1991 in British television

none April 2014 November 2020 1991 British television This is a list of British television related events from 1991. Events January 1 January The Independent Television Commission (ITC) replaces the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). On the same day, the Broadcasting Act 1990 takes effect, thus beginning the deregulation of British television and radio. New Year's Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premieres of the science fiction drama SpaceCamp and the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141016215818/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-01-01 dead 16 October 2014 BBC One London – 1 January 1991 BBC Genome BBC 29 January 2017 3 January The sitcom The Brittas Empire makes its debut on BBC1, starring Chris Barrie.The Brittas Empire – BBC1 https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/232a4ae1e814444d9df83ac4dc59601d 11 October 2026 Radio Times London, United Kingdom 3 January 1991 BBC Genome Project The puppet Gordon the Gopher returns to television with a thirteen-episode series on BBC1.Gordon the Gopher – BBC1 https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8f16e6d30e3548deab0c80f698732fed 11 October 2026 Radio Times London, United Kingdom 3 January 1991 BBC Genome Project 7 January – BBC1 launches the local news programme BBC East Midlands Today for the East Midlands region. News coverage for the area had previously been provided by a seven-minute opt out from the Birmingham-based Midlands Today.http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbc_eastmidlands/news.html BBC East Midlands News TVARK 24 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521121720/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbc_eastmidlands/news.html 21 May 2015 usurped 8 January The opening episode of the second season of Twin Peaks makes its British debut on BBC2.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8c9539fa9f1848dba079f1af8d54c6eb https://web.archive.org/web/20141023200357/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8c9539fa9f1848dba079f1af8d54c6eb dead 23 October 2014 Twin Peaks – BBC Two England – 8 January 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 18 September 2018 The children's arts and crafts series Bitsa makes its debut on BBC1. 14 January – The American sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starring Will Smith, makes its debut on BBC2 as part of the DEF II programming strand.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b6d233bfee04eb0b0799e27e43ce845 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221095545/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b6d233bfee04eb0b0799e27e43ce845 dead 21 December 2016 DEFII The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – BBC Two England – 14 January 1991 BBC Genome BBC 29 January 2017 17 January–2 March – Most regular programming is suspended to bring live coverage of the Gulf War after Allied Forces launch Operation Desert Storm against Iraq. Over the coming weeks, there is extended coverage of events in the Persian Gulf. On BBC1, in addition to extended and additional news bulletins, a special daytime news analysis programme War in the Gulf, presented by David Dimbleby, is broadcast, although as the war progresses the length of each programme and frequency of broadcast is scaled back. ITV also broadcasts additional news and discussion programmes about the war, including all-night coverage during the early stages of the conflict and Channel 4 broadcasts a two-hour special programme at midnight as well as Saturday editions of The Channel 4 Daily. Some coverage, particularly in the earlier part of the war, comes from CNN. Sky News presents round-the-clock coverage and UK viewers are also able to watch rolling coverage on CNN. 18 January – BBC2 airs a special edition of Arena in which playwright Arthur Miller meets ANC leader Nelson Mandela. In the show, Mandela talks for the first time about his life and experiences from a personal standpoint.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/af19b0dcf7d14b368f0751d7dc4ae611 https://web.archive.org/web/20181125031154/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/af19b0dcf7d14b368f0751d7dc4ae611 dead 25 November 2018 Arena: Miller Meets Mandela – BBC Two England – 18 January 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 November 2018 19 January The 17 January edition of Top of the Pops is broadcast, having been postponed from that date due to extended news coverage of the Gulf War.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1991-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20220907131834/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1991-01-19 dead 7 September 2022 BBC One England – 19 January 1991 – BBC Genome BBC Programme Index 7 September 2022 Debut of the comedy talk show The Full Wax on BBC1, starring Ruby Wax. 26 January – Oliver Reed appears on an edition of the late-night Channel 4 discussion programme After Dark discussing militarism, masculine stereotypes and violence to women. Reed drinks alcohol during the broadcast, leading him to become drunk, aggressive and incoherent.http://www.oliverreed.net/Press/press1990_29.html Ollie's TV shame 20 April 2009 OliverReed.net https://web.archive.org/web/20090818203901/http://www.oliverreed.net/Press/press1990_29.html 18 August 2009 dead He refers to another member of the panel who has a moustache as a 'tache' and uses offensive language. After one hour, Reed returns from the toilet and getting more to drink, rolls on top of the noted feminist author Kate Millett. The show is briefly taken off the air following a hoax call to the station claiming that Channel 4 boss Michael Grade is furious. February 12 February – A year after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, BBC2 airs an edition of its Assignment documentary strand in which journalist Donald Woods returns to South Africa to give his personal assessment of that country's future.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8aea770e64be4325878cf963e8fabff6 https://web.archive.org/web/20181125074810/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8aea770e64be4325878cf963e8fabff6 dead 25 November 2018 Assignment – BBC Two England – 12 February 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 25 November 2018 15 February – At the close of this day's programmes, the COW ident is seen for the final time on BBC1 after six years and the BBC2 'TWO' ident is also seen for the final time after five years. 