1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 6 (UK) The idea for the Fantasy Football League TV show came from hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel who,…
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1 9 7 5 – Current (Canada) 60 minute episodes In an attempt to mirror the huge success of the US series 60 Minutes, the…
1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 6 (UK) 20 minute episodes ITN’s groundbreaking lunchtime news programme First Report was launched t 12.40 pm on…
1 9 6 1 – Current (Australia) Four Corners debuted on the Australian ABC network on 19 August 1961 and went on to become that country’s longest-running…
1 9 5 5 (UK) ITV introduced Free Speech, political cross-talk between Robert Boothby, W J Brown, Michael Foot and historian and writer A J P Taylor,…
1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 0 (UK) 45 minute episodes “Hello. Good Evening, and Welcome” David Frost – who had recently signed…
1 9 9 3 – 2 0 1 0 (UK) GMTV (“Good Morning Television”) debuted in the United Kingdom on 1 January 1993, presented by Eamonn…
1 9 7 5 – Current (USA) This long-running week morning ABC news show debuted at 07:00 on Monday 3 November 1975, replacing the show AM…
1 9 8 3 – 1 9 9 2 (UK) Produced by the newly formed TV-am, ITV debuted its first breakfast show on 1 February 1983…
1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 7 (UK) Produced by Granada’s Head of Light Entertainment Johnny Hamp and debuting on Tuesday 31 August…
1 9 5 8 – 2 0 0 7 (UK) Wives everywhere threw up their hands in horror on Saturday 11 October 1958 as Saturday…
1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 5 (UK) 60 minute episodes This series of programmes from ITV featuring an Inter-City Boy’s Club boxing…
1 9 7 3 – 1 9 7 8 (UK) 72 x 30 minute episodes The Indoor League was broadcast on ITV at lunchtime in the mid-1970s.…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 6 (UK) 30 minute episodes Boxing promoter Jack Solomons introduced action from big fights in this Friday night…
1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 (USA) 30 minute episodes Jackpot Bowling, hosted by Milton Berle, debuted on 19 September 1960 and…
1 9 8 0 – 1 9 9 2 (UK) 38 x 30 minute episodes This popular BBC motorcycle trials game show was a spin-off of…
1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 8 (UK) 35 x 30 minute episodes Originally hosted by the hairy cornflake himself, radio DJ Dave…
1 9 8 5 – 2 0 1 0 (USA) 6120 x 60 minute episodes For 15 years, Larry King Live was the most-watched programme on CNN, regularly…
1 9 8 6 (UK) 7 x 45 minute episodes Airing in January 1986, The Marriage was a fly on the wall documentary series from Desmond…
1 9 6 4 – Current (UK) BBC’s seasonal weekly football magazine Match of the Day was first broadcast on 22 August 1964 at the start of…