Britain’s colour television service was not the first in the worlld, but was regarded by many as the best such service when it began in 1967.  Find out more.....

Colour Television Chronology

Britain’s First Colour Television Programme - From July 1967

BBC2 Colour Launching - The first months of colour, 1967

First Colour Transmission by Satellite

ITV Colour, 1969

BBC1 Colour, 1969 - Test broadcasts and start of colour in 1969

Archive Formats of major tv events from the colour transition period

see also the end of the Eurovision chronology