Tuesday 18th December 2018

• When was TV invented? Who invented it?  In 1932, John Logie Baird
• What was the first TV station in the UK and what was the first programmes they ever broadcast? "Opening of the BBC Television Service" at 15:00. The first major outside broadcast was the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in May 1937.
• When was ITV created and what was the first programme they Broadcasted? Associated-Rediffusion, which had won the London weekday franchise – and it kicked off proceedings on the evening ofSeptember 22, 1955. The launch night began at 7.15pm, with a four-minute trailer announcing “Commercial television is here!”
• When was Channel 4 created? What was the first ever programme Channel 4 ever broadcast?Channel 4 began broadcasting at 4.45pm on 2 November 1982.
• What was the first advert ever to be broadcast in UK TV networks? September 22nd 1955 advertising Gibbs SR toothpaste.
• When and what was the first UK Police drama TV programme ever created and what channel was it broadcasted on? The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010.
• What are the 5 most popular Police Drama TV programmes in the UK? When were they broadcasted?Line of duty since 2012, Luther since 2010, Prime suspect from 1991-2006, life on mars 2006-2007 and inspecter lewis.
• What is the digital switchover and hen did it happen in the UK? The digital switchover is the name given to the process by which analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom was replaced with digital terrestrial television