Timeline of breakfast television in the United Kingdom
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This is a timeline of the history of breakfast television in the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts
- Notable strike
- TV-am strike began 24 November 1986
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Lore & Background
The UK's first regular breakfast television programme aired on 18 May 1973 on The Bristol Channel cable system. The TV-am strike began on 23 November 1987. During the 1987 Great Storm, TV-am broadcast from Thames Television's Euston Road centre.
Reader's Guide
The first regular breakfast programme is listed as 18 May 1973, not 1970 or 1971. The TV-am strike began on 23 November 1987, not 1986. The emergency broadcast during the 1987 Great Storm was from Thames Television's Euston Road centre, not LWT's South Bank studios.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the first regular breakfast television programme air in the UK?
The first regular breakfast slot went out on a local cable channel on 18 May 1970. This pre-dated the national network experiments that followed in the early 1980s.
What year did BBC1 launch Breakfast Time?
BBC1 brought its flagship morning show, Breakfast Time, to air in 1983. It was the first national breakfast programme on a major UK network.
When did the TV-am strike begin?
The TV-am strike kicked off on 23 November 1986. It became one of the most notable disruptions documented in the breakfast TV timeline.
How did the 1987 Great Storm affect breakfast television?
The 1987 Great Storm caused significant disruption to broadcasting infrastructure, and its impact on morning programming is recorded as a key event in the timeline. It stands out as one of the rare non-industrial incidents that reshaped the schedule.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Timeline of breakfast television in the United Kingdom (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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