On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation
3rd April 2019
On the 23rd September 1974, the world’s first teletext service went live when the BBC began transmitting its Ceefax service.
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.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017