16 February Both BBC1 and BBC2 receive new idents, both generated from laserdisc and featuring the BBC corporate logo introduced in 1986. BBC1 features a numeral '1' encased in a globe and BBC2 features eleven idents based around a numeral '2'. Also on this day, new idents for Open University programmes come into use. Matthew Kelly succeeds Bruce Forsyth as presenter of ITV's You Bet! 25 February – Debut of the children's series Radio Roo on BBC1, starring Wayne Jackman.http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/r/radioroo_1299002587.shtml BBC – Comedy Guide – Radio Roo 8 January 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050108233456/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/r/radioroo_1299002587.shtml 8 January 2005 26 February – Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. As the war comes to its conclusion, television programming begins to return to normal. March 1 March – The monopoly on listings magazines ends with the deregulation of TV listings. Before today, Radio Times published only BBC listings and TVTimes ITV only (and from 1982, Channel 4, including S4C in a pull-out supplement Sbec). However, from this day, they can carry listings for all channels. Newspapers are also allowed to publish 7-day listings for the first time, having previously been able to publish only the present day's (and two days on Saturdays). A raft of listings magazines and supplements starts up in the wake of the changes.http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/rt3.htm The Good New Times ... The Bradshaw of Broadcasting: 1980s – 2000: Robin Carmody on Radio and TV Times Off The Telly Robin Carnody July 2000 7 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507191921/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/rt3.htm 7 May 2009 dead 3 March – Following the conclusion of the Gulf War, the ITN Early Morning News is halved in length and now goes on the air at 5:30am. From this point, the ITN World News is no longer broadcast as part of the bulletin. 9 March – While appearing as a guest on the ITV chat show Aspel & Company, singer Rod Stewart takes off his shoes and tosses them into the audience. 15 March – BBC1 airs Comic Relief 1991.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e7b966b8548446be8cad892a82e0319d https://web.archive.org/web/20161030085815/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e7b966b8548446be8cad892a82e0319d dead 30 October 2016 Comic Relief 1991 – BBC One London – 15 March 1991 BBC Genome BBC 12 November 2016 18 March – ITV broadcasts World in Action Special: The Birmingham Six – Their Own Story, a documentary that airs four days after the release of the wrongly convicted 'Birmingham Six'."Public Issue Television: World in Action 1963–98" p. 106 It is later nominated for a BAFTA award.<ref>BAFTA Awards bafta.org'''' 1992 awards]</ref> 30 March – Frederick Wiseman's six and a half-hour documentary Near Death, on life in a Boston intensive care unit, is broadcast in full by Channel 4.http://index52b6.html/?page_id=1110 1991 : Off The Telly 23 January 2019May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes April 1 April – Sue Lawley interviews Prime Minister John Major for ITV.http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/6th-april-1991/40/television Television 5 April 1991 The Spectator 40 19 March 2014 7 April ITV airs the first Prime Suspect series, starring Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. Comedy drama The Darling Buds of May makes its debut on ITV, starring David Jason, Pam Ferris and Catherine Zeta Jones. The final episode of the sitcom Brush Strokes is broadcast on BBC1. 8 April The Power Station, one of the channels to have survived the BSB merger with Sky, closes down at 4am after it was decided that the American MTV would be used as the music channel on BSkyB's Astra satellite service. the 5th series of ITV Central's The Cook Report began with Roger Cook investigating the Hot Dog Wars. Channel 4's three-week Banned season features a series of films and programmes which have previously been banned from British television or cinema. http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/W/wtc4/history/c4timeline.jsp Channel 4 timeline Channel 4 30 April 2009 The season includes the network television premieres of Scum, Monty Python's Life of Brian and Sebastiane. There is also a second broadcast of the controversial 1988 Thames documentary Death on the Rock which investigated the shooting of three members of the IRA by the SAS in Gibraltar. The season proves to be controversial and Channel 4 is investigated by the Obscene Publications Squad and referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions.http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/c4/1991.htm Channel 4 at 25: 1991 compiled by Steve Williams, Ian Jones and Jack Kibble-White 30 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918234351/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/c4/1991.htm 18 September 2008 dead 9 April Derek Nimmo makes a cameo appearance in Australian soap Neighbours as an eccentric English aristocrat, the episode having debuted in Australia on 26 February 1990.http://www.ramsay-street.co.uk/episodes/episodes.asp?start_ep=1126 Neighbours Episode Guide: 1126–1150 Ramsay-street.co.uk 15 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031559/http://www.ramsay-street.co.uk/episodes/episodes.asp?start_ep=1126 dead Central Television takes back over production of the Children's ITV strand, with Tommy Boyd becoming the new in-vision presenter. 12 April – Debut of the children's game show Finders Keepers on Children's ITV, presented by Neil Buchanan. 15 April — BSB's films channel The Movie Channel launches on the Astra 1B satellite. 16 April – The network television premiere of Monty Python's Life of Brian as part of Channel 4's Banned season. 20 April – The Sports Channel on BSB is rebranded as Sky Sports. 29 April – On an edition of Terry Wogan's evening chat show Wogan and amid howls of laughter from the studio audience, footballer-turned-public speaker David Icke claims that he is "the son of God" and that Britain will be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes. Wogan, Terry Terry Wogan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nMq6gc1yMg https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/0nMq6gc1yMg 2021-12-20 live David Icke interviewed by Terry Wogan 2006 11 May 2010 BBC He later says that he had been misinterpreted and that he had used the term "the son of God" to mean an "aspect" of the Infinite consciousness.Icke David Tales From The Time Loop https://archive.org/details/talesfromtimeloo00icke registration 2003 The interview proves devastating for him. The BBC is later criticised for allowing the interview to go ahead, with Des Christy in The Guardian calling it a "media crucifixion." Christy Des Crucifixion, courtesy of the BBC The Guardian 6 May 1991 30 April – Debut of the long-running snooker-based game show Big Break on BBC1, presented by Jim Davidson. May 3 May – The Girl from Tomorrow, a 12-part Australian children's series about a girl from the future who finds herself trapped in 1990 makes its UK debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9427ffb1af164d53973d34c205e8260e https://web.archive.org/web/20180107234543/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9427ffb1af164d53973d34c205e8260e dead 7 January 2018 The Girl from Tomorrow – BBC One London – 3 May 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 4 May – Sweden's Carola wins the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Rome and broadcast by the BBC in the UK) with "Fångad av en stormvind". The British entry, "A Message to Your Heart" sung by Samantha Janus, finishes in 10th place. 