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5th February 1924: Greenwich time signal ‘pips’ broadcast by the BBC for the first time

  • 5th February 2022
  • Tagged as: BBC, Broadcast, Clock, Culture, Greenwich, Radio, Time

Although now largely inaccurate as a result of the inherent delay in the encoding, transmission, and decoding of digital radio broadcasts, the Greenwich Time Signal pips are still a part of many BBC radio programmes.

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23rd September 1974: BBC launches Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service

  • 23rd September 2021
  • Tagged as: Britain, Broadcast, Culture, News, Technology, Television

Teletext was the dominant medium for accessing breaking news until the arrival of the World Wide Web.

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19th February 1985: BBC broadcasts first episode of EastEnders

  • 19th February 2021
  • Tagged as: BBC, Broadcast, Culture, Entertainment, Television
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/02-19-First-episode-of-EastEnders-broadcast.mp3

On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.

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5th February 1924: The BBC ‘pips’ first broadcast to mark the time

  • 5th February 2020
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Radio, Science, Technology, Time, United Kingdom

On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.

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29th January 1942: Desert Island Discs, the longest-running radio show in the UK, first broadcast

  • 29th January 2020
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Radio, Technology
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01-29-Desert-Island-Discs-first-broadcast-by-the-BBC.mp3

Desert Island Discs is Britain’s longest-running radio programme.

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9th December 1965: Charlie Brown Christmas first broadcast

  • 9th December 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Broadcast, Cartoon, Christmas, Comic, Culture, Television, Tradition, USA

On the 9th December 1965, American television network CBS first broadcast the animated cartoon A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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23rd November 1963: First episode of Doctor Who broadcast

  • 23rd November 2019
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Science Fiction, Television
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/11-23-First-episode-of-Doctor-Who-broadcast.mp3

On the 23rd November 1963, the first ever episode of cult science fiction television show Doctor Who was broadcast by the BBC.

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23rd September 1974: BBC launches the Ceefax teletext service

  • 23rd September 2018
  • Tagged as: Broadcast, Media, Technology, Television
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/09-23-The-BBCs-Ceefax-teletext-service-begins-broadcasting.mp3

On the 23rd September 1974, the world’s first teletext service went live when the BBC began transmitting its Ceefax service.

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