1989 in British television
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This is a list of British television related events from 1989.
Events
January
- 1 January –
- Neighbours actors and pop singers Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with their duet "Especially for You". The song, released in November 1988, remains at the top of the charts for three weeks.
- BBC1 airs the network television premiere of Amadeus, Miloš Forman's film based on the play of the same name that is a fictionalised biography of Mozart.[1]
- 2 January – British television premiere of Desperately Seeking Susan on BBC2.[2]
- 5 January – The first episode of Channel 4's comedy series Desmonds is shown.
- 8 January – Original airdate of the Only Fools and Horses episode Yuppy Love during which Del Boy falls through a bar. A 2006 poll named the scene the most popular of the entire programme, while it was also named 7th Greatest Television Moment of all time in a 1999 Channel 4 poll.
- 9 January – Launch of Central News South, a separate local news service for the South Midlands, covering Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and parts of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire. The programme is broadcast from a new computerised news centre in Abingdon.
- 16 January –
- The Late Show, Britain's first daily television arts programme, which is presented by Sarah Dunant debuts on BBC 2 directly after Newsnight.[3][4]
- Debut of the critically acclaimed children's television series Press Gang on ITV.
- 20 January – BBC2 airs live coverage of the inauguration of George Bush as the 41st President of the United States.[5]
- 22 January – ITV launches an omnibus edition of Coronation Street, which airs on Sunday afternoons. But the repeat is not stranded across the network, with different regions airing it at different times. Some regions, including Central Television, later move the episode to a Saturday afternoon slot, and the omnibus is dropped in some areas from September 1990.
- 26 January – The first episode of the sitcom Joint Account is broadcast on BBC1.
- 29 January – Children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends will make its US debut with a half hour children's sitcom Shining Time Station on PBS starring Didi Conn, Brian O'Connor and Ringo Starr (the original narrator for the first two seasons of the UK version of the original series as a stand alone) as Mr. Conductor. The series will have a few changes for the Thomas parts such as script and dialogue changing and name changes such as The Fat Controller becoming Sir Topham Hatt, the Troublesome Trucks becoming freight cars, guards becoming conductors and points becoming switches.
February
- February – Anglia and Central Television reschedule Emmerdale Farm to 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- 5 February – The world's first commercial DBS system, Sky Television, goes on air.
- 11 February – Australian soap Home and Away makes its British television debut on ITV.
- 12 February – ITV launches its Find a Family campaign to find permanent homes for youngsters in care.
- 13 February – The ITV national weather bulletin is launched.
- 14 February – Debut of Channel 4's Out on Tuesday, the UK's first weekly magazine programme for gay and lesbian viewers. Later changing its name to Out, the programme aired for four series before being axed in 1992.[6]
- 23 February – Some 23 million viewers tune in to watch the exit of the hugely popular character Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) from EastEnders. Grantham filmed his final scenes in the show in the autumn of 1988 but his exit was delayed into 1989 to avoid the show suffering the double blow of losing Den so soon after his former wife Angie (Anita Dobson) exited in April 1988. The character falls into a canal after being shot, but the character's exact fate is left unconfirmed.
- 25 February – The long-awaited WBA Heavyweight title fight between Britain's Frank Bruno and America's Mike Tyson is held at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Because of the time difference between Britain and the United States, the fight is televised in the UK in the early hours of 26 February. Tyson wins after the referee stops the bout in the fifth round.[7]
March
- 2 March –
- First transmission of My Brother David, an edition of the BBC2 schools series Scene in which Simon Scarboro talks about the life of his brother, David Scarboro, who originally played the EastEnders character Mark Fowler, and who fell to his death from Beachy Head in 1988. The programme is repeated again on 19 June for a general audience as part of BBC2's DEF II strand.[8][9][10][11]
- After much publicity, a two-minute advert for Pepsi featuring Madonna's single "Like a Prayer" is shown during a commercial break on ITV, 12 minutes into The Bill.
- 6 March – Debut of the three-part ITV drama Winners and Losers starring Leslie Grantham; the series is Grantham's first post-EastEnders role.
- 10 March – On the second Red Nose Day, BBC1 airs the eight hour telethon, A Night of Comic Relief 2.[12]
- 15 March – BBC1 airs John's Not Mad,[13] an edition of the QED documentary strand that shadowed John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, with severe Tourette syndrome. The film explores John's life in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all cope with a misunderstood condition.[14]
- 31 March – The last Oracle on View transmission takes place on Channel 4.
