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20 October - A Wales international, a 1-1 draw with England, is televised live for the first time. It is the first live football broadcast from outside England. [32] 1952. The FA blocks live television coverage of the FA Cup Final. [33] [34] Coverage was restricted to filmed excerpts, and could only be shown from the following Monday. Every ...
25 December 1987: ITV (Granada) [15] 4 Live Aid: 16-hour concert in Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium for Band Aid. 24.50 13 July 1985 BBC1 [16] 5 Only Fools and Horses "Time on Our Hands" 24.35: 29 December 1996: BBC1 [17] 6 EastEnders: Arthur and Pauline Fowler urge their son Mark to tell his sister Michelle that he has HIV. 24.30 ...
2025 in British television – The Simpsons after over 20 years on Channel 4 moves to E4, Gary Lineker is announced to present his last regular edition of Match of the Day, he will continue to host FA Cup & the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the BBC in the 2025–26 season before leaving the BBC, Eurosport will close in the UK and Ireland after 36 ...
English afternoon tea (or simply afternoon tea) is a British tradition that involves enjoying a light meal of tea, sandwiches, scones, and cakes in the mid-afternoon, typically between 3:30 and 5 pm. It originated in the 1840s as a way for the upper class to bridge the gap between lunch and a late dinner.
30 December 1882: 3 1 2 0 England [13] 2 1884 England: 11 July 1884: 3 0 1 2 England [14] 3 1884–85 Australia: 12 December 1884: 5 2 3 0 England [15] 4 1886 England: 5 July 1886: 3 0 3 0 England [16] 5 1886–87 Australia: 28 January 1887: 2 0 2 0 England [17] 6 1887–88 Australia: 10 February 1888: 1 0 1 0 England [18] 7 1888 England: 16 ...
30 August – The weekday lunchtime Financial Report, broadcast on BBC1 in London and the south east, is broadcast for the final time ahead of the launch of a lunchtime regional news bulletin for viewers in the BBC South East region. 2 September – A regional news bulletin following the Nine O'Clock News is launched.
The Friday night draws showed the EuroMillions results and the Thunderball draw and are usually broadcast at 23:15. The Friday night draws were the only draws not to be broadcast live. From January 2013, the Friday draws are available to watch exclusively on the National Lottery's website. There is still a results update on BBC One at 22:35.
The rise in popularity of tea between the 17th and 19th centuries had major social, political, and economic implications for the Kingdom of Great Britain.Tea defined respectability and domestic rituals, supported the rise of the British Empire, and contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution by supplying both the capital for factories and calories for labourers. [5]