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BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events.
On BBC One, the sequence was as follows.It began with a rundown of the following evening's schedule, the national weather forecast, a public information film (Monday to Thursday nights only), a closing announcement wishing goodnight to viewers and pointing them towards BBC radio services on air through the night, made over the clock and finally a rendition of the National Anthem (God Save the ...
This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording artists and musical ensembles on Top of the Pops, a weekly BBC One television programme that featured artists from the UK Singles Chart.
7 May – The 22nd Eurovision Song Contest is held in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest is won by Marie Myriam representing France, with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" (The Bird and the Child). The British entry, "Rock Bottom", written and sung by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran finishes in second place.
3 October – The BBC Radio 1 comedy series The Mary Whitehouse Experience comes to television with a series on BBC2. [59] 6 October – ITV screen the network television premiere of Tony Scott's blockbuster 1986 film Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. 15 October BBC1 launches a new weekday morning service called Daytime UK. [60]
World Snooker Championship: BBC One & BBC Two 1977 – present; BDO World Darts Championship: BBC One & BBC Two 1978 – 2016; Ski Sunday: BBC Two 1978 – present; London Marathon: BBC One 1981 – present; Great North Run: BBC One 1981 – present; Today at Wimbledon: BBC Two 1993 – 2014 & 2016 – present (replaced by Wimbledon 2Day in 2015)
29 November – The BBC announces that Top of the Pops will move from its Friday evening BBC One slot to BBC Two, where it will air on Sunday evenings. [257] 25 December – The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone makes its UK television debut on BBC One as part of the channel's Christmas Day lineup. [258] [259]
Tonight (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC; Tonight (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current events television programme on BBC One