Fax (TV series) explained

Genre:	Educational
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	3
Num Episodes:	48
Location:	New Broadcasting House^[1]
Runtime:	25 minutes
Company:	BBC Manchester
Network:	BBC1

Fax is a British educational show, which included viewers sending in question, which aired on BBC1 from 7 January 1986 to 24 April 1988. The series was presented by Bill Oddie, Wendy Leavesley, Debbie Rix and Billy Butler.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	7 January 1986^[2]	7 March 1986^[3]	16
2	6 January 1987^[4]	27 February 1987^[5]	16
3	3 January 1988^[6]	24 April 1988^[7]	16

The show was created to fill a vacant time slot after the BBC replaced Sixty Minutes with the Six O'Clock News, creating a gap between the end of children's shows and the beginning of the news. The third series of Fax was moved to a Sunday teatime slot, when Michael Grade moved the Australian soap Neighbours to the early evening on weekdays.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old BBC Regional Production Studios . TV Studio History . 21 December 2021.
2. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 7 January 1986 . 7 January 1986 . . 21 December 2021.
3. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 7 March 1986 . 7 March 1986 . . 21 December 2021.
4. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 6 January 1987 . 6 January 1987 . . 21 December 2021.
5. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 27 February 1987 . 27 February 1987 . . 21 December 2021.
6. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 3 January 1988 . 3 January 1988 . . 21 December 2021.
7. Web site: Fax – BBC One London – 24 April 1988 . 24 April 1988 . . 21 December 2021.