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On This Day...3rd June
Programmes
1966
The final episode of The Marriage Lines airs on BBC One.
1968
The final episode of The White Horses airs on BBC One.
1983
The final edition of The Old Grey Whistle Test airs on BBC Two.
1985
The first episode of Jenny's War airs on ITV.
1989
The final edition of Bob Says Opportunity Knocks airs on BBC One.
1991
The first episode of Humdingers airs on BBC One.
1999
The first edition of It's Only TV...But I Like It airs on BBC One.
2005
The first edition of 8 Out of 10 Cats airs on Channel 4.
2006
The final edition of Strictly Dance Fever airs on BBC One.
2013
The first episode of Peter Rabbit airs on CBeebies. Animated series. The pilot aired on 20th December 2012.
2018
The final episode of A Very English Scandal airs on BBC One. Adapted by Russell T. Davies from John Preston's book. Starring Hugh Grant (Jeremy Thorpe) and Ben Whishaw (Norman Scott).
2021
The final episode of Anne Boleyn airs on Channel 5.
2024
The first episode of Lost Boys and Fairies airs on BBC One.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1985
BBC One tape Hi Livin' airs for the final time.
2007
BBC Two server compilation Just Keep Falling in Love airs for the first time.
2007
BBC Two server compilation Timetextures airs for the first time.
On This Day...3rd June
Births
1974
TV announcer and former radio presenter, Duncan Newmarch.
1976
TV/radio weather presenter, Matt Taylor.
Deaths
1991
Former TV/radio news reporter and presenter, Christopher Serpell.
Events
1968
Bob Langley makes his on-screen debut as a BBC TV newsreader. He was always credited in the Radio Times as Robert Langley.
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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