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From one heatwave to another. Sunny Brighton in 1980 filmed for the long running travel series, Wish You Were Here. #brightonbeach #wishyouwerehere #summersun #heatwave2025

Australian actress Margot Robbie is 35 today. Image from her time in Neighbours as Donna Freedman from 2008. #MargotRobbie #botd #Neighbours

Musician and songwriter Vince Clark, best known as part of the synth-pop duo Erasure is 65 today. Erasure appeared on kids TV show Splash in 1986, speaking to presenter Michael Groth about their latest hit and their plans for the future. #vinceclarke #andybell #erasure #splash

Actor Neil Morrissey is 63 today. Image from the hugely popular 1990s sitcom series Men Behaving Badly created and written by Simon Nye. It starred Neil as Tony alongside flat mate Gary played by Martin Clunes. #neilmorrissey #botd #menbehavingbadly #martinclunes

Today is #independenceday in the United States. On this day in 2001, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood demonstrated how he makes American style muffins to presenter Gloria Hunniford on Open House. #4thofJuly

The Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone famous for playing the iconic role as the character Rocky Balboa in the franchise movies is 79 today. Clip from an interview filmed in London for Afternoon Plus in 1979. Sylvester Stallone #BOTD #SylvesterStallone

Today is #worldchocolateday so tuck into your favourite box and enjoy! Image of Georgina Hale as T-Bag from the 1992 children's drama series Take Off With T-Bag.

Famous for her role as Sharon in Birds of a Feather, retired actress Pauline Quirke, who began her career as a child actor in TV at eight years old is 66 today. Image from a Magpie documentary Kids About Town transmitted in 1972.

A fascinating interview with the late author Dame Barbara Cartland who was #botd in 1901. Mavis Nicholson chatted to Barbara in 1977 about her busy writing life and how attitudes towards sex and love have changed over the years. youtu.be/oNNfZ0xeU-g?si… via YouTube

Singer-songwriter Neil Tennant, one half of pop duo the Pet Shop Boys is 71 today. Here's a behind the scenes image from the set of Neighbours following a cameo appearance by Chris Lowe in an episode. Neighbours #neighbours #petshopboys #NeilTennant #chrislowe #BornOnThisDay

Actress Caroline Quentin who appears alongside Leslie Ash from the hugely popular 1990’s sitcom Men Behaving Badly is 65 today. Caroline Quentin #bornonthisday #carolinequentin #menbehavingbadly

#bringbackneighbours

New article takes a look inside the very first Rainbow comic from 1987: curiousbritishtelly.substack.com/p/rainbow-spec…

Could you live on £7 a week? That was the average UK state pension in the 1970's. Although supplementary benefit was available, many pensioners felt too proud to ask for it. Thames TVs Hard Times documentary highlights this issue. youtu.be/8OAvu_CySWo?si… via YouTube

Musician Stewart Copeland is 73 today. The drummer from the rock band the Police, is pictured here from an appearance on The Kenny Everett Video Show, transmitted 1980. Stewart Copeland #StewartCopeland #bornonthisday

How good was Thames Television? In my Opinion it produced Quality Television which has been rarely replicated.

Happy birthday to the American actor and singer David Hasselhoff, most famous for Baywatch and Knight Rider, who is 73 today. David Hasselhoff #DavidHasselhoff #Baywatch #botd

British dancer, director and actor Wayne Sleep OBE is 77 today. Image from an appearance on the Morecambe & Wise show, transmitted in 1982. Wayne Sleep OBE #WayneSleep #BornOnThisDay

Sir Richard Branson, the English business magnate is 75 today. Image from an appearance on Des O’Connor Tonight transmitted 15/01/1992. Richard Branson #RichardBranson #BornOnThisDay

#onthisday in 1969 Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. Aldrin talked to the This Week crew in 1973 about his experience. #manonthemoon #moondaylanding youtu.be/opgX3W1pihg?si…