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On This Day

Births, deaths and events

27th November 2025

Births
1913 Former TV news presenter, Robert Dougall.
1967 TV/radio presenter, Andrea Catherwood.
Deaths
1975 Former TV presenter, Ross McWhirter.
Events
1986 Peter Duncan 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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