The cast of one of the experimental colour programmes made at Alexandra Palace in the late 1950s. Colour television was introduced on BBC Two on 1 July 1967 and on BBC One on 15 November 1969.
November anniversaries
First regular hi-definition television service
2 November 1936
Hancock's Half-Hour
2 November 1954
Edge of Darkness
4 November 1985
Life with the Lyons
5 November 1950
The Goodies
8 November 1970
BBC Radio Leicester, the first local radio network
8 November 1967
Byker Grove
8 November 1989
Garrison Theatre
10 November 1939
Butterflies
10 November 1978
Monitor - Elgar by Ken Russell
11 November 1962
Panorama
11 November 1953
dinnerladies
12 November 1998
Absolutely Fabulous
12 November 1992
BBC begins daily transmissions from 2LO Station
14 November 1922
Colour television on BBC One
15 November 1969
Clangers
16 November 1969
Cathy Come Home
16 November 1966
The Singing Detective
16 November 1986
Start of television broadcasts from the House of Commons
21 November 1989
First TV gardening programme
21 November 1936
Doctor Who first episode
23 November 1963
That Was The Week That Was
24 November 1962
