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On This Day...16th July
Programmes
1951
The first edition of What's My Line? airs on BBC TV.
1979
The first edition of Jigsaw airs on BBC One.
1994
The final edition of Hit the Road airs on BBC One.
1994
The first edition of Pets Win Prizes airs on BBC One.
Hosted by Danny Baker.
Hosted by Danny Baker.
1995
The first episode of Preston Front airs on BBC One.
1999
Two Ronnies Night airs on BBC One.
Radio Times: "Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker return to the newsdesk, and then Barry Cryer, himself part of the writing team, chairs a discussion with the duo about the creation of the men behind the spectacles.
"It includes contributions from David Frost, Michael Palin, Leslie Ash and the League of Gentlemen."
Radio Times: "Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker return to the newsdesk, and then Barry Cryer, himself part of the writing team, chairs a discussion with the duo about the creation of the men behind the spectacles.
"It includes contributions from David Frost, Michael Palin, Leslie Ash and the League of Gentlemen."
2001
The first episode of Mersey Beat airs on BBC One.
2010
The final edition of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross airs on BBC One.
2016
The final edition of The National Lottery: In It to Win It airs on BBC One.
2025
The first episode of Bookish airs on U&Alibi.
Written by Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet. Starring Mark Gatiss and Polly Walker.
Written by Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet. Starring Mark Gatiss and Polly Walker.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
2008
BBC Two server compilation Elcardo airs for the first time.
On This Day...16th July
Births
1927
Actress and TV announcer, Vanessa Thornton.
1930
Former TV/radio weather presenter, Keith Best.
1936
Former TV presenter, Mary Parkinson.
1938
Former TV news reporter/presenter, Eric Wallace.
1956
TV/radio presenter, Adrian Mills.
1970
Former TV weather presenter, Isobel Lang.
Events
1973
Fred Harris presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
1987
Julia Somerville presents the One 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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