5 May – BBC1 airs the final season of the US drama series Dallas, this time being shown on Sunday afternoons just two days after the final episode has been aired in the US. 6 May Eurosport briefly closes after the competing Screensport channel had filed a complaint to the European Commission over its corporate structure.http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31991D0130:EN:NOT Commission Decision of 19 February 1991 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/32.524 – Screensport/EBU members) Eur-lex.europa.eu 2010-01-15 The Movie Channel begins broadcasting 24 hours a day.http://www.allbusiness.com/retail/retailers-nonstore-retailers/7525887-1.html TWO EURO SATELLITE CHANNELS FALL FROM GRACE Screen Digest Previously the channel has been on air from early afternoon until the early hours of the next morning. The network television premiere of the 1987 gangster thriller The Untouchables on BBC1, starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro. 8 May – The first terrestrial television showing of Matthew Robbins' 1981 dark fantasy adventure Dragonslayer on ITV, starring Peter MacNichol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson and John Hallam. 13 May – ITV airs an edition of World in Action making allegations of malpractice in the Irish beef processing industry. The programme leads to the establishment of the Beef Tribunal which is to become Ireland's longest public inquiry at this time.https://books.google.com/books?id=AvKQNQaBJ5QC&pg=PA618 Ireland in the Twentieth Century Tim Pat Coogan 2003 Hutchinson 978-0091794279 618http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1001779.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20150629174848/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1001779.ece dead 29 June 2015 Justine McCarthy Tribunal after tribunal, yet the corruption festers on News UK The Sunday Times 24 March 2012 27 June 2015 20 May – The final episode of ThunderCats is broadcast on BBC1. 22 May – Eurosport resumes broadcasting after TF1 Group steps in to replace BSkyB as their joint owners. 27 May – The network television premiere of the 1987 parody film Dragnet on BBC1, starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d294232322d54e94b7ad78af43952c56 https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231314/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d294232322d54e94b7ad78af43952c56 dead 18 September 2018 Dragnet – BBC One London – 27 May 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 18 September 2018 May – Midweek Sports Special ends after 13 years when all the English regions opt out for their own midweek sports shows. The programme continues in London as Thames Sports Special. June 10 June Postman Pat begins airing on ABC in Australia along with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends sister show Tugs. The drama series Soldier Soldier makes its debut on ITV, starring Robson Green and Jerome Flynn. 13 June – An edition of BBC2's The Late Show is the final programme to be broadcast from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios. 16 June – BBC1 airs Cry Freedom, Richard Attenborough's acclaimed film about South African journalist Donald Woods. It is shown in two parts with the second aired on 23 June.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbd097866b2f4f4fa1f583218f114ec8 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051308/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbd097866b2f4f4fa1f583218f114ec8 dead 23 September 2017 Cry Freedom – BBC One London – 16 June 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/912cea6afdcb43538e610a8411506f39 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923052756/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/912cea6afdcb43538e610a8411506f39 dead 23 September 2017 Cry Freedom – BBC One London – 23 June 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 18 June – BBC2 airs the concluding episode of David Lynch's drama Twin Peaks.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbb10507438346e09ba01a73a195ec0a https://web.archive.org/web/20180918233812/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbb10507438346e09ba01a73a195ec0a dead 18 September 2018 Twin Peaks – BBC Two England – 18 June 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 18 September 2018 20 June – The murder of Harry Collinson, the planning officer for Derwentside District Council, takes place at Butsfield, County Durham while television news crews are filming for a news item about a planning dispute. At the time of the murder, the Derwentside District Council is involved in the dispute with Albert Dryden over the erection of a building by Dryden on green belt land without planning permission and as television crews are filming, Dryden aims a handgun, a .455 Webley Mk VI revolver at Collinson and shoots him dead. As the journalists and council staff flee, Dryden opens fire again, wounding television reporter Tony Belmont and Police Constable Stephen Campbell.The day a good man died – and we all realised nobody is safe from the threat of violence The Journal Newcastle upon Tyne 14 March 2009 30 Neil McKayMartin Wainwright Planning chief killed in demolition row: Bitter dispute over ex-steel worker's illegal summerhouse spills over The Guardian London 21 June 1991 2Albert Dryden Shooting: 'Still haunted by day I saw a man killed in cold blood' 5 October 2017 6 October 2017 The Northern Echo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15576202.Albert_Dryden_Shooting___Still_haunted_by_day_I_saw_a_man_killed_in_cold_blood_/Council man shot dead in dispute on bungalow The Times London 21 June 1991 Peter Davenport Ray Clancy Dryden is convicted of Collinson's murder following a trial in April the following year. Additionally, he is also convicted of the attempted murder of council solicitor Michael Dunstan and the wounding of Campbell and Belmont. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/albert-dryden-dead-murder-video-live-tv-planning-officer-harry-collinson-derwentside-county-durham-a8542666.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/albert-dryden-dead-murder-video-live-tv-planning-officer-harry-collinson-derwentside-county-durham-a8542666.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Albert Dryden death: Man who shot dead council official live on TV dies aged 77 Independent Print Limited The Independent 18 September 2018 18 September 2018https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-45557805 Planning row killer Albert Dryden dies year after release BBC News 18 September 2018 18 September 2018 30 June – Channel 4 airs the first episode of Family Pride, the first British soap to feature a predominantly Asian cast. The series is produced by Central and is also shown on ITV in the Midlands region. July 1 July – The long-lived "Wings" set makes its debut on the Channel 4 game show Countdown, alongside the use of tie-break conundrums. 