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Colour television on BBC One 15 November 1969
BBC One launched a full colour service on 15 November 1969. At midnight the incongruously named An Evening with Petula - Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall - was the first transmission. The channel then closed down until 10am. Speakers in the slideshow (left) include Sir David Attenborough, Controller BBC2, 1965-1969 and Lord Asa Briggs, author of The History of Broadcasting in The UK.
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