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1970

Sports coverage transfers to Radio 2

04 Apr 1970

1969

BBC1 starts broadcasting in colour

15 Nov 1969

Chigley final BBC1 colour-shot programme before regular colour

06 Oct 1969

BBC News relocates to Television Centre

19 Sep 1969

First Edition of Nationwide and BBC News Relocation

09 Sep 1969

First Edition of Nationwide and BBC News Relocation

Broadcasting in the Seventies report published

10 Jul 1969

1968

First episode of Dad’s Army

31 Jul 1968

First episode of Dad’s Army

BBC regional TV from Leeds begins

25 Mar 1968

Launch of Radio Brighton and BBC Radio Stoke

14 Mar 1968

Launch of BBC Radio Nottingham

31 Jan 1968

1967

BBC2 first channel in Britain to broadcast full colour service

02 Dec 1967

Launch of BBC Radio Stations in Britain

22 Nov 1967

Launch of BBC Radio Stations

15 Nov 1967

BBC Radio Leicester Launches Local Radio

08 Nov 1967

BBC Radio Leicester Launches Local Radio

Launch of BBC Radio Leeds and Durham

30 Sep 1967

Regular colour TV begins on BBC2

01 Jul 1967

The first worldwide live satellite broadcast

25 Jun 1967

The first worldwide live satellite broadcast

1966

White Paper enables experimental BBC Local Radio stations

1966

1963

BBC Logo Modification with Slanted Boxes

1963

1962

Experimental stereo radio broadcasts begin

28 Aug 1962

1961

Final Episode of Hancock and Songs of Praise

30 Jun 1961

1960

BBC Television Service renamed BBC TV

08 Oct 1960

BBC Television Centre and Service Renaming

29 Jun 1960

BBC’s first national female newsreader

19 Jun 1960

First TV coverage of the Grand National

26 Mar 1960

1959

BBC North East and Cumbria region created

1959

BBC North East and Cumbria region created

1958

First broadcast of Blue Peter

16 Oct 1958

First broadcast of Blue Peter

First Broadcasts of Grandstand and Blue Peter

10 Oct 1958

First Broadcasts of Grandstand and Blue Peter

1957

First TV broadcast of Queen’s Christmas message

25 Dec 1957

First BBC Broadcast from London Station 2LO

24 Sep 1957