1990 in British television
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**Sky Movies broadcasts its first special event, the boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas. |
**Sky Movies broadcasts its first special event, the boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas. |
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*13 February – The US science fiction series ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' makes its UK debut on BBC2, starring [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]].{{cite news|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0d39b86a7c8349219b81d5dc65f955bc |title=Quantum Leap – BBC Two England – 13 February 1990 |work=BBC Genome |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 October 2016}} |
*13 February – The US science fiction series ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' makes its UK debut on BBC2, starring [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]].{{cite news|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0d39b86a7c8349219b81d5dc65f955bc |title=Quantum Leap – BBC Two England – 13 February 1990 |work=BBC Genome |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 October 2016}} |
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*15 February – Game show ''[[The Crystal Maze]]'' makes its debut on Channel 4, presented by [[Richard O'Brien]]. |
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*19 February – The documentary series ''[[Cutting Edge (TV series)|Cutting Edge]]'' makes its debut on Channel 4. |
*19 February – The documentary series ''[[Cutting Edge (TV series)|Cutting Edge]]'' makes its debut on Channel 4. |
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*20 February – [[Steve McFadden]] makes his first appearance as the ''[[EastEnders]]'' character [[Phil Mitchell]]. [[Ross Kemp]]'s debut as Phil's brother, [[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant]] would air two days later. |
*20 February – [[Steve McFadden]] makes his first appearance as the ''[[EastEnders]]'' character [[Phil Mitchell]]. [[Ross Kemp]]'s debut as Phil's brother, [[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant]] would air two days later. |
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*6 April – The Australian children's science-fiction comedy ''[[Round the Twist]]'' makes its UK debut on BBC1.{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8b1dace203f9404db16465e5045a616c |title=Round the Twist – BBC One London – 6 April 1990 – BBC Genome |publisher=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |access-date=2018-01-13}} |
*6 April – The Australian children's science-fiction comedy ''[[Round the Twist]]'' makes its UK debut on BBC1.{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8b1dace203f9404db16465e5045a616c |title=Round the Twist – BBC One London – 6 April 1990 – BBC Genome |publisher=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |access-date=2018-01-13}} |
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*10 April – The UK's first Asian TV channel [[TV Asia]] launches and becomes Europe's first entertainment and information channel for the South Asian community from the Indian subcontinent. It initially broadcasts through the night during Sky One's downtime. |
*10 April – The UK's first Asian TV channel [[TV Asia]] launches and becomes Europe's first entertainment and information channel for the South Asian community from the Indian subcontinent. It initially broadcasts through the night during Sky One's downtime. |
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| ⚫ | *14 April – BBC2 begins showing the 91-part 1988 Indian serial ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'', a dramatisation of the epic poem the ''Mahabharata''. The programme is shown in Hindi with English subtitles and is repeated the following day in a late-night slot on BBC1.{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/200b6217a7ac433481282da81fc91d1f |title=Mahabharat – BBC Two England – 14 April 1990 |work=BBC Genome |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c41e27cf75fc47fa89393f8adf33c45a |title=Mahabharat – BBC One London – 16 April 1990 |work=BBC Genome |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 October 2016}} |
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**Debut of ''[[You've Been Framed!]]'' on ITV, presented by [[Jeremy Beadle]]. |
**Debut of ''[[You've Been Framed!]]'' on ITV, presented by [[Jeremy Beadle]]. |
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*16 April |
*16 April |
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