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Miscellaneous
1960
Colour television is transmitted between Paris and London for the first time.
Programmes
1951
The final episode of The Railway Children airs on BBC TV.
1968
The final edition of The Nixon Line airs on BBC One.
1974
The final edition of Marty Back Together Again airs on BBC One.
1982
The final edition of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop airs on BBC One.
1983
The final episode of Number 10 airs on ITV.
1986
The final episode of In Loving Memory airs on ITV.
1994
The final episode of Anna Lee airs on ITV.
2003
The pilot episode of New Tricks airs on BBC One.
12 series were produced, which aired from 2004 until 2015.
12 series were produced, which aired from 2004 until 2015.
2005
The first episode of The Queen's Castle airs on BBC One.
2005
The final episode of Casanova airs on BBC Three.
2006
The first edition of The Paul O'Grady Show airs on Channel 4.
2007
The final edition of Real Story airs on BBC One.
2009
Grand Prix Formula 1 returned to BBC Two after a thirteen year absence.
2012
The first episode of The Syndicate airs on BBC One.
2014
Salting the Battlefield airs on BBC Two.
The third of the Johnny Worriker trilogy. Written by David Hare and starring Bill Nighy.
The third of the Johnny Worriker trilogy. Written by David Hare and starring Bill Nighy.
2017
The first edition of Amazing Hotel: Beyond the Lobby airs on BBC Two.
2017
The first edition of The Repair Shop airs on BBC Two.
The programme moved to prime time BBC One on 18th March 2020.
The programme moved to prime time BBC One on 18th March 2020.
2022
The 10th anniversary edition of Sunday Brunch airs on Channel 4.
2023
The first episode of Blue Lights airs on BBC One.
Crime drama. Starring Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff, as three rookie police officers in Belfast.
Crime drama. Starring Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff, as three rookie police officers in Belfast.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2011
BBC Two server compilation Sunlips airs for the first time.
On This Day...27th March
Births
1973
TV presenter, Ade Adepitan.
1985
Actress and TV announcer, Julia Goulding.
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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