April
- 2–3 April – ITV airs The Heroes, an Australian-British television miniseries based on the World War II Operation Jaywick, starring John Bach and Jason Donovan.
- 3 April –
- Australian children's television series The Bartons makes its British television debut on BBC1.[15]
- Channel 4 launches its breakfast television show The Channel Four Daily. The programme is based heavily on news and current affairs, with segments focusing on sports, finance, lifestyles, arts and entertainment, and discussion. It is axed in 1992 after failing to gain enough viewers and was subsequently replaced by The Big Breakfast.
- 4 April – TUGS, a children's model animated series made by Clearwater Features (the company behind the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) debuts on ITV.
- 15 April – The date of the Hillsborough Disaster. BBC Television's cameras are at the Hillsborough ground to record the FA Cup semi-final clash between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest for their Match of the Day programme, but as the disaster unfolds the events are relayed to their live sports show, Grandstand, resulting in an extreme emotional impact on the general British population.
- 20 April – John Leslie becomes the first Scottish presenter of Blue Peter.[16]
- 24 April –
- The BBC's Ceefax teletext only runs as a partial service due to a strike by broadcasting unions.
- Jon Snow joins Channel 4 News as its main newscaster, replacing Peter Sissons.
- 26 April – BBC1 airs "A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion", a Q.E.D. documentary which sets out to investigate apparent instances of the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion, combustion of the human body without an apparent external source of ignition.[17]
May
- 2 May – ITV airs an edition of the First Tuesday documentary strand investigating the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War. Four Hours in My Lai is later shown in the United States as part of the Frontline series with the title Remember My Lai.[18]
- 6 May – Yugoslavia's Riva win the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with "Rock Me".
- 26 May –
- The High Court rejects a legal challenge to overturn the broadcasting restrictions introduced in October 1988 after deciding the Home Secretary acted lawfully.[19]
- ITV broadcast live the last game of the season, between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. Arsenal win the league title with the last kick of the season thanks to a late goal from Michael Thomas. More than 8 million people are said to have tuned in.
June
- 19 June – For the first time, BBC2 broadcasts during the morning when not showing Daytime on 2. Programmes begin at 10 am, as opposed to lunchtime.
- 22 June –
- John Craven signs off for the last time on the children's news programme John Craven's Newsround. The show continues under the name Newsround.
- An edition of Question Time looks back at Robin Day's ten years as the show's presenter as he prepares to step down from the role. The edition is presented from the Greenwood Theatre in London, with panellists Michael Foot, Lady Antonia Fraser, Michael Heseltine, David Owen.[20]
- Debut of the Channel 4 miniseries Traffik, a drama about the illegal drugs trade.
July
- 10 July –
- The first edition of the music magazine programme The O-Zone airs on BBC1.[21]
- ITV introduces a second daily showing of Home and Away.
- 12 July – A special edition of Question Time from Paris, France, is the last to be chaired by Robin Day. Panellists on the programme are Leon Brittan, Chantal Cuer, Denis Healey and Yvette Roudy.[22]
- 19 July – The BBC programme Panorama accuses Shirley Porter, Conservative Leader of Westminster City Council, of gerrymandering.
- 25 July – ITV airs "Don't Like Mondays", an episode of The Bill featuring a storyline in which several characters are caught up in a bank robbery. The episode sees the exit of PC Pete Ramsey (played by Nick Reding), who is shot in the chest by one of the robbers while protecting a colleague. The fate of the character is left unresolved.
- 30 July – Sky Channel is rebranded as Sky One, and confines its broadcasting to Britain and Ireland.
August
- 18–20 August – Michael Aspel presents Murder Weekend, a five-part televised murder mystery for ITV. The series, devised and written by Joy Swift sees celebrities attempting to solve a murder, with viewers also invited to identify the suspect.[23]
- 25 August – Rupert Murdoch delivers the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in which he launches an attack on the narrow elitism within the British television industry.[24]
- 27 August – Launch date of the first Marcopolo Satellite, which will serve as a platform for British Satellite Broadcasting.
- 28 August–3 September – BBC1 airs News '39, a week of news-style programmes presented by Sue Lawley, marking the 50th anniversary of the start of World War II. Each edition is presented in news bulletin format, reporting on events as if they were occurring in the present.
September
- 1 September – The first ITV generic look is introduced.
