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British television at the time of BBC2's launch consisted of two channels: the BBC Television Service and the ITV network made up of smaller regional companies. Both channels had existed in a state of competition since ITV's launch in 1955, and both had aimed for a populist approach in response.
20 April – 50th anniversary of the launch of BBC Two. [265] 30 April – Jeremy Paxman announces he will leave Newsnight in June after 25 years with the programme. [266] 2 May – BBC Two's Newsnight appoints The Guardian newspaper's investigations editor, Nick Hopkins as its investigations correspondent. [267]
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.
2 January – Z-Cars makes its debut on BBC TV, noted as a realistic portrayal of the police. The series would run until 1978. 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.
The channel was due to launch on 20 April 1964, ... Scottish Gaelic programmes were also shown on BBC Two in Scotland – subject to approval from the BBC Trust, ...
The Cube 2 was an ident used by BBC Two between 2 December 1967 and 28 December 1974. It featured a stylised "2" that rotated on screen. It featured a stylised "2" that rotated on screen. Launch
Later in the autumn of 1975, BBC Radio 2 would end their day slightly earlier at around 12:10 am, except on Saturdays and Sundays when the station would continue until around 12:33 am. These cutbacks would remain until 1978, however at Christmas 1975, 1976 and 1977 BBC Radio 2 hours were extended over the festive season.
[1] [21] The proposals were approved by the BBC Trust in May 2012 [22] and subsequently, BBC Two HD launched on 26 March 2013, replacing BBC HD; which was closed the night before. [ 2 ] [ 23 ] The "BBC HD" name remains in use for a channel available to the maritime industry , including on select cruise ships.