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On This Day...8th June
Programmes
1977
The final episode of The Survivors airs on BBC One.
1979
The first edition of Around with Alliss airs on BBC Two.
1993
The first edition of Whatever Happened To...? airs on BBC One.
Radio Times: "Jan Leeming traces the stories that hit the headlines - until the news moved on.
"This week: what happened to the early satellites like Telstar, the children who survived the Aberfan disaster, peace protestors at Greenham Common and Britain's first Eurovision."
Other presenters on this daytime programme: Kenneth Kendall, Richard Whitmore, Gordon Honeycombe and Angela Rippon.
Radio Times: "Jan Leeming traces the stories that hit the headlines - until the news moved on.
"This week: what happened to the early satellites like Telstar, the children who survived the Aberfan disaster, peace protestors at Greenham Common and Britain's first Eurovision."
Other presenters on this daytime programme: Kenneth Kendall, Richard Whitmore, Gordon Honeycombe and Angela Rippon.
2000
Home and Away airs on ITV for the final time, after eleven years on the channel.
The programme moved to Channel 5, where its first airing was on 16th July 2001.
The gap of just over a year was due to a clause in ITV's contract which prevented the programme being broadcast in the UK for at least twelve months.
The programme moved to Channel 5, where its first airing was on 16th July 2001.
The gap of just over a year was due to a clause in ITV's contract which prevented the programme being broadcast in the UK for at least twelve months.
2002
The first edition of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway airs on ITV 1.
2020
The first edition of The Bidding Room airs on BBC One.
Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face-to-face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.
Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face-to-face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.
2020
The first episode of I May Destroy You airs on BBC One.
Created/co-directed by and starring Michaela Coel.
Created/co-directed by and starring Michaela Coel.
2023
The first edition of A Wright Family Holiday airs on BBC One.
Reality TV star Mark Wright embarks on a road trip across the UK with his brother Josh and father Big Mark.
Reality TV star Mark Wright embarks on a road trip across the UK with his brother Josh and father Big Mark.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1982
BBC One tape Mon Bijoux airs for the first time.
1993
BBC Two tape Colours airs for the final time.
On This Day...8th June
Births
1926
Former TV presenter, Elaine Grand.
1928
Former journalist, presenter and director of radio (IBA), John Thompson.
1930
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Julian Haviland.
1942
TV presenter, Fred Dinenage.
1946
Pianist, composer and TV presenter, Jonathan Cohen.
1964
Former TV presenter, James Baker.
1976
TV news reporter/presenter, Matt Barbet.
Events
1986
Brian Walden presents Weekend World (ITV) for the final time.
He presented the London Weekend Television-produced political programme for nine years.
He presented the London Weekend Television-produced political programme for nine years.
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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