#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 27 years ago 📺TV Ratings for w.e. 22 November 1998 1. #CoronationStreet 20.30m 2. #EastEnders 17.90 3. #Heartbeat 14.61 4. #Emmerdale 13.00 5. You've Been Framed 12.89 6. #Casualty 12.71 7. They Think It's All Over 12.02 8. Birds of a Feather 11.89

#OnThisDay 22 November 1993 Nescafe take out press ads to promote their new TV ads! INTRODUCING . . . GOLD BLEND - THE NEW SERIES coming to a TV near you tonight

#OnThisDay 22 November 1984 Thames Television take out press ads to ask . . . WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN WINNING AN EMMY? WINNING TWO OF THEM. Fresh Fields and The Wind in the Willows. Thames Television congratulates everyone who made this double success possible.

#OnThisDay 22 November 1989 - FAST FORWARD Clarke escapes on the back of Ronnie's motorbike in #GrangeHill. "It's days like this when I wish I'd stayed on the dole" in Carla Lane's Bread. "What about destroying the cemetery" is the latest plan in 'Allo 'Allo! + the Proggy Pages.

#OnThisDay 22 November 1989 - FAST FORWARD #YvetteFielding invites you to WIN THIS JUKEBOX! A QUICKY WITH RICKY! He fancies Kylie Minogue. He's Sid Owen from #EastEnders. SCHOOL REPORT - #Neighbours' #JasonDonovan wanted to be a pilot. And a Sinclair ZX Spectrum is a must-have!!

#OnThisDay 22 November 1997 IN THE LINE OF FIRE Temperatures are rising as the London's Burning crew talk about working on one TV's hottest shows - including contributions from John Alford, Glen Murphy, Ben Onwukwe and Richard Walsh

#OnThisDay 22 November 1988 IT'S GOODBYE TO HIM AND HELLO BRUCE! Pint-sized comedian #RonnieCorbett said hello to a new partner last night . . . veteran comic #BruceForsyth. The surprise package was announced nearly a year after #RonnieBarker quit showbusiness . . .

#OnThisDay 22 November 1988 Hurry yourself along to any larger Asda store, or buy direct from Dapol, and get your hands on this 25th Anniversary #DoctorWho set. It contains Tardis, Console, Baseboard, Two articulated figures and K9 and all for just £39.95!

#OnThisDay 22 November 1983 WHAT A CARRY ON Bubbly #BarbaraWindsor, the cockney blonde with the boobs that became national monuments, has been a star for over 20 years. But behind the success is hidden heartache . . .

#OnThisDay 22 November 1980 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT J R! Everyone in Britain will know just who did shoot J R by ten o'clock tonight. In America the suspense is already over. A staggering TV audience of 70 million watched the vital episode of Dallas . . .

#OnThisDay 22 November 1980 HOW I FELL FOR DR WHO When #LallaWard and #TomBaker tie the matrimonial knot in the #DrWho scarf next month they will bring together two vividly contrasting backgrounds. Tom was brought up in Liverpool among Irish pubs and Irish priests . . .

#OnThisDay 22 November 1965 Hurry yourself along and . . . MEET THE DALEKS IN ANN STREET They arrived at Aldergrove by Emerald Airways. Tonight they will invade Ann Street when they accompany The Lord Mayor of Belfast up to #DrWho spaceship the "Tardis", which has arrived for its Christmas visit.

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 32 years ago 📺TV Ratings for w.e. 21 November 1993 1. #CoronationStreet 21.59m 2. #EastEnders 21.16 3. #Heartbeat 17.04 4. #Neighbours 16.20 5. You've Been Framed 16.01 6. London's Burning 16.00 7. Royal Variety Performance 14.95 8. Strike It Lucky 14.66

#OnThisDay 21 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD Trousers in the bin in #GrangeHill. In #BykerGrove: "This is PJ the DJ rappin' on the mike, Byker Turtles rule the roads so Denton take a hike!" A ketchup covered Roly causes Frank and Pat to panic in #EastEnders the cartoon.

#OnThisDay 21 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD FAST FOR NARNIA - Behind the scenes of The Silver Chair. SKOOL REPORT - #Neighbours' Linda Hartley climbed out of windows, discovered boys & had detention every night. IT'S THAT FILM, AT LAST! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is out this week!

#OnThisDay 21 November 1993 The People claims to have seen secret documents detailing plans for a third weekly episode of #EastEnders, probably on Saturdays. They say that the cast are furious at the idea - SLAVE LABOUR REVOLT

#OnThisDay 21 November 1987 Julia Smith "creator and boss of the BBC's phenomenally popular soap opera" - #EastEnders - ONE WOMAN'S WORLD She's head mistress, matriarch and mother confessor to the soap stars . . .

