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On This Day...15th August
Programmes
1968
The first episode of Nearest and Dearest airs on ITV.
1973
The first episode of Man About the House airs on ITV.
1979
The final episode of The Omega Factor airs on BBC One.
1990
The final episode of TECX airs on ITV.
1991
The 100th episode of US series LA Law airs on ITV.
2002
The final episode of Always and Everyone airs on ITV.
2004
The first edition of Match of the Day 2 airs on BBC Two.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1979
BBC Two tape Belle Canon airs for the first time.
On This Day...15th August
Births
1912
Former TV announcer, Elizabeth Cowell.
1935
Actor and TV presenter, Jim Dale.
1946
Actor and TV presenter, Sir Tony Robinson.
1947
Actress and TV presenter, Jenny Hanley.
1950
Former TV presenter, Princess Anne.
1968
Former TV news reporter, Robert Nisbet.
Events
1985
Andrew Harvey presents the Nine o'Clock News (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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