On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.
16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia
16th October 2020
On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.
Desert Island Discs is Britain’s longest-running radio programme.
On the 9th December 1965, American television network CBS first broadcast the animated cartoon A Charlie Brown Christmas.
On the 23rd November 1963, the first ever episode of cult science fiction television show Doctor Who was broadcast by the BBC.
On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
On the 23rd September 1974, the world’s first teletext service went live when the BBC began transmitting its Ceefax service.