- 3 September – BBC1 broadcasts the television film Bomber Harris, a drama based on the life of Arthur Harris, and starring John Thaw in the epinimus role.[25]
- 10 September – BBC1 debuts Screen One, an anthology of one off dramas. The first film is One Way Out, directed by Mick Ford, and starring Bob Peck, Denis Lawson, Samantha Bond and Enn Reitel.[26]
- 13 September – The BBC is accused of censorship after banning an interview with Simon Hayward, a former Captain of the Life Guards who spent several years in a Swedish prison after a drug smuggling conviction, just hours before he is due to appear on the Wogan show. The decision, taken by BBC1 Controller Jonathan Powell followed protests from several MPs. The BBC says the subject is not appropriate for a family programme, but will be discussed on other shows.[27]
- 14 September –
- Peter Sissons takes over as presenter of Question Time as the series returns after its summer break.[28]
- For the first time ever, children's stop motion animated series Postman Pat is transmitted on television in Ireland on Network 2 as part of Dempsey's Den. Animated series for preschoolers The Adventures of Spot also begins airing on Network 2 on the same day and month with an Irish language being dubbed called Echtrai Bhrain.
- 25 September – BBC2 airs The Interrogation of John, Malcolm McKay's 1987 screenplay, starring Dennis Quilley, Bill Paterson and Michael Fitzgerald. The film, about the police questioning of a murder suspect and first shown in 1987, now forms the first of a three-part series titled A Wanted Man, which further develops the story. The second part of the trilogy, The Secret, airs on 27 September, while Shoreland concludes the series on 28 September.[29][30][31]
- 26 September – Debut of Capital City, a series about investment bankers produced by Euston Films for Thames Television. Thames spend an estimated £500,000 to run newspaper and billboard advertisements to promote the series' launch, believed at the time to be the largest advertising spend for a program in the history of ITV. Full-page advertisements are taken in six national newspapers including the Financial Times, The Times and The Independent, promoting Shane-Longman, the fictitious company of the series, and featuring images of cast members in character.[32]
October
- 1 October – The largest entertainment company in Britain HIT Entertainment (which was originally a Jim Henson production company called Henson International Television) was launched. The company specializes in acquiring rights and distributing television series for children such as Thomas and Friends, Bob the Builder, Barney and Friends, Fireman Sam, Pingu, Angelina Ballerina and The Wiggles.
- 2 October –
- Launch of RTL Veronique, a Dutch private commercial television station broadcasting from Luxembourg. The channel aired to Europe via the Astra Satellite, and attracted attention in its early days due to its late night line up of erotic programmes. The station changed its name to RTL 4 in 1991.[33]
- The BBC breakfast programme Breakfast Time is relaunched as Breakfast News.
- 4 October – Jeremy Paxman makes his first appearance as presenter of BBC2's Newsnight.
- 11 October – Debut of BBC1 series Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days, a seven part series in which Michael Palin circumnavigates the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg.[34] The series concludes on 22 November.[35]
- 20 October – ITV introduces a third weekly episode of Coronation Street which airs on Fridays at 7:30 pm.
November
- 1 November – ITV airs One Day in the Life of Television, a documentary filmed by 50 camera crews looking behind-the-scenes of British television on 1 November 1988.[36]
- 2 November – The final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, "Goodbyeee" is broadcast on BBC1.[37] With one of the most moving endings ever seen on British television, it is broadcast nine days before Armistice Day.
- 9 November – The last episode of Emmerdale Farm to air under its original title.
- 14 November – Yorkshire Television soap Emmerdale Farm changes its name to Emmerdale after 17 years.
- 16 November – Debut of Tony Robinson's well known children's comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men.[38]
- 19 November–26 November – Prince Caspian becomes the second Narnia book to be aired as a television serial by the BBC in two parts.
- 21 November – Television coverage of proceedings in the House of Commons begins.
- 22 November – The Stone Roses are invited to appear on BBC2's The Late Show. During their performance the electricity is cut off by noise limiting circuitry, prompting singer Ian Brown to shout "Amateurs, amateurs" as presenter Tracey MacLeod tries to link into the next item.
- 25 November – Helen Sharman is selected as the first Britain to travel into space in a live programme aired by ITV. She was one of 13,000 people to apply for the chance to become an astronaut after responding to a radio advertisement, and journeys to the Mir space station in 1991.[39]
December
- 3 December–24 December – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, another Narnia story, is aired as a four-part serial by the BBC.
