<P> After the BBC rejected Sesame Street , the Independent Television Authority ( ITA ) considered giving it a network slot on ITV , after concluding that further research was needed . In March and April 1971 , HTV broadcast a three - week weekday test run ; the series was received favourably , but the ITA concluded the more testing would be required . They passed the enquiry to The Authority Schools Committee , who authorised LWT , Grampian Television and HTV to broadcast another test run of Sesame Street , under the understanding that its permission `` should not be construed as educational endorsement of Sesame Street for British children '' . HTV 's second trial ran in December 1971 for a three - week daily run , and LWT and Grampian broadcast it for thirteen weeks on Saturday mornings from September to December 1971 . </P>
<P> After the BBC rejected Sesame Street , the Independent Television Authority ( ITA ) considered giving it a network slot on ITV , after concluding that further research was needed . In March and April 1971 , HTV broadcast a three - week weekday test run ; the series was received favourably , but the ITA concluded the more testing would be required . They passed the enquiry to The Authority Schools Committee , who authorised LWT , Grampian Television and HTV to broadcast another test run of Sesame Street , under the understanding that its permission `` should not be construed as educational endorsement of Sesame Street for British children '' . HTV 's second trial ran in December 1971 for a three - week daily run , and LWT and Grampian broadcast it for thirteen weeks on Saturday mornings from September to December 1971 . </P>
when was sesame street first shown in the uk
when was sesame street first shown in the uk
1971
1971