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This is a list of British television related events from 1986. ==Events== *4 January – Televised football returns to British television after the contractual dispute from the previous year is resolved. *12 January – ''Catchphrase'' makes its debut on ITV. *28 January – NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger spacecraft disintegrates. Pictures from CNN in the United States (owned by Turner Broadcasting System, then owners of American superstation WTBS), are aired in countries around the world. *19 February – BBC1 airs ''Round Britain Whizz'', an edition of the science series ''Q.E.D.''. The 30 minute programme consists of a sped up flight around the coastline of Great Britain with guest appearances from geologists and TV personalities including Patrick Moore, David Bellamy and Terry Wogan telling the viewer about the geology and natural history of certain areas. *10 March – The first advert for a sanitary towel is broadcast on British television, on Channel 4. *30 March – BBC2 aired the TWO ident, which stayed until 1991. *1 April – All commercial activities of the BBC are now handled by BBC Enterprises Ltd. *15 April – The last episode of children's cartoon series Bananaman is broadcast. *21 May – A Very Peculiar Practice airs. *31 May–29 June – Telvised coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. England exit on 22 June with a 2-1 defeat to Argentina, who go on to beat West Germany in the final to win the trophy for the third time. *18 June – In ''Coronation Street'' the Rovers Return pub is gutted by fire with landlady Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) trapped inside. *23 July – In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="1986: Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson", BBC News )〕 The event receives significant television coverage both in the UK and around the world. *5 August – Michael Cashman makes his ''EastEnders'' debut as Colin Russell, the soap's first gay character. *9 August – The Yorkshire Television ITV region becomes the first UK terrestrial channel to broadcast 24 hours a day, initially simulcasting the cable and satellite music video channel Music Box throughout the night. The other ITV regions gradually switch to 24 hour television over the next two years. *26 August – In ''Emmerdale Farm'', original character Pat Sugden dies after rolling her car down a hillside to avoid a flock of sheep. *6 September – * *Part One of ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' is broadcast on BBC1, marking the return to air of ''Doctor Who'' after an 18-month hiatus. * *The first episode of medical drama Casualty airs on BBC1. *19 September – Central TV revives ''New Faces'', a 1970s talent show produced by its predecessor, ATV. Styled as ''New Faces of '86'', it is presented by Marti Caine, a winner from the previous version. *24 September - Children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' returns for a brand new series with Ringo Starr reprising his role as narrator. *12 October – Every Loser Wins performed by the actor Nick Berry begins a three-week run at the top of the UK Singles Chart after featuring in recent episodes of ''EastEnders''. The song was an instant hit on release and went on to win its writers an Ivor Novello Award. *16 October – The first two-hander episode of ''EastEnders'', featuring Den and Angie Watts (Leslie Grantham and Anita Dobson), is aired by BBC1. The episode, in which Angie tells Den she has six months to live after he tells her he wants a divorce, was an experiment as the two-hander format had not been tried in a British soap before, but received well by viewers and critics. *27 October – * *The Australian soap ''Neighbours'' makes its British television debut on BBC1, a year after it was first aired in its homeland. * *BBC One starts a full daytime television service. Before today, excluding special events coverage, BBC One had closed down at times during weekday mornings and afternoons broadcasting trade test transmissions and, from May 1983, Pages From Ceefax. *16 November – Dennis Potter's critically acclaimed television serial ''The Singing Detective'' makes its debut on BBC1. *6 December – ''Doctor Who'' concludes its ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' story arc with part 2 of "The Ultimate Foe". This would mark the final televised appearance of Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor before he was abruptly fired from the role. *7 December – Jack Rosenthal's original two hour TV movie of ''London's Burning'', directed by Les Blair is broadcast on ITV. It returns for a full series in February 1988. *13 December – Comedian Duggie Small wins ''New Faces of '86''. *17 December – Ringo Starr narrates his last ever ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' episode, the second series finale, "Thomas & the Missing Christmas Tree". *25 December – 30.15 million tune in to watch "Dirty" Dennis Watts hand wife Angie her divorce papers in ''EastEnders'', making it the highest rated episode of any drama in British television history. *26 December – The ''Rainbow'' 30 minute Christmas special, ''The Colours of the Rainbow'' is the highest ever rating episode of the show. It was thought that ''Rainbow'' would end following this episode, but Thames Television renewed the contract after good ratings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1986 in British television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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