BBC One airs the first episode of Casualty filmed at its purpose-built studios in Roath Lock, Cardiff, the series having been previously filmed in Bristol.[4] The episode, "Duty of Care", is also the first to be broadcast in HD.[5]
9
Nick Hewer takes over as presenter of Countdown as the game show returns for a new series.[6]
A call by BBC Two's Stargazing Live for amateur astronomers to locate possible exoplanets, planets orbiting stars outside the Solar System, leads to the discovery of a new Neptune-sized exoplanet by two viewers, one in Peterborough. The planet is named Threapleton Holmes B in their honour.[7][8]
Producers of Coronation Street defend a storyline in which the character Faye Butler is slapped for misbehaving by her adoptive mother's boyfriend after the episode (aired on 16 January) attracts a number of complaints from viewers to ITV and Ofcom.[9]
20
Press TV, an English language news channel owned by the Iranian Government is forced off air in the United Kingdom after Ofcom revokes its broadcasting licence for breaching the terms of the Communications Act.[10]
21
Under new guidelines to come into force from 30 April clinics which charge for pregnancy services including abortions will be able to advertise on radio and television after the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice ruled there was no justification for barring such clinics from advertising their services.[11]
The live televised France versus Ireland match in the 2012 Six Nations Championship is abandoned minutes prior to kick-off, prompting boos to ring out among disgruntled spectators inside a packed Stade de France. It is the first time such an event has happened since 1985.[13][14][15]
13
ITV screens the first ever British advert aimed specifically at dogs. The 60-second commercial for the Bakers dog food brand features high-pitched sounds that cannot be heard by humans, and is a send up of the 1969 film The Italian Job.[16]
20
Media regulator Ofcom states that remarks made on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff on 6 December last year in relation to the murder of Liam Aitchison were "clearly capable of causing offence", but that the issue has been "resolved".[17]
The ITN produced 5 News bulletins are relaunched, with newscasters Matt Barbet and Emma Crosby retaining their presenting roles.
21
The BBC defends its coverage of Whitney Houston's funeral on the BBC News Channel following a number of complaints from viewers about its duration. The four-hour service was aired on Saturday 18 February following the singer's death the previous weekend.[18]
Singer Adele apologises for making a middle finger gesture after her Brit Awards acceptance speech is cut short due to broadcasting time constraints.[19] ITV in turn issues an apology to the singer the following day.[20]
24
At the conference of St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson defends a recent storyline involving the rape of Carla Connor by her business partner, but admits mistakes were made in developing the plot.[21]
ITV and STV sign a deal which (if approved by Ofcom) could see more networked programmes appearing on television in Scotland. The agreement would end a three-year hiatus which has seen many major ITV programmes absent from schedules in Scotland.[23]
The BBC broadcast their first Sports bulletins from the new BBC Sport Centre at MediaCityUK in Salford.[24]
7 – 21
Analogue is switched off in the Rowridge and Whitehawk Hill areas.
9
BBC newsreader Simon McCoy is caught apparently sleeping at the newsdesk as the daily BBC News Channel programming begins at 8:30 am, although he later denied he was asleep.[25]
12
BBC Two airs a programme in its This World strand concerning the Chinese television programme Interviews Before Execution in which death row inmates are interviewed by a reporter shortly before they are executed. Chinese authorities cancel the show following international interest generated by the documentary.[26][27]
Channel 4 confirms it has secured a four-year deal to broadcast horse racing from 2013, including coverage of the Grand National, the Derby and Royal Ascot which have previously been aired by the BBC.[30]
The BBC's Panorama alleges that a company owned by News Corporation recruited a pay-TV "pirate" to hack a rival's secret codes then post the details online.[37]
27
The BBC announces plans to axe 140 news posts in 2013 as part of cost-cutting measures.[38]
Munich-based media regulator BLM announces it is removing Press TV from the SESAstra satellite as they do not have a licence to broadcast in Europe.[41]
4 – 18
Analogue is switched off in London.
5
Sky News admits illegally hacking emails belonging to members of the public on two separate occasions.[42]
6
The EastEnders Omnibus edition is moved to a late night Friday/early Saturday morning slot from Sunday afternoons.[43][44]
7
The 158thUniversity Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is stopped mid-race due to a swimmer in the water. Cambridge go on to win when a clash of oars at the restart leaves Oxford with a broken paddle.[45]
10
BBC Breakfast makes its first broadcast from the BBC's new media complex at Salford Quays in Manchester, having moved there from London.[46]
12
BSkyB signs a deal with MGM for exclusive rights to air the James Bond films in the United Kingdom, beginning from October to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the film franchise. The agreement means the end of ITV's unbroken run as sole holder of the screen rights which began in 1975.[47]
The ETP-1test card makes one final appearance on Channel 4 to announce the loss of analogue television services in the London region. The card is shown from the Crystal Palace transmitter only, and is the last thing broadcast by analogue Channel 4 before the signal is switched off.
