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12 September – The first broadcast of a classical music chart takes place as the newly launched Classic FM’s output includes a weekly chart show, and is broadcast on Saturday mornings and is presented by Paul Gambaccini. 1993. 18 April – The Official 1 FM Album Chart show is broadcast for the first time.
30 March – Channel 5 begins broadcasting 24 hours a day from day one, with American sport being shown through the night on weekdays. 9 November – BBC News 24 launches and from that day, instead of closing down, BBC One simulcasts the new news channel throughout the night. 1998. 14 January – ITV Nightscreen launches as an overnight filler ...
February 11 in recent years 2024 (Sunday) ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the television version of Douglas Adams' radio comedy of the same name, makes its debut on BBC2. [5] 20 January – BBC2 airs live coverage of the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States. [6] 22 January – The US sitcom Benson makes its UK debut on ITV.
11 February – Naked Island (1965) 21 February – The Mill on the Floss (1965) 22 March – A Man Called Harry Brent (1965) 5 May – Call It What You Like (1965) 9 May – The Scarlet and the Black (1965) 13 May – Londoners (1965) 13 June – The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965) 9 July – Legend of Death (1965) 11 July – Jury ...
12 February – ITV launches its Find a Family campaign to help find permanent homes for youngsters in care. 13 February – The first ITV national weather bulletin is broadcast. 14 February – Debut of Out on Tuesday on Channel 4, the UK's first weekly magazine series for gay and lesbian viewers.
The programme airs on Wednesdays at 10.20am, displacing that day's Service Information, which is moved to 11.30am, airing after Play School. 21 October – The World Administrative Radio Conference assigns five high-powered direct broadcast by satellite channels for domestic use in the UK. [7]
5 May – As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of VE Day, ITV airs A Royal Celebration: 40 Years of Peace, featuring the music of British artists such as Lonnie Donegan, Paul Jones, Brian Poole, Joe Brown, Wayne Fontana, Marty Wilde and Cliff Richard. 7 May – The American action series Street Hawk makes its UK debut on ITV.