
On This Day...
2nd May
Programmes
1964
The first episode of Theatre 625 airs on BBC Two.
1964
The first edition of Horizon airs on BBC Two.
1994
The Children's Royal Variety Performance airs on ITV for the final time.
2018
The final episode of Benidorm airs on ITV.
2019
The first edition of Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure airs on BBC One.
2022
The first episode of DI Ray airs on ITV.
Crime drama. Starring Parminda Nagra in the title role.
2024
The first episode of The Tattooist of Auschwitz airs on Sky Atlantic.

On This Day...
2nd May
Births
1935
Former Thames TV presenter/reporter, Allan Hargreaves.
1944
Former announcer/presenter/reporter, Margaret Percy.
1952
Singer and former TV presenter, Isla St Clair.
Deaths
1990
Former actor and TV presenter, David Rappaport.
2004
Former actor, TV/radio announcer and explorer,
Duncan Carse.
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.