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On This Day...24th February
Channels
2019
The BBC Scotland TV channel begins broadcasting.
Programmes
1976
The first episode of Rock Follies airs on ITV.
1978
The first episode of Going Straight airs on BBC One.
1978
The final episode of Kilvert's Diary airs on BBC Two.
1981
The first edition of Ireland: A Television History airs on BBC Two.
1983
The first episode of The Climber airs on BBC One.
1985
The first edition of Favourite Things airs on BBC Two.
1986
The final episode of Comrade Dad airs on BBC One.
1989
The first edition of Fun House airs on ITV.
1992
The first episode of Mulberry airs on BBC One.
1992
The first episode of US series The Addams Family airs on BBC Two.
1995
The 100th edition of The Word airs on Channel 4.
1996
An Evening with Spike Milligan airs on ITV.
1996
The first edition of The Nose at Ten – Best of Comic Relief airs on BBC One.
1997
The final episode of The Brittas Empire airs on BBC One.
1998
The first edition of Doctor's Orders airs on BBC One.
2004
The first episode of Hustle airs on BBC One.
2009
An EastEnders episode featuring only black cast members airs on BBC One.
Actors featured in the episode: Rudolph Walker, Don Gilet, Tiana Benjamin, Diane Parish, Belinda Owusu, Rolan Bell and Kathleen Fraser.
Actors featured in the episode: Rudolph Walker, Don Gilet, Tiana Benjamin, Diane Parish, Belinda Owusu, Rolan Bell and Kathleen Fraser.
2020
The first episode of Flesh and Blood airs on ITV.
2021
The first edition of Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance airs on BBC One.
2023
The first episode of Beyond Paradise airs on BBC One.
Spin-off from Death in Paradise. Features the character DI Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall.
Spin-off from Death in Paradise. Features the character DI Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall.
2023
The final episode of Desperate Measures airs on Channel 5.
Thriller. Starring Amanda Abbington.
Thriller. Starring Amanda Abbington.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1986
BBC Two tape Sound of the South airs for the final time.
Although this tape started out on BBC Two, it lasted just under a month there (it first aired on 29th January 1986).
On 5th February 1986, the tape was made available to BBC One, where it remained in use until 1st December 1989.
EXTERNAL LINK: a BBC One interlude with Sound of the South playing (8th February 1987).
Although this tape started out on BBC Two, it lasted just under a month there (it first aired on 29th January 1986).
On 5th February 1986, the tape was made available to BBC One, where it remained in use until 1st December 1989.
EXTERNAL LINK: a BBC One interlude with Sound of the South playing (8th February 1987).
2001
BBC Two tape Supreme Comfort airs for the first time.
On This Day...24th February
Births
1942
Musician and radio/TV presenter, Paul Jones.
1946
TV presenter, John Stapleton.
1952
TV presenter, Paul Barry.
1964
Radio/TV presenter, Andy Crane.
1978
TV presenter, Janine Machin.
1987
TV presenter, Storm Huntley.
Deaths
1976
Former actor and TV presenter, Peter Madden.
Events
2003
Anna Ford, who had recently been suffering from flu, lost her voice twice on the One o'Clock News (BBC One).
After 18 minutes, she told viewers: "I'm afraid my voice is really giving up today". Sophie Raworth presented the remainder of the programme.
After 18 minutes, she told viewers: "I'm afraid my voice is really giving up today". Sophie Raworth presented the remainder of the programme.
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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