1976 in British television

Events

January

February

  • 4 February – Early morning programming from the Open University begins on BBC1, with Electrons in motion airing at 7:05 am. It would only be shown on UHF 625-line transmitters.[2]

March

  • No events.

April

May

June

  • No events.

July

  • 1 July – American science-fiction series The Bionic Woman makes its debut on ITV and reaches number one in the ratings – an almost unheard of event for a science-fiction series.
  • 17 July-1 August – The BBC provides extensive live coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. BBC1 broadcasts into the early hour to provide live coverage of the swimming and athletics events with overnight highlights and coverage of other sports shown the following afternoon.
  • 26 July – Channel Television becomes the final ITV region to begin broadcasting in colour although it wasn't until the following year that all of its local programmes were made in colour.[5]

August

  • No events.

September

October

November

  • 3 November – British television premiere of the James Bond film Goldfinger on ITV.[3]
  • 11 November – "Gwen Troake's Banquet" episode of reality television series The Big Time leads in two weeks to the termination of Fanny Cradock's contract with the BBC due to her patronising attitude towards an amateur chef.

December

  • 1 December – Punk group The Sex Pistols cause a storm of controversy and outrage in the UK by swearing well before the 9 pm watershed on the regional Thames Television news programme Today, hosted by Bill Grundy. Grundy, who has goaded them into doing so, is temporarily sacked. Today is replaced by Thames at Six a year later.

Unknown

Debuts

BBC1

BBC2

  • 7 January – Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
  • 21 January – The Glittering Prizes (1976)
  • 4 February – The Mike Reid Show (1976–1978)
  • 17 February One Man and His Dog (1976–present)
  • 20 February Open All Hours (BBC2 1976, BBC1 1981–1982, 1985, 2013)
  • 1 March – Our Mutual Friend (1976)
  • 19 March – Battle of the Sexes (1976)
  • 16 July – Orde Wingate (1976)
  • 20 September – I, Claudius (1976)
  • 24 September – Well Anyway (1976)
  • 3 December – Brensham People (1976)
  • 13 December – The Lady of the Camellias (1976)

ITV

Continuing television shows

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1920s

  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)

1930s

  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Lack of funds closes local TV". The Guardian. 2 January 1976. p. 6.
  2. "BBC One London – 4 February 1976 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "James Bond On TV – Movies". MI6 – The Home Of James Bond 007. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. "LWT forms new company to acquire its equity.", The Times, 20 May 1976; p.26
  5. "Our History". Channel 50: 50 Years of Channel Television. ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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