60th anniversary of BBC Two

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That this House notes the 60th anniversary of BBC2, celebrated on 20 April; highlights that it was the third British television station to be launched, starting on April 20 1964, and from 1 July 1967, Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour; further notes a major global study by the polling organisation Populus, found that BBC Two is rated as the third-highest quality television channel in the world; celebrates BBC Two as the birthplace of some of the most loved TV programmes such as Line of Duty, Fawlty Towers and Life on Earth; and thanks BBC Two for its memorable contribution to UK TV over the last 60 years.