Tetley announce a deal to sponsor family movies on Channel 5.[51]
23
Ofcom launches an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News.[52] The announcement comes on the same day that the news channel's boss John Ryley appears before the Leveson Inquiry where he says the company broke the law by hacking emails.[53]
The ITV HD channel is beset by a glitch when ITV accidentally cuts away from footage of extra time play during a Champions League match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to show news presenter Mark Austin doing up his jacket as he waits to present the delayed News at Ten. It is the broadcaster's third glitch during live football in recent months.[55]
30
The BBC defends its decision to pre-record the Sunday evening results edition of The Voice after receiving 30 complaints because the show had been billed as a live broadcast. The BBC says the programme is too expensive to record live on Sundays and airing it on Saturday evening would mean it clashed with Britain's Got Talent.[citation needed]
The Channel 5 daytime show The Wright Stuff is being investigated by Ofcom over a survey on 26 April edition of the programme that asked viewers what the most offensive word is to describe someone with learning difficulties.[57]
Absent Friends, a fourth series episode of comedy Dad's Army, is repeated on BBC Two for the first time since its original broadcast in 1970. Before this, the episode was left out of repeat runs because of the controversial appearance of the IRA.
Analogue is switched off in the Hastings, Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells areas.
JuneEdit
Date
Event
2 – 5
The BBC airs footage of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Events include the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June and the Diamond Jubilee Concert on 4 June.[62] An interlude featuring a performance of Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris elicits a report to the police from a woman who claims to have been sexually abused by him from adolescence to early adulthood. This prompts a number of other women with similar experiences at the hands of the entertainer to come forward and share their stories, thus labeling him a convicted sex offender and ultimately putting an end to his career.
Ricky Martin, a former professional wrestler, wins the eighth series of The Apprentice along with a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar, who will become his partner in a new business venture.[64]
6
The BBC has received over 2,000 complaints from viewers about its Jubilee coverage. The broadcaster is also criticised by other media for its Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant coverage, which is branded as "inane" and "tedious".[65]
BSkyB signs a £3bn three-year deal to screen Premier League football from 2013 to 2016. BT Vision also secures the rights to show 38 games per season over the same period.[67]
13 – 27
Analogue is switched off in the Bluebell Hill and Dover areas thus completing the switchover for the Meridian area.
BBC Director General Mark Thompson tells the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee that the corporation has "lessons to learn" from its coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee after it received several thousand viewer complaints and heavy media criticism.[69]
24
20.34 million watch the quarter-final match of Euro 2012 between England and Italy on BBC One, the highest number since the equivalent quarter final of Euro 2004. It briefly receives British television's highest audience for any programme for eight years until being overtaken the following month.
JulyEdit
Date
Event
1
The BBC unveil their title sequence and marketing campaign for their coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[70]
Global Radio announce plans to branch into television with the launch of two non-stop music channels; Heart TV and Capital TV, which will go on air from September.[71]
Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado is sacked from the programme after being jailed for 12 weeks for benefit fraud.[74]
19
Former England footballer Lee Dixon is leaving the BBC's Match of the Day after eight years, it is reported. Sources such as Digital Spy report he will join ITV to provide football coverage in place of Gareth Southgate, who is leaving the channel to become the Football Association's technical director.[75] ITV confirms the following day that Dixon will be part of its football presenter lineup, providing coverage of the Tuesday night Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, and England's campaign to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.[76]
The events of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin airing with the opening ceremony in London. At its peak the event is watched by 26.9 million viewers,[79] and with an average of 24.24 million[80] it is the highest rating for anything on British television since 1997.
