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On This Day...26th October
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1984
The technicians strike at Thames Television continues. A management-run service is in operation. LWT comes on air this evening and broadcasts a full schedule on Saturday and Sunday.
Programmes
1962
The first episode of Francie and Josie airs on ITV.
1970
The final episode of Not in Front of the Children airs on BBC One.
1980
The final episode of The Onedin Line airs on BBC One.
1981
The first episode of Astronauts airs on ITV.
1990
The first episode of Coasting airs on ITV.
1992
The first episode of Get Back airs on BBC One.
1994
Back to School, Mr Bean airs on ITV.
1994
The pilot episode of Ellington airs on ITV.
2007
The first episode of The Armstrong and Miller Show airs on BBC One.
2008
The first episode of Britannia High airs on ITV.
2015
The first episode of Go Jetters airs on CBeebies.
2017
The final edition of Cutting Edge airs on Channel 4.
2020
The first edition of Morning Live airs on BBC One.
2020
The first episode of The Sister airs on ITV.
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story airs on BBC One. Konnie Huq presents a celebration of British children's TV as part of BBC 100.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2003
BBC Two tape Lucky Strike airs for the first time.
On This Day...26th October
Births
1924
Former TV presenter/announcer, Shaw Taylor.
1975
TV presenter, Michael Underwood.
Deaths
1985
Former TV weather presenter, Michael Hunt.
1996
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Tricia Ingrams.
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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