1994 in British television

none 1994 British television This is a list of British television related events from 1994. Events January 1 January – In the early hours of the morning, BBC2 airs the first Hootenanny which began late the previous evening. The annual New Year's Eve music show is hosted by Jools Holland and the first edition includes performances from Sting, the Gipsy Kings and Sly and Robbie.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b384c565baa24a9b9b7bcc0d27da48f6 Jools Holland's Hootenanny – BBC Two England – 1 January 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831121352/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b384c565baa24a9b9b7bcc0d27da48f6 dead 2 January – BBC2 begins a repeat run of the 1960s US series The Fugitive.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/af16ce71418c4e15886b43904bd45b19 The Fugitive – BBC Two England – 2 January 1994 BBC Genome 2 February 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831210246/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/af16ce71418c4e15886b43904bd45b19 dead 3 January TCI acquires a 60.4% stake in Flextech.https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/03/business/merger-plans-for-flextech.html Merger Plans For Flextech The New York Times 3 January 1994 2 September 2013 This gives the company a 25% stake in UK Gold.http://www.telecompaper.com/news/flextech-set-to-acquire-tci-programming Flextech Set To Acquire TCI Programming Telecompaper 21 December 1993 2 September 2013 The network television premiere on ITV of the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill, starring Timothy Dalton.https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/history_bond_on_tv.php3 James Bond On TV – Movies MI6 – The Home Of James Bond 007 5 April 2011 26 January 2018 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106124333/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/history_bond_on_tv.php3 dead 4 January Sky One moves E Street back to the 6:30pm weekday timeslot with the afternoon repeat shown the following day at 12:30pm, while Paradise Beach moves to 6pm and 12pm, thus creating an "Aussie Soap Hour" on the channel. Debut of the military comedy-drama All Quiet on the Preston Front on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ceb38e5c05c1456c93dc624a869fcad7 All Quiet on the Preston Front – BBC One – 4 January 1994 BBC Genome BBC 14 June 2020 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081634/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ceb38e5c05c1456c93dc624a869fcad7 dead The children's animated series Budgie the Little Helicopter, based upon a series of books by Sarah, Duchess of York, makes its debut on CITV. 5 January – "The Empath", an episode of the US sci-fi series Star Trek, is shown for the first time in the UK on BBC2, having not been seen on British television since the series original run on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bda91421564342aaa718f5862e102b8b Star Trek – BBC Two England – 5 January 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2019-08-25 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083628/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bda91421564342aaa718f5862e102b8b dead https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-looking-back-at-the-bbcs-ban-and-censorship/ Star Trek: Looking Back at the BBC's Ban and Censorship 6 December 2016 7 January The Times reports that merger talks between Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees have collapsed because it has proved impossible to reach an agreement on a suitable structure for the new company. Also, Anglia have withdrawn from the proposed alliance with London Weekend Television, making an LWT take over of YTV impossible.Susan Gilchrist "Collapse of merger talks puts LWT under pressure", The Times, 7 January 1994, p.23 ZZZap! returns for a new series on ITV with a new character called Daisy Dares You, played by Deborah McCallum; the part of Tricky Dicky and Smart Arty's segments have been updated with him using a magic pen to draw pictures that come to life. 8 January The US sci-fi series The New Adventures of Superman makes its UK debut on BBC1, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/30d27239c7434181889a457935e7727b The New Adventures of Superman – BBC One London – 8 January 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831203205/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/30d27239c7434181889a457935e7727b dead BBC2 shows the network television premiere of the cult Japanese science-fiction animated film Akira. 10 January The Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm makes its debut in the rest of the UK when BBC2 begins airing episodes daily from Mondays to Thursdays.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-01-10 BBC Two England – 10 January 1994 BBC Genome BBC 15 January 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202204/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-01-10 dead The series, shown with English subtitles, airs on BBC2 for three months,41555909 Welsh soap: "Pobol Y Cwm" and Welsh national identity Caroline Lewis Critical Survey 7 2 1995 152–157 Berghahn Books and on an experimental basis.McCrum Kirstie http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/40-pobol-y-cwm-facts-7916603 40 Pobol y Cwm facts to mark 40 years of the S4C and BBC soap The Western Mail 10 October 2014 15 January 2016 The classic children's series Rainbow is relaunched with a new format, made by Tetra Films by for HTV. However, the new series is not well received and is axed a year later and subsequently replaced by Rainbow Days. American animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show makes its UK debut on BBC 2. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_two_england/1994-01-10#at-18.25 Schedule – BBC Programme Index 17 August 2026 Each episode is shown twice a week: first on Monday evenings as part of "yoof TV" strand DEF II; and as a regular programme on Friday nights. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_two_england/1994-01-14#at-23.50 Schedule – BBC Programme Index 17 August 2026 12 January – Terror Towers debuts as a new Halloween-Themed game show on CITV before broadcasting the final series of Knightmare. 13 January – David Dimbleby takes over as host of Question Time on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/28d04f6014254890ad6b6b4e251635f7 Question Time – BBC One London – 13 January 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202548/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/28d04f6014254890ad6b6b4e251635f7 dead He will continue to 2018 in the role. 14 January An episode of the Channel 4 soap Brookside shows a lesbian kiss between two of its characters.http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/guide_34.htm Brookside Guide.....Season Thirty Four..... Brookside Guide 8 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045143/http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/guide_34.htm dead https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/when-anna-and-beth-kissed-margaret-anna-friel-plays-brooksides-lesbian-pinup-monique-roffey-met-her-1440368.html When Anna and Beth kissed Margaret: Anna Friel plays Brookside's lesbian pin-up. Monique Roffey met her The Independent Monique Roffey 2 October 1994 16 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807034751/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/when-anna-and-beth-kissed-margaret-anna-friel-plays-brooksides-lesbian-pinup-monique-roffey-met-her-1440368.html 7 August 2010 live Fantasy Football League, hosted by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, debuts on BBC 2. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_two_england/1994-01-14#at-23.15 Schedule – BBC Programme Index 17 August 2026 15 January – Debut of the US police procedural series NYPD Blue on Channel 4, starring Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Amy Brenneman and Nicholas Turturro. 16 January – The first episode of the archaeology series Time Team is broadcast on Channel 4, presented by Tony Robinson. 19 January Whom Gods Destroy, an episode of the US sci-fi TV series Star Trek, is shown on BBC2 for the first time in the UK having not been seen on British television since the series original run on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/832740dbd22f44728ec9c1122b4f3a74 Star Trek – BBC Two England – 19 January 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2019-08-25 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085458/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/832740dbd22f44728ec9c1122b4f3a74 dead BBC2 debuts The Day Today, a comedy television show that parodies news, current affairs and various documentaries created by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris, also starring Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Rebecca Front and Steve Coogan (including his Alan Partridge character). Each episode is presented as a mock news programme, relying on a combination of ludicrous fictitious stories covered with a serious pseudo-professional attitude. The series ends on 23 February. 20 January – BBC1 airs an edition of Question Time from Birmingham which includes a confrontation between Jeffrey Archer and David Starkey over the age of homosexual consent. 27 January – The popular sitcom Absolutely Fabulous returns for a second series, now being shown on BBC1. February 4 February Following a review of the broadcasting ban on Irish terrorist-related organizations conducted by Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke, the Major government decides to maintain the status quo.Colin Brown https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sinn-fein-broadcast-ban-to-be-maintained-right-wing-urges-tougher-line-on-ira-1391989.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sinn-fein-broadcast-ban-to-be-maintained-right-wing-urges-tougher-line-on-ira-1391989.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Sinn Fein broadcast ban to be maintained: Right wing urges tougher line on IRA The Independent 5 February 1994 27 June 2013 The US sitcom Home Improvement debuts in the UK on Channel 4, two years and five months after its American debut.The Television & Radio Database – Listings for Friday, 4th February 1994 https://tvrdb.com/listings/1994-02-04 2024-10-14 tvrdb.com 7 February – Granada Television increases its takeover bid for London Weekend Television to £774 million. However, the LWT board once again rejects the offer.Martin Waller "LWT rejects Granada's final bid after talks fail", The Times, 9 February 1994, p.27 12 February BBC1 airs Tunnel Vision: Le Walk, a special live coverage event presented by Mike Smith, Anthea Turner and Juliet Morris explores the 31-mile charity walk through the Channel Tunnel from France during the last eight hours led by Daley Thompson, Kriss Akabusi, Graham Gooch, Todd Carty and Nicholas Witchell, with Mr Blobby leading the celebration committee for those who have made it to England.