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On This Day...30th August
Channels
1958
Southern Television - the ITV franchisee for the south and south east of England - begins broadcasting.
1984
The technicians' strike at Thames Television continues. TV-am transmissions are unaffected. The entire Thames TV schedule is blacked out. Viewers in the London area are presented with a blue apology caption and silence.
RELATED ARTICLE: Thames TV off the air.
RELATED ARTICLE: Thames TV off the air.
1985
Central Television launches new on-screen presentation. The 'Moon' logo is replaced by the more colourful 'Cake' logo. Trails featuring the new logo had been running since earlier in August but today saw the formal launch of the new presentation package, complete with new idents.
RELATED ARTICLE: Central continuity (September 1985).
RELATED ARTICLE: Central continuity (September 1985).
Programmes
1957
The first regional news broadcast from Scotland airs on BBC TV. It was a five-minute bulletin presented by Alastair Macintyre. It aired a day before the launch of Scottish TV and was not in advance published listings.
1976
The first edition of News at 5.45 airs on ITV.
1980
The first episode of Juliet Bravo airs on BBC One.
1985
The first edition of Cool It airs on BBC Two.
1985
The first episode of Albion Market airs on ITV.
1985
The first episode of Drummonds airs on ITV.
1985
The weekday lunchtime Financial Report, broadcast on BBC One in London and the south east, is broadcast for the final time. It would be replaced the following Monday by a new lunchtime regional news bulletin for viewers in the BBC South East region.
1988
The first edition of Floyd on Britain and Ireland airs on BBC Two.
1989
The final episode of Australian series Richmond Hill airs on ITV.
1992
The final episode of Haggard airs on ITV.
1995
The first National Television Awards airs on ITV.
1997
The final edition of The Shane Ritchie Experience airs on ITV.
1997
The final episode of Love Me Do airs on ITV.
2008
The final edition of Last Choir Standing airs on BBC One.
2020
Live cricket coverage returns to BBC TV for the first time in 21 years. The IT20 match between England and Pakistan is shown on BBC One.
2021
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Celebrating 70 Years airs on BBC One. Narrated by Kirsty Wark.
2021
The first episode of Stephen airs on ITV.
Sequel to the 1999 BAFTA-winning drama The Murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Starring Hugh Quarshie, reprising his role as Stephen’s father Neville.
Sequel to the 1999 BAFTA-winning drama The Murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Starring Hugh Quarshie, reprising his role as Stephen’s father Neville.
2022
The first edition of Days that Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby airs on BBC Two.
2023
The Channel 4 News studio in Leeds is evacuated due to a fire alarm. Cathy Newman's co-presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy presented the programme solo from its London studio.
On This Day...30th August
Births
1920
Former actor and TV presenter, Donald Hewlett.
1942
Former politician and TV presenter, Jonathan Aitken.
1966
TV news presenter, Helen Fospero.
1977
TV news presenter, Philippa Tomson.
1979
TV presenter, Cerrie Burnell.
Deaths
2010
Former TV presenter/executive, Owen Edwards.
Edwards was the first chief executive of the Welsh-language channel, S4C (1981 – 1989).
Edwards was the first chief executive of the Welsh-language channel, S4C (1981 – 1989).
Events
1988
Laurie Mayer presents a BBC daytime news summary for the first time.
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