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Television in the United Kingdom. The BBC is the largest public broadcaster in the world. Television broadcasts in the United Kingdom began in 1932, however, regular broadcasts would only begin four years later.
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List of television channels in the United Kingdom. This list...
- List of television channels in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
United Kingdom portal. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. British drama television series by decade (13 C) British drama television series by genre (13 C) - British drama television episode redirects to lists (19 C) C. British drama television characters (4 C, 8 P)
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1926 in British television – John Logie Bairddemonstrates the world's first television system.1927 in British television – The BBC begins broadcasting as the British Broadcasting Corporation under the Royal Charter.1929 in British television – John Logie Bairdbegins broadcasting 30-minute-long programmes for his mechanically scanned televisions.1932 in British television – BBC Television begins broadcasting a regular channel, which later becomes BBC One.1950 in British television – First televised report of general election results in the UK.1951 in British television – The Holme Moss transmitter is opened in Northern England, making BBC Televisionavailable to the region for the first time.1952 in British television – The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.1953 in British television – The coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdomsees a vast increase in television set sales.1960 in British television – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to look at the future of broadcasting and paves the way for the establishment of soon to launch channel BBC Two....1961 in British television – ITV's Westward, Border and Grampian regions are established. The Avengers and Points of Viewdebut on British television.1962 in British television – ITV finally arrives in North West Wales and the Channel Islands with the launch of Wales West and North Television and Channel Television and the satirical show That Wa...1963 in British television – The science fiction series Doctor Who is aired for the first time and the satirical show That Was The Week That Wascomes to an end after series 2.1970 in British television – The BBC Nine O'Clock News goes on air for the first time and staff at ITV begin a three-month colour strike, making colour television programmes black & white like in p...1971 in British television – End of ITV's colour strike, Launch of the Old Grey Whistle Test, popular comedy show The Two Ronnies and the popular series Upstairs, Downstairs.1972 in British television – First Community Cable Television Experiment awarded to Greenwich Cablevision. – Debut of BBC One's Newsround and ITV's Emmerdale Farm, both of which continue to air to...1973 in British television – Debuts of Thames Television's critically acclaimed documentary series The World at War, and The Wombles on BBC Two.1980 in British television – Launch of Newsnight, the first televising of Watchdog, Family Fortunes and Play Your Cards Right both debut on ITV and the first BBC Children in Needtelethon.1981 in British television – Viewers watch the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, Only Fools and Horses and Postman Pat both debut on BBC One. Danger Mouse debuts on ITV. A...1982 in British television – Channel 4, Britain's fourth terrestrial channel, goes on air, along with the first airing of its first and long running teatime game show Countdown and first animated C...1983 in British television – BBC One and ITV launch their respective breakfast television services. Children's ITV is also launched. 1983 also sees Bob Holness presenting the first edition of Block...1990 in British television – British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) is launched, but later merges with Sky Television plc after an unsuccessful run. John Major the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delive...1991 in British television – Regular programming is abandoned in order to bring live coverage of the Gulf War after Allied Forces launch Operation Desert Storm against Iraq. Over the duration of th...1992 in British television – The controversial one-off drama Ghostwatch is broadcast on BBC One, a 'live' investigation into a haunted North London house. UK Gold is launched, a joint venture betwe...1993 in British television – Carlton Television takes over the ITV London Weekday franchise, replacing Thames Television after 24 years. Additionally, Meridian Broadcasting takes over the South of...2000 in British television – Judith Keppel becomes the first contestant to win the £1 million prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The UK versions of The Weakest Link and Big Brother also debut...2001 in British television – The world witnesses the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. Regular programming is suspended in order to bring up to date coverage of events...2002 in British television – Will Young is voted winner of the first series of Pop Idol, Harry Hill's TV Burp begins on ITV1 with ITV2 showing repeats afterwards, along with I'm a Celebrity... Get...2003 in British television – Panorama becomes the first ongoing British television programme to reach its 50th anniversary since BBC Wimbledon in 1977, The Boat Race in 1988 and BBC Cricket in 1989...2010 in British television – A series of US-style head-to-head party leaders' debates are broadcast across UK television ahead of the 2010 general election, the first such debates to be held in the...2011 in British television – Viewers watch the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and the first broadcast of Mrs. Brown's Boys on BBC One. Little Mix become the first group to win T...2012 in British television – Spring of this year sees The Weakest Link come to an end with the 1,693rd edition, when Anne Robinson retires from the show to concentrate on Brand newer series of Watc...2013 in British television – BBC Two launches in high-definition for the first time 2+1⁄2 years after BBC One did, Panorama becomes the first ongoing British TV programme to reach and celebrate its...1 day ago · Steptoe and Son, 1964 - 21.54 million viewers. The beloved BBC sitcom, Steptoe and Son, scored a massive 21.54 million viewers for the episode titled The Lodger, which aired on February 18, 1964. The classic series was about a father and son who worked for a rag and bone business (meaning they collect unwanted items) in London. The lead roles ...
United Kingdom portal. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories. This category has the following 38 subcategories, out of 38 total. / British television series debuts by decade (11 C) British television series endings by decade (11 C) 0–9. 1930s British television series (3 C, 30 P)
The British is a British television series produced by Sky Atlantic. It comprises seven fifty-minute episodes. It covers several major events in the history of Britain throughout the years 43 AD to 1953. Including the Norman Conquest, Industrial Revolution and the Queen's Coronation.