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a787865db62426ca71b977f2d312d44 Tunnel Vision: Le Walk – BBC One – 12 February 1994 BBC BBC Genome 18 May 2023 The light entertainment series Don't Forget Your Toothbrush makes its debut on Channel 4, presented by Chris Evans. 12–27 February – The BBC provides live and recorded coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games from Norway. The majority of the coverage is shown on BBC2. 17 February – Series 9 of The Cook Report was due to premier on this day but it was pushed to the 12th of May due to Roger Cook sustaining injuries in a car accident on January 16. 18 February – Flextech buys a 20% stake in HTV, thereby clearing the company's debts.Counsell Gail https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/debt-cleared-as-htv-links-with-flextech-1394909.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/debt-cleared-as-htv-links-with-flextech-1394909.html 2022-05-07 subscription live Debt cleared as HTV links with Flextech The Independent 1994-02-18 2013-06-25 19 February – The Independent reports that Anglia has been bought by MAI (owners of Meridian).Murray John Heseltine clears way for Anglia TV bid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/heseltine-clears-way-for-anglia-tv-bid-1395076.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/heseltine-clears-way-for-anglia-tv-bid-1395076.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 25 January 2012 The Independent 19 February 1994 MAI subsequently merges with United Newspapers to form United News and Media. 20 February Debut of the children's consumer affairs series Short Change on BBC1. The network television premiere of David S. Ward's 1991 American comedy King Ralph on BBC1, starring John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, Richard Griffiths, Joely Richardson and John Hurt. 25 February – LWT accepts a £770 million takeover bid from Granada, resulting in the departure of Greg Dyke and Sir Christopher Bland from the broadcaster.Martin Waller "LWT succumbs to £770 million Granada takeover bid", The Times 26 February 1994, p.21 28 February HTV's main evening news programme Wales at Six is replaced by Wales Tonight. The game show Talking Telephone Numbers makes its debut on ITV, presented by Phillip Schofield and Emma Forbes. February The ITC decides to readvertise the Channel 5 broadcasting licence, but must first seek confirmation that the frequencies it planned to allocate to the channel are still available.http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/hist_01.shtml thisisfive.co.uk – the story of five www.thisisfive.co.uk 2005 7 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120124715/http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/hist_01.shtml 2008-11-20 live Pages from Ceefax broadcasts adopt the Level 2 teletext graphics. The change sees a significant expansion to the number of pages shown and title pages for each section return. However, the new expanded Pages from Ceefax broadcasts are confined to the 15 minutes prior to the start of programmes which often is insufficient time to show the entire sequence which is now between 40 and 50 pages in length. March 4 March – The network television premiere on BBC2 of Laurel Avenue, the acclaimed US miniseries that tells the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4874af356d09403f9fc7b9aac38f7220 Laurel Avenue – BBC Two England – 4 March 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831214048/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4874af356d09403f9fc7b9aac38f7220 dead The second part is shown on 6 March.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/58225a7e23bf4631a7ad689e35d757a7 Laurel Avenue – BBC Two England – 6 March 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831200545/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/58225a7e23bf4631a7ad689e35d757a7 dead 5 March – The network television premiere of David Cronenberg's 1986 horror remake The Fly on ITV, starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. 17 March – Robbie Williams and Mark Owen of Take That present an edition of Top of the Pops,https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001j656 BBC One – Top of the Pops – 17 March 1994 BBC 19 March 2023https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f0t703 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 17 March 1994 BBC BBC Genome 19 March 2023 becoming the first in a line of celebrities to guest present the show between 1994 and 1996 under the banner of "the golden mic". 18 March – The game show Play Your Cards Right returns to ITV after a seven-year break, with returning host Bruce Forsyth.http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Play_Your_Cards_Right Play Your Cards Right UKGameshows.com 18 August 2017 19 March – ITV airs the network television premiere of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 American science fiction thriller RoboCop, starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer. 25 March – Lynne Perrie makes her final appearance as Coronation Street battleaxe Ivy Tilsley. The press later speculates that Perrie's decision to have plastic surgery without consulting her bosses was the reason for her departure, though Perrie denied this, insisting that she felt that her character had simply run its course. Ivy's death occurs off-screen the following year. 26 March – ITV's darts-based game show Bullseye is moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday evenings. April 2 April – Chris Evans opens the Saturday before Easter edition of Don't Forget Your Toothbrush with the words "It's that time of the year again when we remembered Jesus was crucified and it's that time of the week when we remember that Spurs probably have been too". The comments attract a complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Commission, which is subsequently upheld by the watchdog.http://indexf641.html/?page_id=1134 1994 : Off The Telly 23 January 2019May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 4 April – The network television premiere of David Zucker's 1991 American crime comedy sequel The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear on BBC1, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O. J. Simpson and George Kennedy. 7 April – BBC Scotland makes history by televising a criminal trial as part of its Focal Point strand.https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12677166.bbc-first-to-show-criminal-trial-on-tv/ BBC first to show criminal trial on TV The Herald (Glasgow) 2022-01-14 9 April – The three-part adaptation of the Reginald Hill novel A Pinch of Snuff makes its debut on ITV, starring Gareth Hale and Norman Pace in the roles of detectives Dalziel and Pascoe. The series is shown over three consecutive Saturdays, but Hill is reported to be unhappy with the programme and prevents ITV from making any further series. In 1996, the BBC approaches Hill to make its own Dalziel and Pascoe series with Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan in the leading roles, something to which Hill agrees.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/unlikely-partners-in-crime-1342048.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/unlikely-partners-in-crime-1342048.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Unlikely partners in crime Independent.co.uk 15 March 1996 25 January 2018https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/dalziel/abouttheshow/dalziel_about_the_show_feature.shtml About the Show BBC 25 January 2018 10 April – The network television premiere of Martin Scorsese's 1990 American gangster thriller Goodfellas on Channel 4, starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. 11 April – BBC1 introduces a third weekly episode of EastEnders which airs on Mondays at 8pm.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/885036e37f994af3896ff8703d0a9a45 EastEnders – BBC One London – 11 April 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831210929/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/885036e37f994af3896ff8703d0a9a45 dead At the same time, a re-recorded version of the original theme tune is debuted to replace the "jazz" version which had been used since the previous May. 12 April – Paula Tilbrook makes her debut in Emmerdale as long-serving character Betty Eagleton. 14 April – American rock singer Meat Loaf guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f4g4dr Top of the Pops – BBC One – 14 April 1994 BBC BBC Genome 19 March 2023 16 April – BBC2 celebrates its 30th birthday four days early with an evening of programmes selected and introduced by former controller David Attenborough. Among them are episodes of Elizabeth R and The Barry Humphries Show, a 1967 documentary about politics in India and a new episode of Call My Bluff.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-04-16 BBC Two England – 16 April 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021054507/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-04-16 dead 18 April – The game show Blockbusters is relaunched on Sky One. 20 April – The popular US sitcom Frasier makes its UK debut on Channel 4, starring Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney. 25 April – ITV airs the Mr. Bean episode, Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean. It had originally been scheduled to air the previous February, but was pulled out of respect for the family of murdered toddler James Bulger prior to its originally planned transmission date. 30 April – Ireland's Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan win the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Dublin) with "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". May 1 May – BBC2 broadcasts live coverage of the San Marino Grand Prix, the third race of the Formula 1 season, in which former triple world champion Ayrton Senna is tragically killed in a high speed accident on the seventh lap of the race. 2 May – BBC2 airs Cry Freedom, Richard Attenborough's 1987 acclaimed drama about South African journalist Donald Woods.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e482320e3ee648b9b9b3a1b68a663b64 Cry Freedom – BBC Two England – 2 May 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831205038/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e482320e3ee648b9b9b3a1b68a663b64 dead 3 May – Channel 4 starts airing Brookside on Tuesdays instead of Mondays, which means the soap is now seen on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 6 May – BBC1 broadcasts special live coverage for the opening of Channel Tunnel, as Queen Elizabeth II travels to Calais by train to be greeted by president François Mitterrand, to open the French terminal; they then journey on the Shuttle to Folkestone as they inaugurate the British end of the venture. 