#OnThisDay in 1972: Viewers of BBC One were in for an evening of solid gold entertainment, as this preview of the night ahead shows. See the listing from this day 50 years ago and more on the BBC Programme Index https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1972-11-22 | BBC Archive

📺 'Dad's Army' Friday 27 October 1972 - BBC1: 20:30 Time for some Croft/Perry pathos and a rare moment away from the levity which deployed the troops true acting muscles. All the great comedies can make you laugh the majority of the time and also cry some of the time. And I dare say this scene also contains the only time you'll ever hear the word "blatherskite". #DadsArmy | Bernie Briffa

📺 'Top of the Pops' Thursday 20 January 1972 ~ BBC1: 19:25 John Barry ~ The Persuaders' Theme (#20) 'Pan's People' on 'Pops' with a rare outside broadcast routine. The epic and atmospheric 'The Persuaders' theme is all swirling strings and synths. An ear-worm of a tune, it suggested a show of dark and gothic connotations - which of course it was anything but. Officially, The Greatest Theme Tune in the History of Television (oh, look — it just is, OK?). Elegant, elegiac, haunting, a synth-heavy

Diana, Princess of Wales, died 20 years ago today. | BBC Archive

The BBC announces Princess Diana's death 💔 A moment for history. #princessofwales #princewilliam #princeofwales #princesscatherine #princesscatherineofwales #katemiddleton #duchessofcambridge #princesskate #princeandprincessofwales #dukeandduchessofcambridge #duchesskate #katemiddletonstyle #duchesscatherine #catherinemiddleton #royals #royalstylewatch #britishroyals #britishroyalfamily #walesfamily #royalnews #kateandwilliam #kateandwills #royalty #princessdiana #princessdianaofwales | William

Twenty years ago, the world was shocked by the death of Princess Diana. When she died, the Royal family were at Balmoral and it initially became the focus of the aftermath. | BBC Scotland News