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On This Day

Births, deaths and events

26th September 2025

Births
1925 Former TV announcer/presenter, Sylvia Peters.
Events
1955 Robert Dougall presents the BBC TV news in-vision for the first time (the 10pm programme).
2013 Helen Skelton presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the final time.

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Acknowledgements

Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.

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