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1937. 24 April – The first children's television show For the Children is broadcast.; 1939. 1 September – The BBC Television Service is suspended, about 20 minutes following the conclusion of a Mickey Mouse cartoon (Mickey's Gala Premier), owing to the imminent outbreak of the Second World War amid fears that the VHF transmissions would act as perfect guidance beams for enemy bombers ...
Big Kids; The Big Knights; Biggleton; The Big Performance; Big Wolf on Campus; Bill and Ben; Billy Bean and His Funny Machine; Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School; Billy Webb's Amazing Stories; Bing; Binka; The Biskitts; Bits and Bobs; Bitsa; Bitz & Bob; The Biz; Bizzy Lizzy; Blackhearts in Battersea; Bleep and Booster; Blood and Honey (TV series ...
17 September – S4C's children's block is renamed from Clwb S4C to Slot Meithrin. 1991. Following the launch of the Astra 1B-satellite, The Children's Channel's hours expand and it is now on the air until 5pm each day. 1992. The Children's Channel launches an early evening block showing programming of greater interest to older children and ...
6 February – The BBC Television Service drops the Baird system in favour of the Marconi-EMI 405 lines system. 24 April – The first children's television show For the Children airs. 12 May – The BBC use their outside broadcast unit for the first time to televise the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
‘It will be a real treat for parents who grew up with the show to now introduce their little ones to the world,’ BBC said
Timeline of cable television in the United Kingdom; Timeline of Channel 4; Timeline of sport on Channel 4; Timeline of Channel 5; Timeline of sport on Channel 5; Timeline of children's television on ITV; Timeline of children's television on other British TV channels; Timeline of children's television on the BBC; Timeline of cricket on UK television
Timeline of cable television in the United Kingdom; Timeline of Carlton Television; Timeline of Central Independent Television; Timeline of Channel 4; Timeline of Channel 5; Timeline of Channel Television; Timeline of children's television on ITV; Timeline of children's television on other British TV channels; Timeline of children's television ...
9 November – BBC News 24, the corporation's UK television news service, launches at 17.30, and is shown on BBC One through the night during closedown. December – BBC Online is officially launched. 1998. 25 January – Sunday Grandstand becomes a year-round programme. Previously it had only broadcast between May and September. [62]