What was the first ever coloured BBC programme shown in 1970?

[cornish seagull]

Just entered Radio comp and will be on air in 10mins. I think it was Doctor who?

 

[Bwian]

Love Thy Neighbour?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Stingray?

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

Pot Black.

 

[half time scores]

I thought the first colour tv broadcast in this country was the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1967.

 

[8ace]

The Cosby Show

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I watched the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in colour in 1969.

 

[T soprano]

Roots

 

[red star portslade]

black and white minstrels

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Slightly confusing question as there were colour programmes on the BBC before 1970.

The six wives of Henry the VIII aired on BBC1 in colour on the 1st of January 1970, so that could be a good guess.

 

[cornish seagull]

Pot Black.

went for that but it was wrong! carried onto tomorrow night and prize now £2000

 

[raymondbriggs]

I thought the first colour tv broadcast in this country was the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1967.

JCL
The BBC transmitted the first compatible type of colour television signal from Alexandra Palace on the 7th. October 1954, on the "old" 405 lines VHF system.

 

[raymondbriggs]

Any colour t.v. anoraks on here?
Fill your boots.
Early Philips Colour TV

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Just entered Radio comp and will be on air in 10mins. I think it was Doctor who?

Certainly Jon Pertwees first season was filmed and broadcast in colour. On film no less so the quality really shows thru flr the debit spearhead from space. The rest was filmed on videotape.

Anyway i dont think it was Dr who as the first programme broadcast in colour. Funny thing is in 1970 most households would have only had a B&W set. I dont think colour became "mainstream" for another year or two.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I thought Colour TV's came out in 1967 and seemed to show on BBC2 only.

As for Dr Who in colour, I remember Pertwee's assistant, Katy Manning, was certainly in colour when she did a full 'spread' for a popular mag of the time.

 

[otk]

Certainly Jon Pertwees first season was filmed and broadcast in colour. On film no less so the quality really shows thru flr the debit spearhead from space. The rest was filmed on videotape.

Anyway i dont think it was Dr who as the first programme broadcast in colour. Funny thing is in 1970 most households would have only had a B&W set. I dont think colour became "mainstream" for another year or two.

You could be right, as Sony brought out the first video camera in 1971

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Roots

 

[Cian]

You could be right, as Sony brought out the first video camera in 1971

Shows could be and were recorded directly to tape using non-integral cameras and tape decks prior to this.

 

[HovaGirl]

Just entered Radio comp and will be on air in 10mins. I think it was Doctor who?

Well, colour TV started with Wimbledon in 1967. Whatever was on at midnight (a New Year show) would have been the first colour TV show. Probably the Andy Stewart show.

 

[HovaGirl]

Slightly confusing question as there were colour programmes on the BBC before 1970.

The six wives of Henry the VIII aired on BBC1 in colour on the 1st of January 1970, so that could be a good guess.

Yeah, good shout!