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The UK's state-franchised lottery was set up under government licence by the government of John Major in 1993. [8] The National Lottery was franchised to a private operator; the Camelot Group was awarded the franchise on 25 May 1994. [9] The first draw took place on 19 November 1994 with a television programme presented by Noel Edmonds. The ...
Workers' Playtime was a British radio variety programme transmitted by the BBC between 1941 [1] and 1964. [2] Originally intended as a morale-booster for industrial workers in Britain during World War II, the programme was broadcast at lunchtime, three times a week, live from a factory canteen "somewhere in Britain".
The majority of special events attracting large audiences are often carried on more than one channel. The most watched special event programme of all time on a single channel in the UK is the 1973 wedding ceremony of Princess Anne, shown only on BBC One. Pre-1981 figures supplied by the British Film Institute (BFI)
ITV Weekend News is the national news bulletins on the British television network ITV at a weekend.. However it is often referred to in programme guides as ITV News (morning), ITV Lunchtime News (lunchtime), ITV Evening News (evening) and ITV News (late-night) in line with the respective weekday bulletins.
ITN had provided a short lunchtime news summary to start the ITV schedules on a Saturday since 1959, with an afternoon news summary on a Sunday starting in the mid-1960s, however it was the lifting of the restrictions on 16 October 1972 which helped ITN to launch a codified, more solid weekday lunchtime news programme as part of a raft of new ...
Nearly one year ago, I made four predictions about the stock market in 2024. The Fed indeed cut rates in Q4, but stocks didn't jump as much as I anticipated. Here are my five predictions for the ...
Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million contract remains the largest known contract in sports history. Soto is not expected to come close to Ohtani's $70 million average annual value, but as for ...
1965 sees the end of regular lunchtime programming on ITV. Most regions had broadcast a weekday lunchtime entertainment show since the earliest days of ITV. 1966. No events. 1967. 3 July – News at Ten is launched as a 13-week trial of a nightly 30-minute bulletin. The programme is soon made a permanent feature of the schedules. 1968