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The series follows the unlikely romance between Laura Dalton (Judi Dench), a translator, and Mike Selway (Michael Williams), a landscape gardener. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Both are approaching middle-age, shy, content with being single, but with their own insecurities and career struggles. [ 5 ]
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)
Follyfoot – children's series early 1970s; Fonejacker – comedy sketch show; Food Glorious Food – cooking show; Football's Next Star – sports/reality television; Footballers' Wives – drama; Footballers' Wives: Extra Time – spin-off drama; Forgotten; Fort Boyard – game show; For the Children – children's series; For the Love of ...
1963 in British television – The science fiction series Doctor Who is aired for the first time and the satirical show That Was The Week That Was comes to an end after series 2. 1964 in British television – BBC Two goes on the air and long-running football and music shows Top of the Pops and Match of the Day are both launched and Stingray ...
The first series run starts on 12 November and the programme runs for 37 years until August 2010. 6 January – Sesame Street, goes to air on UTV, the first time the series is transmitted on television in Northern Ireland. 9 January – BBC1 first airs the sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes.
14 September – The highly popular and long-running live children's variety show Crackerjack! is broadcast for the first time on BBC TV, hosted by Eamonn Andrews. 22 September – Commercial broadcasting starts in the UK with the launch of ITV in London, Associated-Rediffusion on weekdays and Associated Television Network (ATV) at weekends ...
The documentary Royal Family, commissioned by the Crown and made jointly by the BBC and ITV is broadcast, initially on BBC1, and attracts more than 30.6 million UK viewers (three-quarters of the British public at this time), [2] an all-time British record for a non-current-event programme. [3] It is scripted by Antony Jay.
After the first two nearly identical ads, the American ads diverged into their own storyline. The campaign was a remarkable success, producing various tie-in products, including a novelisation entitled Love Over Gold by Susan Moody, a video compilation of the ads, and two music CDs. The ads had a notable effect on sales, increasing them over 50 ...