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On This Day...24th August
Channels
2022
Virgin Media Four begins broadcasting.
Programmes
1961
The first episode of Echo Two Four airs on ITV.
1970
The 1,000th episode of Coronation Street airs on ITV.
1971
The final black and white edition of Points of View airs on BBC One.
1981
The first edition of Now Get Out of That airs on BBC One.
Presented by Bernard Falk.
Presented by Bernard Falk.
1985
The final episode of Bottle Boys airs on ITV.
1986
The final episode of Albion Market airs on ITV.
1990
The first edition of The Word airs on Channel 4.
1991
The final episode of Roy's Raiders airs on BBC One.
1992
The final episode of After Henry airs on ITV.
1993
The final episode of Families airs on ITV.
1999
The final edition of The Cook Report airs on ITV.
Presented by Roger Cook.
Presented by Roger Cook.
2007
The final edition of Grumpy Old Women airs on BBC Two.
Narrated by Judith Holder.
Narrated by Judith Holder.
2009
The first edition of Pointless airs on BBC Two.
2022
The final edition of Heathrow – Britain's Busiest Airport airs on ITV.
2023
The final episode of The Confessions of Frannie Langton airs on ITV 1.
Originally available on ITV X.
Originally available on ITV X.
2025
The first episode of King and Conqueror airs on BBC One.
Historical drama. Starring James Norton.
Historical drama. Starring James Norton.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1977
BBC One tape Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D airs for the first time.
1983
BBC One Ceefax AM tape Melodie Indienne (1) airs for the first time.
2007
BBC Two server compilation Turn to Me airs for the final time.
On This Day...24th August
Births
1901
Former radio announcer and TV news presenter, Frank Phillips.
1951
Former TV announcer, Judi Lines.
1968
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Keelin Shanley.
Deaths
1993
Former writer and TV presenter, George Cansdale.
Events
1990
News at Ten (ITV) is presented by two women for the first time: Julia Somerville and Sue Carpenter.
1995
Triona Holden presents a BBC daytime news summary 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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