The cast of one of the experimental colour programmes made at Alexandra Palace in the late 1950s. Colour television was introduced on BBC Two on 1 July 1967 and on BBC One on 15 November 1969.
November anniversaries
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First regular hi-definition television service
2 November 1936 -
Hancock's Half-Hour
2 November 1954 -
Edge of Darkness
4 November 1985 -
Life with the Lyons
5 November 1950 -
The Goodies
8 November 1970 -
BBC Radio Leicester, the first local radio network
8 November 1967 -
Byker Grove
8 November 1989 -
Garrison Theatre
10 November 1939 -
Butterflies
10 November 1978 -
Monitor - Elgar by Ken Russell
11 November 1962 -
Panorama
11 November 1953 -
dinnerladies
12 November 1998 -
Absolutely Fabulous
12 November 1992 -
America: A Personal History of the United States
12 November 1972 -
BBC begins daily transmissions from 2LO Station
14 November 1922 -
Colour television on BBC One
15 November 1969 -
Clangers
16 November 1969 -
Cathy Come Home
16 November 1966 -
The Singing Detective
16 November 1986 -
Panorama interview with Princess Diana
20 November 1995 -
Start of television broadcasts from the House of Commons
21 November 1989 -
First TV gardening programme
21 November 1936 -
Doctor Who first episode
23 November 1963 -
Noel’s House Party
23 November 1991 -
That Was The Week That Was
24 November 1962
