16th October 2025
- Births
- 1939 TV presenter, Melvyn Bragg.
- 1969 TV news presenter, Suzanne Virdee.
- 1971 TV presenter and DJ, Rick Adams.
- 1975 TV news presenter, Sally Biddulph.
- Events
- 1967 Johnny Ball presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
- 1998 Richard Bacon presents Blue Peter (BBC One) for the final time.
More anniversaries
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- REWIND: programmes, channels, branding, teletext, test card/in-vision teletext music, people.
- STUDIO A: broadcast buildings, studios, outside broadcast facilities.
- TX: transmitters.
Acknowledgements
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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