A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC’s headquarters in London, injuring one person.
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The final episode of Monty Python's 'Flying Circus' season 3 was aired on BBC.
The BBC broadcast the world's first science fiction television program, an adaptation of the play R.U.R.
The first episode of 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' is aired.
The Greenwich Time Signal is broadcast for the first time.
The world's first live global satellite TV program is aired.
