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On This Day...12th November
Programmes
1961
The first episode of Sir Francis Drake airs on BBC TV.
1962
The first edition of Television Top of the Form airs on BBC TV.
1972
The first edition of America airs on BBC Two.
A personal history of the United States in 13 parts. Written and narrated by Alistair Cooke.
A personal history of the United States in 13 parts. Written and narrated by Alistair Cooke.
1973
The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine airs on BBC One.
1977
The final episode of Space 1999 airs on ITV.
1977
The 100th edition of Play Away airs on BBC Two.
1982
The Late Late Show first airs on Channel 4. Chat show, produced by RTÉ and presented by Gay Byrne.
1985
The 1,000th episode of Emmerdale Farm airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Hold the Back Page! airs on BBC One.
1990
The first episode of Freddie and Max airs on ITV.
1991
The final episode of Making Out airs on BBC One.
1992
The 100th edition of TV Weekly airs on ITV.
1992
The first episode of Absolutely Fabulous airs on BBC Two.
1992
The 1,500th edition of Top of the Pops airs on BBC One.
1996
The first edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks (original incarnation) airs on BBC Two.
1998
The first episode of Dinnerladies airs on BBC One.
2008
The pilot episode of Gigglebiz airs on CBeebies. A series began in September 2009.
2016
The final edition of The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins! airs on BBC One. Presented by Nick Knowles.
2019
The first episode of Gold Digger airs on BBC One.
2022
Jools' 30th Birthday Bash airs on BBC Two. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Later...with Jools Holland.
2023
The final episode of Six Four airs on ITV 1.
Crime thriller set in Glasgow.
Crime thriller set in Glasgow.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1979
BBC One tape Jeff's Special airs for the first time.
1987
BBC One tape One of a Crowd airs for the first time.
On This Day...12th November
Births
1928
Former TV/radio presenter, Bob Holness.
1932
Actress and TV presenter, Carmen Munroe.
1965
Radio/TV presenter, Eddie Mair.
1967
TV/radio presenter, Jo Coburn.
Events
1988
Martyn Lewis presents the late-evening weekend news programme (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.
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