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This is a list of British television related events from 1971.

Events

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January

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February

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  • 3 February – After nearly three months, the ITV Colour Strike ends and programmes resume being made in colour.
  • 6 February–13 March – BBC Two first broadcasts the serial Jude the Obscure, starring Robert Powell, in six 45-minute episodes.
  • 17 February – BBC2 airs Elizabeth R, a drama serial of six 85-minute plays starring Glenda Jackson in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
  • 25 February – The animated children's adventure series Mr Benn airs on BBC1 with the copyright year shown from the previous year (1970) in the end credits shortly before the BBC tv logo. However the other regular BBC programmes unlike The Trumptonshire Trilogy still wouldn't show any copyright years until the following year (1972).

March

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  • 5 March – The third in Peter Cook's live late night chat show series Where Do I Sit? is shown on BBC2 after which the BBC pulls the 9 remaining scheduled episodes on quality grounds.[5]
  • 29 March – ITV show the television premiere of Ray Harryhausen's 1963 fantasy action film Jason and the Argonauts.
  • 29 March – The American children's educational series Sesame Street begins airing on British television for the first time, debuting on ITV by first airing on HTV.

April

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May

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June

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July

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  • No events.

August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Debuts

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BBC1

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BBC2

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ITV

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Television shows

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Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

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Continuing television shows

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1920s

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  • BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024)

1930s

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  • Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present)
  • The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
  • BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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Ending this year

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Births

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BBC – History of the BBC, The Open University programmes begin 3 January 1971". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Open University marks 40th anniversary of first broadcast on the BBC". www3.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ "BBC Two England – 3 January 1971 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Emley Moor Mast". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield: Reach plc. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  5. ^ McCann, Graham (2021-08-22). "I can't talk now, 'cos he's here: The true story of Peter Cook's Where Do I Sit?". British Comedy Guide. Comedy Chronicles. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  6. ^ "TV". Sunday Mirror. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Match Details". The TV Football Almanac. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "TV Live: Westward Television". Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  9. ^ "Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game – BBC One London – 2 October 1971". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. ^ Mark Duguid "Armchair Theatre (1956–74)", BFI screenonline
  11. ^ "What the Papers Say in pictures". The Guardian. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Dad's Army". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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