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On This Day...17th August
Programmes
1973
The final episode of Jack the Ripper airs on BBC One.
1985
The 2,000th edition of Emmerdale airs on ITV.
2009
The final episode of The Street airs on BBC One.
2010
The first edition of The Great British Bake Off (BBC-sponsored) airs on BBC Two.
2024
The first edition of Made in Korea: the K-Pop Experience airs on BBC One.
2025
The final episode of Narrow Road to the Deep North airs on BBC One.
Drama. Set during World War II. Based on Richard Flanagan's 2013 novel. Starring Jacob Elordi and Ciarán Hinds.
Drama. Set during World War II. Based on Richard Flanagan's 2013 novel. Starring Jacob Elordi and Ciarán Hinds.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2004
BBC Two tape So High airs for the final time.
On This Day...17th August
Births
1943
TV/radio presenter, John Humphrys.
1966
TV presenter, Michael Collie.
1977
Singer and TV presenter, Claire Richards.
Deaths
1989
Former puppeteer, magician and TV presenter, Harry Corbett.
2021
Former TV presenter and politician, Austin Mitchell.
Events
1995
Justin Webb presents the One o'Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
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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