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Children's drama Grange Hill made its debut on 8 February 1978. Created by Phil Redmond, it tackled teenage issues and introduced a raft of memorable characters over the next 30 years - not to mention that catchy theme tune. 

Happy 100th birthday to the Greenwich Time Signal, more lovingly referred to as the 'pips' - six short electronically generated tones broadcast on the hour on BBC radio to indicate the precise time of day.

These images show the apparatus used to create the tones, at Savoy Hill (the BBC's first home) in 1927.

Find out more on the History of the BBC pages...
 https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/february/the-pips/ 

Wednesday, 19 January 1994 was the day that was then the today that The Day Today exploded onto our screens, slamming the wasps from the pure apple of truth and bagpiping fact into news. Oh, and there was sport... with Alan Partridge.

What was your favourite story from the show? 

Blankety Blank has been doling out chequebooks and pens for 45 years since making its TV debut on 18 January, 1979. The host looking for you to fill in his blanks these days is Bradley Walsh, but which of his illustrious predecessors is your favourite? 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1979 Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on Titanic, described how he survived the sinking of the ship in 1912. 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1971, 100 Girl Guides gathered around a campfire in the Blue Peter studio for a good, old-fashioned singalong. A campfire? Indoors? What could possibly go wrong? 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1982, Fred Dibnah demonstrated that he wasn't only about knocking things down - to do that, you had to know how to stick some stuff up first. At dizzying heights, of course. 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1984, two men who would end up among the decade's musical icons offered their views on the equally iconic Factory band, Joy Division. Can you guess which of Morrissey and George Michael claimed to be fan? 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1979, the world was introduced to the extraordinary steeplejack Fred Dibnah. In this clip from that original documentary, he attempts to topple an enormous chimney stack in Rochdale, with his wife on hand to perform her traditional role of fire starter. 

Over the 12 days of Christmas we're reminding you of our greatest hits from 2023. In 1990, a fresh-faced Steve Coogan demonstrated his nascent range of impressions to Alan Titchmarsh on Daytime Live. So, as well as some early Coogan chat, you'll get a bit of Sean Connery, Kenneth Clarke, Donald Sinden, Roger Moore, David Bowie, Prince Charles, Ronnie Corbett, Michael Caine, Edward Fox, Ben Elton and Sylvester Stallone too.