The Director General, Sir John Reith ( later Lord Reith ) said in the opening programme: " Don't expect too much in the early days ; for some time we shall transmit comparatively simple programmes, to give the best chance of intelligible reception and provide evidence as to the type of material most suitable for the service in each zone.

The opening day and concluding days are important and each day has a set programme.

During this period Offenbach had to " equip the theatre, recruit actors, orchestra and staff, find authors to write material for the opening programme – and compose the music.

Halévy wrote the libretto for one of the pieces in the opening programme, but the most popular work of the evening had words by Moinaux.

The same recording of Simpson's theme was used for the opening titles of all four series of the programme.

BBC West uses a clip of the bridge in their opening titles for their regional news programme BBC Points West which serves the West TV region.

The juxtaposition of castle and steam train at Corfe Castle is familiar to many television viewers throughout Southern England, as it features in the opening sequences of the BBC's South Today regional news programme along with the official train.

A power failure prevents the planned opening night's schedule from happening, meaning the first programme shown is Play School the following morning.

The main opening programme came at 7: 00pm with The Stars Rise in the West, a filmed special introduced by It's That Man Again regular Jack Train.

* ITV Local Wales: The Stars Rise in the West-An opening night programme from TWW

From 1973 to 2008 the rally was held in January as the first event of the FIA World Rally Championship, but since 2009 it has been the opening round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge ( IRC ) programme.

* 7 August 1980 to 2 July 1981: No opening theme tune: The CCS version of " Whole Lotta Love " was played over some of the images of the featured artists and during the countdown stills in the Top 30 and Top 20 sections which were moved later on in the programme.

Other opening night programmes included a Filmed Playhouse drama entitled The Last Reunion, a preview programme called Coming Shortly, an episode of the American crime drama Highway Patrol and most notably, a networked opening night programme entitled Southern Rhapsody, starring Gracie Fields and the Lionel Blair Dancers, televised from the station's studios in a converted cinema in the Northam area of Southampton and the ocean liner Caronia which was berthed in Southampton docks.

The wedge metaphor, attributed to Johnson, is that of a metal wedge splitting a log and represents using an aggressive public relations programme to create an opening for the supernatural in the public ’ s understanding of science.

The programme also parodies the daytime Channel 4 game show Deal or No Deal, with Culshaw impersonating Noel Edmonds and frequently mocking both the repetitive nature of the programme and fact that the show's excitement is derived entirely from the opening of boxes.

After an opening ceremony led by The Duchess of Kent, the station's first programme was live coverage of a Test cricket match between England and Australia at Headingey.

Other programmes broadcast on YTV's opening day included the first edition of its regional news programme Calendar, the station's first networked production-the ' Playhouse ' drama Daddy Kiss it Better-and a light entertainment special, First Night, hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

Act II opening, from 1884 programme

The investment programme aims to attract more retailers, businesses and shoppers to the town by opening up new spaces and links to the River Tees, providing easier access and parking and building on the town's heritage and cultural assets.

Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008, there has been an ongoing programme of development, and EasyJet started operating services by opening a base at Southend in April 2012.

In 1869, Abdülaziz received visits from Eugénie de Montijo, Empress consort of Napoleon III of France and other foreign monarchs on their way to the opening of the Suez Canal.

The Gardens has received a number of national, state, and local awards since its opening, and its rose gardens are particularly noteworthy.

The play was well received and transferred to the Savoy Theatre in London's West End, opening on 21 January 1929.

The movie was well received by critics and a financial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America.

After the Patriots received the second half opening kickoff, they managed to get one first down, but then had to punt after Grogan was sacked twice.

The Patriots received the opening kickoff of the second half, but could only reach the St. Louis 43-yard line before being forced to punt.

They received a much wider audience serving as the opening act of Cyndi Lauper on her Fun tour.

The production was very well received and transferred to London's West End opening at the Prince Edward Theatre in October 1998, transferring to the Prince of Wales Theatre where it closed in January 2000.

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After the unfavourable reception that the opera received on opening night, Gilbert and Sullivan made numerous significant cuts and alterations :< ref > A copy of the libretto, including material cut before the first night and during the initial run, is at at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive .</ ref > Sullivan recorded in his diary:

Brigadoon then received a West End production opening in 1949 that ran for 685 performances, and many revivals followed.

Both models received the same new 1. 7-litre engine and a new deeper tailgate which extended the rear opening to the level of the bumper-a vast improvement over the original model's high lip.

However, since McCrae ended a later line with the same word, Punch received permission to change the wording of the opening line to end with " blow ".

Kramnik received a copy of the program in mid-October for testing, but the final version included an updated opening book.

In 1993, at the age of 106, he walked down the aisle on opening night of the Damn Yankees revival and received a standing ovation.

The opening of the Hialeah Park Race Track in 1925 ( which was nicknamed the " Grand Dame ") as a horse track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world famous park.

The film features a notable opening sequence following Manhattan-bound commuters on the Staten Island Ferry accompanied by Carly Simon's song " Let the River Run ", for which she received the Academy Award for Best Song.

Generally well received by critics, Human debuted at number fifteen on the U. S. Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 73, 000 copies.

Lester del Rey received the novel unfavorably, noting that while the opening half was " minor Zelazny, quite enjoyable ", the conclusion was " rather grim and ugly … dull ".

It received huge laughs from the audience and the scene was made part of the opening title sequence.

The motorway finally received a service station in 1996 with the opening of Birchanger Green Services at junction 8, also serving the A120 road and Stansted Airport.

It was followed by The Critic ( 1779 ), an updating of the satirical Restoration play The Rehearsal, which received a memorable revival ( performed with Oedipus Rex in a single evening ) starring Laurence Olivier as Mr Puff, opening at the New Theatre on 18 October 1945 as part of an Old Vic Theatre Company season.

The new buildings attracted 18, 000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening, and following the first full Shakespeare performances.

Their American success was limited as they had already begun to be upstaged by their opening act, The Cranberries, who received the support from MTV that Suede lacked.

After his opening engagement at the Phoenix Theater in New York, which received rave reviews, he moved to the larger Barrymore Theater to accommodate the public demand.