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16th April 1985. Some Randall sounding boxing on ITV at 8pm.

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Imagine if the only way to watch boxing now is to watch it 3 days later, people would be up in arms.
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Guess the price of The Times newspaper on this Monday day in 1972.
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6pRogg wrote:Guess the price of The Times newspaper on this Monday day in 1972.
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5pThe Ginge Reaper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:53 pm6pRogg wrote:Guess the price of The Times newspaper on this Monday day in 1972.

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An amazing scan of a sports page from that paper. You can zoom and read the league tables. 51 years ago today.

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On this day in 1961. Arthur Lowe in Corrie and a parrot selling you toffee.


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Today in 2010. Churchill has a dalek on BBC1 while there is live Championship football on BBC2...? Apparently that was a thing.

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Aye think they had a short term deal to show 10 games a season. I have a memory of them showing a Sheffield Wednesday game on the final day where it was winner stays up. Cant remember who they played now.Rogg wrote:Today in 2010. Churchill has a dalek on BBC1 while there is live Championship football on BBC2...? Apparently that was a thing.
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Today in 1964 woo Doctor Who in its original season.
Two days later, the launch of BBC2.



Two days later, the launch of BBC2.
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The BBC showed a shit ton of wrestling back then.
Also in that edition of the Radio Times, an article on when Morecambe & Wise met The Beatles... by Dave Lanning!

Also in that edition of the Radio Times, an article on when Morecambe & Wise met The Beatles... by Dave Lanning!
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Brookie on Channel four was a decent shout over the (days old) boxing

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Ah, 1988. When children entered music competitions instead of watching silly videos of people dancing on their tippy tappy thing at the age of 7.
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On this day in 1989. EMU TV 
ITV used to show Home & Away apparently. I think I remember it on Channel 5 but that hasn't been invented yet.



ITV used to show Home & Away apparently. I think I remember it on Channel 5 but that hasn't been invented yet.
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Does anyone remember a series called Morgan's Boy?
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