Favourite TV Programmes 1900 First used the word Television at the first International Electricity Congress in Paris 1907 First silhouette images 1923 First Radio Times published 1925 Transmission of human face 1926 First demonstration by Baird of a mechanical colour television system 1927 First Live football Arsenal against Sheffield United 1930’s Baird installs a television at 10 Downing Street 1932 First regular programmes 1939 BBC suspends service owing to the outbreak of War 1946 First children’s television For the Children 1949 First Weather forecast 1955 TV Times first published. Limited to 50 hrs a week for BBC and forthcoming ITV 195524 Sept ATV 1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest 1967 BBC2 first regular colour transmissions Watch with Mother

Muffin the mule was 12 years old by the time he appeared on the TV screens in 1946 with Annette Mills. Final performance in 1955

Andy Pandy appeared after the second World War on July 11th 1950. He first appeared solo and then joined by Teddy and later Looby Loo. 26 episodes were originally made. Products available in 1970 13 new episodes were made in colour 1955 on Fridays Picture Book on Mondays 1955 Bill and Ben the flower pot men Flibadobs and flobadobs First on the radio with Liston with Mother in 1951

The little house

They were shown in 1952 on Wednesdays. Flower Pot, large gardening gloves and hob nailed boots Rag Tag and Bob tail Thursdays 1953

First appeared 1963 – 1989 2005 - present Dads Army, Home guard during 2nd World War

9 series, 80 episodes 1968-1877 18 million viewers (30 minutes) Coronation Street 1960 1949 Come dancing Emergency Ward Ten 1953 Panorama and the Coronation of Angels Elizabeth 11 Simpsons 1955 Alfred Hitchcock presents, Black and White Minstrel Show 1958 Dixon of Dock Green London Palladium 1958 Blue Peter Tom and Jerry 1959 The twilight Zone Hancock’s half hour 1961 The Morecambe and Wise Show The Poseidon adventure 1964 Crossroads Foyle’s War 1966 Till death us do part, The Likely Lads 1964 Cathy come Home enormous impact Miss World James Herriot Fanny’s kitchen 1955,1957, 1961 Delia Smith Only Fools and Horses Ground Force Pebble Mill Bewitched 1964 The prisoner Candid Camera Z Cars 1962