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#OnThisDay 13 February 1985
In the days before Neighbours, #KenDodd and Stan Boardman take a trip to the Sunny Cheeks Nudist Colony at 5:35 on BBC1! It's the Railway Carriage Game, hosted by #GilesBrandreth.
In the days before Neighbours, #KenDodd and Stan Boardman take a trip to the Sunny Cheeks Nudist Colony at 5:35 on BBC1! It's the Railway Carriage Game, hosted by #GilesBrandreth.
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
#OnThisDay 13 February 1985
In the days before Neighbours, #KenDodd and Stan Boardman take a trip to the Sunny Cheeks Nudist Colony at 5:35 on BBC1! It's the Railway Carriage Game, hosted by #GilesBrandreth.
In the days before Neighbours, #KenDodd and Stan Boardman take a trip to the Sunny Cheeks Nudist Colony at 5:35 on BBC1! It's the Railway Carriage Game, hosted by #GilesBrandreth.
#OnThisDay 13 February 1991 - FAST FORWARD
The #GrangeHill gang are off to Leningrad.
Ricky's washing his bits in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Plus #VanillaIce, Edd the Duck, and Bodger and Badger.
The #GrangeHill gang are off to Leningrad.
Ricky's washing his bits in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Plus #VanillaIce, Edd the Duck, and Bodger and Badger.
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
#OnThisDay 13 February 1991 - FAST FORWARD
The #GrangeHill gang are off to Leningrad.
Ricky's washing his bits in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Plus #VanillaIce, Edd the Duck, and Bodger and Badger.
The #GrangeHill gang are off to Leningrad.
Ricky's washing his bits in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Plus #VanillaIce, Edd the Duck, and Bodger and Badger.
#OnThisDay 13 February 1991 - FAST FORWARD
IT'S VALENTINE'S G'DAY - Who does Sharon from #Neighbours, Jessica Muschamp, love?
BEDROOM REPORT - #GrangeHill's #SeanMaguire would like to live in a big penthouse.
LIVING IN THE HILLS - At home with Brian Austin Green.
IT'S VALENTINE'S G'DAY - Who does Sharon from #Neighbours, Jessica Muschamp, love?
BEDROOM REPORT - #GrangeHill's #SeanMaguire would like to live in a big penthouse.
LIVING IN THE HILLS - At home with Brian Austin Green.
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
#OnThisDay 13 February 1991 - FAST FORWARD
IT'S VALENTINE'S G'DAY - Who does Sharon from #Neighbours, Jessica Muschamp, love?
BEDROOM REPORT - #GrangeHill's #SeanMaguire would like to live in a big penthouse.
LIVING IN THE HILLS - At home with Brian Austin Green.
IT'S VALENTINE'S G'DAY - Who does Sharon from #Neighbours, Jessica Muschamp, love?
BEDROOM REPORT - #GrangeHill's #SeanMaguire would like to live in a big penthouse.
LIVING IN THE HILLS - At home with Brian Austin Green.
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 32 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 13 February 1994
1. #CoronationStreet 21.06m
2. #EastEnders 2054
3. #Casualty 15.87
4. #Neighbours 15.53
5. #TheBill 13.94
6. #Emmerdale 13.78
7. #HomeAndAway 13.47
8. Blind Date Special 13.42
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 13 February 1994
1. #CoronationStreet 21.06m
2. #EastEnders 2054
3. #Casualty 15.87
4. #Neighbours 15.53
5. #TheBill 13.94
6. #Emmerdale 13.78
7. #HomeAndAway 13.47
8. Blind Date Special 13.42
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 32 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 13 February 1994
1. #CoronationStreet 21.06m
2. #EastEnders 2054
3. #Casualty 15.87
4. #Neighbours 15.53
5. #TheBill 13.94
6. #Emmerdale 13.78
7. #HomeAndAway 13.47
8. Blind Date Special 13.42
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 13 February 1994
1. #CoronationStreet 21.06m
2. #EastEnders 2054
3. #Casualty 15.87
4. #Neighbours 15.53
5. #TheBill 13.94
6. #Emmerdale 13.78
7. #HomeAndAway 13.47
8. Blind Date Special 13.42
#OnThisDay 13 February 1995
I FEEL THAT 45 ALBERT SQUARE IS REALLY MY HOME NOW
#EastEnders' Wendy Richard looks around the nation's most famous living room. The wallpaper has seen better days and the carpet should have gone years ago . . .