AugustEdit
Date
Event
9
The BBC commissions a one-off drama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. The film, An Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the team behind Doctor Who's creation and will air on BBC Two in 2013.[81]
12
The 2012 Summer Olympics end with the closing ceremony receiving even more viewers than the opening ceremony, an average of 24.46 million. It becomes one of the most watched events in British television history.[82]
The BBC's Gabby Logan is forced to apologise after mistakenly telling viewers of the previous evening's edition of BBC One's Olympics Tonight that the mother and sister of British boxing gold medallist Luke Campbell were dead. She had confused him with another boxer whose relatives were deceased.[83]
It is reported that Work and Pensions SecretaryIain Duncan Smith's department has made a formal complaint to the BBC over claims of anti-Government bias, as Duncan Smith himself attacks the Corporation in a Mail on Sunday article for what he perceives to be its negative stance towards the coalition. Economics editor Stephanie Flanders is singled out for particular criticism, with the Minister accusing her of "peeing all over British industry".[86]
28
UTV Media, which owns the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland and the UK-based sports-orientated radio station talkSPORT, reports a summer of mixed fortunes in terms of advertising revenue. Coverage of UEFA Euro 2012 proved lucrative for talkSPORT, but television advertising was hit by the 2012 Summer Olympics.[87]
The BBC has received 185 complaints about its new sitcom, Citizen Khan since the first episode aired two days earlier; with many claiming the series, about a Pakistani businessman stereotypes British Muslims.[90]
SeptemberEdit
Date
Event
1
Doctor Who returns for its seventh series with the surprise appearance of Jenna-Louise Coleman in the first episode, Asylum of the Daleks, four months before she is scheduled to make her debut.[91]
3
ITV's breakfast stand Daybreak is relaunched with Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly as its main presenters. Overnight figures the following day show it was watched by 600,000 viewers, viewer than the one million who tuned in to watch its debut in 2010.
4
Maria Miller is appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, replacing Jeremy Hunt.[92]
A£30m Scottish Government campaign to raise cancer awareness will include the first ads in the UK to show real pictures of women's breasts that have been affected by cancer.[93]
5
The updated version of the US soap opera Dallas makes its British television debut on Channel 5.[94]
Coronation Street is moved from its Thursday slot to its original Wednesday slot.
BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid apologises to viewers after a microphone which had been accidentally left on picked up business reporter Steph McGovern swearing shortly after she had finished presenting the programme's business news.[102]
BBC Four pulls two planned repeats of Top of the Pops from its schedule following recent allegations made against Jimmy Savile. The shows, which featured Savile as presenter, are part of the channel's weekly rerun of archive editions, which have been airing since last year.[105]
5
Sky News presenter Kay Burley is criticised for insensitivity after she broke the news of the probable death of April Jones, a missing five-year-old girl live on air to volunteers who had been assisting in the search for her, and were unaware that the case had become a murder inquiry.[106][107][108]
The last of the UK analogue signals are switched off in Northern Ireland, completing the digital switchover.
12
BBC Director-General George Entwistle asks BBC Scotland Director Ken MacQuarrie to speak to Newsnight journalists to establish why a planned documentary concerning ellegations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile was shelved before it was due to air in December 2011.[110]
16
The BBC appoints the heads of two separate inquiries into sexual abuse allegations that have engulfed Jimmy Savile. Former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith will review the culture and practices of the BBC during the time Savile worked there, while Nick Pollard, a former Sky News executive will look at why a Newsnight investigation into Savile's activities was dropped shortly before transmission.[111]
Emmerdale celebrates 40 years on air. A live episode is aired to mark the occasion on 17 October, which is watched by 9.2 million viewers. The episode culminates in the surprise death of the character Carl King (played by Tom Lister).[113][114]
17
ITV's This Morning launches an investigation amid fears it was the victim of a hoax over a story about a celebrity sperm bank on the previous day's edition of the show.[115] The following day ITV apologises to viewers who were misled by the item.[116]
Peter Rippon, the Newsnight editor responsible for dropping an investigation into allegations against Jimmy Savile steps aside from his role with immediate effect.[118][119]
Jeff Ford, one of the few executives to stay with Channel 5 following its 2010 acquisition by Richard Desmond, is to step down from the role on 1 December, it is confirmed.[120]
23
After 32 years, Pages from Ceefax is shown for the last time during downtime on BBC Two. To mark the occasion the last broadcast is introduced by the symbol the channel was using 32 years earlier, older music is played and a final special image is shown thanking viewers for watching. The Plain English Campaign gives the service a lifetime achievement award for its "clarity" and use of "everyday words".[121]