- 4 December – ITV airs the 3000th episode of Coronation Street.
- 6 December – The last episode of the 26-year original run of Doctor Who, Part 3 of Survival, is broadcast on BBC1. The show would not resume regular airing for 16 years, with the only new material during this time being an American telemovie in 1996.
- 8 December – Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) is fatally run over by a Blackpool tram on Coronation Street, getting the programme's biggest ever audience at almost 27 million viewers, a record that remains to this day.[40][41]
- 24 December – ITV airs the original television film adaptation of Susan Hill's novella The Woman in Black.[42]
- 25 December –
- Christmas Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premieres of Crocodile Dundee and Clockwise.[43]
- Christmas Day highlights on ITV include the network television premieres of The BFG, and Down and Out in Beverly Hills.[42]
- 26 December – Boxing Day highlights on ITV include the network television premieres of Return of the Jedi and Ruthless People.[42]
- 29 December – Deirdre Barlow confronts her husband Ken on Coronation Street before throwing him out, ending their decade-long television marriage.
- 31 December –
- BBC1 says goodbye to the 1980s with Clive James on the 80s, a special two-hour programme reviewing the decade.[44]
- BBC2 has its own review of the 1980s, with The Late Show Eighties, featuring highlights of 1980s rock music.[45]
- Animated television special Granpa based on a book by veteran English children's author and illustrator John Burningham and produced by John Coates and directed by Dianne Jackson best for working on the British animated Christmas special The Snowman is shown on Channel 4 at 6:30 pm.
- December
- The controversial Broadcasting Bill is introduced into Parliament by the Government. It will pave the way for the deregulation of commercial television.[46]
- A hearing at the Appeal Court upholds the broadcasting ban.[47]
Debuts
BBC1
- 3 January – Greenclaws (1989–1990)
- 5 January – Dooby Duck's Disco Bus (1989–1992)
- 6 January – Making Out (1989–1991)
- 22 January – Campion (1989–1990)
- 26 January – Joint Account (1989–1990)
- 28 January –
Midnight Caller (1988–1991) - 15 February – The Country Boy (1989)
- 2 April – May to December (1989–1994)
- 3 April –
The Bartons (1988) - 6 April – Tricky Business (1989–1991)
- 20 May – That's Showbusiness (1989–1996)
- 8 September – Challenge Anneka (1989–1995, 2006)
- 13 September –
- Bodger & Badger (1989–1999)
/ / Fantastic Max (1988–1990)
- 14 September –
- The Poddington Peas (1989–1990)
- Penny Crayon (1989–1990)
- Clockwise (1989–1991)
- 19 September – The Paradise Club (1989–1990)
- 28 September – Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
- 2 October – Breakfast News (1989–2000)
- 5 October – Bluebirds (1989)
- 16 October – Birds of a Feather (1989–1998 BBC, 2014–present ITV)
- 29 October – Mother Love (1989)
- 8 November – Byker Grove (1989–2006)
- 16 November –
- Maid Marian and her Merry Men (1989–1994)
- Victoria Wood (1989)
- 19 November – Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
- 26 November – The Ginger Tree (1989)
- 29 November – Blackeyes (1989)
- 28 December –
The New Yogi Bear Show (1988) - 29 December – Commercial Breakdown (1989–2008)
BBC2
- 13 January – A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995)
- 1 March – Shadow of the Noose (1989)
- 12 May – KYTV (1989–1993)
- 9 June – I, Lovett (1989–1993)
- 10 July – The O-Zone (1989–2000)
- 22 October –
/ The Smoggies (1988–1991) - 31 December – The Late Show Eighties[48]
ITV
- 6 January –
- Round the Bend (1989–1991)
- High Street Blues (1989)
- 8 January – Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013)
- 13 January – A Bit of a Do (1989)
- 16 January – Press Gang (1989–1993)
- 8 February – Flying Squad (1989–1990)
- 11 February –
Home and Away (1988–present) - 12 February – Find a Family (1989–1991)
- 15 February – Mr. Fixit (1989)
- 18 February – Woof! (1989–1997)
- 21 February – Hitman (1989)
- 24 February – Fun House (1989–1999)