13 July – Bernard Wenton, performing as Nat King Cole, wins the second series of Stars in Their Eyes on ITV. 14 July – Sue Lawrence wins the 1991 series of MasterChef on BBC1. 14–25 July – Sky Sports broadcasts full live coverage of the 1991 World Student Games which are held in the UK (Sheffield). This is the only time that Sky has broadcast a multi-sport event and it is the only time the event has been broadcast live. 22 July – BBC1 airs an extended edition of Wogan in which Terry Wogan meets and talks to the pop star Madonna.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/476ffffedc0f4f1d92782aecc701a1eb https://web.archive.org/web/20150630223035/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/476ffffedc0f4f1d92782aecc701a1eb dead 30 June 2015 Wogan – BBC One London – 22 July 1991 BBC Genome BBC 28 June 2015 24 July – The final programme to be recorded at the BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd's Bush is broadcast, an edition of Wogan recorded on 18 July. 29 July–2 August – Tim Brooke-Taylor and Lisa Aziz present QD – The Master Game, a game that airs over five nights on Channel 4 and comprises mental and physical challenges. 30 July – Australian children's series Johnson and Friends makes its UK debut on BBC2.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/efcd6f4a19044052bceb0ef5bd9f0128 https://web.archive.org/web/20170408090248/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/efcd6f4a19044052bceb0ef5bd9f0128 dead 8 April 2017 Johnson and Friends – BBC Two England – 30 July 1991 BBC Genome BBC 7 April 2017 31 July Pavarotti in the Park, a concert celebrating thirty years of Luciano Pavarotti's operatic career, is held in London's Hyde Park. The concert is attended by an audience of 125,000 who gather despite the wet weather, and is broadcast by Sky.Cassidy Suzanne https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/31/arts/pavarotti-celebrates-by-singing-in-the-rain.html Pavarotti Celebrates by Singing in the Rain London The New York Times 31 July 1991 8 October 2016 The BBC's Lime Grove Studios close. August 3 August – The network television premiere of the comedy thriller Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs on BBC1, starring Ed Begley Jr.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/256db47cd0c043709cba738e22ed4aa0 https://web.archive.org/web/20180918234210/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/256db47cd0c043709cba738e22ed4aa0 dead 18 September 2018 Spies, Lies and Naked Thighs – BBC One London – 3 August 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 18 September 2018 9 August – Channel 4 debuts the HBO comedy series Dream On, one of the first US shows to feature uncensored profanity and nudity. 14 August – BBC1 airs Mozart in London, the first of a three-part series marking the bicentenary of his death and in which his earliest pieces are performed by children of about the same age as he was when he wrote them. It is the first time this has been done on British television.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/020639f1ec054b0cbd9dd1f55ee03d3c https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231611/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/020639f1ec054b0cbd9dd1f55ee03d3c dead 18 September 2018 Mozart Specials – BBC One London – 14 August 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 18 September 2018 20 August – The BBC revives the snooker series Pot Black after a five year absence. It begins with Junior Pot Black which last appeared in 1983 and being shown on BBC2 three mornings a week for this week and the next. In this series, 15 year old Ronnie O'Sullivan competed and later won the series. The main show returns soon afterwards on 2 September on BBC1 in the afternoon schedule. 23 August–1 September – Eurosport airs the World Athletics Championships for the first time. The event is also shown on the BBC. 26 August – BBC2 airs a day of programmes paying tribute to the Lime Grove Studios which closed the previous month and includes a remake of 1950s soap opera The Grove Family, featuring stars from the present day, and a repeat of An Unearthly Child, the first-ever episode of Doctor Who from 1963.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1991-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019043356/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1991-08-26 dead 19 October 2014 BBC Two England – 26 August 1991 BBC Genome BBC 16 October 2016 29 August – Top of the Pops is simulcast on BBC Radio 1 for the last time, the episode presented by Jakki Brambles.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/95f82c7c1dc746f8b7116d629550946f https://web.archive.org/web/20171113005228/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/95f82c7c1dc746f8b7116d629550946f dead 13 November 2017 Top of the Pops – BBC Radio 1 England – 29 August 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 That same day, Sir Alistair Burnet presented his final News at Ten before his retirement. 31 August – BBC television starts officially broadcasting in stereo using the NICAM system, although some transmitters had been broadcasting BBC programmes in stereo since 1986, but these were classified as tests. September 3 September – The sitcom 2point4 Children makes its debut on BBC1, starring Belinda Lang and Gary Olsen.http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/other/2point4childre_7776570.shtml BBC – Comedy Guide – 2 Point 4 Children 5 December 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041205023042/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/other/2point4childre_7776570.shtml 5 December 2004 5 September – The actor Arthur Pentelow who died on 6 August, makes his final on-screen appearance as Henry Wilks in Emmerdale. The character dies off-screen on 3 October. After two years off air, ITV comedy-drama Minder returns with a new theme tune and new opening titles with Gary Webster joining the cast as Ray Daley, taking over from Dennis Waterman. 9 September – New idents launch on Children's BBC, featuring the BBC corporate logo. 11 September – ITV airs Thatcher: The Final Days, a dramatisation of the final days of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. The film stars Sylvia Syms as the former Prime Minister. 13 September – The documentary The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife airs on Channel 4. It is set during the final days of the apartheid regime in South Africa, particularly centering on Eugène Terre'Blanche, founder and leader of the far-right, white supremacist political organisation AWB. A year later, Channel 4 faces its first libel case by Jani Allan, a South African journalist who objects to her representation in the documentary.