10 May – The launch of BBC Worldwide. 12 May The European Commission of Human Rights rejects a legal challenge brought by the National Union of Journalists seeking to take the British government to court for breach of freedom of expression under the European Convention of Human Rights over the broadcast ban on Irish terrorist-related organisations. Dubbing SF voices becomes the stuff of history Michael Foley The Irish Times Trust The Irish Times 17 September 1994 5https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/challenge-to-broadcasting-ban-fails-government-avoids-facing-european-court-on-human-rights-over-gagging-of-sinn-fein-1435563.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/challenge-to-broadcasting-ban-fails-government-avoids-facing-european-court-on-human-rights-over-gagging-of-sinn-fein-1435563.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Challenge to broadcasting ban fails: Government avoids facing European court on human rights over gagging of Sinn Fein The Independent 13 May 1994 22 June 2013 The death of Labour Party leader and Leader of the Opposition John Smith who suffered a massive heart attack. This evening's edition of the BBC Nine O'Clock News is extended to an hour, meaning the following programme due to air at 9:30pm and coincidentally called Cardiac Arrest is postponed. Panellists on the evening's edition of Question Time, include George Robertson and Menzies Campbell as they depart from the usual political debate to pay tribute to Smith. Comedian Jack Dee guest presents Top of the Pops.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k2r1 BBC One – Top of the Pops, 12/05/1994 BBC 16 April 2023https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f6jvn5 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 12 May 1994 BBC BBC Genome 16 April 2023 19 May – Alice Cooper joins Bruno Brookes to present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f6jvrn Top of the Pops – BBC One – 19 May 1994 BBC BBC Genome 16 April 2023 22 May – Sky One airs the 100th episode of The Simpsons. 23 May – The BBC2 youth strand DEF II comes to an end after six years.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-05-23 BBC Two England – 23 May 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202081615/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1994-05-23 dead 25 May – The game show Wipeout, created by Bob Fraser, makes its debut on BBC1, presented by Paul Daniels.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5f5b7b24cc2b4111a0733d99ee4a0569 Wipeout – BBC One London – 25 May 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831200640/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5f5b7b24cc2b4111a0733d99ee4a0569 dead 30 May – Release of the Comic Relief single "Absolutely Fabulous" by the Pet Shop Boys, named for the popular sitcom of the same name. The song reaches number six on the UK Singles Chart.https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Reggae%20Music Official Charts Company Official Charts Company 29 August 2017 June 2 June – BBC1 airs a special D-Day edition of Blue Peter in which Anthea Turner travels to France to tell the story of the Normandy landings during World War II.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0f0fd2cc03d34f6b868ffeb1f7223972 D-Day Blue Peter – BBC One – 2 June 1994 BBC BBC Genome 16 April 2023 3 June – The original airdate of an episode of Have I Got News for You in which panellist Ian Hislop is suffering from appendicitis during recording. Having spent most of that day in hospital awaiting treatment, he had temporarily discharged himself to record the episode, before returning to undergo surgery. 5–10 June – Sue Lawley presents News '44, a series of news bulletin-style programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day. 6 June Due to a failed satellite link, BBC1 is unable to broadcast a remembrance concert marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Instead, it is forced to show recorded highlights of D-Day commemoration events and a repeated Wildlife on One documentary about racoons. The concert, featuring Dame Vera Lynn and other stars from the QE2 off the Normandy port of Cherbourg, is recorded and shown three days later.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/dday-remembered-bbc-satellite-link-goes-out-on-dame-vera-qe2-concert-1420892.html D-Day Remembered: BBC satellite link goes out on Dame Vera QE2 concert The Independent Marianne MacDonald 7 June 1994 6 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103014009/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/dday-remembered-bbc-satellite-link-goes-out-on-dame-vera-qe2-concert-1420892.html 3 November 2012 live Scottish actor Mark McManus, best known for his portrayal of Glaswegian detective Jim Taggart, dies aged 59.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mark-mcmanus-1420944.html Obituary: Mark McManus The Independent 7 June 1994 16 April 2023 The Taggart series continues under this name following his death without recasting the character. 9 June – Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer guest present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f9bbr7 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 9 June 1994 BBC BBC Genome 16 April 2023 12 June – The Independent on Sunday reports that Cable & Wireless are in the final stages of establishing a television service in the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, a nation that has not previously had access to television. Because of this, the introduction of television to the island is to be the subject of a study by British psychologist Dr. Tony Charlton of Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education to determine its effects on the island's culture and way of life.Glenda Cooper https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/napoleon-island-to-end-tv-exile-as-st-helena-prepares-to-switch-on-a-researcher-asks-how-programmes-1422086.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/napoleon-island-to-end-tv-exile-as-st-helena-prepares-to-switch-on-a-researcher-asks-how-programmes-1422086.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Napoleon island to end TV exile: As St Helena prepares to switch on, a researcher asks how programmes will alter the remote community's life The Independent 12 June 1994 15 April 2019 16 June – Angus Deayton guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0f9bc4w Top of the Pops – BBC One – 16 June 1994 BBC Genome BBC 30 April 2023 17 June–17 July – The 1994 FIFA World Cup takes place in the United States but the BBC and ITV only show the majority of group stage matches in highlight form with viewers having to tune in to satellite channel Eurosport to see live coverage of those games. 18 June – The final episode of The Paul Daniels Magic Show is broadcast on BBC1 after fifteen years on the air.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0d22de474aa9447ab7280494a8d47dc9 The Paul Daniels Magic Show – BBC One – 18 June 1994 BBC BBC Genome 19 March 2023 19 June – The final episode of the long-running magazine programme That's Life!, presented by Esther Rantzen, is broadcast on BBC1 after twenty one years on the air.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ebe8e564bc32492b85fefca548308f49 That's Life All Over! – BBC One London – 19 June 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831200220/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ebe8e564bc32492b85fefca548308f49 dead 20 June – The BBC's Arabic television service is launched with funding from the Saudi Arabian Mawarid Group. 21 June – BBC1 begins its Daily Detective season, a short season of episodes from 1980s US detective series. The first programme is an episode from Remington Steele with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cfbd1278d3fa4f5280f18c8c4e7c9349 Remington Steele – BBC One London – 21 June 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081835/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cfbd1278d3fa4f5280f18c8c4e7c9349 dead The season also includes episodes from Cagney & Lacey, aired on Mondays,https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/842f36666297464ea0fd9ba94acac301 Cagney and Lacey – BBC One London – 27 June 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081938/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/842f36666297464ea0fd9ba94acac301 dead Remington Steele on Tuesdays,https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/503b0fabc35541c5a659c3c359eba852 Remington Steele – BBC One London – 28 June 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083057/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/503b0fabc35541c5a659c3c359eba852 dead Quincy on Wednesdays,https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/968675e952784def9eea068c509fd3c1 Quincy – BBC One London – 29 June 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831082446/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/968675e952784def9eea068c509fd3c1 dead Charlie's Angels on Thursdayshttps://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4507b717d36d4e198b253b5fe045fb9e Charlie's Angels – BBC One London – 7 July 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083817/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4507b717d36d4e198b253b5fe045fb9e dead and Moonlighting on Fridays.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8a85eeeab7954f63a974baae73d5995e Moonlighting – BBC One London – 8 July 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831091742/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8a85eeeab7954f63a974baae73d5995e dead The season ends with Moonlighting on 30 September.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d93f83a760ba4fc8a4252f9e30c92935 Moonlighting – BBC One London – 30 September 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085503/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d93f83a760ba4fc8a4252f9e30c92935 dead 26–27 June – ITV airs the network television premiere of Kevin Costner's 1990 American western epic Dances with Wolves, which is showing over two consecutive nights. 29 June – ITV airs the 150-minute documentary Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role about Charles, Prince of Wales, presented by Jonathan Dimbleby.