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Wimbledon was also involved in a piece of television history, when on 1 July 1967 the first official colour television broadcast took place in the UK. Four hours live coverage of the 1967 Championships was shown on BBC Two, which was the first television channel in Europe to regularly broadcast in colour. Footage of that historic match no ...
The 1967 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1967. [1] It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967.
Wimbledon was also involved in a piece of television history, when on 1 July 1967 the first official colour television broadcast took place in the UK. Four hours live coverage of the 1967 Championships was shown on BBC Two, which was the first television channel in Europe to regularly broadcast in colour. Footage of that historic match no ...
The tournament was deemed very successful, with over 30,000 spectators attending the three days of play. [6] [7] There was an 8-player draw for singles and a 4-teams draw for doubles, all professionals. [8] [9] Most of the players had won honours at Wimbledon in their amateur days but had forfeited the right to play there on turning professional.
John Newcombe defeated Wilhelm Bungert in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. [1] Manuel Santana was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Charlie Pasarell.
Today at Wimbledon is moved to the earlier start time of 8.30pm with live coverage transferred to the BBC Red Button at this point. 2006. Today at Wimbledon is moved to the earlier start time of 8pm. Consequently, the programme is not broadcast if major matches are still in progress and on other days, live tennis transfers at 8pm to the BBC Red ...
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In 2015, the programme was rebranded Wimbledon 2day (a pun on the channel's name). Clare Balding became the new presenter after long-time host John Inverdale left to join the BBC's Wimbledon commentary team. The opening week was presented from The Gatsby Club – a temporary hospitality venue outside the grounds – with stand-up presentation ...