episode The Man and the Hour. August 2 August – London Weekend Television takes over the London weekend franchise from ATV. Going on air initially as London Weekend Television, it later adopts the name London Weekend before reverting to its original name (often abbreviated to LWT) in 1978. 3 August – ITV technicians' strike immediately after the 1968 franchise changes. causing a national stoppage. The individual companies are off the air for several weeks and an emergency service is established. The ITV Emergency National Service is presented by management personnel with no regional variations, the first time that a uniform presentation practice has been adopted across all regions. The strike ends on 18 August. 21 August – The BBC's scheduled transmission of the fourth Dad's Army episode is postponed for coverage of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. September 2 September – The Morecambe & Wise Show premieres on BBC2. 9 September – Translated French children's puppet series Hector's House debuts on BBC1. 14 September – The final editions of Look Westward (Westward Television), The Viewer (Tyne Tees Television), TV Post (Ulster Television), Television Weekly (Harlech Television) and TV World (ATV Midlands) are published for the last time. 21 September – TVTimes becomes a national publication, as previously some ITV companies have produced their own listings magazines. 29 September – Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's science-fiction Supermarionation series Joe 90 debuts on ITV. October 12–27 October – The BBC and ITV provide coverage of the 1968 Olympic Games. The BBC's coverage is extensive, with live coverage into the night and a daily breakfast programme Good Morning Mexico. This is also the first time the Games are broadcast in colour, albeit only on BBC2 which simulcasts the majority of BBC1's coverage. This is also the first time that ITV shows the Olympic Games. November No events. December 7 December – American science fiction series Land of the Giants makes its debut on ITV. Debuts BBC1 3 January – Zokko! (1968–1970) 6 January – The Portrait of a Lady (1968) 22 January – Hugh and I Spy (1968) 30 January – Cilla (1968–1976) 11 February – Nicholas Nickleby (1968) 12 February – The Herbs (1968) 11 March – The White Horses (1966-1967) 1 April – Reporting Scotland (1968–present) 7 April – The First Lady (1968–1969) 7 May - Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) 10 May – Thicker Than Water (1968–1969) 12