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/06/30/nose-dive-into-media-mayhem/714999a3-ff84-4bf4-80bc-b80fbd723259/ Nose dive into media mayhem Steve Coll The Washington Post 30 June 1994 25 September 2022https://cde.news/key-moments-in-the-life-of-king-charles-iii/ Key moments in the life of King Charles III Sep 11, 2022 CDE News – The Dispatch Sep 25, 2022 When asked if he had remained faithful to his wife (from whom he has been separated for two years), Charles responds "Yes[...] Until it became irretrievably broken down..."https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/16/adultery-accusations-and-walkouts-when-royals-do-tv-interviews Adultery, accusations and walkouts: when royals do TV interviews 2021-02-16 Caroline Davies The Guardian London 2021-02-16 The broadcast is watched by 13million people.Grove Valarie 'If I had not asked that one question I would have been pilloried' https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502054814/TTDA?u=wes_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=fa5aa7ad 2021-02-16 The Times London 64995 1994-07-01 17 July 1 July – Launch of the BBC's Japanese News and Information Service. 3 July – Gerry Goldwyre wins the 1994 series of MasterChef on BBC1. 4 July – Debut of the comedy panel show Room 101 on BBC2, presented by Nick Hancock. Bob Monkhouse is the first guest to appear on the show.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9f56b182bc1a4035a0ef8bb8d597bafd Room 101 – BBC One – 4 July 1994 BBC Genome BBC 1 May 2023 6 July – Channel 4 moves into its new headquarters at 124 Horseferry Road, London.https://www.channel4.com/media/documents/corporate/foi-docs/4_at_25.pdf Channel 4's 25 year Anniversary Channel 4 2007 26 January 2019Jonathan Glancey Jonathan Glancey https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/through-a-glass-imaginatively-richard-rogers-headquarters-for-channel-4-mirrors-its-innovative-style-1411983.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/through-a-glass-imaginatively-richard-rogers-headquarters-for-channel-4-mirrors-its-innovative-style-1411983.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Through a glass, imaginatively: Richard Rogers' headquarters for Channel 4 mirrors its innovative style of programming, says Jonathan Glancey The Independent London 6 July 1994 27 January 2019 7 July – Reg Presley of The Troggs co-presents Top of the Pops with Mark Goodier.https://totprewindthe90s.com/2023/04/22/totp-07-jul-1994/ TOTP 07 JUL 1994 TOTP Rewind – the 90s 22 April 2023 30 April 2023 11 July – Following the death of screenwriter Dennis Potter in June, BBC1 begins reshowing his television serial drama The Singing Detective.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8a2d77dbaa8c490289f1ae6a19c4104e The Singing Detective – BBC One London – 11 July 1994 BBC Genome BBC 10 February 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831205635/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8a2d77dbaa8c490289f1ae6a19c4104e dead 12 July – To coincide with the 2,000th episode of Neighbours, BBC1 airs Ramsay Street Revisited, an omnibus of the first five episodes of the soap from 1985.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b4640ed6cfef45fd8d9000bb1c550ca0 Ramsay Street Revisited – BBC One London – 12 July 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085455/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b4640ed6cfef45fd8d9000bb1c550ca0 dead 14 July Stephen Dorrell, the Secretary of State for Heritage, announces that Channel 35, one of the two frequencies planned for use by a fifth channel, will not be available. The ITC expresses concern over this, but still views Channel 5 as a viable option since 60% of the UK will still be covered by the remaining frequency. BBC1 airs Episode 1000 of EastEnders and Episode 2000 of Neighbours.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05d08ba6b8974e1c9ab593bd0b239dda Neighbours – BBC One London – 14 July 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831082838/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05d08ba6b8974e1c9ab593bd0b239dda deadhttp://www.ramsay-street.co.uk/episodes/episode.asp?ep=2000 Neighbours Episode 2000 www.ramsay-street.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085833/http://www.ramsay-street.co.uk/episodes/episode.asp?ep=2000 dead 16 July John Finch, performing as Marti Pellow wins the fifth series of Stars in Their Eyes on ITV. Debut of the game show Pets Win Prizes on BBC1, presented by Danny Baker and later Dale Winton.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ca7adeb1c2354d67b33f05edca850bbb Pets Win Prizes – BBC One – 16 July 1994 BBC Genome BBC 1 May 2023 17 July – BBC1 airs The Three Tenors in Concert 1994, recorded the previous night at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as a prelude to the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, and featuring Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/45efed7c765841de84551f1de29911d1 The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 – BBC One – 17 July 1994 BBC BBC Genome 1 May 2023 Because of vandalism to its power supply, the Hannington transmitting station in north Hampshire blacks out for an hour during transmission of the game.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/vandals-black-out-world-cup-1414571.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/vandals-black-out-world-cup-1414571.html 2022-05-09 subscription live Vandals black out World Cup The Independent London 1994-07-18 2019-04-25 Graham Moorby 21 July – Julian Clary guest-presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0ff23pn Top of the Pops – BBC One – 21 July 1994 BBC BBC Genome 1 May 2023 24 July Debut of the game show Small Talk on BBC1, presented by Ronnie Corbett.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/de931f9983e74b8681ca1bb75d041bab Small Talk – BBC One – 24 July 1994 BBC Genome BBC 19 March 2023 The network television premiere of Richard Benjamin's 1990 American family comedy Mermaids on ITV, starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci. 27 July Debut of American comedy series Grace Under Fire on BBC2, starring Brett Butler. BBC1 debuts The Human Animal, a six-part nature documentary series written and presented by Desmond Morris, described as "a study of human behaviour from a zoological perspective". Morris travels the world, filming the diverse customs and habits of various regions while suggesting common roots.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/35b5db4baac242538b23e5a7e52c4d88 The Human Animal – BBC One – 27 July 1994 BBC Genome BBC 14 May 2023 The series ends on 31 August.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3e863263fcb544318a66f67930ccd127 The Human Animal – BBC One – 31 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 August 6 August – BBC1 screens part one of the two-part Hammer Horror documentary: Flesh and Blood, narrated by Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ad3b24b0383d41058e6baa5a44345816 Flesh and Blood – BBC One – 6 August 1994 BBC Genome BBC 19 March 2023 The second part is aired on 13 August.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/463c5b252ae746a682edd471b604db82 Flesh and Blood – BBC One – 13 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 19 March 2023 11 August – Frazer Hines makes his final appearance in Emmerdale. 11–12 August – BBC1 airs a two-part adaptation of the Stephen King novel It.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b54e808e920c4df18309a1c61e25aa44 Stephen King's It – BBC One London – 11 August 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 September 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831082633/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b54e808e920c4df18309a1c61e25aa44 deadhttps://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bdfc9bc5b06e4aafb2b2217c63a19bf4 Stephen King's It – BBC One London – 12 August 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 September 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831082655/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bdfc9bc5b06e4aafb2b2217c63a19bf4 dead 14 August – Debut of Junior MasterChef on BBC1, presented by Loyd Grossman. 17 August BBC1 airs The Best of 'Allo 'Allo!, a special 50-minute episode featuring a compilation of clips from the series linked by new scenes including Gorden Kaye and Carmen Silvera in which René and Edith reminisce about the events of the war.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/abb698b49fe243a1ba399c2aff08ecb9 The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! – BBC One – 17 August 1994 BBC Genome BBC 6 June 2023 The fourth episode of BBC1's The Human Animal includes sexually explicit scenes when it depicts a couple making love by using tiny endoscopic cameras placed inside both bodies to show intimate orifices. It also depicts the insertion of a man's erect penis into a woman's vagina and the subsequent orgasm. More than 12 million viewers watch the programme. 18 August – BBC1 airs Eric Till's 1992 two-part Canadian/American thriller To Catch a Killer, starring Brian Dennehy, Michael Riley and Margot Kidder, which is based on the true story of the pursuit of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bdb88acfe8294f3eb7f28bdc3eab90ba To Catch a Killer – BBC One – 18 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 6 June 2023 The second part concludes on 19 August.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ddf15898eade49d8b9433c6ec63d65d5 To Catch a Killer – BBC One – 19 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 6 June 2023 18–28 August – The BBC broadcasts coverage of the 1994 Commonwealth Games from Victoria, Canada.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fe0c13ae5b5146efb67bab50c1469534 Commonwealth Games Grandstand – BBC One London – 18 August 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081745/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fe0c13ae5b5146efb67bab50c1469534 dead Only the athletics events are shown live with all other sports, including swimming, restricted to highlights. 19 August – Sky Sports 2 launches, initially as a weekend-only service. 20 August – BBC2 airs Death on the Rock, a documentary by Thames Television about the shootings of three IRA members in Gibraltar, one of the most controversial programmes about the Troubles. The Government has succeeded in delaying its broadcast by six weeks and ten days later affects interviews with members of certain political groups in Northern Ireland.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/025377c9fb0b4248b6afb97f6e75e190 TV Troubles: Death on the Rock – BBC Two – 20 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 6 June 2023 22 August – The network television premiere of Graham Baker's 1988 American science fiction thriller Alien Nation on ITV, starring James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp. 25 August – Malcolm McLaren guest-presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1590 Top of the Pops Archive – 25/08/1994 21 May 2023 27 August – BBC2 presents a night of programming dedicated to ATV.