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20 January – BBC Two airs live coverage of the inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States. [183] 15 August – Unveiling its Autumn schedule, the BBC announces that the ten-part World War II drama, Band of Brothers will air on BBC Two, instead of BBC One as originally planned. The channel says the decision to ...
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
Launch date for UKTV rebranding of its free-to-air channels under the name of "U", for example, Dave becomes "U&Dave" and W becomes "U&W". [177] [178] The BBC says it will put a member of Strictly Come Dancing production staff in all future rehearsals following complaints about the behaviour of two of its professional dancers. [179] 18
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 ...
9 May – The BBC announces the launch of a new rolling news channel as part of its plans for digital television. [23] 1997. 31 August – BBC1 continues to air through the whole night, simulcasting with BBC World News to bring news updates of Diana, Princess of Wales's car accident. At 6am, a rolling news programme is shown on both BBC1 and ...