#OnThisDay 21 November 1985 SILVER STREET As #CoronationStreet prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, writer and former producer Harry Kershaw reflects on "The soap that became a way of life".

#OnThisDay 21 November 1983 With the screen death of #CoronationStreet's Len Fairclough approaching, TV Times asks: IS THERE LIFE AFTER SOAP? Interviewees include Noel Dyson, who played Ida Barlow, Stephen Hancock (Ernest Bishop) and Peter Hill (Arthur Brownlow of #Crossroads)

#OnThisDay 21 November 1980 Following the announcement that #DrWho stars #TomBaker and Lalla Ward are to wed, the Daily Mail has this cartoon . . .

#OnThisDay 21 November 1969 Following the first broadcast of #CoronationStreet in colour, Birmingham Evening Mail complains that CORONATION STREET LOOKS WELL-TO-DO "The atmosphere has gone. The insides of the terraced houses are paint fresh. No paper peels: no stains spread."

#OnThisDay 21 November 1981 Hurry yourself along to Marlow where Tricia Yates from the children's BBC programme #GrangeHill will open the Christmas Fayre at Spinfield School. Actress Michelle Herbert will sign autographs. Books, cakes, a tombola and games for the children await.

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 37 years ago 📺TV Ratings for w.e. 20 November 1988 1. #EastEnders 20.45m 2. #Neighbours 17.65 3. #CoronationStreet 16.90 4. Bread 16.70 5. Blind Date 14.90 6. Children of Courage 13.75 7. Tales of the Unexpected 13.50 8. This Is Your Life 13.40

#OnThisDay 20 November 1991 - BIG! magazine SURF'S UP - #PatrickSwayze on his new film Point Break. BOY RACER - #Neighbours' Kristian Schmid in his red sports car. SPIN THE GROOVE - Mat Stevenson and Rebekah Elmaloglou from #HomeAndAway become nightclubs DJs.

#OnThisDay 20 November 1995 JACKANORY, JACKANORY . . END OF STORY Once upon a time there was a popular kids' programme on TV called Jackanory. For 30 years children watched in wonderment. But now it looks like the final page has been turned on one of the BBC's most enduring . . .

#OnThisDay 20 November 1993 Having watched Thatcher - the Downing Street Years, humorist Craig Brown can't help seeing similarities between Maggie and #Crossroads' #NoeleGordon - "The similarities between Meg Richardson and Margaret Thatcher are so plentiful as to be uncanny."

#OnThisDay 20 November 1992 THEY'RE OFF - Eldorado is blamed as Beeb axe Trainer: "The Horsey soap Trainer is being axed - and its creator blames the new midweek slot behind the BBC flop Eldorado for its dismal viewing figures."

#OnThisDay 20 November 1988 FROM RAMSAY STREET BY ROYAL COMMAND Ramsay Street stood empty yesterday while the cast of #Neighbours set off on a jaunt to London - to see the Queen Mother. Pop superstar #KylieMInogue arrived on a separate flight after the nine other stars . . .

#OnThisDay 20 November 1962 Bolton News has this ingenious idea - SUNDAY REPEAT OF CORONATION STEET A GOOD IDEA, BUT . . . The suggestion was put that a repeat of the previous week's two #CoronationStreet episodes on Sunday would be better than some of the shows inflicted on us

#OnThisDay 19 November 1983 WHO'S WHO'S WHO The world's longest-running science fiction show, #DoctorWho, celebrates its 20th anniversary this week with a special feature-length story called 'The Five Doctors' . . .

#OnThisDay 19 November 1986 The Liverpool Echo publishes Peter Birkett's famous Dalek cartoon, although they use the word 'ruins' to replace a slightly ruder word used in the original 1981 version.

#OnThisDay 19 November 1964 THE DALEKS ARE HERE! Whirling through space and time Tardis touches down at the start of today's new #DrWho adventure on dry land . . . It is, in fact, London. A menacingly hushed London, with no sign of life and an eerie feeling of decay . . .

TV Ratings for w.e. 19 November 2000 1. #EastEnders 17.83m 2. #CoronationStreet 16.81 3. #Heartbeat 14.94 4. Inspector Morse 13.66 5. #Emmerdale 12.26 6. Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 11.29 7. Cold Feet 9.87 8. Changing Rooms 9.79

#OnThisDay 19 November 1983 BBC Video take out newspaper ads to let us know . . . THIS MONTH, WE DELIVER THE GOODS. Just the thing for keeping up with the neighbours - The Good Life. Comprehensive entertainment - #GrangeHill. Do dogs eat egg boxes? - #BluePeter.