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/51db99c3abdf48b2820db939bae6f50c ATV Night – BBC Two England – 27 August 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831212659/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/51db99c3abdf48b2820db939bae6f50c dead 29 August – Debut of veterinary-based television series Animal Hospital on BBC1, presented by Australian entertainer and singer Rolf Harris.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e311853a5ded411fb172009b3416407f Animal Hospital Live – BBC One – 29 August 1994 BBC BBC Genome 6 June 2023 31 August – The Provisional IRA announced a "cessation of military operations" and declares its complete ceasefire from midnight in Northern Ireland on both television and radio. September 1 September – Claire Sturgess guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0fht3ht Top of the Pops – BBC One – 1 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 21 May 2023 2 September – Television entertainer Roy Castle, who became best known to British viewers as the long-running presenter of the BBC children's series Record Breakers, dies from lung cancer at the age of 62. 3 September – The network television premiere of James Cameron's 1991 American science fiction blockbuster sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day on BBC1, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick and Linda Hamilton.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d426c45fcaa94d6681d7a8c43731e4bf Terminator 2: Judgment Day – BBC One London – 3 September 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 26 August 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085508/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d426c45fcaa94d6681d7a8c43731e4bf dead 5 September UK Gold introduces new idents as part of the total rebrand which is based on the forging of bullion bars, with the station's logo appearing to have been stamped into gold. The Children's BBC idents receive a refresh with new 3D graphics. Sky One moves E Street to a 7pm weekday timeslot. 7 September – Debut on ITV of Police Camera Action!, at this time known as Police Stop!, presented by Alastair Stewart. 8 September Brian Harvey and Tony Mortimer from East 17 guest present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0fk9t1f Top of the Pops – BBC One – 8 September 1994 BBC BBC Genome 21 May 2023 BBC1 airs the first edition of 999 Lifesavers, the sister show to 999.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ff610c344e5e44d5bfd3b4984451b376 999 Lifesavers – BBC One – 8 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 19 March 2023 11 September – The network television premiere on Channel 4 of Tim Burton's 1990 American romantic fantasy Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin and Vincent Price. 12 September – The pre school children's programme Playdays moves to predecessor series Play School former slot on BBC2 after 6 years on BBC1 and including Play School's later years, 11 years. Series is still shown at existing time of 10am which will air among schools programmes. It would make a brief return to BBC1 in the summer of 1995 for the holidays. 14 September – The fantasy drama The Wanderer makes its debut on Sky One, starring Bryan Brown, Tony Haygarth, Kim Thomson and Otto Tausig. Every episode brings a new adventure about the story of long-ago brothers slowly unfolding to the present-day with searches for an ancient grave, a magic stone and a lost book of power. The series continues on 7 December. 15 September – The ITC announces its decision to readvertise the Channel 5 licence. 16 September The restrictions that prevents radio and television broadcasting the voices of members of some Irish political and military groups are lifted in the wake of the Provisional IRA's ceasefire declaration.http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch94.htm CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1994 Cain.ulst.ac.uk 15 June 2013Welch Francis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4409447.stm The 'broadcast ban' on Sinn Fein BBC BBC News 5 April 2005 15 June 2013 BBC1 airs Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story, a made-for-television biographical drama written by Phil Penningroth and directed by Larry Shaw, with Alexandra Powers as Tonya Harding and Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Kerrigan. The film focuses on the American figure skating scandal of the 1994 Cobo Arena attack during the extensive media coverage surrounding the infamous incident based on the public domain material.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7cf532e340894eb099596e025d980195 Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story – BBC One – 16 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 14 May 2023 17 September – BBC2 airs the first edition of Top of the Pops 2, a spin-off showing footage from present day editions of Top of the Pops as well as material from the series archive.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9f4a571d39b24ec49518d67420d1c702 Saturday Week – BBC Two England – 17 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 6 January 2017 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831200311/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9f4a571d39b24ec49518d67420d1c702 dead 19 September Release of The Cranberries single "Zombie", a song written about the 1993 IRA bombing in Warrington. The video is banned by the BBC because it contains images from the Troubles; instead, an edited version that focuses on the band's performance footage is released.Mark Savage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42702781 The tragedy that inspired Zombie – The Cranberries' biggest hit BBC News BBC 16 January 2018 5 May 2019 BBC2 launches a weekday afternoon business, personal finance and consumer news programme Working Lunch,https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/64af3ce053d94f4f9a20b58b9629a9ce Working Lunch – BBC Two – 19 September 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 which broadcasts for 42 weeks per year. The US science-fiction drama series The X-Files makes its UK debut on BBC2, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/77c5a090035841ef91356d3e60e4c37f The X-Files – BBC Two – 19 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 19 July 2019 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081824/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/77c5a090035841ef91356d3e60e4c37f dead 21 September – University Challenge returns after a seven-year absence and two years after a special edition was shown; this revived series on BBC2 is presented by Jeremy Paxman.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4e5275fd846d49cc82a3186c94d1b8ca University Challenge – BBC Two England – 21 September 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831024645/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4e5275fd846d49cc82a3186c94d1b8ca dead 22 September – BBC1 airs the Inside Story documentary Silent Twin – Without My Shadow, a film about June and Jennifer Gibbons, identical twins who became known as "The Silent Twins" because they communicated only with each other.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eda57dfce87846fca3eb3ee195fea354 Inside Story Silent Twin – Without My Shadow 22 September 1994 BBC 17 September 2017 BBC Genome 21 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210121234330/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eda57dfce87846fca3eb3ee195fea354 dead 26 September – The network television premiere of Joe Dante's 1990 American comedy horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch on ITV, starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Christopher Lee and Robert Picardo, with cameo appearances by film critic Leonard Maltin and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. 27 September The Australian drama series Heartbreak High makes its UK television debut on BBC2.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/78b8225b56634817aec399f3274e0f3b Heartbreak High – BBC Two – 27 September 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 The comedy sketch series The Fast Show makes its debut on BBC2, starring Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne and Arabella Weir.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d7e9fc1c96774d7ea25c6433a3c483d9 The Fast Show – BBC Two – 27 September 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 29 September Claire Sturgess makes her second appearance as a guest presenter on Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0flm0c1 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 29 September 1994 BBC Genome BBC 21 May 2023 Chris Evans presents his final edition of The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 after two years as one of the show's original presenters which coincides with the second anniversary of the series. 30 September – Launch of the UK version of the music channel VH1. September – The Learning Channel is renamed to TLC. October 3 October – Two new channels, Sky Soap and Sky Travel go on the air. Both broadcast for a few hours during weekday daytime. TLC launches on Astra and timeshares with Discovery, broadcasting daily from 9am until 4pm. 5 October – The children's arts and crafts series SMart makes its debut on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b3701bb9f5f94c03871a0b9d8b0ddf65 Smart – BBC One – 5 October 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 6 October The Central-produced soap Revelations makes its debut on ITV, a series about a clergyman and his family written by Russell T. Davies. The show, which is aired only in some ITV regions, runs for two series and features Davies' first gay character, a lesbian vicar named Joan, played by Sue Holderness who comes out during a two-hander episode with another female character. The children's series Brum returns for a new series on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/29094812e6f9439b9b5dd52210b7c2a5 Brum – BBC One London – 6 October 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831203642/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/29094812e6f9439b9b5dd52210b7c2a5 dead Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis guest present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0fmrzgr Top of the Pops – BBC One – 6 October 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 9 October – Debut of Seaforth, an epic love story beginning in World War II Yorkshire, starring Linus Roache and Lia Williams.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1994-10-09 Schedule – BBC Programme Index The series concludes on 4 December.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/12a8cf3d72334f5898d14535067d0335 Seaforth – BBC One London – 4 December 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831204934/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/12a8cf3d72334f5898d14535067d0335 dead 17 October – The Morning on BBC1, a new weekday morning schedule of magazine, chat and entertainment programmes introduced by Mo Dutta, begins airing. The lineup includes Good Morning with Anne and Nick.