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Today, with 600 channels in the UK today, the Internet offers different formats and possibilities for TV listings and television is starting to appear in both mobile and internet formats, so the whole approach to TV listings is changing. In addition, most UK newspapers publish a full week's listings guide in their Saturday and Sunday editions.
17 June – The US musical high school drama Fame makes its UK debut on BBC1. 20 June – The BBC relaunches its Sunday morning programme for the Asian community which is called Asian Magazine. [14] 22 June – ITV show Ray Harryhausen's 1977 fantasy adventure film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the television version of Douglas Adams' radio comedy of the same name, makes its debut on BBC2. [5] 20 January – BBC2 airs live coverage of the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States. [6] 22 January – The US sitcom Benson makes its UK debut on ITV.
The Prisoner has its UK premiere on ATV and Grampian Television. The world premiere of the series occurs on 5 September when the series debuts on CTV in Canada. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, the popular science fiction Supermarionation series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson debuts on ITV.
The creators of TVGuide.co.uk envisioned people searching and watching television online, which the website cites as the reason they registered the domain name. [1] In 2007, the brand's chief executive officer was Chetan Damani. [2] The website was relaunched to include user-generated content and a new format: the television listings grid.
The BBC Genome Project is an online searchable database of programme listings initially based upon the contents of the Radio Times from the first issue in 1923 to 2009. [1] Television listings from post-2009 can be accessed via the BBC Programmes site.
It is the first UK television series specifically aimed at a gay audience and is aired for two series in 1980 and 1981. [6] 19 February – Debut of the Scottish Television produced soap opera Take the High Road on ITV. 25 February – The political sitcom Yes Minister makes its debut on BBC2 with the episode "Open Government". [7]
3 October – Roland Rat, the puppet rodent who saved an ailing TV-am in 1983, transfers to the BBC. Commenting on the move, he says, "I saved TV-am and now I'm here to save the BBC." [37] 4 October – Puddle Lane, a television programme for preschoolers and the replacement programme for Get Up and Go!/Mooncat and Co, makes its debut on ITV.