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On This Day...8th September
Programmes
1968
The first episode of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In airs on BBC Two.
1972
The pilot of Are You Being Served? airs on BBC One, as part of Comedy Playhouse.
1976
The first episode of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin airs on BBC One.
1980
The first edition of Watchdog airs on BBC One, as a weekly slot within Nationwide.
1981
The first episode of Only Fools and Horses airs on BBC One.
1982
The final episode of Into the Labyrinth airs on ITV.
1982
Yarwood in Town airs on ITV. This was Mike Yarwood's first ITV special.
1987
The first edition of Jimmy's airs on ITV.
1989
The first edition of Challenge Anneka airs on BBC One. The format was piloted during the Children in Need programme in November 1987.
1990
The first edition of Late Again airs on BBC Two.
1997
Mastermind: It Started, Now It's Finished airs on BBC One.
1997
The first episode of Holding On airs on BBC Two.
1997
The first episode of Bloomin' Marvellous airs on BBC One.
1997
The final episode of Preston Front airs on BBC One.
1997
The first episode of Noah's Ark airs on ITV.
2023
The final edition of Question of Sport airs on BBC One. A compilation programme, showing highlights of the 2023 series. Presented by Paddy McGuiness with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.
On This Day...8th September
Births
1931
Former TV announcer, Roger Shaw.
1932
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Graham Turner.
1954
Former TV announcer, Annie St John.
1954
TV/radio presenter, Anne Diamond.
1957
TV presenter, Rob Curling.
1962
TV presenter, Daljit Dhaliwal.
1968
TV news presenter, Louise Minchin.
1985
TV presenter, Cat Sandion.
Deaths
2022
Former TV/radio presenter, Mavis Nicholson.
Events
1968
John Edmunds presents a BBC TV news programme for the first time.
1975
Chris Tranchell presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
1983
Sue Lawley presents the Nine o'Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
1986
ITN reporter Carol Barnes becomes a regular presenter of News at Ten (ITV).
2002
Darren Jordan presents the weekend edition of the BBC News at Ten (BBC One) for the first time.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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