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On this day: 19th Feb 1985 - EastEnders premieres

On the 19th February 1985, the first episode of EastEnders aired on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One. Tom Roles revisits a report by Paul Burden who got the reactions of locals in the East End of London to the new soap opera.

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