Today programme is broadcast on the Home Service for the first time. It is intended as an alternative series of “topical talks”, broadcast as an alternative to light music. It is broadcast in two 20-minute slots. 1958 No events. 1959 No events. 1960s 1960 19 September – A new evening news and comment programme called Ten O’Clock debuts on the Home Service. 1961 No events. 1962 No events. 1963 31 August – The Today programme becomes part of the BBC's current affairs department and starts to adopt a more newsier format. 1964 No events. 1965 4 October – The World at One is broadcast on the Home Service for the first time. 1966 No events. 1967 17 September – The World This Weekend is broadcast on the Home Service for the first time. 30 September – BBC Radio 1 is launched and a news service of bulletins on the half-hour, as opposed to on the hour is created for the new station. At the same time, the Light Programme, the third network (Network Three / the Third Programme) and the Home Service are renamed Radios 2, 3 and 4 respectively. 1968 No events. 1969 10 July – The BBC publishes a report called "Broadcasting in the Seventies" proposing the reorganisation of programmes on the national networks and replacing regional broadcasting on BBC Radio 4 with BBC Local Radio. 1970s 1970 3 April – For the first time, both airings of Any Questions are broadcast on Radio 4. Previously, the station had only broadcast the Saturday repeat as the Friday night debut broadcast had been on BBC Radio 2. 6 April – The first editions of PM and The World Tonight are broadcast on Radio 4. 10 April – The first broadcast of a new news and current affairs programme Analysis. 1971 No events. 1972 No events. 1973 10 September – Newsbeat bulletins air on BBC Radio 1 for the first time. 1974 No events. 1975 9 June – Proceedings in the Parliament of the United Kingdom are broadcast on radio for the first time. 1976 No events. 1977 2 May – BBC Radio 4 launches a new breakfast programme Up to the Hour. Consequently, The Today Programme is reduced from a continuous two-hour programme to two 25-minute slots. 2 October – The first edition of personal finance programme Money Box is broadcast. 1978 3 April – Permanent radio broadcasts of