On Monday, 19 October, La 1 aired 'El Telediario de nuestras vidas', a special of about 45 minutes marking 70 years of TVE news programmes. The broadcast opened with footage of the first emission, after which Eduardo Sancho, the programme's first presenter, who is now 100, greeted viewers from the screen. Pepa Bueno, who currently anchors the night edition of the Telediario, took charge of the studio and said the programme would feature more presenters than any previous edition in its history. Carlos del Amor conceived the idea and directed the special, while Antonio Casado Ruiz was in charge of the broadcast's realisation.
The special moved through the events that shaped Spain and the wider world over seven decades, with each one retold by the journalist who had reported it. Carlos Franganillo, who anchored the news during the lockdown, recalled the COVID-19 crisis up to the state of alarm decree of 13 March 2020. Iñaki Gabilondo covered the failed coup of 1981, when a group of military men stormed Congress at 18:23 on 23 February while the investiture of Calvo Sotelo was being voted. Manuel Campo Vidal reported the end of ETA's terrorism with its dissolution, and Pedro Piqueras reviewed armed conflicts. Ana Blanco recalled the marathon coverage of the 11 September attacks on the Twin Towers, Pepa Bueno introduced the 11 March Atocha bombing in Madrid, and Lorenzo Milá paid tribute to Jesús Hermida over the Moon landing.
Bueno also used the special to acknowledge the times the channel had to 'rectify' its reporting, and she spoke about the broadcaster's past mistakes in a short statement that stood out to viewers.
“We are aware that we have not always done things right and that we have made mistakes. And we are not only talking about the black-and-white days and censorship.”
Carlos Franganillo and Matías Prats, who present the main news on the two main private channels, took part in the special 'thanks to the generosity of Atresmedia and Mediaset', according to TVE. The programme also included a tribute to Ana Isabel Cano, the first female international correspondent of TVE, and a segment on the weather presented by Paco Montesodeoca and Mónica López, who now heads that department. Rosa María Calaf, Anna Bosch, Almudena Ariza, Beatriz Pérez-Aranda and Lorenzo Milá were among the other former presenters who appeared.
Viewers praised the programme on X, with one post calling it a 'masterpiece' of RTVE's news services, and some called for it to be shown in university classrooms as a living record of recent history. A few posts criticised the channel's current editorial line, but those comments drew far less attention than the praise. The special followed a run of anniversary broadcasts: an Informe Semanal special presented by Mari Carmen García Vela on Saturday, 10 October, and a TD-1 edition hosted by Alejandra Herranz on Thursday, 15 October, which was broadcast live from the TVE plaza in Robledillo de la Jara, Madrid. Televisión Española began its broadcasts on 28 October 1956, nine days after the special aired.
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On Monday, 19 October, La 1 aired a 45-minute special marking 70 years of TVE news programmes, with current and former presenters back on the set and a tribute to the broadcaster's pioneers.
AI text based on reports by El Periódico, El Confidencial, europa press and other publishers. Published .