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Britain launched a full 625-line colour service on BBC Two in 1967. The figure is taken from BBC, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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BBC Two began colour broadcasts in 1967

Britain launched a full 625-line colour service on BBC Two in 1967 BBC Two began regular colour transmissions in July 1967, using the 625-line PAL system, starting with a Wimbledon broadcast. BBC One and ITV followed in 1969. Colour sets were rented rather than bought by many households, and the change persuaded people to upgrade. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Britain launched a full 625-line colour service on BBC Two in 1967. The figure is taken from BBC, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a movies & tv fact?: Yes. It sits on the Movies & TV shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.