- 26 February – Forever Knight (1989–1992)
- 13 March –
- The Labours of Erica (1989–1990)
- Keynotes (1989–1992)
- 15 March –
- EMU-TV (1989)
- Children's Ward (1989–2000)
- 16 March – Mike and Angelo (1989–2000)
- 1 April – Ghost Train (1989–1991)
- 2 April –
/ The Heroes (1989) - 4 April – TUGS (1989)
- 6 April – Rolf's Cartoon Club (1989–1993)
- 14 April –
- Windfalls (1989)
- Grim Tales (1989–1991)
- Surgical Spirit (1989–1995)
- 17 April – When Will I Be Famous? (1989)
- 23 April – Capstick's Law (1989)
- 20 May – Brian Conley: This Way Up (1989–1990)
- 3 June – Young, Gifted and Broke (1989)
- 5 June – Huxley Pig (1989–1990)
- 6 June – Sounds Like Music (1989–1990)
- 7 June – Everybody's Equal (1989–1991)
- 11 June –
- We Are Seven (1989–1991)
- Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989)
- 16 June – After the War (1989)
- 5 July – Bangers and Mash (1989)
- 11 July – Somewhere to Run (1989)
- 19 July – Interceptor (1989–1990)
- 26 July – Anything More Would Be Greedy (1989)
- 2 September – Saracen (1989)
- 5 September – French Fields (1989–1991)
- 13 September – The Best of Magic (1989–1990)
- 15 September – Act of Will (1989)
- 25 September – Streetwise (1989–1992)
- 26 September – Capital City (1989–1990)
- 27 September –
Wisdom of the Gnomes (1987–1988) - 1 October – Close to Home (1989–1990)
- 4 October –
- Take the Plunge (1989)
- Confessional (1989)
- 2 November – The Riddlers (1989–1998)
- 6 November – About Face (1989–1991)
- 2 December – Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989–1990)
- 8 December – Stay Lucky (1989–1993)
- 21 December – The Shell Seekers (1989)
- 24 December – The Woman in Black (1989)
- 25 December – The BFG (1989)
- 26 December – K.T.V (1989–1992)
- Unknown –
Garfield and Friends (1989–2002) Satellite City (1988)- It's Stardust (1989–1990)
Channel 4
- 5 January – Desmond's (1989–1994)
- 3 April – The Channel Four Daily (1989–1992)
- 23 May – Absolutely (1989–1993)
- 30 May – Prisoners of Childhood (1989)
- 11 June – The Manageress (1989–1990)
- 22 June – Traffik (1989)
- 17 October – Sticky Moments (1989–1990)
- 31 December – Granpa (1989)
Sky Channel/One
- 5 February –
Dolly (1987–1988) / Spearfield's Daughter (1986)
- 6 February – Sky Star Search (1989–1991)
- 3 September –
21 Jump Street (1987–1991) - Unknown –
Werewolf (1987–1988)
Sky News
- 6 February – Sunrise (1989–present)
The Children's Channel
- 24 April –
/ / Diplodos (1988) - 27 June – Broomstick Cottage (1989)
- Unknown –
Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness (1988) Bouli (1989–1991) COPS (1988–1989)
Channels
New channels
Date | Channel |
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5 February | Sky News, Sky Movies, Eurosport |
1 April | Discovery Channel Europe |
Defunct channels
Date | Channel |
---|---|
July | Premiere (TV channel) |
Rebranded channels
Date | Old Name | New Name |
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31 July | Sky Channel | Sky One |
Television shows
Changes of network affiliation
Returning this year after a break of one year or longer
- Watch with Mother (1946–1973) (1987, 1989, 1993 VHS Only)
1920s
- BBC Wimbledon (1927–present)
1930s
- BBC Cricket (1939–1999, 2020–2024)
1940s
- Come Dancing (1949–1998)
1950s
- Panorama (1953–present)
- Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
- This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
- What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
- The Sky at Night (1957–present)
- Blue Peter (1958–present)
- Grandstand (1958–2007)
1960s
- Coronation Street (1960–present)
- Songs of Praise (1961–present)
- World in Action (1963–1998)
- Doctor Who (1963–1989)
- Top of the Pops (1964–2006)
- Match of the Day (1964–present)
- Mr. and Mrs. (1964–1999, 2008–2010, 2012–present)
- Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006–present)
- Sportsnight (1965–1997)
- The Money Programme (1966–2010)
- The Big Match (1968–2002)
1970s
- Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1995)
- Emmerdale (1972–present)
- Newsround (1972–present)
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