I FEEL THAT 45 ALBERT SQUARE IS REALLY MY HOME NOW
#EastEnders' Wendy Richard looks around the nation's most famous living room. The wallpaper has seen better days and the carpet should have gone years ago . . .
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#OnThisDay 13 February 1995
I FEEL THAT 45 ALBERT SQUARE IS REALLY MY HOME NOW
#EastEnders' Wendy Richard looks around the nation's most famous living room. The wallpaper has seen better days and the carpet should have gone years ago . . .
I FEEL THAT 45 ALBERT SQUARE IS REALLY MY HOME NOW
#EastEnders' Wendy Richard looks around the nation's most famous living room. The wallpaper has seen better days and the carpet should have gone years ago . . .
#OnThisDay 13 February 1981
DR WHO'S LAST FLING
Sorry doctor, your time machine is up. These two galactic glamour girls must travel on without you. #TomBaker, who has played TV's #DrWho for seven years, is quitting the series this month . . .
DR WHO'S LAST FLING
Sorry doctor, your time machine is up. These two galactic glamour girls must travel on without you. #TomBaker, who has played TV's #DrWho for seven years, is quitting the series this month . . .
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
#OnThisDay 13 February 1981
DR WHO'S LAST FLING
Sorry doctor, your time machine is up. These two galactic glamour girls must travel on without you. #TomBaker, who has played TV's #DrWho for seven years, is quitting the series this month . . .
DR WHO'S LAST FLING
Sorry doctor, your time machine is up. These two galactic glamour girls must travel on without you. #TomBaker, who has played TV's #DrWho for seven years, is quitting the series this month . . .
#OnThisDay 12 February 1990
#BenElton talks to #TerryWogan about the success of Blackadder Goes Forth and whether or not there'll be any more series.
#BenElton talks to #TerryWogan about the success of Blackadder Goes Forth and whether or not there'll be any more series.
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1990
#BenElton talks to #TerryWogan about the success of Blackadder Goes Forth and whether or not there'll be any more series.
#BenElton talks to #TerryWogan about the success of Blackadder Goes Forth and whether or not there'll be any more series.
#OnThisDay 12 February 1990
Phil Middlemiss makes the first of 772 appearances as Des Barnes in #CoronationStreet, telling his new bride Steph: "I might be, but he's still a toerag."
In his final appearance in 1998 he tells then-wife Natalie: "I'll take you up the tower."
Phil Middlemiss makes the first of 772 appearances as Des Barnes in #CoronationStreet, telling his new bride Steph: "I might be, but he's still a toerag."
In his final appearance in 1998 he tells then-wife Natalie: "I'll take you up the tower."
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1990
Phil Middlemiss makes the first of 772 appearances as Des Barnes in #CoronationStreet, telling his new bride Steph: "I might be, but he's still a toerag."
In his final appearance in 1998 he tells then-wife Natalie: "I'll take you up the tower."
Phil Middlemiss makes the first of 772 appearances as Des Barnes in #CoronationStreet, telling his new bride Steph: "I might be, but he's still a toerag."
In his final appearance in 1998 he tells then-wife Natalie: "I'll take you up the tower."
#OnThisDay 12 February 1987
In #BluePeter, Caron Keating takes "a mad dash across the Underground stopping at every single station."
In #BluePeter, Caron Keating takes "a mad dash across the Underground stopping at every single station."
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1987
In #BluePeter, Caron Keating takes "a mad dash across the Underground stopping at every single station."
In #BluePeter, Caron Keating takes "a mad dash across the Underground stopping at every single station."
#OnThisDay 12 February 1969
It's Monty Python meets The Goodies as Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden team up to help #CillaBlack play 'Top of the Form'.
It's Monty Python meets The Goodies as Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden team up to help #CillaBlack play 'Top of the Form'.
February 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1969
It's Monty Python meets The Goodies as Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden team up to help #CillaBlack play 'Top of the Form'.
It's Monty Python meets The Goodies as Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden team up to help #CillaBlack play 'Top of the Form'.
#OnThisDay 12 February 1992
"I'M JUST A BIG SOFTIE!" says #KevinCostner.
MY GIRL MOVIE SPECIAL - "Kissing Anna was yucky" reveals #MacaulayCulkin.
I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE NEW KIDS! #NKOTB meet their fans.
"I'M JUST A BIG SOFTIE!" says #KevinCostner.
MY GIRL MOVIE SPECIAL - "Kissing Anna was yucky" reveals #MacaulayCulkin.
