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On This Day...11th August
Channels
1981
TSW assumes control of Westward Television but continues to use the Westward brand on air, until the formal start of the new franchise period on 1st January 1982.
2001
The eleven ITV franchises in England and Wales introduce ITV 1 branding.
Programmes
1988
The first edition of Eating Out with Tovey airs on BBC Two.
1997
The final episode of Ain't Misbehavin' airs on ITV.
2011
The final edition of Smart airs on BBC One.
2023
The first episode of The Reunion airs on ITV 1. Drama. Based on Guillaume Musso's bestselling novel. Starring Ioan Gruffudd. Originally available on ITV X.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1987
BBC Two tape Good Days airs for the final time on BBC One, to accompany Ceefax AM. The tape was used primarily on BBC Two (9th June 1986 - 3rd November 1987).
On This Day...11th August
Births
1961
TV news reporter/presenter, James Mates.
1977
TV news presenter/reporter, Ranvir Singh.
Deaths
2010
Former politician and TV presenter, Sir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith.
2023
Former TV news reporter, Julian Haviland.
Events
1995
Jennie Bond presents the One o'Clock News (BBC One) for the first time (John Tusa co-presented from Singapore).
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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