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On This Day...10th November
Programmes
1956
The first edition of Saturday Spectacular airs on ITV.
1963
The first episode of That's My Boy airs on ITV. Comedy starring Jimmy Clitheroe, based on his long-running BBC radio show.
1978
The first episode of Butterflies airs on BBC Two.
1978
The first episode of Target airs on BBC One.
1982
The first episode of The Barchester Chronicles airs on BBC Two.
1983
The first episode of Johnny Jarvis airs on BBC One.
1986
The studio presentation of Breakfast Time (BBC One) becomes more formal in style - out go the sofas and in comes a desk.
The new look programme is presented by Frank Bough and Sally Magnusson. Sports news is presented by Sally Jones.
The new look programme is presented by Frank Bough and Sally Magnusson. Sports news is presented by Sally Jones.
1986
The first edition of Pamela Armstrong airs on BBC Two.
1988
The first episode of Thompson airs on BBC One.
1993
The final edition of Thatcher: The Downing Street Years airs on BBC One.
1994
The first episode of The Vicar of Dibley airs on BBC One.
1994
The first episode of Crocodile Shoes airs on BBC One.
1997
The first edition of Give Us a Clue airs on BBC One. This programme brand ran on ITV (produced by Thames TV) from 1979 until 1991.
1997
The first episode of Spark airs on BBC One.
1999
The final episode of Men for Sale airs on ITV.
2003
The first edition of Eggheads airs on BBC One. The programme transferred to BBC Two from 2005.
2015
The final episode of Lewis airs on ITV.
2020
The first episode of Industry airs on BBC Two.
2022
The first episode of The English airs on BBC Two. Period drama set in the American Wild West starring Emma Blunt. Written and directed by Hugo Blick.
Test Card/Teletext In-Vision Music
1974
BBC Two tape Alamo airs for the first time.
1988
BBC One tape Scouting About airs for the first time.
On This Day...10th November
Births
1941
Actor and TV presenter, David Ashton.
1947
Former TV news presenter/reporter, Elfyn Thomas.
Deaths
2010
Former children's TV sign-language storyteller, Cyril Fry.
2021
Former TV sports presenter/commentator, Gerald Sinstadt.
Events
1972
Robert Dougall presents the Nine oβClock News (BBC One). The next edition of the programme would see it switch to having two presenters each evening.
2021
Adam Boulton announces that he is to leave Sky News at the end of the year. Boulton joined the news channel as political editor at its launch in 1989 and served as editor-at-large since 2014. He told The Times his departure was a "mutual decision" as the channel develops for "the next generation".
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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