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Channels
1988
RTÉ 2 is relaunched as Network 2.
EXTERNAL LINK: RTÉ Network 2 launch (edits).
EXTERNAL LINK: RTÉ Network 2 launch (edits).
1994
Sky Soap begins broadcasting. The channel aired UK and American soaps, between 8am and 12pm. It's transmission slot later changed to 12pm - 4pm, and from 1997, 11am - 4pm The channel closed on 30th April 1999.
1994
Sky Travel begins broadcasting - specialising in travel-related programming and advertising. It relaunched as Sky Real Lives on 7th November 2007. The channel ceased broadcasting on 19th August 2010.
Programmes
1957
The first edition of Farming airs on BBC TV.
1961
The first episode of A for Andromeda airs on BBC TV.
1973
The first edition of Ragtime airs on BBC One.
1976
The final edition of On the Move airs on BBC One. Educational series aimed at adults with literacy issues. Three specials were shown 10th - 21st October 1976.
1979
The first episode of Grandad airs on BBC One.
1983
The first episode of Bananaman airs on BBC One.
1983
The first episode of Orm and Cheep airs on ITV.
1983
The 100th edition of The Krypton Factor airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Puddle Lane airs on ITV.
1985
The 2,000th edition of Blue Peter airs on BBC One.
1988
The first edition of This Morning airs on ITV.
1988
The first episode of Game, Set and Match airs on ITV.
1988
Met Éireann and RTÉ launch new technology to enhance television weather forecasts. BBC weather presenter Bill Giles was on site at Donnybrook to offer advice.
EXTERNAL LINK: Improving weather reports (1988).
EXTERNAL LINK: Improving weather reports (1988).
1990
The final edition of Gardeners' Direct Line airs on BBC One.
1990
The first edition of The Trials of Life airs on BBC One.
1990
The pilot edition of The Mary Whitehouse Experience airs on BBC Two.
1990
The first edition of Canned Carrot airs on BBC One.
1991
The Top of the Pops format is altered to include tracks from the Album Charts and singles from the US Top 10.
2012
The final episode of Mrs Biggs airs on ITV.
2015
The first edition of Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport airs on ITV.
2017
The final episode of Doctor Foster airs on BBC One. It is not known if the drama will return for a third series.
2019
The 6,000th episode of EastEnders airs on BBC One.
2019
The first episode of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK airs on BBC Three.
2021
The 60th anniversary edition of Songs of Praise airs on BBC One. Presented by Aled Jones from Westminster Cathedral, with guests including Pam Rhodes (presenter since 1987) and Sally Magnusson (who first presented the programme in 1984).
2021
The first episode of Ridley Road airs on BBC One.
2022
The first episode of The Walk-In airs on ITV. Drama. Based on real-life events. Written by Jeff Pope. Starring Stephen Graham.
On This Day...3rd October
Births
1972
Former TV news presenter, Komla Dumor.
1972
TV presenter, Josie D'Arby.
1979
Actor, writer and voiceover artist, Tim Dann.
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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