I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE NEW KIDS! #NKOTB meet their fans.
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1992
"I'M JUST A BIG SOFTIE!" says #KevinCostner.
MY GIRL MOVIE SPECIAL - "Kissing Anna was yucky" reveals #MacaulayCulkin.
I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE NEW KIDS! #NKOTB meet their fans.
"I'M JUST A BIG SOFTIE!" says #KevinCostner.
MY GIRL MOVIE SPECIAL - "Kissing Anna was yucky" reveals #MacaulayCulkin.
I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE NEW KIDS! #NKOTB meet their fans.
#OnThisDay 12 February 1994 📺TV Listings
#SueBarker introduces the 1994 Opening Ceremony in OLYMPIC GRANDSTAND.
#CillaBlack is guest of honour at the BLIND DATE wedding.
Will #ChrisEvans' DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, airing for the first time, live up to the hype?
#SueBarker introduces the 1994 Opening Ceremony in OLYMPIC GRANDSTAND.
#CillaBlack is guest of honour at the BLIND DATE wedding.
Will #ChrisEvans' DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, airing for the first time, live up to the hype?
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1994 📺TV Listings
#SueBarker introduces the 1994 Opening Ceremony in OLYMPIC GRANDSTAND.
#CillaBlack is guest of honour at the BLIND DATE wedding.
Will #ChrisEvans' DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, airing for the first time, live up to the hype?
#SueBarker introduces the 1994 Opening Ceremony in OLYMPIC GRANDSTAND.
#CillaBlack is guest of honour at the BLIND DATE wedding.
Will #ChrisEvans' DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, airing for the first time, live up to the hype?
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 35 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 12 February 1989
1. #CoronationStreet 23.24
2. #EastEnders 19.96
3. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses 18.92
4. #Neighbours 18.86
5. #TheBill 14.13
6. Bergerac 13.93
7. This Is Your Life 13.91
8. A Bit of a Do 13.61
9. 'Allo 'Allo
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 12 February 1989
1. #CoronationStreet 23.24
2. #EastEnders 19.96
3. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses 18.92
4. #Neighbours 18.86
5. #TheBill 14.13
6. Bergerac 13.93
7. This Is Your Life 13.91
8. A Bit of a Do 13.61
9. 'Allo 'Allo
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 35 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 12 February 1989
1. #CoronationStreet 23.24
2. #EastEnders 19.96
3. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses 18.92
4. #Neighbours 18.86
5. #TheBill 14.13
6. Bergerac 13.93
7. This Is Your Life 13.91
8. A Bit of a Do 13.61
9. 'Allo 'Allo
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 12 February 1989
1. #CoronationStreet 23.24
2. #EastEnders 19.96
3. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses 18.92
4. #Neighbours 18.86
5. #TheBill 14.13
6. Bergerac 13.93
7. This Is Your Life 13.91
8. A Bit of a Do 13.61
9. 'Allo 'Allo
#OnThisDay 12 February 1995
KILLER BUG DEVASTATES BROOKSIDE
#Brookside is bidding to top the TV ratings by killing off another FIVE cast members . . .
KILLER BUG DEVASTATES BROOKSIDE
#Brookside is bidding to top the TV ratings by killing off another FIVE cast members . . .
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1995
KILLER BUG DEVASTATES BROOKSIDE
#Brookside is bidding to top the TV ratings by killing off another FIVE cast members . . .
KILLER BUG DEVASTATES BROOKSIDE
#Brookside is bidding to top the TV ratings by killing off another FIVE cast members . . .
#OnThisDay 12 February 1989
FOOLS RUSH IN, RODNEY
No wonder Del Boy looks gutted. His daft kid brother pulled this yuppie bird - and she's gone and agreed to marry him. That's why they're all dressed up for tonight's final episode of #OnlyFoolsAndHorses on BBC1 . . .
FOOLS RUSH IN, RODNEY
No wonder Del Boy looks gutted. His daft kid brother pulled this yuppie bird - and she's gone and agreed to marry him. That's why they're all dressed up for tonight's final episode of #OnlyFoolsAndHorses on BBC1 . . .
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1989
FOOLS RUSH IN, RODNEY
No wonder Del Boy looks gutted. His daft kid brother pulled this yuppie bird - and she's gone and agreed to marry him. That's why they're all dressed up for tonight's final episode of #OnlyFoolsAndHorses on BBC1 . . .
