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On This Day...3rd February
Programmes
1961
Coronation Street airs live on ITV for the final time - well, until 8th December 2000 at least.
From now on, with only a handful of exceptions, all episodes of the programme would be pre-recorded.
From now on, with only a handful of exceptions, all episodes of the programme would be pre-recorded.
1978
The final episode of Gangsters airs on BBC One.
1991
The final episode of Only Fools and Horses (series) airs on BBC One.
1993
The final episode of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes airs on ITV.
2006
The first episode of The IT Crowd airs on Channel 4.
2009
The first episode of Ladies of Letters airs on ITV 3.
Starring Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid.
Starring Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid.
2012
The final edition of Chris Moyles' Quiz Night airs on Channel 4.
2022
The first edition of Kate Garraway's Life Stories airs on ITV.
2022
The final episode of The Teacher airs on Channel 5.
Starring Sheridan Smith.
Starring Sheridan Smith.
2023
The first episode of Hotel Portofino airs on ITV 1.
Drama. Set on the Italian Riviera in the 1920s. Starring Natascha McElhone.
Available on Britbox in 2022.
Drama. Set on the Italian Riviera in the 1920s. Starring Natascha McElhone.
Available on Britbox in 2022.
2024
The first episode of G'Wed airs on ITV 2.
Sitcom. Featuring Liverpudlian teenagers dealing with issues including grief, sex, diversity and class differences.
Sitcom. Featuring Liverpudlian teenagers dealing with issues including grief, sex, diversity and class differences.
2025
The final episode of Out There airs on ITV 1.
Drama. Starring Martin Clunes.
Drama. Starring Martin Clunes.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1964
BBC TV/BBC One tape On the South Side airs for the first time.
1975
BBC One tape Mini Bataille airs for the first time.
2008
BBC Two server compilation The Fourth Reason airs for the first time.
On This Day...3rd February
Births
1955
TV news presenter, Kirsty Wark.
1965
TV presenter, Dave Benson Phillips.
1971
TV/radio presenter, Jayne Middlemiss.
1976
TV/radio presenter, Sophie McDonnell.
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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