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9172012487743c4ad8305b4c439c6a5 The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One London – 17 October 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 July 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085501/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9172012487743c4ad8305b4c439c6a5 dead 20 October – Jarvis Cocker of Pulp guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0fp8bvb Top of the Pops – BBC One – 20 October 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 21 October – The network television premiere on BBC1 of Ron Howard's 1991 American action thriller Backdraft, starring Kurt Russell and William Baldwin.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5da92ceb73d54169bc6401d06815b99c Backdraft – BBC One London – 21 October 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831211905/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5da92ceb73d54169bc6401d06815b99c dead 22 October Yorkshire Television refreshes its ident and abandons the 1989 generic ITV look. ITV airs the network television premiere of Jonathan Demme's 1991 Oscar-winning psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs, which is based on Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name, starring Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine and Anthony Hopkins as the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter. 24 October Debut of the cookery competition Ready Steady Cook on BBC2, presented by Fern Britton.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/23a37fe9d8ce4f1cade475d21f4cf3ec Ready, Steady, Cook – BBC Two – 24 October 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 The Sharongate storyline in EastEnders, centred on the character of Sharon Mitchell, played by Letitia Dean, reaches its conclusion. The episode is watched by 25.3 million viewers. 25 October – Fireman Sam returns to BBC1 with a new series, running for eight episodes, that day also saw the debuts of The Little Polar Bear & William's Wish Wellingtons.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/53ef512ae7674f1ea7761f3e018febc1 Fireman Sam – BBC One – 25 October 1994 BBC Genome BBC 14 May 2023 28 October ITV airs the last edition of Catchphrase to be produced by TVS, but it returns a week later, now made by Carlton Television and with a new look. The US sitcom Ellen makes its UK debut on Channel 4, starring Ellen DeGeneres. 29 October – The network television premiere of the 1987 dystopian action thriller The Running Man on ITV, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto and Jesse Ventura. November 1 November – A second attempt to license the fifth terrestrial channel begins.Channel Five Bidding Closes http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITN/1995/05/02/BSP020595031/?s=Channel+5&st=0&pn=1 ITN 11 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131215144/http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITN/1995/05/02/BSP020595031/?s=Channel+5&st=0&pn=1 2016-01-31 live 3 November – Kylie Minogue guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1600 Top of the Pops Archive – 03/11/1994 10 June 2023 4 November Leslie Crowther announces his retirement from showbusiness. The network television premiere of Martin Scorsese's 1991 American suspense thriller remake Cape Fear on BBC1, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis, as well as Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck and Martin Balsam who were also in the original 1962 version.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f0b2dd94fcb446c0bd4cbf461e51c1c2 Cape Fear – BBC One – 4 November 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 7 November – Barbara Windsor makes her EastEnders debut as Peggy Mitchell. The character had previously been played briefly by Jo Warne in 1991. 10 November To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Lord Lucan following the murder of his children's nanny, ITV airs The Trial of Lord Lucan, a production by Granada which sees a fictional dramatization of how a trial against the peer might proceed.Marianne Macdonald https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lord-lucan-returns-with-the-anniversary-of-a-horrific-murder-mystery-looming-rival-books-and-tv-studies-are-coming-marianne-macdonald-reports-1415872.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lord-lucan-returns-with-the-anniversary-of-a-horrific-murder-mystery-looming-rival-books-and-tv-studies-are-coming-marianne-macdonald-reports-1415872.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Lord Lucan returns: With the anniversary of a horrific murder mystery looming, rival books and TV studies are coming Marianne Macdonald Reports The Independent 24 July 1994 20 June 2013 The hugely popular sitcom The Vicar of Dibley makes its debut on BBC1, starring Dawn French as the vicar Geraldine Granger.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a40040cce1349a4bbe01ec6bfb915b7 The Vicar of Dibley – BBC One London – 10 November 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831214639/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a40040cce1349a4bbe01ec6bfb915b7 dead 11 November The BBC apologises after its Ceefax service mistakenly reports the death of the Queen Mother. The item, described as a rehearsal script, is on screen for 30 seconds before being removed. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-1dPAAAAIBAJ&pg=1265,3380484&dq=ceefax+queen+mother&hl=en Queen Mum's 'death' computed Block Communications Toledo Blade 12 November 1994 23 October 2012 The Queen Mother later died on 30 March 2002. The final episode of the children's adventure game show Knightmare is broadcast on ITV. 13 November – Katie Targett-Adams wins the 1994 series of Junior MasterChef on BBC1. 16 November – The network television premiere of Paul Verhoeven's 1992 American erotic thriller Basic Instinct on ITV, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. It is watched by 7.35 million viewers.Austin Thomas https://books.google.com/books?id=fAuLpK2w0d4C&q=%22Basic+Instinct%22+%22November+1994%22+%22ITV%22&pg=PA97 Hollywood Hype and Audiences: Selling and Watching Popular Film in the 1990s 3: Basic Instinct: 'woman on top'? 97, 107 Manchester University Press 978-0719057755 2002 17 November The final episode of the fourth series of Fireman Sam is broadcast on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5bc1c87e083147e2afc8996bdab6c3a0 Fireman Sam - BBC One - 17 November 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 It is also the final episode animated by Bumper Films and narrated by John Alderton. Michelle Gayle guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0fql7cy Top of the Pops – BBC One – 17 November 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 Series 10 of ITV's The Cook Report begins with an investigation into the controversial topic of cot deaths. 18 November – Debut of The Trial, a series of documentaries airing on BBC2http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e166c8077d82431d9967459571043258 The Trial – BBC Two England – 18 November 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202222/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e166c8077d82431d9967459571043258 dead which were filmed largely inside Scottish courts in 1993 and early 1994. Filming of the series is possible because of the Criminal Justice Act 1925, the legislation banning photography in British courts does not apply in Scotland. 19 November – The first National Lottery draw is broadcast on BBC1, presented by Noel Edmonds.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e930f6b99e5488dbb7148919fdf84a3 The National Lottery Live – BBC One London – 19 November 1994 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202752/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e930f6b99e5488dbb7148919fdf84a3 dead 20 November The US series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles makes its UK debut on BBC1. It initially airs on Sunday afternoons before switching to an early Saturday evening slot from January 1995.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e1b48b88f834481b8607977ccd4ef661 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – BBC One London – 20 November 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831204656/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e1b48b88f834481b8607977ccd4ef661 dead http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/85a5f9f4e8fc4ee897449f131e374e5d The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – BBC One London – 7 January 1995 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831211432/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/85a5f9f4e8fc4ee897449f131e374e5d dead The original airdate of the Everyman episode Portrait of a Serial Killer on BBC1 in which Lionel Dahmer talks about discovering that his son Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/10e767cf55d14d07b74bce14214ccecd Everyman: Profile of a Serial Killer – BBC One London – 20 November 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831212645/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/10e767cf55d14d07b74bce14214ccecd dead 26 November – BBC1 shows the documentary Girl Friday, in which Joanna Lumley spends nine days on a desert island with just a basic survival kit and a film crew.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/536566a3eb684d9cabcbd18b363c2d73 Girl Friday – BBC One London – 26 November 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831210447/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/536566a3eb684d9cabcbd18b363c2d73 dead 27 November – Channel 4 airs the network television premiere of Peter Hewitt's 1991 American science fiction comedy sequel Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, William Sadler and Joss Ackland. December December – The final encrypted BBC Select broadcasts take place although the service will continue broadcasting unencrypted programmes for the next ten months.BBC Select: A Failed Subscription Service 1 December – The character Lily Savage guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0frwgq3 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 1 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 3 December – Comedian Larry Grayson makes his final television appearance at the Royal Variety Performance, recorded on 28 November. He has been absent from television for some years and makes a reference to this during his act, commenting to the audience, "They thought I was dead!". He dies a month later.http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/play-celebrating-larry-graysons-life-11089313 Play celebrating Larry Grayson's life comes to Rhyl Eryl Crump 24 March 2016 North Wales Live 25 June 2023Mike Lockley https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DAME+FOR+a+laugh!