- That's Life! (1973–1994)
- Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003)
- Arena (1975–present)
- Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994)
- One Man and His Dog (1976–present)
- Grange Hill (1978–2008)
- Blankety Blank (1979–1990, 1997–2002)
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979–1994)
- Antiques Roadshow (U.K. TV Series) (1979–present)
- Question Time (1979–present)
1980s
- Children in Need (1980–present)
- Bergerac (1981–1991)
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
- Wogan (1981–1992)
- Brookside (1982–2003)
- Countdown (1982–present)
- Timewatch (1982–present)
- Right to Reply (1982–2001)
- Don't Wait Up (1983–1990)
- Good Morning Britain (1983–1992, 2014–present)
- First Tuesday (1983–1993)
- Highway (1983–1993)
- Blockbusters (1983–93, 1994–95, 1997, 2000–01, 2012)
- Bob's Full House (1984–1990)
- Wide Awake Club (1984–1992)
- Aspel & Company (1984–1993)
- Spitting Image (1984–1996)
- The Bill (1984–2010)
- Channel 4 Racing (1984–2016)
- Home to Roost (1985–1990)
- Howards' Way (1985–1990)
- Busman's Holiday (1985–1993)
- EastEnders (1985–present)
- The Cook Report (1985–1998)
- Crosswits (1985–1998)
- Telly Addicts (1985–1998)
- Comic Relief (1985–present)
- Bread (1986–1991)
- Brush Strokes (1986–1991)
- Naked Video (1986–1991)
- Boon (1986–1992, 1995)
- Every Second Counts (1986–1993)
- Lovejoy (1986–1994)
- Beadle's About (1986–1996)
- The Chart Show (1986–1998, 2008–2009)
- Casualty (1986–present)
- Allsorts (1987–1995)
- Going Live! (1987–1993)
- Watching (1987–1993)
- The Time, The Place (1987–1996)
- Going for Gold (1987–1996, 2008–2009)
- Chain Letters (1987–1997)
- ChuckleVision (1987–2009)
- Playbox (1987–1992)
- Noel's Saturday Roadshow (1988–1990)
- All Clued Up (1988–1991)
- I Can Do That (1988–1991)
- After Henry (1988–1992)
- Park Avenue (1988–1992)
- Count Duckula (1988–1993)
- You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993)
- You Bet! (1988–1997)
- Playdays (1988–1997)
- London's Burning (1988–2002)
- On the Record (1988–2002)
- Fifteen to One (1988–2003, 2013–present)
- Red Dwarf (1988–1999, 2009–present)
- This Morning (1988–present)
- Garfield and Friends (1988–1994)
Ending this year
- 10 February – High Street Blues (1989)
- 19 April – Charlie Chalk (1988–1989)
- 26 April – Barney (1988–1989)
- 1 May – The Benny Hill Show (1955–1989)
- 30 May – The Book Tower (1979–1989)
- 18 June – Three Up, Two Down (1985–1989)
- 20 June – TUGS (1989)
- 11 July – The Bretts (1987–1989)
- 23 July – Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989)
- 24 July – Traffik (1989)
- 15 August – C.A.B. (1986–1989)
- 21 August – Dramarama (1983–1989)
- 30 August – Anything More Would Be Greedy (1989)
- 1 September – Bangers and Mash (1989)
- 20 September – EMU-TV (1989)
- 29 September – Breakfast Time (1983–1989)
- 8 October – First of the Summer Wine (1988–1989)
- 13 October – Square Deal (1988–1989)
- 25 October – Confessional (1989)
- 19 November – Mother Love (1989)
- 25 November – Saracen (1989)
- 1 December – A Bit of a Do (1989)
- 6 December – Doctor Who (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
- 7 December – The Poddington Peas (1989)
- 17 December – The Ginger Tree (1989)
- 24 December – Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989)
Births
- 2 March – Nathalie Emmanuel, actress
- 23 July – Daniel Radcliffe, actor (Harry Potter films)
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Cinematic Credibility |
---|---|---|---|
21 February | Robert Dorning | 75 | musician and actor |
12 April | Gerald Flood | 61 | actor |
1 July | Joan Cooper | 66 | actress |
4 July | Jack Haig | 76 | actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Crossroads) |
11 July | Laurence Olivier | 82 | actor, director, producer and narrator of the landmark documentary series The World at War |
23 July | Michael Sundin | 28 | Presenter and Actor (Blue Peter) |
4 October | Graham Chapman | 48 | comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe |
See also
References
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