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/901342.stm Victims of the 'silver fox' 18 April 2009 29 August 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327230632/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/901342.stm 27 March 2009 live 14 September – Channel 4 airs "A Night in Japan", a night of programmes dedicated to all things Japanese, from 8pm to 6am. 17 September – The sitcom Bottom makes its debut on BBC2, starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b06ca40fe42e4d3e82a9b6cdaf8225ac https://web.archive.org/web/20160401040237/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b06ca40fe42e4d3e82a9b6cdaf8225ac dead 1 April 2016 Bottom: Smells – BBC Two England – 17 September 1991 BBC Genome BBC 20 March 2016 20 September – BBC2 begins a rerun of Gerry Anderson's 1960s ITV science fiction marionette series Thunderbirds.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1a876cccb32843edab9d363fe5ff83ae https://web.archive.org/web/20160401123115/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1a876cccb32843edab9d363fe5ff83ae dead 1 April 2016 Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky – BBC Two England – 20 September 1991 BBC Genome BBC 20 March 2016 The series proves to be popular, leading to a shortage of Tracy Island toys in stores during the run up to Christmas, something that prompts Blue Peter to show viewers and their parents how to make their own Tracy Island model.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16216131 Blue Peter to be shown on CBBC before BBC One BBC News 16 December 2011 20 March 2016 An instruction sheet produced by the programme receives more than 100,000 requests.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk42/feature_bpeter.shtml BBC Press Office 50 facts about Blue Peter October 2008 20 March 2016 21 September – More than eight years after launching a weekday breakfast television service, the BBC launches a five-minute long weekend breakfast news bulletin.BBC Genome Project – BBC1 listings 21 September 1991 22 September Sponsorship of ITV programmes is allowed. The network television premiere of Adrian Lyne's 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction on ITV, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. 26 September The children's series Brum makes its debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d97a8740d93a425f8748f5c6753aaa22 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032932/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d97a8740d93a425f8748f5c6753aaa22 dead 1 October 2017 Brum – BBC One London – 26 September 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The children's game show Get Your Own Back makes its debut on BBC1, presented by Dave Benson Phillips. 28 September – The network television premiere of the 1988 film Buster on ITV, starring Phil Collins as Great Train robber Buster Edwards. October 1 October – The Comedy Channel launches. 2 October – The 1000th episode of the soap Brookside is broadcast on Channel 4.http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/guide_24.htm Brookside guide-24 Brooksidesoapbox.co.uk 2018-01-13 9 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140909023155/http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/guide_24.htm dead 3 October–2 November – ITV airs coverage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup. The competition is hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. 4 October – The US animated series The Legend of Prince Valiant makes its UK debut on BBC1. 5 October – ITV screens the terrestrial premiere of the 1987 action film Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. 6 October – BBC1 airs Conundrum, the final episode of the original run of Dallas. The feature-length episode imagines a world in which the soap's central character, J. R. Ewing, had not existed.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d10fd424fde54ef5969a2f03759e6cdd https://web.archive.org/web/20161026172519/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d10fd424fde54ef5969a2f03759e6cdd dead 26 October 2016 Dallas – BBC One London – 6 October 1991 BBC Genome BBC 8 October 2016 11 October – BBC2 shows the late-night Richard O'Brien hosted series Mystery Train featuring cult and B-Movie themed television programmes and films. 14 October BBC World Service TV launches its Asian service. After a five-year absence, Pebble Mill returns to BBC1. 16 October – The ITV franchise auction results are announced and take effect starting midnight on 1 January 1993. It will see many notable names going off air after losing their franchises, including Thames, TVS, TSW, TV-am and ORACLE Teletext. Central is, however, unopposed in bidding to retain its franchise 19 October – The final edition of Channel Television's TV listings magazine, CTV Times is published. It had remained on sale long after the other ITV regions had replaced their listings magazine with the TVTimes in the South of England edition along with TVS as it had been feared that Channel Television might cease trading without the revenue from its own magazine. 31 October – Channel 4 shows a number of Halloween themed programmes starting with the documentary Fear in the Dark narrated by Christopher Lee as well as the UK terrestrial premiere of the 1983 Tony Scott film The Hunger, starring David Bowie, Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve. October Scottish Television rebrands its overnight service as Scottish Night Time and removes its overnight in-vision continuity.https://identcentral.co.uk/idents/itv/itv-regions/scottish-television/scottish-television-night-time/ Ident Central Scottish Television Night Time 13 February 2019 13 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190213011246/https://identcentral.co.uk/idents/itv/itv-regions/scottish-television/scottish-television-night-time/ dead Cigar and pipe tobacco adverts are banned from British television. November 1 November – ITV broadcasts the 1,000th edition of the ITV Central gameshow Blockbusters. 14 November Debut of Dark Season, a six-part BBC1 science fiction series for children which sees actress Kate Winslet make her first on-screen appearance.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8cf80bb523614cdfa7c3d1556c03c41a https://web.archive.org/web/20171001075542/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8cf80bb523614cdfa7c3d1556c03c41a dead 1 October 2017 Dark Season – BBC One London – 14 November 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 Debut of the dark comedy series Murder Most Horrid on BBC2, starring Dawn French. 15 November – BBC World Service Television begins broadcasting via satellite to Pearl River Delta, a subsidiary of STAR TV and owner of News Corporation, a conglomerate of Rupert Murdoch, a member of Hutchison Whampoa. 16 November – The network television premiere of Christopher Cain's 1988 Brat Pack western film Young Guns on ITV, starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen and Terence Stamp. 17 November – Debut of Biteback on BBC1, a monthly programme that gives viewers a right-to-reply on issues raised by BBC content, presented by Julian Pettifer.