22/08/1964 The BBC launches its Match of the Day football show
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The first football-related edition of Match of the Day was screened on BBC Two and showed highlights of a game between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. The programme's audience was estimated at only 20,000, less than half of the attendance at the ground.