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On This Day...5th May
Programmes
1964
The first edition of Seven Up! airs on ITV.
1976
The first edition of Star Turn airs on BBC One.
1983
The 1,000th edition of Top of the Pops airs on BBC One.
Richard Skinner introduces the first stereo broadcast of the programme for Radio 1 listeners.
Richard Skinner introduces the first stereo broadcast of the programme for Radio 1 listeners.
1993
The first episode of Sharpe airs on ITV.
1996
The first episode of No Bananas airs on BBC One.
2003
The first edition of Homes Under the Hammer airs on BBC One.
2014
The first edition of The Island with Bear Grylls airs on Channel 4.
2022
The first episode of Staircase airs on Sky Atlantic.
Based on the documentary series of the same name.
Dramatised adaptation exploring the life of American novelist Michael Peterson. Starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette.
Based on the documentary series of the same name.
Dramatised adaptation exploring the life of American novelist Michael Peterson. Starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette.
2023
The first episode of Black Ops airs on BBC One.
Comedy thriller. Starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun.
Comedy thriller. Starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun.
2024
The first edition of I Kissed a Girl airs on BBC Three.
Presented by Danni Minogue.
Presented by Danni Minogue.
On This Day...5th May
Births
1990
TV weather presenter, Lucy Martin.
Deaths
2014
Former actor and TV presenter, Aaron Shirley.
Events
1980
Jan Leeming is the duty news presenter on Bank Holiday Monday.
News breaks that the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy. Jan presents a Newsflash (BBC Two), breaking into snooker coverage. Kate Adie is the main reporter at the scene.
It is the longest Newsflash ever carried on BBC One/BBC Two.
News breaks that the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy. Jan presents a Newsflash (BBC Two), breaking into snooker coverage. Kate Adie is the main reporter at the scene.
It is the longest Newsflash ever carried on BBC One/BBC Two.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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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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