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On This Day...15th September
Programmes
1956
The first episode of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot airs on ITV.
1969
The first episode of Me Mammy (series) airs on BBC One.
1969
The first edition of National News (new branding for the early evening news programme) airs on BBC One.
1971
The first episode of Jason King airs on ITV.
1971
The first episode of Owen MD airs on BBC One.
1971
The first episode of Barlow at Large airs on BBC One.
1973
The final episode of Follyfoot airs on ITV. Children's serial. Based on the books by Monica Dickens. Starring Gillian Blake, Steve Hodson, Arthur English, Desmond Llewellyn and Christian Rodska.
1974
The first episode of The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs airs on ITV.
Comedy. Starring David Jason.
Comedy. Starring David Jason.
1978
The first episode of US series Soap airs on ITV.
1982
Barbara Woodhouse's Roadshow airs on BBC One.
1984
The first episode of The Tripods airs on BBC One.
1986
The first edition of Strike It Lucky airs on ITV.
1988
The final edition of Bodymatters airs on BBC One.
1996
The first episode of Rhodes airs on BBC One. Starring Martin Shaw.
1997
The first episode of A Prince Among Men airs on BBC One.
2001
The final edition of Live and Kicking airs on BBC One.
2008
The final episode of Grange Hill airs on BBC One.
2008
The first edition of Only Connect airs on BBC Two. Quiz. Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell.
2014
The first episode of Cilla airs on ITV.
2018
The first episode of Killing Eve airs on BBC One.
2024
The first episode of Nightsleeper airs on BBC One. Real-time thriller. About the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London. Starring Joe Cole and Alexander Roach.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1992
BBC One tape Everything You Need airs for the first time.
2007
BBC Two server compilation Graceful Moves airs for the first time.
On This Day...15th September
Births
1931
Former TV/radio announcer and TV news presenter, David Wilmott.
Deaths
2006
Former writer and TV presenter, Raymond Baxter.
Events
1988
Mike Smartt presents the Nine o'Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
1991
Jennie Bond presents a weekend BBC TV news programme 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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