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On This Day...15th July
Programmes
1973
The final episode of The Fenn Street Gang airs on ITV.
1975
The final edition of occasional series So You Think... airs on BBC One. Presented by Cliff Michelmore.
1979
The final episode of A Family Affair airs on BBC One.
1983
The final edition of Emery Presents airs on BBC One.
1988
The final edition of The 6 o’Clock Show airs on ITV.
1989
The final edition of Something for the Weekend airs on BBC One. Starring Susie Blake, Mike Doyle, James Gaddas, Mike Hayley and Caroline Leddy. Fast-moving comedy sketches and music.
1991
The final edition of Takeover Bid airs on BBC One. Quiz presented by Bruce Forsyth.
1994
The final episode of Body Heat airs on ITV.
1996
The final episode of Bad Boys airs on BBC One.
1997
The final episode of Driving School airs on BBC One.
2007
The final edition of Sunday AM airs on BBC One. Presented by Andrew Marr.
2019
The final edition of Stargazing Live airs on BBC Two.
2023
The final edition of The Voice Kids airs on ITV 1.
2024
The first episode of The Jetty airs on BBC One. Crime drama. Starring Jenna Coleman.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1973
BBC One tape Mazurka airs for the first time.
1977
BBC Two tape If I Were a Carpenter airs for the final time.
EXTERNAL LINK: test card accompanied by the first couple of tracks from If I Were a Carpenter (1st March 1976).
EXTERNAL LINK: test card accompanied by the first couple of tracks from If I Were a Carpenter (1st March 1976).
1985
BBC One tape Songs of Life airs for the first time.
1993
BBC One tape Slide Rule airs for the first time.
2011
BBC Two server compilation Wind in the Water airs for the final time. Though this compilation hadn't been played since 30th November 2009.
On This Day...15th July
Births
1920
Former TV news presenter, Barbara Mandell.
1946
Actor and TV presenter, Derek Griffiths.
1949
Former TV reporter/presenter, Rita Carter.
1970
TV news presenter/reporter, Adam Parsons.
1982
TV presenter, Mohini Sulé.
Deaths
1987
Former TV announcer, Polly Elwes.
Events
2021
Lindsey Russell presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the final time and is presented with a gold badge.
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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