+A+new+book+reveals+a+treasure+trove+of+previously...-a0530530689 Dame for a laugh! A new book reveals a treasure trove of previously unseen pictures and autobiographical writings of camp Midlands comic Larry Grayson Sunday Mercury Birmingham 11 March 2018 25 June 2023 8 December – Neneh Cherry guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0frwgq3 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 8 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 15 December – Damon Albarn of Blur guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1606 Top of the Pops Archive – 15/12/1994 10 June 2023 17 December BBC2 begins a season of films starring Burt Lancaster following his death in October, opening with Elmer Gantry, a 1960 film in which he stars alongside Jean Simmons.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4921da17b8664e67b6b6840a7878243e Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry – BBC Two England – 17 December 1994 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 2020-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202426/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4921da17b8664e67b6b6840a7878243e dead BBC1 airs its first terrestrial television showing of Russell Mulcahy's 1992 crime thriller Blue Ice, starring Michael Caine, Sean Young, Ian Holm and Bob Hoskins.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9df97b20c098437abb87ec1fa34711a5 Michael Caine in Blue Ice – BBC One – 17 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 14 May 2023 20 December The final episode of the animated children's series The Raggy Dolls is broadcast on ITV. The network television premiere on BBC1 of Penelope Spheeris's 1992 American comedy Wayne's World, starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/28a945c9925a43b384b93923a26c7409 Wayne's World – BBC One – 20 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 21 May 2023 21 December – Frankenstein: The True Story is first broadcast on BBC One. 22 December – Gary Glitter guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1607 Top of the Pops Archive – 22/12/1994 Jun 10, 2023 23 December – BBC1 airs Simply Red – Live, a concert given by the band in their home city of Manchester.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93a8c49b5fcb4e94af003530d552f0f7 Simply Red – Live! – BBC One London – 24 December 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 September 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083059/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93a8c49b5fcb4e94af003530d552f0f7 dead 24 December – The final episode of The Generation Game to be presented by Bruce Forsyth is broadcast on BBC1; Jim Davidson will succeed him the following year.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05548c76ac7a4b7c87d919a162c22a40 Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Generation Game – BBC One London – 24 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome Project 17 October 2016 24 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201224160934/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05548c76ac7a4b7c87d919a162c22a40 dead 25 December Christmas Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premieres of the 1990 animated film Jetsons: The Movie and the 1991 action adventure blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner as Robin Hood and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1994-12-25 BBC One London – 25 December 1994 BBC Genome BBC 18 January 2016 24 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170452/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1994-12-25 dead Take That guest present the Christmas Day 1994 edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0dmm2v0 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 25 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 The network television premiere of Walt Disney's 1959 animated musical fantasy classic Sleeping Beauty on ITV. ITV airs its first Christmas episode of Heartbeat called "A Winter's Tale". 26 December – Boxing Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premieres of Ivan Reitman's 1990 action comedy Kindergarten Cop and Barry Sonnenfeld's 1991 spooky comedy The Addams Family. 27 December – The network television premiere on BBC1 of the 1990 American action crime comedy Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty, Madonna and Al Pacino. 29 December The final episode in the original run of the children's series Brum is broadcast on BBC1, but the show will return with a revamped series in 2001 and will continue being repeated on the BBC. It is also Toyah Willcox's final episode as narrator. The network television premiere of In Bed with Madonna, a film following the singer Madonna during her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour, which was broadcast on BBC2.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43579166245d43bc9d22a98ea565b205 In Bed with Madonna – BBC Two England – 29 December 1994 BBC Genome 2 February 2016 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831211103/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43579166245d43bc9d22a98ea565b205 dead The final episode of the game show Strike It Lucky is broadcast on ITV; it will be relaunched in 1996 as Michael Barrymore's Strike It Rich. 30 December The network television premiere of Dennis Dugan's 1990 American black comedy Problem Child on BBC1, starring John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck and Michael Richards.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8f8e196e9b3a475a9cbd6e5f8023596e Problem Child – BBC One – 30 December 1994 BBC BBC Genome 10 June 2023 One of the most famous moments in British television history occurs during ITV's Catchphrase: uncovering the answer "snake charmer" to the bonus round puzzle is done in such a way that causes the audience, the contestants and the host, Roy Walker, to laugh uncontrollably as it appears that Mr. Chips and the snake are doing something sexual. 31 December New Year's Eve highlights on BBC1 include Barbra Streisand – The Concert, a performance given by the singer at Ponds, California earlier in the year.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c01de0fed6e74695a30d2b8a51e0fcf1 Barbra Streisand – the Concert – BBC One London – 31 December 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 September 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085506/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c01de0fed6e74695a30d2b8a51e0fcf1 dead New Year's Eve highlights on BBC2 include Plague and the Moonflower, a musical drama about the human race's abuse of the planet.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b251388047f54e77814a120d3d5bcba9 Plague and the Moonflower – BBC Two England – 31 December 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 September 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083314/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b251388047f54e77814a120d3d5bcba9 dead There is also a special end-of-year edition of TOTP2 featuring highlights of the Christmas Day edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/11a1f4500a5b488b977074bc6ed1989e TOTP2 – BBC Two England – 31 December 1994 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 30 October 2018 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831085511/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/11a1f4500a5b488b977074bc6ed1989e dead Debuts August 2023 BBC1 2 January – A Dark-Adapted Eye (1994) 4 January All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994–1997) Teddy Trucks (1994) 8 January Eek! The Cat (1992–1997) The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) 16 January – Headhunters (1994) 30 January – Incredible Games (1994–1995) 17 February Nelson's Column (1994–1995) Mud (1994–1995) 20 February – Short Change (1994–2005) 23 February – Earthfasts (1994) 13 March Honey for Tea (1994) Pie in the Sky (1994–1997) 14 March – Men of the World (1994–1995) 20 March – Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–1995) 24 March – Grushko (1994) 7 April Secret Life of Toys (1994) The House of Gristle (1994) 21 April – Cardiac Arrest (1994–1996) 27 April – The Lifeboat (1994) 3 May – Once Upon a Time in the North (1994) 25 May – Wipeout (1994–2003) 11 June – Fair Game (1994) 12 June – Love on a Branch Line (1994) 16 June – Roughnecks (1994–1995) 7 July – The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994–1995) 11 July – All Night Long (1994) 12 July – Chandler & Co (1994–1995) 16 July – Pets Win Prizes (1994–1996) 23 July – SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994) 24 July – Small Talk (1994–1996) 27 July – The Human Animal (1994) 31 July – The Tales of Para Handy (1994–1995) 14 August – The Great Antiques Hunt (1994–2000) 29 August – Animal Hospital (1994–2004) 7 September – Common As Muck (1994–1997) 8 September – 999 Lifesavers (1994–1998) 12 September – Monster Cafe (1994–1995) 18 September – Paul Merton's Palladium Story (1994) 26 September – Nice Day at the Office (1994) 28 September – Dino Babies (1994–1996) 5 October – SMart (1994–2009) 6 October – Pirates (1994–1997) 9 October – Seaforth (1994) 25 October – William's Wish Wellingtons (1994–1996) 4 November – Harry Enfield and Chums (1994–1999) 10 November The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007) Crocodile Shoes (1994) 13 November – Just William (1994–1995) 19 November – The National Lottery Draws (1994–2017) 20 November – The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993) 27 November – A Mind to Kill (1994–2004) 11 December – The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994) BBC2 1 January – Jools Annual Hootenanny (1994–present) 6 January – The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994–1995) 9 January – The High Life (1994–1995) 10 January – The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996) 11 January – Look and Read: Earth Warp (1994) 12 January – Middlemarch (1994) 14 January – Fantasy Football League (1994–1996) 19 January – The Day Today (1994) 4 March – Laurel Avenue (1993) 8 May Fievel's American Tails (1992) Watergate (1994) 30 June – The Bots Master (1993–1994) 4 July – Room 101 (1994–2007) 5 July – Heretic (1994) 12 July – Floyd on Italy (1994) 27 July Grace Under Fire (1993–1998) Stages (Anthology series) (1994) 11 September – Bay City (1993) 16 September – Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995) 17 September – Top of the Pops 2 (1994–2017) 19 September Working Lunch (1994–2010) The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016–2018) 21 September – The Big Trip Travel Show (1994–1995) 27 September – The Fast Show (1994–1997, 2000) 9 October – The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1994–1997) 21 October – Young Jung (1994) 24 October – Ready Steady Cook (1994–2010) 6 November – Stone Protectors (1993) 7 November – Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) ITV 4 January – Budgie the Little Helicopter (1994–1996) 5 January – 99-1 (1994–1995) 7 January – The Magic House (1994–1996) 10 January – Under the Hammer (1994) 12 January – Terror Towers (1994–1996) 14 January – Fantasy Football League (1994–1996, 1998, 2004) 17 January – Law and Disorder (1994) 6 February – Dandelion Dead (1994) 24 February – Animaniacs (1993–1998) 27 February – Anna Lee (1994) 28 February – Talking Telephone Numbers (1994–1997) 18 March – Chris Cross (1994–1995) 24 March – Outside Edge (1994–1996) 7 April Stanley's Dragon (1994) Class Act (1994–1995) 9 April – A Pinch of Snuff (1994) 10 April – The Knock (1994–2000) 17 April – The Cinder Path (1994) 13 May – Vanessa (1994–1998) 15 May – The House of Windsor (1994) 26 May – Moving Story (1994–1995) 29 May Mother's Ruin (1994) Cadfael (1994–1998) 31 May – Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1994–1995) (Made in 1992) 20 June – Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop (1994–1997) 15 July Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (1994–1995) Body Heat (1994–1996) 20 July – The Ink Thief (1994) 21 July – Downwardly Mobile (1994) 23 July – Scavengers (1994–1995) 19 August – Which Way to the War (1994) 7 September Police Camera Action! (1994–2010) Faith (1994) 22 September – Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994–1998) 6 October – Revelations (1994–1996) 26 October – Ellington (1994–1996) 1 November – Ky's Cartoons (1994–1999) 10 November – The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994) 12 November – Open Fire (1994) 17 November – Finney (1994) 25 December – Mole's Christmas (1994) Unknown The Little Mermaid (1992–1994) Aladdin (1994–1995) Channel 4 11 January – Karachi Kops (1994) 15 January – NYPD Blue (1993–2005) 16 January – Time Team (1994–2014) 4 February – Home Improvement (1991–1999) 12 February – Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (1994–1995) 3 March – The Rector's Wife (1994) 8 April – Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present) 9 April – Emily's Ghost (1994) 20 April – Frasier (1993–2004) 16 May – Babylon 5 (1993–1998) 29 May – The Odyssey (1992–1994) 7 June – Little Napoleons (1994) 8 July – Madeline (1993–2001) 30 July – The People's Parliament (1994–1999) 3 August – Biker Mice from Mars (1993–1996, Channel 4, 2006–2007 CITV) 12 August – The World of Hammer (1994) 14 October – Paris (1994) 28 October – Ellen (1994–1998) 9 November – A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994) 27 December – The Mousehole Cat (1994) Sky One 3 April – Highlander: The Series (1992–1998) 23 April – Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997) 9 May – She-Wolf of London (1990–1991) 18 May – Angel Falls (1993) 28 June –The First Circle (1992) 14 September One West Waikiki (1994–1996) The Wanderer (1994) 2 October – Duckman (1994–1997) 3 October Spellbound (1994–1996) Space Precinct (1994–1995) 13 November – A Mind to Kill (1994–2002) 14 December – Scarlett (1994) Sky Sports (1/2) 20 August – Soccer AM (1994–2023) Nickelodeon UK 31 October – Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994–1997) Channels January 2023 New channels DateChannel February Travel 19 August Sky Sports 2 30 September VH1 3 October Sky Soap Sky Travel Television shows Changes of network affiliation Shows Moved from Moved to BlockbustersITV Sky1 Men Behaving BadlyBBC1 This Is Your Life Returning this year after a break of one year or longer 10 January – The new version of Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1997) 27 January – Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie (1990; 1994) 18 March – Play Your Cards Right (1980–1987, 1994–1999, 2002–2003) 18 April – Blockbusters (1983–1993, 1994–1995, 1997, 2000–2001, 2012, 2019) 5 September – The Russ Abbot Show (1980–1985; 1986–1991; 1994–1996) 21 September – University Challenge (1962–1987 ITV, 1994–present BBC) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) 1930s Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present) The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024) 1940s Come Dancing (1949–1998) 1950s Panorama (1953–present) What the Papers Say (1956–2008)What the Papers Say in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2008/may/29/what.the.papers.say The Guardian 2 April 2022 29 May 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) Top of the Pops (1964–2006) Match of the Day (1964–present) Mr. and Mrs. (1965–1999) Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006) Sportsnight (1965–1997) Call My Bluff (1965–2005) The Money Programme (1966–2010) 1970s Emmerdale (1972–present) Newsround (1972–present) Pebble Mill (1972–1986, 1991–1996) 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) Ski Sunday (1978–present) The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979–1994) Antiques Roadshow (1979–present) Question Time (1979–present) 1980s Family Fortunes (1980–2002, 2006–2015, 2020–present) Children in Need (1980–present) Danger Mouse (1981–1992, 2015–2019) Timewatch (1982–present) Brookside (1982–2003) Countdown (1982–present) Right to Reply (1982–2001) First Tuesday (1983–1993) Highway (1983–1993) Blockbusters (1983–93, 1994–95, 1997, 2000–01, 2012, 2019) Spitting Image (1984–1996) Surprise Surprise (1984–2001, 2012–2015) The Bill (1984–2010) Channel 4 Racing (1984–2016) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present) Busman's Holiday (1985–1993) EastEnders (1985–present) The Cook Report (1987–1999) Crosswits (1985–1998) Screen Two (1985–1998) Telly Addicts (1985–1998) Blind Date (1985–2003, 2017–2019) Comic Relief (1985–present) Beadle's About (1986–1996) The Chart Show (1986–1998, 2008–2009) Equinox (1986–2006) The Really Wild Show (1986–2006) Casualty (1986–present) Lovejoy (1986–1994) The Raggy Dolls (1986–1994) Allsorts (1987–1995) Going for Gold (1987–1996, 2008–2009) The Time, The Place (1987–1998) Chain Letters (1987–1997) ChuckleVision (1987–2009) You Bet! (1988–1997) Playdays (1988–1997) Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001) London's Burning (1988–2002) On the Record (1988–2002) Fifteen to One (1988–2003, 2013–2019) This Morning (1988–present) Fun House (1989–1999) Birds of a Feather (1989–1998, 2014–2020) A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) Byker Grove (1989–2006)Byker Grove https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/november/byker-grove/ www.bbc.com 25 March 2023 en Desmond's (1989–1994) Bodger & Badger (1989–1999) Children's Ward (1989–2000) Mike and Angelo (1989–2000) 1990s Waiting for God (1990–1994) Mr. Bean (1990–1995) The Crystal Maze (1990–1995, 2016–2020) Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995) Turnabout (1990–1996) The Upper Hand (1990–1996) Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998) One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000) MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present) How 2 (1990–2006) Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2006, 2015) The Dreamstone (1990–1995) Rosie and Jim (1990–2000) Big Break (1991–2002) The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993) Spender (1991–1993) The House of Eliott (1991–1994) The Brittas Empire (1991–1997) Bottom (1991–1995) Soldier Soldier (1991–1997) Noel's House Party (1991–1999) 2point4 Children (1991–1999) Darkwing Duck (1991–1992) Little Dracula (1991–1999) Where's Wally?: The Animated Series (1991) GamesMaster (1992–1998) Heartbeat (1992–2010)ITV axes popular police drama Heartbeat https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4365441/ITV-axes-popular-police-drama-Heartbeat.html?fb www.telegraph.co.uk 14 July 2023 Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998) The Big Breakfast (1992–2002) 999 (1992–2003) Sooty & Co. (1993–1998) Mr. Motivator exercise routines (1993–2000) Breakfast with Frost (1993–2005) Ending this year That's Life! (1973–1994) Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994) The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979–1994) Postman Pat (1981, 1991–1994, 1996, 2004–2008) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1994) Lovejoy (1986–1994) The Raggy Dolls (1986–1994) Fireman Sam (1987–1994, 2003–2013) Knightmare (1987–1994) The New Statesman (1987–1994) Desmond's (1989–1994) Waiting for God (1990–1994) The House of Eliott (1991–1994) Brum (1991–1994, 2001–2002) Just Us (1992–1994) Anna Lee (1993–1994) Avenger Penguins (1993–1994) Rubbish, King of the Jumble (1993–1994) Under the Hammer (1994) The Rector's Wife (1994) Faith (1994) Once Upon a Time in the North (1994) Paul Merton's Palladium Story (1994) Seaforth (1994) The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994) Births 23 June – Jamie Borthwick, actor 28 June – Madeline Duggan, actress 6 July – Camilla and Rebecca Rosso, actress-singers 24 October – Kit Young, actor 17 November – Rose Ayling-Ellis actress 14 December – Kedar Williams-Stirling, actor Deaths Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility3 JanuaryHeather Sears58actress5 JanuaryBrian Johnston81sports commentator and television presenter7 JanuaryLlewellyn Rees92actor10 JanuaryMichael Aldridge73actor (Last of the Summer Wine)22 JanuaryBill Podmore62television producer (Coronation Street)15 MarchJack Hargreaves82television presenter (How)18 MarchAndrew Crawford76actor29 MarchBill Travers72actor (Lovejoy) and scriptwriter25 AprilDavid Langton82actor (Upstairs, Downstairs)27 AprilLynne Frederick39actress6 JuneMark McManus59 actor (Taggart)7 JuneDennis Potter59scriptwriter16 JuneEileen Way82actress6 JulyGeoff McQueen46scriptwriter26 JulyTerry Scott67actorObituary: Terry Scott https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-terry-scott-1416495.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-terry-scott-1416495.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 15 September 20187 AugustLarry Martyn60actor (Are You Being Served?, The Dick Emery Show, Whoops Baghdad)11 AugustPeter Cushing81actor (Sherlock Holmes)15 AugustSyd Dale70theme tune composer2 SeptemberRoy Castle62dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician7 OctoberJames Hill75television producer (Worzel Gummidge)9 NovemberRalph Michael87actor16 NovemberDoris Speed95actress (Coronation Street)13 DecemberNorman Beaton60actor (Desmond's)5 DecemberRichard Waring69scriptwriter (Not in Front of the Children)23 DecemberSebastian Shaw89actor (The Old Curiosity Shop, Crown Court)27 DecemberFanny Cradock85television cookery presenter See also 1994 in British music 1994 in British radio 1994 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1994 References 2 External links List of 1994 British television series at IMDb 1994