Updates from our television presentation sites in the last 24 hours
The latest recordings from TV Home
Updates from our television presentation sites over the last 7 days
Older updates
On This Day...28th July
Channels
1968
ABC - the ITV franchisee for mid/north England - ceases broadcasting.
1968
ATV - the ITV franchisee for the London area (weekends) - ceases broadcasting.
1979
London Weekend Television is back on the air this morning at 8.45am with Sesame Street, as planned.
LWT programmes were blacked out yesterday evening following a walkout by members of the Association of Cinematograph and Television Technicians (ACTT).
Yesterday's action was part of an ongoing national pay dispute between technicians and management. Unions rejected an offer of a 9% pay rise and are asking instead for 25%.
LWT programmes were blacked out yesterday evening following a walkout by members of the Association of Cinematograph and Television Technicians (ACTT).
Yesterday's action was part of an ongoing national pay dispute between technicians and management. Unions rejected an offer of a 9% pay rise and are asking instead for 25%.
Programmes
1958
The final edition of Studio E airs on BBC TV.
1973
The final edition of The Ascent of Man airs on BBC Two.
1979
The first edition of Cannon and Ball airs on ITV.
1979
The first episode of Charles Endell Esq airs on ITV.
1980
The final episode of The Sandbaggers airs on ITV.
1984
Jazz on a Summer's Day - a weekend of programmes devoted to jazz music - airs on BBC Two.
1991
The final episode of Chimera airs on ITV.
1993
The first edition of Pot of Gold airs on ITV.
1997
The first episode of Ain't Misbehavin airs on ITV.
2020
The final edition of The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty airs on BBC Two.
2023
The first episode of The Power of Parker airs on BBC One. Comedy. Starring Conleth Hill and Sian Gibson.
On This Day...28th July
Births
1913
Former actor, TV/radio announcer and explorer, Duncan Carse.
1925
Former TV/radio announcer/presenter, Peter Haigh.
1931
Former TV announcer, Neville Wanless.
1935
Former TV/radio presenter, Simon Dee.
1938
Former TV/radio weather presenter, Ian McCaskill.
1953
Former TV news presenter and radio announcer, Jilly Carter.
Events
1969
Chlöe Ashcroft presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
1989
Nicholas Witchell presents the Six o'clock News for the final time. He ended the programme saying:
"And that’s it from me. On Monday John Humphrys takes over this chair. From Andrew [Harvey] goodnight. From me, for now, goodbye."
Later in the year, Nicholas joined BBC Breakfast News as one of its main presenters. From June 1990 until 2001, he appeared as an occasional relief presenter on other BBC TV news programmes.
"And that’s it from me. On Monday John Humphrys takes over this chair. From Andrew [Harvey] goodnight. From me, for now, goodbye."
Later in the year, Nicholas joined BBC Breakfast News as one of its main presenters. From June 1990 until 2001, he appeared as an occasional relief presenter on other BBC TV news programmes.
1990
Jane Corbin presents News View (BBC Two) for the first time. Jane is perhaps better known for her involvement with Panorama.
2005
Dermot Murnaghan presents the BBC News at Ten (BBC One) for the first time.
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.
TV Pres has been created to promote our partnership of independent television presentation sites. These feature high-quality, curated video content that documents the history of TV ephemera such as idents, promotions, advertisements, programme graphics and set design.
TV Pres from The Ident Gallery © 2021-2026 Andrew J Wood