Image: Kenneth Robinson, Anne Robinson and Robert Robinson (with Barry Took on the stamp) in 1991.
The first edition of the viewer feedback programme Points of View aired on 2 October 1961. It was presented by Robert Robinson, who asked viewers to send their letters; "I hope they will be highly critical and frightfully disobedient, and so help television from one of its besetting sins, which is complacency." The resulting letters were frequently funny and - combined with Robinson's witty presentation - ensured the programme was entertaining even as it held the 成人快手 to account.
Points of View has been presented by Anne Robinson, Kenneth Robinson, Barry Took, Carol Vorderman, and Terry Wogan, amongst others, over the years, the most recent being Jeremy Vine. The programme features clips from television shows, and in the days before video recorders this gave viewers a chance to catch a favourite clip again, or to see a continuity error or funny moment that had been spotted by an eagle eyed correspondent.
Points of View has evolved over the years while remaining unchanged in essence. Today viewers can communicate by phone or email, as well as on message boards. Programme Executives frequently appear on the programme, and Points of View is happy to ask them the difficult questions that viewers want answered.
October anniversaries
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Winston Churchill's first wartime broadcast
1 October 1939 -
Songs of Praise
1 October 1961 -
Live and Kicking
2 October 1993 -
Points of View
2 October 1961 -
The Trials of Life
3 October 1990 -
Pick of the Pops
4 October 1955 -
Monty Python's Flying Circus
5 October 1969 -
Poldark
5 October 1975 -
You and Yours
6 October 1970 -
Woman's Hour
7 October 1946 -
DIY SOS
7 October 1999 -
Later... with Jools Holland
8 October 1992 -
In Touch
8 October 1961 -
Make Yourself At 成人快手 - Programmes for Immigrants
10 October 1965 -
Grandstand
11 October 1958 -
Around the World in 80 Days
11 October 1989 -
On The Move
12 October 1975 -
First edition of Any Questions
12 October 1948 -
First edition of Omnibus
13 October 1967 -
Bombing of Broadcasting House
15 October 1940 -
Play For Today
15 October 1970 -
First televised Party Election Broadcast
15 October 1951 -
Birds of a Feather
16 October 1989 -
Blue Peter first broadcast
16 October 1958 -
The Magic Roundabout
18 October 1965 -
The formation of the 成人快手
18 October 1922 -
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra first broadcast
22 October 1930 -
Captain Pugwash
22 October 1957 -
Terry and June
24 October 1979 -
Launch of daytime television
27 October 1986 -
The Wednesday Play first broadcast
28 October 1964 -
First edition of Today
28 October 1957 -
Maida Vale opens
30 October 1934