Historic, Noteworthy or Bizarre Live Events Broadcast
- Foinavon winning the 1967 Grand National at odds of 100/1 following a 23rd fence pile up in which every other horse fell or was remounted - the fence was subsequently named in Foinavon's honour.
- Golfer Tony Jacklin hitting the first live televised hole in one in Britain during the 1967 Dunlop Masters.
- Gareth Edwards scoring one of the most memorable tries in history, in the Barbarians v All Blacks Rugby Union match at Cardiff Arms Park on 27 January 1973.
- The first known streaker at a major sporting event during an England v France Rugby Union match at Twickenham on 20 April 1974.
- Cambridge sinking in the 1978 University Boat Race and again in 1984, after colliding with a stationary barge.
- A fight breaking out on air between staff in the newsroom behind presenter Des Lynam on 1 April 1989. This was later revealed to be an April Fool's Day joke.
- The Hillsborough football ground disaster on 15 April 1989.
- Ayrton Senna's fatal accident during the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994 (Sunday Grandstand).
- Jockey Frankie Dettori winning all seven races at Ascot on 28 September 1996.
- One edition in the late 1970s saw the first few minutes of a Frank Bough-presented edition coming from the Multi-Coloured Swap Shop studio. This was because Bough was a guest on Swap Shop that morning and did not have time get to the Grandstand studio.
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