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On This Day...21st September
Miscellaneous
1968
TV Times becomes a national publication. Some ITV companies previously produced their own listings magazine.
Programmes
1955
The first edition of Playbox airs on BBC TV.
1962
The first edition of University Challenge airs on ITV.
Bamber Gascoigne is the quizmaster.
Bamber Gascoigne is the quizmaster.
1968
The first episode of Strange Report airs on ITV.
1969
The first episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) airs on ITV.
1971
The first edition of The Old Grey Whistle Test airs on BBC Two.
1976
The first episode of Japanese series The Water Margin airs on BBC Two.
1977
The first edition of My Music airs on BBC Two.
1981
The first episode of A Kick Up the Eighties airs on BBC Two.
1982
The first episode of Take Three Women airs on BBC One.
1986
The final episode of The Monocled Mutineer airs on BBC One.
1990
The first edition of How 2 airs on ITV.
1991
The first edition of One to Win airs on BBC One.
1994
The first edition of University Challenge airs on BBC Two.
The programme previously ran from 1962 on ITV.
The programme previously ran from 1962 on ITV.
2013
When Miranda Met Bruce airs on BBC One.
2021
The first edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks (revived series) airs on Sky Max. Hosted by Greg Davies, with team captains Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper.
2024
The first episode of Apples Never Fall airs on BBC One. Mystery drama. Based on Liane Moriarty's bestselling novel. Starring Annette Bening and Sam Neill.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1969
BBC One tape Royal Daffodil airs for the first time.
1987
BBC Two tape Butterfly airs for the final time.
2012
BBC Two server compilation The Fourth Reason airs for the final time.
On This Day...21st September
Births
1940
Actor and TV presenter, David Cook.
1943
TV news presenter, Caroline Raison.
1947
Former ventriloquist and TV presenter, Keith Harris.
1958
TV/radio presenter, Penny Smith.
1966
Former TV news presenter, Alison Bell.
Deaths
2025
Former TV presenter, John Stapleton.
Events
1970
Richard Baker presents the Nine o’Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
1991
A new early morning news summary is introduced on BBC One: Saturdays at 7.25am and Sundays at 9.10am. The presenting role was initially rotated between Chris Lowe and Moira Stuart.
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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