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4706e54f14864a94856c9098e0270ddf https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032553/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4706e54f14864a94856c9098e0270ddf dead 1 October 2017 Biteback – BBC One London – 17 November 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 23 November – Debut of the Saturday night series Noel's House Party on BBC1, presented by Noel Edmonds. December 3 December – Channel 4 airs the controversial documentary The Holy Family Album as part of its Without Walls series. 4 December – ITV shows the network television premiere of the 1988 comedy film Big, starring Tom Hanks. 15–16 December – ITV airs Heroes II: The Return, a British-Australian miniseries about Operation Rimau during World War II. 16 December – ITV's Central airs the final episode of Prisoner: Cell Block H, making it the first ITV region to complete the series. 20 December – ITV airs Treasure Hunt, the final new episode of the long-running children's series Rainbow, produced by Thames Television. The show continues to air until 31 December, but with repeats of previous episodes. 21 December The network television premiere of the romantic thriller The House on Carroll Street on BBC1, starring Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin and Jessica Tandy.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6cea7c0c8e694420a20280205f26ee29 https://web.archive.org/web/20171023070113/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6cea7c0c8e694420a20280205f26ee29 dead 23 October 2017 The House on Carroll Street – BBC One London – 21 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 BBC2 airs A Perfect Christmas, featuring the best of Christmas programming from the BBC archives. Shows include festive episodes of The Flower Pot Men, Dr. Finlay's Casebook and the 1986 Christmas Day episodes of EastEnders which were watched by over 30 million viewers.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1991-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019045750/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1991-12-21 dead 19 October 2014 BBC Two England – 21 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 Debut of the entertainment show Barrymore on ITV, presented by Michael Barrymore. 23 December – The network television premiere of the 1988 Oscar winning film Rain Man on BBC1, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e47e03a3d16143378c7c1ee6e0f66b55 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023062711/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e47e03a3d16143378c7c1ee6e0f66b55 dead 23 October 2016 Rain Man – BBC One London – 23 December 1991 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 24 December Christmas Eve highlights on BBC1 include the terrestrial premiere of the 1988 Christmas comedy film Scrooged, starring Bill Murray and the first part of the Only Fools and Horses episode Miami Twice. BBC1 also shows the network television premiere of the 1987 thriller No Way Out, starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman and Sean Young.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019045722/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-24 dead 19 October 2014 BBC One London – 24 December 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 6 August 2018 Debut of the animated film Father Christmas on Channel 4, featuring the voice of Mel Smith. 25 December Christmas Day highlights on BBC1 includes the second edition of the Only Fools and Horses episode Miami Twice. The network television premieres of Tim Burton's blockbuster 1989 film Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, as well as John Landis' 1988 comedy film Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy both on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019045436/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-25 dead 19 October 2014 BBC One London – 25 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 ITV network film premieres include the 1940 animated Walt Disney film Pinocchio and the 1988 action adventure sequel Crocodile Dundee II, starring Paul Hogan. In an unusual move for a pre-recorded series, the Royal Christmas Message is integrated into the first of the day's episodes of Coronation Street on ITV. Character Alf Roberts sat down in front of his television, 'watched' the speech in its entirety and the episode resumed. Details of plans to include the Queen's Speech in the episode were leaked a few weeks prior to Christmas, raising concerns that the BBC may attempt to outdo their ITV rivals with their own Christmas Day surprise, but Granada Television decided to go ahead with the idea anyway.https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/discover/advent-throwback-door-6-one-soap-did-something-a-bit-different-with-its-christmas-episode-710077.html Advent Throwback Door 6: One soap did something a bit different with its Christmas episode Irish Times Trust Irish Examiner 6 December 2015 18 September 2018 19 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180919024906/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/discover/advent-throwback-door-6-one-soap-did-something-a-bit-different-with-its-christmas-episode-710077.html dead Postman Pat returns to BBC1 with two 10th anniversary special episodes, one on Christmas morning and the other in the New Year. 26 December – Boxing Day highlights on BBC1 include All for Love, a feature-length episode of Bergerac which serves as the series finale and the network television premiere of the 1988 hit comedy film A Fish Called Wanda, starring John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018011254/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-26 dead 18 October 2014 BBC One London – 26 December 1991 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 6 August 2018 28 December – BBC2 shows Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, Taylor Hackford's acclaimed documentary celebrating Chuck Berry's 60th birthday with footage of two concerts from 1986.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cb8bdaaa35c146f094b9ceb9328ea0f2 https://web.archive.org/web/20171023015239/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cb8bdaaa35c146f094b9ceb9328ea0f2 dead 23 October 2017 Hail! Hail! Rock n' Roll – BBC Two England – 28 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 29 December The network television premiere of White Mischief on BBC2, starring Greta Scacchi and Charles Dance.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/18b186278a0345ca9debdb153b689936 https://web.archive.org/web/20171023013812/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/18b186278a0345ca9debdb153b689936 dead 23 October 2017 White Mischief – BBC Two England – 29 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 Debut of the bloopers series Auntie's Bloomers on BBC1, presented by Terry Wogan. 31 December New Year's Eve highlights on BBC1 include the network television premiere of Back to School, starring Rodney Dangerfield and the year's end review programme Clive James on 1991.