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This is a list of British television related events from 1970.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • 6 April – HTV starts broadcasting in colour from the Wenvoe transmitting station and from this day, the station becomes known on air as HTV rather than Harlech Television.
  • 18 April – The Home International football match between Northern Ireland and Scotland at Windsor Park is the first match featuring either nation to be televised in colour, covered by ITV cameras for all broadcasters. Wales also receive their first colour coverage, from BBC cameras, as they host England at Ninian Park.[6]

May

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  • 31 May–21 June – ITV introduces a studio panel, joining presenters Brian Moore and Jimmy Hill to analyse the latest action in the 1970 World Cup. This is the first time a studio panel of pundits had been used as part of UK sporting coverage.

June

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  • 18 June – General election results are shown on BBC1 and ITN in colour for the first time.

July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Undated

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Debuts

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BBC1

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BBC2

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ITV

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Television shows

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Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

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Continuing television shows

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1920s

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  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

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  • 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

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1950s

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1960s

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Ending this year

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Question of Sport". History of the BBC. BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ Hancock, Roger; Forrest, Kirsten (2022). "The Open University at Alexandra Palace". Hornsey Historical Society Bulletin (63): 17–23.
  3. ^ "Omnibus: Dance of the Seven Veils – BBC One – 15 February 1970". BBC Genome. BBC. 15 February 1970. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Banned Dance of the Seven Veils gets second airing". BBC News. BBC. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Search".
  6. ^ Classic Football Matches + (2023-01-23). 1969/70 - Wales v England (Home International - 18.4.70). Retrieved 2024-06-07 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "LGBTQ+ Timeline". History of the BBC. BBC. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  8. ^ "Ident Central" LWT 1970–1986". Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  9. ^ Baker, Rob (2015). Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics: A Sideways Look at Twentieth Century London. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445651194.
  10. ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
  11. ^ "What the Papers Say in pictures". The Guardian. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Dad's Army". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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