#OnThisDay 19 November 1996 The Mirror is the first to report that it's THE END FOR ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES "Del Boy has done his last deal. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses will bow out after this year's Christmas special, which sees the Peckham duo winning the lottery."

#OnThisDay 19 November 1993 MR. WARREN: THE GREAT STORTYELLER Creator of #CoronationStreet and bestselling author #TonyWarren tells the Hull Daily Mail: "I travel extensively. I do it on my own to look for more stories. I'm a storyteller - as simple as that."

#OnThisDay 19 November 1989 NEIGHBOURS FIGHT FOR LIFE The residents of Ramsay Street could be in for a hard time - off the set of the sunny Down Under soap. #Neighbours is facing a cash crisis which could finish it off . . .

#OnThisDay 19 November 1983 Ahead of #DrWho's 20th anniversary, The Mirror has this teaser - YOU KNOW WHO But Can You Answer His Birthday Quiz?

#OnThisDay 18 November 1995 BBC2 broadcasts Jimmy McGovern's controversial drama PRIEST for the first time. To promote it, they take out full page ads in national newspapers . . . A Catholic priest is trained to love his fellow man. Not fancy him. Priest. 9.05pm, tonight, BBC2.

#OnThisDay 18 November 1993 📺TV Listings New comedy from Marks and Gran, GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART stars #NicholasLyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, a TV engineer who wonders into a time warp. Tensions flare up in Amsterdam in #EastEnders. Football drama in ALL IN THE GAME.

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 41 years ago 📺TV Ratings for w.e. 18 November 1984 1. #CoronationStreet 20.45m 2. Miss World '84 17.10 3. Give Us A Clue 16.05 4. Hi-De-Hi 15.55 6. Name That Tune 15.50 7. Just Good Friends 15.35 8. Tenko 14.95 9. #Crossroads 14.40

#OnThisDay 18 November 1987 The Guardian lets us know what programmes children aged 4-15 have been watching most. #EastEnders is top overall, with 29.6% watching. #GrangeHill and #BluePeter are tops of the children's television programmes.

#OnThisDay 18 November 1998 - MORE! magazine MORE! PHOWOAR! - with The Crow Road's #JoeMcFadden. COULD YOU GO OUT WITH . . . #Coolio? SCOUSE MATES - Alex Fletcher, Diane Burke and Tiffany Chapman from #Brookside.

#OnThisDay 18 November 1992 - BIG! magazine TOP THAT! #TakeThat hit the road this month and it only took a minute to realise they were brilliant! #HomeAndAway - Blake and Meg: "OUR LOVE WILL NEVER DIE!" TOUGH OR TERRIFIED? The Gladiators with their packed lycra body suits ...

#OnThisDay 18 November 1993 The first episode of GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART is broadcast on BBC1. Here, star and "amicable, if slightly wary interviewee", #NicholasLyndhurst speaks to the Birmingham Post about the show, his experiences of acting and his love of flying.

#OnThisDay 18 November 1991 BYKER GROVE TAKES ON GRANGE HILL Stars from children's TV took to the football field yesterday in a charity football match. And the day was a memorable event for the cast from #BykerGrove as they took on the best of the #GrangeHill cast and won . . .

#OnThisDay 18 November 1978 THE STREET - LARGER THAN LIFE DESPITE ALL THE PROPS! Bolton News takes us behind the scenes of #CoronationStreet's outdoor set: "Out of public scrutiny, it's such a disappointment. The famous buildings turn out to be no more than frontages."

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 34 years ago 📺TV Ratings for w.e. 17 November 1991 1. #EastEnders 21.31m 2. #CoronationStreet 20.89 3. #Neighbours 17.62 4. London's Burning 16.43 5. #Casualty 15.95 6. #TheBill 15.90 7. Ruth Rendell Mysteries 15.48 8. #HomeAndAway 14.77

#OnThisDay 17 November 1995 UK Gold take out newspaper ads to advise us that - TONIGHT . . . BE PREPARED FOR THE CRIME OF YOUR LIFE! Catch 'WIDOWS' tonight and every Friday night at 9pm. Miss it and it's your funeral.

#OnThisDay 17 November 1999 - MORE! magazine Full Frontal . . . #MatthewMacfadyen Could You Go Out With . . . #MattLeBlanc Whatever Happened To . . . #JohnTaylor It's Impossible to Ignore . . . #LizHurley