FOOLS RUSH IN, RODNEY
No wonder Del Boy looks gutted. His daft kid brother pulled this yuppie bird - and she's gone and agreed to marry him. That's why they're all dressed up for tonight's final episode of #OnlyFoolsAndHorses on BBC1 . . .
#OnThisDay 12 February 1989
STREET SECRET IS OUT!
A top secret storyline has been blown by security mad #CoronationStreet bosses. And their blunder, involving the dotty Duckworths . . .
STREET SECRET IS OUT!
A top secret storyline has been blown by security mad #CoronationStreet bosses. And their blunder, involving the dotty Duckworths . . .
February 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1989
STREET SECRET IS OUT!
A top secret storyline has been blown by security mad #CoronationStreet bosses. And their blunder, involving the dotty Duckworths . . .
STREET SECRET IS OUT!
A top secret storyline has been blown by security mad #CoronationStreet bosses. And their blunder, involving the dotty Duckworths . . .
#OnThisDay 12 February 1982
The Evening Standard meets -
THE MAN WITH THE SOAP FOR CHANNEL 4 -
#PhilRedmond.
The Evening Standard meets -
THE MAN WITH THE SOAP FOR CHANNEL 4 -
#PhilRedmond.
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1982
The Evening Standard meets -
THE MAN WITH THE SOAP FOR CHANNEL 4 -
#PhilRedmond.
The Evening Standard meets -
THE MAN WITH THE SOAP FOR CHANNEL 4 -
#PhilRedmond.
#OnThisDay 12 February 1966
BRILLIANT? CONTROVERSIAL?
John Bratby paints #CoronationStreet -
"It's like the cover of a horror magazine," declares #PatPhoenix.
"I'll be afraid to go to sleep again in case I dream about it," says Margot Bryant.
BRILLIANT? CONTROVERSIAL?
John Bratby paints #CoronationStreet -
"It's like the cover of a horror magazine," declares #PatPhoenix.
"I'll be afraid to go to sleep again in case I dream about it," says Margot Bryant.
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
#OnThisDay 12 February 1966
BRILLIANT? CONTROVERSIAL?
John Bratby paints #CoronationStreet -
"It's like the cover of a horror magazine," declares #PatPhoenix.
"I'll be afraid to go to sleep again in case I dream about it," says Margot Bryant.
BRILLIANT? CONTROVERSIAL?
John Bratby paints #CoronationStreet -
"It's like the cover of a horror magazine," declares #PatPhoenix.
"I'll be afraid to go to sleep again in case I dream about it," says Margot Bryant.
#OnThisDay 11 February 1994
Rod Hull and Emu meet Snoop Dogg on Channel 4's Friday late night show The Word. No prizes for guessing who comes off worse.
Rod Hull and Emu meet Snoop Dogg on Channel 4's Friday late night show The Word. No prizes for guessing who comes off worse.
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#OnThisDay 11 February 1994
Rod Hull and Emu meet Snoop Dogg on Channel 4's Friday late night show The Word. No prizes for guessing who comes off worse.
Rod Hull and Emu meet Snoop Dogg on Channel 4's Friday late night show The Word. No prizes for guessing who comes off worse.
#OnThisDay 11 February 1976
#BettyDriver is surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Euston Station for This Is Your Life. She is then joined in the studio by her #CoronationStreet colleagues and producer Harry Kershaw, who explains how he persuaded her to take the role of Betty Turpin.
#BettyDriver is surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Euston Station for This Is Your Life. She is then joined in the studio by her #CoronationStreet colleagues and producer Harry Kershaw, who explains how he persuaded her to take the role of Betty Turpin.
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
#OnThisDay 11 February 1976
#BettyDriver is surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Euston Station for This Is Your Life. She is then joined in the studio by her #CoronationStreet colleagues and producer Harry Kershaw, who explains how he persuaded her to take the role of Betty Turpin.
#BettyDriver is surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Euston Station for This Is Your Life. She is then joined in the studio by her #CoronationStreet colleagues and producer Harry Kershaw, who explains how he persuaded her to take the role of Betty Turpin.
