1972 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1972.

Contents

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  1 Events
  
  
  
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    1.1 January
    
  
  
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    1.2 February
    
  
  
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    1.3 March
    
  
  
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    1.4 April
    
  
  
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    1.5 May
    
  
  
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    1.6 June
    
  
  
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    1.7 July
    
  
  
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    1.8 August
    
  
  
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    1.9 September
    
  
  
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    1.10 October
    
  
  
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    1.11 November
    
  
  
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    1.12 December
    
  
  
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    1.13 Unknown
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Debuts
  
  
  
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    2.1 BBC1
    
  
  
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    2.2 BBC2
    
  
  
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    2.3 ITV
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Television shows
  
  
  
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    3.1 1920s
    
  
  
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    3.2 1930s
    
  
  
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    3.3 1940s
    
  
  
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    3.4 1950s
    
  
  
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    3.5 1960s
    
  
  
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    3.6 1970s
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Ending this year
  


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  5 Births
  


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  6 Deaths
  


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  7 See also
  


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  8 References
  

Events

January

• 19 January - The government announced the lifting of all restrictions on broadcasting hours on television and radio.

February

• No events.

March

• No events.

April

• 4 April – After a three-year courtship, Emily Nugent marries Ernest Bishop on Coronation Street.

May

• No events.

June

• "Light and Tuneful" became the new opening theme tune for the BBC's coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

July

• 8 July – Granada broadcasts Sesame Street for the very first time.


• 24 July – The Independent Television Authority (ITA) is renamed the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA).

August

• No events.

September

• 11 September – Nationwide starts broadcasting five days a week. Previously, it had only been broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

October

• 2 October – Following the lifting of restrictions on broadcasting hours, BBC1 and ITV are allowed to begin broadcasting during the day. BBC1's afternoon schedule launches with the first edition of a new lunchtime magazine programme Pebble Mill at One.


• 16 October – ITV launches its afternoon service. As part of the new service the first edition of Emmerdale Farm is broadcast and ITV's first lunchtime news programme, First Report, is shown. ITV Schools is now shown in a single morning block, between the hours of 0930 and 1200.


• 23 October – The BBC announces that development work has begun on the Ceefax teletext service.

November

• No events.

December

• 30 December – The BBC airs part one of "The Three Doctors", a four-part serial of the science-fiction programme Doctor Who created to celebrate its tenth anniversary (which would occur on 23 November of the following year).

Unknown

• The BBC Schools and Colleges service was converted to colour and started using the Diamond ident, which stayed until 1977.


• The UK’s Minister for Posts and Telecommunications authorises five experimental community cable television channels.^[1]
  

Debuts

BBC1

• 1 March – Crystal Tipps and Alistair (1972–1974)


• 10 March – The Brothers (1972–1976)


• 4 April – Newsround (1972–present)


• 15 June – The Burke Special (1972–1976)


• 8 September – Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)


• 11 September – Mastermind (1972–present)


• 2 October – Pebble Mill at One (1972–1986)


• 19 October – Colditz (1972–1974)


• 16 November – The Film Programme (1972–present)


• 15 December – Record Breakers (1972–2001)

BBC2

• 8 January – Ways of Seeing (1972)


• 28 September – War and Peace (1972–1973)

ITV

• 13 April – Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1977)


• 14 April – Clapperboard (1972–1982)


• 7 July – Animaland (1948–1949)


• 1 September – Rainbow (1972–1991, 1994–1995)


• 13 September – Van der Valk (1972–1973, 1977, 1991–1992)


• 29 September – The Protectors (1972–1974)


• 1 October – Weekend World (1972–1988)


• 11 October – Crown Court (1972–1984)


• 16 October – Emmerdale Farm (1972–present)


• 19 October – General Hospital (1972–1979)


• 6 December – Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973)

Television shows

1920s

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  BBC Wimbledon (1927–2024)

1930s

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  BBC Cricket (1939–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

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  Watch with Mother (1946–1973)


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  Come Dancing (1949–1998)

1950s

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  The Good Old Days (1953–1983)


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  Panorama (1953–present)


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  Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)


