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On BBC One, the sequence was as follows.It began with a rundown of the following evening's schedule, the national weather forecast, a public information film (Monday to Thursday nights only), a closing announcement wishing goodnight to viewers and pointing them towards BBC radio services on air through the night, made over the clock and finally a rendition of the National Anthem (God Save the ...
Rather than closing down, the BBC fills the gap with Ceefax Olympics AM which provides news from the Games to fill the gap between the end of live coverage and the start of Olympic Breakfast Time. [2] 1985. No events. 1986. 2 April – Central launches a Jobfinder service which is shown for one hour after the end of the day's programming.
The UK government announces plans to give Ofcom more powers over the BBC's online content, including BBC News. [ 29 ] The UK government rejects calls from Welsh MPs to add the Six Nations Championship to the list of guaranteed free-to-air sporting events on British television.
Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.
Football Focus: BBC One 1974 – present (part of Grandstand 1974 – 2001) The Grand Prix: BBC One & BBC Two 1976 – 1996; BBC Three 2009 – 2015 (Rebroadcast between 2009 – 2015 on BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer) Formula 1: BBC One, BBC Two & BBC Three 1976 – 1996 & 2009 – 2015 (rights transferred to Channel 4)
London Live closes down following the sale of the channel to David Montgomery's Local TV Ltd. [16] 20: London TV, a London version of the Local TV Network, which airs True Crime for most of the day, replaces London Live as London's local television station. [11] 24: Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley win the third series of The Traitors. [17]
1986 in British television – BBC One begins a full daytime schedule service for the first time with Australian soap Neighbours making its UK debut as part of the schedule, while Yorkshire becomes the first ITV region to begin broadcasting 24 hours a day. 1986 also sees Neighbours make its British television debut along with Pingu, Casualty ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. English-language pay television channel This article is about the English-language audio-visual international news and current affairs operations of the BBC. For the BBC's corporate division administering it, as well as the audio-only branding of the same, see BBC World Service. This ...