It's 200 not out for Thank Your Lucky Stars. Daily Mirror (17th July 1965)

BBC drama highlights for Autumn/Winter 1980. The Stage and Television Today (17th July 1980)

Lucy Fleming and David Burke in Summer Playhouse - Death by Misadventure (17th July 1967)

OTD in 1965. Juke Box Jury, Dr Who and The First Night of the Proms are on BBC1. In London, ITV offers The Saint, Morecambe & Wise and Public Eye.

Top of the Pops (17th July 1986). Steve Winwood opens the show with Higher Love.

R.I.P. Brenda Fricker. Seen here as Marion Kershaw in Juliet Bravo: Catching Up - written by John Foster (28th November 1981)

Peter Butterworth and William Hartnell in Doctor Who - A Battle of Wits (17th July 1965)

Coronation Street - written by Leslie Duxbury (17th July 1974). Stan has to throw himself on Hilda's mercy. With predictable results ...

Coronation Street - written by Adele Rose (17th July 1968). Hilda is still fuming about Stan's dalliances with his lady friend at 19 Inkerman Street.

'Lifesize heroes ... big news on the small screen'. The Aberdeen Press and Journal, waxing lyrical about Callan and Public Eye (16th July 1971)

'Cushing created puppets ...' The Tatler (16th July 1966)

OTD in 1989. Only Fools and Horses and All Creatures Great & Small are on BBC1. Alexei Sayle's Stuff is on BBC2 with Tales of the Unexpected on ITV.

Top of the Pops (16th July 1987). Hue & Cry are at number 34 with Labour of Love.

Top of the Pops (16th July 1981). Dexys Midnight Runners are back with this new single, Show Me.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Priory School (16th July 1986). Lord Saltire (the ten-year-old son of the Duke of Holdernesse) has disappeared. But Holmes is soon on the trail.

The Good Old Days (16th July 1981). Your own, your very own, Roy Castle takes to the stage at the City Varieties, Leeds.

Village Hall - Mr Ellis versus the People by Jack Rosenthal (16th July 1974). Mr Ellis (Ron Moody) faces the prospect of a long, long day at the Polling Station with only the assistance of the by-the-book Mr Martin (Brian Miller) and the gushing Miss Robinson (Veronica Roberts).

Coronation Street - written by John Stevenson (16th July 1980). Recently, Hilda saved Elsie's life (dragging her from her house after a discarded cigarette caused a fire). Unfortunately Hilda just can't stop talking about it ...

Tony Hancock's success at the Windmill gave the Birmingham Gazette a glow of paternal pride (15th July 1948)

OTD in 1988. Plenty of repeats tonight as the weeks tick down to the new season in September. There's No Place Like Home on BBC1, Alas Smith & Jones on BBC2 and the daft-as-they-come thriller series Cat's Eyes on ITV.

Top of the Pops (15th July 1982). Dexys Midnight Runners hold the number 31 spot with Come On Eileen.

Top of the Pops (15th July 1982). David Essex is at number 28 with Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing).

Seaside Special (15th July 1978). Ian Dury and the Blockheads entertain the big top crowd with What a Waste.

Whodunnit? - Goodbye Sarge (15th July 1974). A packed panel today - Rodney Bewes, Billie Whitelaw, George Sewell and Reginald Bosanquet. It's so long ago that the Pert is able to ask his guests whether they were in the services (all the chaps were).

Coronation Street - written by Jack Rosenthal (15th July 1964). Miss Nugent tells a crestfallen Leonard Swindley that she can't go through with the wedding.

Barbara Flynn and John Le Mesurier in Centre Play - The Flight Fund (14th July 1975)

OTD in 1987. There's another chance to see No Place Like Home and Juliet Bravo on BBC1. Over on ITV, David Jensen and Kevin Sharkey introduce the latest pop hits in The Roxy.

Top of the Pops (14th July 1983). Straight in at 21 goes Bananarama and Cruel Summer.

Whodunnit? - Portrait in Black (14th July 1975). Jackie Collins, Norman Bowler, Anouska Hempel and Patrick Mower are asking the questions.

Seaside Special (14th July 1979). Chas & Dave perform Gertcha.

Mr Big - The Great Betting Shop Swindle (14th July 1977). Eddie (Peter Jones) has another foolproof criminal plan - which like all the others is doomed to failure. Co-written by Jones and Christopher Bond, this sitcom also featured Prunella Scales, Ian Lavender and Carol Hawkins.

Coronation Street - written by Julian Roach (14th July 1976). Hilda invites Bet and Mrs Walker round to view her new muriel.

Angus Lennie profiled in the TV Times (7th - 13th July 1979)

OTD in 1986. Paul Schofield and Wendy Hiller star in Only Yesterday on BBC1. Tension is mounting on ITV as it's possible that the largest cash prize on British television might be given away on Winner Takes All.

The Des O'Connor Show (13th July 1971). John Le Mesurier reluctantly joins Des in a song.

On this day in 1973, Barlow and Watt began to investigate the case of Jack the Ripper.

On this day in 1970, Obsession (Star Trek S02E13) debuted on BBC1.

On this day in 1963, the first edition of The Dick Emery Show was broadcast. It ran until 1981, clocking up over 160 episodes across 18 series.

Coronation Street - written by Peter Eckersley (13th July 1964). The impending nuptials between Mr Swindley and Miss Nugent finds Minnie in a reflective mood. Ena, as always, takes a cynical view.

"It's 12 noon in London, 7 am in Philadelphia. And around the world it's time for Live Aid" (13th July 1985)

Top of the Pops (12th July 1984). Echo & the Bunnymen have a new entry at 26 with Seven Seas.

Top of the Pops (12th July 1979). The Police are at number 38 with Can't Stand Losing You.

'Sleepy-time Richard'. Richard Baker interviewed (12th July 1975)

Sunday Night Theatre - Twelfth Night (12th July 1970). Not a bad cast - Joan Plowright, Adrienne Corri, Tommy Steele, Alec Guinness and Ralph Richardson, amongst others

Star Trek (from Joe 90, 12th July 1969)

OTD in 1985. There's another chance to see Give Us A Break on BBC1. ITV has Shine On Harvey Moon with C4 digging Budgie out of the archives.

Shelley newspaper clippage.

The first episode of Shelley was originally broadcast on this day in 1979.

Star Trek newspaper clippage.

Star Trek began airing in the UK on this day in 1969 with 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'.