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On This Day...15th March
Programmes
1966
The first episode of Mrs Thursday airs on ITV.
1974
The final episode of The Protectors airs on ITV.
1979
The first episode of Malice Aforethought airs on BBC Two.
1981
The final edition of The Muppet Show airs on ITV.
1983
The final edition of Minipops airs on Channel 4.
1983
The first edition of Just Another Day airs on BBC Two.
1984
The final episode of Diana airs on BBC One.
1985
The first episode of Late Starter airs on BBC One.
1986
The first edition of Bobby Davro on the Box airs on ITV.
1988
The first episode of Crossfire airs on BBC One.
1989
The first episode of Children's Ward airs on ITV.
1992
The first episode of Screaming airs on BBC One.
1997
The first edition of A Night in with the Girls airs on BBC Two. Documentary celebrating the contribution made by women to the development of British television.
2002
The pilot edition of Dead Ringers airs on BBC One. Featuring Phil Cornwell, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry and Kevin Connelly.
2008
The first edition of I'd Do Anything airs on BBC One. Talent show hosted by Graham Norton.
2013
Sophie Raworth presents the final edition of the BBC News at Six (BBC One) to be broadcast from BBC Television Centre (studio TC7). The studio opened in 1965.
2013
Gavin Grey presents the final news programme to be broadcast from studio N8 at BBC Television Centre. The broadcast ended at 10.16pm. The studio was built for BBC News 24, which moved there in 1999. It was later handed to BBC World News, which moved to New Broadcasting House in January 2013.
2016
The final episode of Happy Valley airs on BBC One.
2020
The first episode of Belgravia airs on ITV.
2020
The final episode of Last Tango in Halifax airs on BBC One.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1963
BBC TV tape Binokel airs for the first time.
1982
BBC One tape Summer, Sunny, Holiday airs for the first time.
On This Day...15th March
Births
1918
Former TV announcer, Mary Malcolm.
1924
Former TV/radio weather presenter, Bill Bruce.
1947
Actor and TV presenter, Tony Osoba.
1953
TV announcer/presenter, Judi Spiers.
1962
Actor and TV presenter, Chris Donat.
1980
TV announcer, Ashleigh Whitfield.
Deaths
1994
Former TV presenter/writer/executive, Jack Hargreaves.
2023
Former radio/TV news reporter/presenter, Peter Day.
Events
2024
Sir Lenny Henry presents the Comic Relief telethon (BBC One) for the final time. He launched the charity with Richard Curtis in 1985 and presented his first telethon in 1988.
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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