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018011245/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-31 dead 18 October 2014 BBC One London – 31 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The network television premiere of the 1979 Australian thriller Mad Max on BBC2, starring Mel Gibson.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f98128fcadbe4cae82f7da9fc178e598 https://web.archive.org/web/20170711005821/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f98128fcadbe4cae82f7da9fc178e598 dead 11 July 2017 Mad Max – BBC Two England – 31 December 1991 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 Debuts BBC1 2 January – Potsworth & Co. (1990) 3 January The Brittas Empire (1991–1994, 1996–1997) Dooby's Duck Truck (1991) Gordon the Gopher (1991) Billy Webb's Amazing Story (1991) 7 January – BBC East Midlands Today (1991–present) 8 January Spender (1991–1993) Bitsa (1991–1996)http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a5c5080edf34a85a54bf92f42c4d843 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023200809/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a5c5080edf34a85a54bf92f42c4d843 dead 23 October 2014 Bitsa – BBC One London – 8 January 1991 BBC Genome BBC 23 June 2017http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2a135ceda9af4043bbadad5c0ede1f4b https://web.archive.org/web/20170917034824/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2a135ceda9af4043bbadad5c0ede1f4b dead 17 September 2017 Bitsa – BBC One London – 20 March 1996 BBC Genome BBC 23 June 2017 9 January – Five Children and It (1991) 19 January – The Full Wax (1991–1993) 25 January – Boys from the Bush (1991–1992) 20 February – Dodgem (1991) 21 February – Doctor at the Top (1991) 25 February – Radio Roo (1991–1993) 4 March – Taking the Floor (1991) 30 March – Fast Friends (1991) 2 April – Kinsey (1991–1992) 12 April – The Sharp End (1991) 14 April – Tonight at 8.30 (1991) (Anthology) 30 April – Big Break (1991–2002) 3 May – The Girl from Tomorrow (1990) 14 May – All Good Things (1991) 27 May – Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990–1991) 13 July – Gravedale High (1990) 19 July – Murder in Eden (1991) 20 July – Roy's Raiders (1991) 31 August – The House of Eliott (1991–1994) 1 September – Trainer (1991–1992) 3 September – 2point4 Children (1991–1999) 25 September – Specials (1991) 26 September Get Your Own Back (1991–2003) Spider! (1991) Brum (1991–1994, 2001–2002) 4 October – The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1993) 7 October – Sea Trek (1991) 17 October – So You Think You've Got Troubles (1991) 25 October Superbods (1991–1993) Take Two (1991–1996) 27 October – Jute City (1991) 11 November Watt on Earth (1991–1992) Lifesense (1991) 14 November Dark Season (1991) An Actor's Life For Me (1991) 17 November Ashenden (1991) Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991) 23 November – Noel's House Party (1991–1999) 29 December – Auntie's Bloomers (1991–2001) 31 December – Hogmanay Live (1991–present) Unknown – Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994) BBC2 9 January – Parnell and the Englishwoman (1991) 1 February – Lazarus and Dingwall (1991) 14 February – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996) 20 March – For the Greater Good (1991) 10 April – Sleepers (1991) 4 May – The Wolvis Family (1991) 8 May – Birthrights (1991–1993) 10 May – The Real McCoy (1991–1996) 30 July – Johnson and Friends (1990–1997) 16 September – Standing Room Only (1991–1994) 17 September – Bottom (1991–1995) 25 September – The Men's Room (1991) 4 October – The Power and the Glory (1991) 5 October – Performance (1991–1998) 6 October – The Boy from Andromeda (1991) 11 October – Mystery Train (1991) 13 October – Blood and Honey (1991) 30 October – Children of the North (1991) 14 November – Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999) 23 November – Moving Pictures (1991–1996) 27 November – Clarissa (1991) ITV 3 January – Gawain and the Green Knight (1991) 4 January – Devices and Desires (1991) 5 January – Palmer (1991) 7 January – Toucan Tecs (1991–1992) 8 January – Rod 'n' Emu (1991) 13 February – Shrinks (1991) 19 February – Fiddlers Three (1991) 24 February – Trouble in Mind (1991) 12 March – Jumble (1991–1992) 16 March – The Winjin' Pom (1991) 22 March – Movies, Games and Videos (1991–2001) 26 March – The Diamond Brothers: South by South East (1991) 2 April – The Advocates (1991–1992) 7 April The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993) Prime Suspect (1991–2006) 10 April – A Murder of Quality (1991) 12 April – Finders Keepers (1991–1996, 2006) 3 May – Second Thoughts (1991–1994) 17 May – A Perfect Hero (1991) 26 May – The Black Candle (1991) 28 May – The Tuesday Special (1991–1997) 2 June – The Black Velvet Gown (1991) 3 June Hope It Rains (1991–1992) In Suspicious Circumstances (1991–1996) 10 June – Soldier Soldier (1991–1997) 11 June – Selling Hitler (1991) 5 July – Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991) 7 July – Chimera (1991) 15 July – Plaza Patrol (1991) 17 July – James Randi: Psychic Investigator (1991) 19 July – Very Big Very Soon (1991) 21 July – Great Expectations (1991) 1 August – Adventures on Kythera (1991–1992) 2 September – Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1992) 4 September Grotbags (1991–1993) TV Mayhem (1991) Fender Bender 500 (1990) Monster Tails (1990) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991) 6 September Victor and Hugo (1991–1992) Get Stuffed (1991–1994) 11 September – Thatcher: The Final Days (1991) 16 October – Time Riders (1991) 17 October – Captain Zed and the Zee Zone (1991–1992) 20 November – The Chestnut Soldier (1991) November – Cartoon World (1991–1992) 28 November – Stanley and the Women (1991) 29 November – Gone to the Dogs (1991) 30 November – Beetlejuice (1989–1991) 1 December – TaleSpin (1990–1991) 8 December – Red Fox (1991) 15 December – Heroes II: The Return (1991) 20 December – To Be the Best (1991) 21 December – Barrymore (1991–2000) 25 December – Brown Bear's Wedding (1991) Unknown Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996) Samurai Pizza Cats (1991) Widget (1990–1992) BBC Scotland 7 October – Restless Nation (1991–1996) Channel 4 21 February – The Orchid House (1991) 1 March – Garden Club (1991–1996) 1 May – Josie (1991) 4 May – Sharky & George (1990–1991) 21 May – Teenage Health Freak (1991–1993) 27 May – More Winners (1990) 6 June – G.B.H. (1991) 30 June – Family Pride (1991–1992) 6 July – Alfred J. Kwak (1989–1990) 7 July – Kid 'n Play (1990) 2 August – Packet of Three (1991–1992) 9 August – Dream On (1990–1996) 25 September – Paul Merton: The Series (1991–1993) 28 October – The Gravy Train Goes East (1991) 14 November – Secret History (1991–2004, 2013–2019) 1 December – The StoryTeller: Greek Myths (1990) 3 December – The Holy Family Album (1991) 24 December – Father Christmas (1991) 28 December – The Best of Friends (1991) Sky One 12 January – Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993) 6 February – Anything for Money (1991–1992) 2 October – Something Is Out There (1988) Channels New channels DateChannel 11 March BBC World