16th July 2025
- Births
- 1927 Actress and TV announcer, Vanessa Thornton.
- 1930 Former TV/radio weather presenter, Keith Best.
- 1936 Former TV presenter, Mary Parkinson.
- 1938 Former TV news reporter/presenter, Eric Wallace.
- 1956 TV/radio presenter, Adrian Mills.
- 1970 Former TV weather presenter, Isobel Lang.
- Events
- 1973 Fred Harris presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
- 1987 Julia Somerville presents the One o’Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.
Acknowledgements
Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.
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