"Play School" premiered on 18 July 1966, and was based on a British programme of the same name. The British version of Play School started in 1964 and ended in 1988, the show's format was sold to Australia. The first episode began transmitting that day, as the programme was originally transmitted live. It has been produced continuously from this time. It has also launched the careers of several Australian actors and television presenters. Diane Dorgan and Don Spencer are the only regular presenters to appear on both the British and Australian versions, although Lorraine Bayly appeared in September 1972 as a guest storyteller on BBC's "Play School". It was admitted to the Logies' Hall of Fame on its 40th anniversary in 2006, in recognition of the strong influence the show has had on at least three generations of Australian children. "Play School" was the third show to enter the Hall of Fame in its own right, after "Four Corners" (1992) and "Neighbours" (2005). It was also the first children's show inducted into the Hall of Fame.