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On This Day...11th March
Channels
1991
BBC World Service Television begins broadcasting.
2006
At 9.25am ITV's children's channel, CITV, begins broadcasting on Freeview and Telewest.
Programmes
1961
The first episode of The Arthur Askey Show airs on ITV.
1968
The first episode of The White Horses airs on BBC One.
1979
The final episode of Telford's Change airs on BBC One.
1979
The final episode of The Saint (latest incarnation) airs on ITV.
1979
The first episode of Agony airs on ITV.
1988
The final edition of Play School airs on BBC One.
1990
The final episode of Sunburn airs on BBC One.
1992
The Nine o'Clock News (BBC One) is replaced by Nine o'Clock News and Campaign Report (until 9th April 1992). Martyn Lewis (or Michael Buerk), alongside Peter Snow presented the latest election campaign news. Jill Dando brought us the rest of the day's news. The studio set featured a blue background and two desks. During the campaign, the daytime news summaries were also presented from a set with a blue background.
1996
The final episode of Our Friends in the North airs on BBC Two.
2001
The 5,000th episode of Coronation Street airs on ITV.
2006
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey airs on ITV.
2009
The final episode of Minder (revived series) airs on Channel 5.
Starring Shane Richie and Lex Shrapnel.
Starring Shane Richie and Lex Shrapnel.
2016
The final episode of Mr Selfridge airs on ITV.
2023
Gogglebox Ten-Year Anniversary Special airs on Channel 4.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1966
BBC Two tape Miss Universe airs for the final time.
On This Day...11th March
Births
1934
TV presenter, Mary Marquis.
1944
Actor and TV/radio presenter, Don Maclean.
1956
Former TV presenter, Helen Rollason.
1966
Radio/TV presenter, Paddy O’Connell.
1967
Actor and TV presenter, John Barrowman.
Deaths
1999
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Jeremy Hands.
2018
Former comedian and TV presenter, Sir Ken Dodd.
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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