
On This Day...
10th February
Programmes
1977
The final episode of The Squirrels airs on ITV.
1981
The first episode of Pigeon Street airs on BBC One.
1981
The first episode of Bognor airs on ITV.
1985
The final episode of The Beidberbecke Affair airs on ITV.
1988
The final edition of Campaign airs on BBC Two.
1989
The final edition of News at 5.45 airs on ITV.
1990
The final edition of Dave Allen airs on BBC One.
1992
The final episode of No Job for a Lady airs on ITV.
1993
The final episode of Nightingales airs on Channel 4.
1995
The final episode of The High Life airs on BBC Two.
1995
The first edition of The Mrs Merton Show airs on BBC Two.
2000
The final episode of US series Savannah airs on ITV.
2001
An Audience with Ricky Martin airs on ITV.
2002
The first episode of Playing the Field airs on BBC One.
2005
The final edition of Wildlife on One airs on BBC One.
2007
The first episode of Primeval airs on ITV 1.
2009
The first episode of Grandpa in My Pocket airs on CBeebies.
Comedy drama. Starring James Bolam as Grandpa.
2025
The first episode of Virdee airs on BBC One.
Crime thriller. Based on the novels by A. A. Dhand. Starring Staz Nair and Aysha Kala.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1966
BBC TV/BBC One tape Blow the Man Down airs for the final time.
1966
BBC One tape El Pizzicatango airs for the final time.
2006
BBC Two tape Edge of Blue (2) airs for the final time.

On This Day...
10th February
Births
1912
Former TV presenter, Ian Orr-Ewing.
1926
Former footballer and TV presenter, Danny Blanchflower.
1939
TV presenter, Peter Purves.
1947
TV news/radio presenter, Nicholas Owen.
1972
TV/radio weather presenter, Helen Willetts.
1981
TV presenter, Holly Willoughby.
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.