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  Crackerjack (1955–1984)


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  Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)


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  This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)


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  Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)^[2]
  


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  What the Papers Say (1956–2008)


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  The Sky at Night (1957–present)


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  Blue Peter (1958–present)


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  Grandstand (1958–2007)

1960s

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  Coronation Street (1960–present)


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  Songs of Praise (1961–present)


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  Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974)


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  Z-Cars (1962–1978)


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  Animal Magic (1962–1983)


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  Doctor Who (1963–1989, 2005–present)


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  World in Action (1963–1998)


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  Top of the Pops (1964–2006)


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  Match of the Day (1964–present)


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  Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003)


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  Play School (1964–1988)


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  Mr. and Mrs. (1964–1999)


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  Call My Bluff (1965–2005)


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  World of Sport (1965–1985)


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  Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006)


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  Sportsnight (1965–1997)


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  It's a Knockout (1966–1982, 1999–2001)


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  The Money Programme (1966–2010)


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  The Golden Shot (1967–1975)


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  ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)


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  Father, Dear Father (1968–1973)


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  Dad's Army (1968–1977)


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  Magpie (1968–1980)


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  The Big Match (1968–2002)


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  On the Buses (1969–1973)


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  Clangers (1969–1974)


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  Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974, 2015–present)


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  Nationwide (1969–1983)


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  Screen Test (1969–1984)

1970s

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  The Goodies (1970–1982)


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  ...And Mother Makes Three (1971–1973)


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  The Fenn Street Gang (1971–1973)


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  Follyfoot (1971–1973)


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  Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975, 2010–2012)


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  The Onedin Line (1971–1980)


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  Sale of the Century (1971–1983, 1989–1992, 1997–1998)


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  The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971–1987)


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  The Two Ronnies (1971–1987, 1991, 1996, 2005)

Ending this year

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  Callan (1967–1972)


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  Please Sir! (1968–1972)


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  A Family at War (1970–1972)


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  Doomwatch (1970–1972)


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  Queenie's Castle (1970–1972)


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  Mr Benn (1970–1972, 2005)


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  A Class by Himself (1971–1972)


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  Budgie (1971–1972)


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  The Persuaders! (1971–1972)

Births

• 4 January — Charlotte Hudson, English actress


• 9 January — Sarah Beeny, property developer and television presenter


• 12 January — Sid Owen, actor


• 23 January
  
  
  
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    Harriet Scott, radio and television presenter
  
  
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    Lisa Snowdon, English fashion model, actress and television presenter
  
  
  
  


• 10 February — Helen Willetts, BBC weather presenter


• 19 February — Lisa Faulkner, actress


• 22 February — Jo Guest, glamour model and media personality


• 22 April — Sarah Patterson, actress


• 28 April — Anita Anand, journalist and television presenter


• 19 May — Amanda de Cadenet, television presenter, actress and photographer


• 20 May
  
  
  
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    Daisy McAndrew, journalist
  
  
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    Tina Hobley, actress
  
  
  
  


• 26 May — Patsy Palmer, actress and television presenter


• 4 June — Debra Stephenson, actress


• 7 July — Liza Walker, British actress


• 19 July — Amanda Lamb, model and television presenter


• 7 August — Sarah Cawood, television presenter


• 9 September — Natasha Kaplinsky, newsreader


• 29 September — Robert Webb, comedian and actor


• 22 October — Saffron Burrows, actress and model


• 2 November — Samantha Womack, actress


• 6 November — Thandie Newton, actress


• 8 November — Ben Hull, actor


• 14 December — Miranda Hart, comedian


• 18 December — Melissa Porter, television presenter


• Unknown – Sarah Tansey, UK actress (Heartbeat)

Deaths

• 16 October – Leo G. Carroll, 85, Actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)

See also

• 1972 in British music


• 1972 in British radio


• 1972 in the United Kingdom


• List of British films of 1972

References

1. 
   ^ Henwood, Flis; Miller, Nod; Senker, Peter; Wyatt, Sally (2002). Technology and In/equality: Questioning the Information Society. Routledge. pp. 52–53. ISBN 9780203134504..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
   

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