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 30 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 11 February 1996
1. #CoronationStreet 20.85m
2. #EastEnders 20.83
3. #Casualty 17.23
4. #Emmerdale 15.32
5. #TheBill 15.24
6. #Neighbours 14.51
7. Ballykissangel 14.11
8. Antiques Roadshow 14.08
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 11 February 1996
1. #CoronationStreet 20.85m
2. #EastEnders 20.83
3. #Casualty 17.23
4. #Emmerdale 15.32
5. #TheBill 15.24
6. #Neighbours 14.51
7. Ballykissangel 14.11
8. Antiques Roadshow 14.08
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 30 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 11 February 1996
1. #CoronationStreet 20.85m
2. #EastEnders 20.83
3. #Casualty 17.23
4. #Emmerdale 15.32
5. #TheBill 15.24
6. #Neighbours 14.51
7. Ballykissangel 14.11
8. Antiques Roadshow 14.08
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 11 February 1996
1. #CoronationStreet 20.85m
2. #EastEnders 20.83
3. #Casualty 17.23
4. #Emmerdale 15.32
5. #TheBill 15.24
6. #Neighbours 14.51
7. Ballykissangel 14.11
8. Antiques Roadshow 14.08
#OnThisDay 11 February 1996 📺TV Listings
Ziggy and Robbie have a day out in London in #GrangeHill.
#StephenTomkinson, as Father Clifford, arrives in BALLYKISSANGEL for the very first time.
#RubyWax Meets . . . #Roseanne.
#DavidSuchet heads to France in #AgathaChristie's POIROT.
Ziggy and Robbie have a day out in London in #GrangeHill.
#StephenTomkinson, as Father Clifford, arrives in BALLYKISSANGEL for the very first time.
#RubyWax Meets . . . #Roseanne.
#DavidSuchet heads to France in #AgathaChristie's POIROT.
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#OnThisDay 11 February 1996 📺TV Listings
Ziggy and Robbie have a day out in London in #GrangeHill.
#StephenTomkinson, as Father Clifford, arrives in BALLYKISSANGEL for the very first time.
#RubyWax Meets . . . #Roseanne.
#DavidSuchet heads to France in #AgathaChristie's POIROT.
Ziggy and Robbie have a day out in London in #GrangeHill.
#StephenTomkinson, as Father Clifford, arrives in BALLYKISSANGEL for the very first time.
#RubyWax Meets . . . #Roseanne.
#DavidSuchet heads to France in #AgathaChristie's POIROT.
#OnThisDay from February 2005
#VictoriaWood tells all about turning Acorn Antiques into a less-than-glitzy stage musical, how she nearly went bonkers creating dinnerladies and why she can't stick Ali G . . .
#VictoriaWood tells all about turning Acorn Antiques into a less-than-glitzy stage musical, how she nearly went bonkers creating dinnerladies and why she can't stick Ali G . . .
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
#OnThisDay from February 2005
#VictoriaWood tells all about turning Acorn Antiques into a less-than-glitzy stage musical, how she nearly went bonkers creating dinnerladies and why she can't stick Ali G . . .
#VictoriaWood tells all about turning Acorn Antiques into a less-than-glitzy stage musical, how she nearly went bonkers creating dinnerladies and why she can't stick Ali G . . .
#OnThisDay 11 February 1996
LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
It's too dangerous to film on the streets, so TV soaps are retreating to the studio, trying to create 'real' city life with props and plasterboard. But can they get it right? And do they fool the natives?
LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
It's too dangerous to film on the streets, so TV soaps are retreating to the studio, trying to create 'real' city life with props and plasterboard. But can they get it right? And do they fool the natives?
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
#OnThisDay 11 February 1996
LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
It's too dangerous to film on the streets, so TV soaps are retreating to the studio, trying to create 'real' city life with props and plasterboard. But can they get it right? And do they fool the natives?
LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
It's too dangerous to film on the streets, so TV soaps are retreating to the studio, trying to create 'real' city life with props and plasterboard. But can they get it right? And do they fool the natives?
#OnThisDay 11 February 1995
I'M IN THE BEST OF ALF - Fit-again Bryan: I Will Never Quit The Street - #CoronationStreet star Bryan Mosley says he's fighting fit again and he'll never quit telly's top soap . . .
I'M IN THE BEST OF ALF - Fit-again Bryan: I Will Never Quit The Street - #CoronationStreet star Bryan Mosley says he's fighting fit again and he'll never quit telly's top soap . . .
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#OnThisDay 11 February 1995
I'M IN THE BEST OF ALF - Fit-again Bryan: I Will Never Quit The Street - #CoronationStreet star Bryan Mosley says he's fighting fit again and he'll never quit telly's top soap . . .
I'M IN THE BEST OF ALF - Fit-again Bryan: I Will Never Quit The Street - #CoronationStreet star Bryan Mosley says he's fighting fit again and he'll never quit telly's top soap . . .