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Channels
2020
Home is rebranded HGTV. In 2019, the BBC's stake in Home was bought by UKTV co-owner Discovery Inc.
Programmes
1960
The first episode of A Life of Bliss airs on BBC TV.
1963
The first edition of Scene at 6.30 airs on ITV (Granada). Regional news programme for the ITV Granada region.
1971
The first edition of Dave Allen at Large airs on BBC Two.
1978
The first episode of Enemy at the Door airs on ITV.
1982
The final episode of Seconds Out airs on BBC One.
1986
The first edition of The Really Wild Show airs on BBC One.
1989
The first edition of Saturday Night Clive airs on BBC Two.
1992
BBC Select launches. This was an overnight service of programmes for specialist audiences on BBC One and BBC Two. Some programmes were encrypted. The first programme aired was The Way Ahead at 2am on BBC One - the first of 12 programmes which explain new benefits for disabled people.
1994
The first edition of Home Truths airs on BBC One.
1995
The first edition of Correspondent airs on BBC Two.
2013
The first episode of Uncle Jack's Boat airs on CBeebies. Starring Bernard Cribbins as Jack.
2015
The first episode of Wolf Hall airs on BBC Two. Adapted from Hilary Mantel's novels. Starring Sir Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell.
2024
The first edition of Wilderness with Simon Reeve airs on BBC Two.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1985
BBC One tape Victor's Theme airs for the first time.
On This Day...21st January
Births
1968
TV news presenter, Natalie Cornah.
1985
Radio presenter and TV announcer, Deb Grant.
Deaths
2000
Former pianist and TV/radio announcer, Kay Cavendish.
2001
Former TV news presenter, Antony Brown.
2020
Former comedian, writer and TV presenter, Terry Jones.
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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