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2 February – The BBC Schools Scene gay-themed television film Two of Us is given its first daytime airing on BBC2. [90] The channel had opted to show it late at night at the time of its previous airing in March 1988. [73] 13 February – The American science fiction series Quantum Leap makes its British debut on BBC2. [91]
In November 2001, BBC Wales introduced a special opt-out service known as BBC 2W, which aired weekdays from 8.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the BBC Two Wales channel space on digital television, and carried a separate schedule of Welsh-produced programming in comparison to the analogue BBC Two Wales. BBC 2W was discontinued in 2008 due to the ...
Regional Jobfinder services are part of Night Time and they are broadcast between 4am and 5am on weeknights. [11] 17 September–2 October – Channel 4 broadcasts all night for the first time to provide full live coverage of the 1988 Olympic Games. [12] BBC1 also provides all-night Games coverage, and consequently broadcasts non-stop for 16 days.
BBC Two is the second BBC channel and the third channel to air in the UK. On 20 April 1964, BBC2 planned to launch an evening of programmes beginning at 7:20 pm. However, 35 minutes before the new channel went on air, a power failure spread through most of London, affecting BBC Television Centre, where BBC2's programme control was based.
BBC TV 11 June 1950 15 June 1950 Live broadcast Ads Infinitum: Two 19 December 1996 30 October 2000 The Adventure Game: One Two 24 May 1980 18 February 1986 An Adventure in Space and Time: Two Four 21 November 2013 23 November 2023 Adventure Story: BBC TV 1950 Adventure Story: BBC TV 12 June 1961
17 April – Brothers in Law makes its debut on BBC TV. 14 June – BBC TV airs the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson. 24 November – The first episode of the influential satire show That Was the Week That Was airs on BBC TV. [27] 1963. 13 January – BBC TV airs the play The Madhouse on Castle Street ...
Throughout the 1990s, the programming of BBC Two was gradually evolving from factual programming to more light-hearted programming. As a result, the channel's identity at the time was starting to appear alienated - some of the longer-running idents like 'Firecracker', 'Steam', 'Diary', 'Silk' and 'Copper Cut-Out' were retired at the end of 1999 to combat this, with newer, more appropriate ...
9 November – BBC News 24 launches and from that night, the new continuous news channel broadcasts all night on BBC One. Consequently, the 15-minute early morning Ceefax is broadcast on BBC One for the final time. 1998. 14 March – Diggit launches as GMTV's flagship children's programming block. It is broadcast from 7:10am to 9:25am on ...