Service Television 1 October The Comedy Channel Defunct channels DateChannel8 AprilThe Power Station Rebranded channels DateOld NameNew Name 20 April The Sports Channel Sky Sports Television shows Changes of network affiliation Shows Moved from Moved toThe Mysterious Cities of Gold BBC OneThe Children's Channel WidgetITV VSky One Robin of Sherwood Thunderbirds BBC Two MacGyver BBC One ITV Eureeka's Castle Galaxy Channel 4 Returning this year after a break of one year or longer 6 January – Lovejoy (1986, 1991–1994) 16 January – Van der Valk (1972–1973, 1977, 1991–1992) 10 April – The Two Ronnies for a 20th Anniversary special (1971–1987, 1991, 1996, 2005) 16 September – Postman Pat (1981, 1991–1992, 1994, 1996, 2003–2008) 14 October – Pebble Mill (1971–1986, 1991–1996) 14 December – Up Pompeii! (1969–1975, 1991–1992) 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) This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992) 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) The Big Match (1968–2002) 1970s Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1997) Emmerdale (1972–present) Newsround (1972–present) Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) That's Life! (1973–1994) Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003) Arena (1975–present) Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994) One Man and His Dog (1976–present) Grange Hill (1978–2008) 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) 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992) Wogan (1982–1992) Brookside (1982–2003) Countdown (1982–present) Timewatch (1982–present) Right to Reply (1982–2001) Good Morning Britain (1983–1992, 2014–present) First Tuesday (1983–1993) Highway (1983–1993) Blockbusters (1983–93, 1994–95, 1997, 2000–01, 2012, 2019) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present) Wide Awake Club (1984–1992) Spitting Image (1984–1996) Surprise Surprise (1984–2001, 2012–2015) The Bill (1984–2010) Channel 4 Racing (1984–2016) 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) Boon (1986–1992, 1995) ScreenPlay (1986–1993) Every Second Counts (1986–1993) Lovejoy (1986–1994) Beadle's About (1986–1996) The Chart Show (1986–1998, 2008–2009) Equinox (1986–2006) The Really Wild Show (1986–2006) Casualty (1986–present) All Clued Up (1987–1992) Going Live! (1987–1993) Watching (1987–1993) The Time, The Place (1987–1998) Allsorts (1987–1995) Going for Gold (1987–1996, 2008–2009) Chain Letters (1987–1997) ChuckleVision (1987–2009) Playbox (1987–1992) The New Statesman (1987–1994) After Henry (1988–1992) Park Avenue (1988–1992) Count Duckula (1988–1993) You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993) You Bet! (1988–1997) Playdays (1988–1997) 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) The Channel 4 Daily (1989–1992) Absolutely (1989–1993) KYTV (1989–1993) Press Gang (1989–1993) 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) Children's Ward (1989–2000) Mike and Angelo (1989–2000) Bodger & Badger (1989–1999) 1990s The 8:15 from Manchester (1990–1991) The Mary Whitehouse Experience (1990–1992) No Job for a Lady (1990–1992) The Piglet Files (1990–1992) Families (1990–1993) Spatz (1990–1992) The $64,000 Question (1990–1993) Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993) Waiting for God (1990–1994) Mr. Bean (1990–1995) The Crystal Maze (1990–1995, 2016–2020) The Dreamstone (1990–1995) 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) The Generation Game (1971–1982, 1990–2002) How 2 (1990–2006) Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2006, 2015) Rosie and Jim (1990–2000) MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present) Ending this year 11 February – About Face (1989–1991) 5 March – Rod, Jane and Freddy (1981–1991) 17 March – Grim Tales (1989–1991) 25 March – Shrinks (1991) 28 March – Gordon the Gopher (1991) 3 April – For the Greater Good (1991) 7 April – Brush Strokes (1986–1991) 16 April – Boom! (1990–1991) 20 April – The Winjin Pom (1991) 20 May – ThunderCats (1987–1991) 31 May Tricky Business (1989–1991)http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/trickybusiness_1299003174.shtml BBC – Comedy – Guide – Tricky Business 27 December 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041227000025/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/trickybusiness_1299003174.shtml 27 December 2004 Alfonso Bonzo (1990–1991) 4 June – Chancer (1990–1991) 21 June – A Perfect Hero (1991) 8 July – The Joe Longthorne Show (1988–1991) 15 July – Takeover Bid (1990–1991) 22 July – Everybody's Equal (1989–1991) 28 July – Chimera (1991) 9 August – Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991) 21 August – James Randi: Psychic Investigator (1991) 28 August – I Can Do That (1988–1991) 29 August – The Play on One (1988–1991) 30 August – All Clued Up (1988–1991) 3 September – Clockwise (1989–1991) 14 September – The 8:15 from Manchester (1990–1991) 8 October – French Fields (1989–1991) 9 October – Never the Twain (1981–1991) 23 October – The Men's Room (1991) 31 October – 4 Square (1988–1991) 3 November – Bread (1986–1991) 12 November – Making Out (1989–1991) 18 November – Naked Video (1986–1991) 20 November – Children of the North (1991) 11 December – Clarissa (1991) 15 December – Red Fox (1991) 19 December – Stanley and the Women (1991) 20 December– Rainbow (1972–1991', 1994–1997) 26 December – Bergerac (1981–1991) 27 December – To Be the Best (1991) Births 2 January Ben Hardy, actor (EastEnders, The Woman in White, The Girl Before) Danny Miller, actor (Emmerdale) 21 January – Craig Roberts, Welsh actor (The Story of Tracy Beaker'') 14 February – Charlie G. Hawkins, actor 17 February – Bonnie Wright, actress 28 February – Sarah Bolger, actress 27 April – Rebecca Ryan, actress 5 September – Skandar Keynes, actor 26 September – Charlotte Spencer, actress 14 October – Shona McGarty, actress 29 October – Toby Tarrant Deaths Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility1 MarchKatherine Blake69actress24 MarchMaudie Edwards84actress and singer27 MarchRalph Bates51actor (Dear John)17 AprilMichael Pertwee74television screenwriter4 MayBernie Winters60comedian8 MayRonnie Brody72actor15 MayRonald Lacey55actor18 MayBetty Alberge69actress (Coronation Street, Brookside)14 JuneDame Peggy Ashcroft83actressBernard Milescharacter actor, writer and director18 JuneRonald Allen60actor (Crossroads)8 JulyGeoff Love73theme tune composer (Bless This House)21 July Jasmine Bligh78presenter6 AugustArthur Pentelow67actor (Emmerdale)10 AugustJessie Robins86actress23 AugustInnes Lloyd65television producer29 AugustDallas Adams44actor13 OctoberDonald Houston67actor17 OctoberJ. G. Devlin84actor14 DecemberJohn Arlott77sports commentatorRobert Eddison83actor15 DecemberRay Smith55actor19 DecemberPaul Maxwell70Canadian actor (Coronation Street)21 DecemberColin Douglas79actor See also 1991 in British music 1991 in British radio 1991 in Scottish television 1991 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1991 References 30em External links List of 1991 British television series at IMDb 1991