988
Vivien Creegor presents the daytime BBC TV news summaries 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.