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Sports programming. FA Cup: BBC One/TV 1937 – 1996, 2002 – 2008 & 2014 – present (shared with BT Sport) Wimbledon Championships: BBC TV/BBC One 1937 – present, BBC Two 1964 – present; The Boat Race: BBC TV/One 1938 – 2004 & 2010 – present (ITV covered the Boat Race from 2005 – 2009) Live England Test Cricket: BBC TV 1938 – 1998
2001. March – Motorsports channel Motors TV launches in the UK. 30 September – Murray Walker commentates on his final televised Formula One race at the 2001 United States Grand Prix. The BBC’s coverage of the World Rally Championship ends.
9 October–8 November – The BBC covers the 1987 Cricket World Cup. However, due to the time difference – the tournament is held in India and Pakistan – live coverage is restricted to the final overs of England’s matches, although England's semi-final and the final are broadcast live, and in full.
28 July–12 August – The BBC airs the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Due to the Games taking place in Los Angeles, BBC1 stays on the air into the night to provide live coverage of the major events. 30 July. BBC1's teatime news programme reverts to its original name of Evening News and to its original broadcast time of 5:40pm.
16 September – Lorne Spicer, presenter ( Cash in the Attic) 24 September – Sheryl Gascoigne, television personality. 14 October – Steve Coogan, British comedian and actor. 15 October – Stephen Tompkinson, British actor. 31 October – Rob Rackstraw, British voice actor. 4 November – Shaun Williamson, British actor.
2 June – Opportunity Knocks ends its run on BBC1 after four series with the 1990 final. [32] 8 June–8 July – The BBC and ITV provide television coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 15 June – The long-running children's arts and crafts series Art Attack makes its debut on Children's ITV, presented by Neil Buchanan.
Humphrey left at the end of 2012 to join BT Sport and was replaced by Suzi Perry. Allan McNish joined as analyst and Clarkson joined full time. BBC aired all three practice session for their live races on BBC Two or BBC Three. Anderson left at the end of 2013. The BBC kept their remaining staff for 2014 and 2015. Grand Prix axed
13 January – BBC1 screen the Mike Leigh comedy drama Nuts in May as part of the Play for Today series. 25 January – ITV screen the network premiere of the 1969 comedy caper The Italian Job, starring Michael Caine. February. 4 February – Early morning programming from the Open University begins on BBC1 with Electrons in motion airing at 7 ...