This is a list of British television related events from 1970. Events January 1 January–5 February – BBC2 airs The Six Wives of Henry VIII, a series of six teleplays, each of which focusses on the life of one of King Henry VIII of England's six wives. 3 January – Jon Pertwee makes his first appearance as the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space. It also marks the first time that the series is in colour. 4 January – BBC2 first broadcasts Morning Story, starring Lee Montague. 5 January – The long-running sports themed quiz show A Question of Sport debuts on BBC1. February 9 February – The science fiction drama series Doomwatch debuts on BBC1, starring John Paul, Simon Oates and Robert Powell. 15 February – BBC1 airs the Ken Russell film Dance of the Seven Veils as part of its Omnibus strand. The film, about German composer Richard Strauss, attracts complaints because of its sex scenes and controversy by depicting Strauss as a Nazi sympathiser. Strauss's family subsequently withdraw their permission for the use of his music, meaning the film cannot be shown again until the copyright on his work has expired. It is not until 2020 that the film is given a second airing, at that year's Keswick Film Festival. 20 February – The popular US children's show The Banana Splits airs on BBC1. March 30 March – The first episode of the sitcom Up Pompeii is broadcast on BBC1. April 6 April – HTV starts broadcasting in colour from the Wenvoe transmitting station and from this day, the station becomes known on air as HTV rather than Harlech Television. May 31 May-21 June – ITV introduces a studio panel, joining presenters Brian Moore and Jimmy Hill to analyse the latest action in the 1970 World Cup. This is the first time a studio panel of pundits had been used as part of UK sporting coverage. June No events. July 8 July – Jack Walker dies off-screen of a heart attack in Coronation Street as a result of the death of actor Arthur Leslie. Jack becomes the first major character to be written out due to the death of an actor. 16–25 July – The BBC covers of the 1970 Commonwealth Games with the afternoon events broadcast live, resulting in approximately three hours a day of live coverage each day plus a highlights