Northern Ireland becomes the final part of the United Kingdom to complete the switchover from analogue to digital television when the analogue signal is switched off at 11.30 pm.[122]
ITV releases a new version of its ITV Player service, enabling it to charge for some online content. The traditional 30-day catch-up service remains free, but viewers can watch the same programmes without adverts for a small payment.[124]
NovemberEdit
Date
Event
2
The BBC confirms it will air no further episodes of Top of the Pops featuring Jimmy Savile.[125]
ITV faces an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom after This Morning presenter Philip Schofield handed Prime Minister David Cameron an internet-generated list of suspects in a child abuse case involving a care home during a live interview on the previous day's edition of the programme, and asked him to comment.[127]
The BBC issues an apology after a key witness in a Newsnight report aired on 2 November wrongly identified a senior politician as a paedophile.[128]
George Entwistle steps down as BBC Director-General following the Newsnight child abuse broadcast controversy.[130] His reign of 54 days is the shortest in the corporation's history.[131]
11
Tim Davie, BBC head of audio and music becomes Acting Director-General following George Entwistle's resignation.[132]
12
Helen Boaden, the BBC's Director of News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the Newsnight crisis.[133]Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering, and Ceri Thomas, the editor of Radio 4's Today are named acting director and deputy director of News respectively.[134]
13
Ben Frow, the current Director of Content at Irish commercial broadcaster TV3, is hired by Channel 5 to replace Jeff Ford as Director of Programmes, and will take up the position in February 2013.[135]
The BBC announce plans for a screen adaptation of The Casual Vacancy, the first novel for adults by J. K. Rowling.[143] A script for a three-part series is subsequently written by Sarah Phelps, with the BBC producing the project with HBO, and filming set to begin in Summer 2014.[144]
The BBC signs a new four-year contract to air the National Lottery Draw, but will no longer screen the Wednesday and Friday night draws from January 2013. From then, programmes for the Saturday evening draw will be moved to a new purpose-built studio at Pinewood, while results updates will be given on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[145]
4
The BBC announces a revamp of its Red Button service to make it compatible with internet-connected televisions.[146]
Anton Piotrowski and Keri Moss are both named winners of the fifth series of MasterChef: The Professionals, the first time more than one finalist has won a MasterChef title.[150]
The Pollard report into practices at the BBC is published, and finds there was a "complete inability" to deal with the Jimmy Savile crisis.[153] Despite being criticised, the BBC Director of News Helen Boaden will return to her post in the wake of the report's publication, but her Deputy, Stephen Mitchell resigns. Peter Rippon is moved aside from his Newsnight post, with the programme having a new senior editorial team. Controller of BBC Radio Five LiveAdrian Van Klaveren also resigns.[154][155]
After 27 years, CBBC airs on BBC One for the last time. All of the children's programmes would become exclusive to their dedicated channels, CBBC and CBeebies.[157]
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This is a list of events that took place in 2012 related to British television List of years in British television table 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Events 1 1 January 1 2 February 1 3 February March 1 4 March 1 5 April 1 6 May 1 7 May June 1 8 June 1 9 July 1 10 August 1 11 September 1 12 October 1 13 November 1 14 December 2 Debuts 2 1 BBC 2 2 ITV 2 3 Channel 4 2 4 Channel 5 2 5 Other channels 3 Olympics 4 Channels 4 1 New channels 4 2 Defunct channels 4 3 Rebranded channels 5 Television shows 5 1 Changes of network affiliation 5 2 Returning this year after a break of one year or longer 6 Continuing television shows 6 1 1920s 6 2 1930s 6 3 1950s 6 4 1960s 6 5 1970s 6 6 1980s 6 7 1990s 6 8 2000s 6 9 2010s 7 Ending this year 8 Deaths 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksEvents EditJanuary Edit Date Event1 Pam St Clement makes her final appearance in EastEnders as Pat Butcher the character having been killed off in a cancer storyline 1 BBC One airs Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall a programme featuring highlights of a concert given by Adele on 21 September 2011 as part of the singer s Adele Live tour 2 ITV screens the terrestrial television premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series The film is watched by 3 5 million viewers but beaten in the ratings by A Scandal in Belgravia the opening episode of BBC One s second series of Sherlock and EastEnders 3 7 BBC One airs the first episode of Casualty filmed at its purpose built studios in Roath Lock Cardiff the series having been previously filmed in Bristol 4 The episode Duty of Care is also the first to be broadcast in HD 5 9 Nick Hewer takes over as presenter of Countdown as the game show returns for a new series 6 16 Jane McDonald returns to the panel of Loose Women after an 18 month break 18 A call by BBC Two s Stargazing Live for amateur astronomers to locate possible exoplanets planets orbiting stars outside the Solar System leads to the discovery of a new Neptune sized exoplanet by two viewers one in Peterborough The planet is named Threapleton Holmes B in their honour 7 8 Producers of Coronation Street defend a storyline in which the character Faye Butler is slapped for misbehaving by her adoptive mother s boyfriend after the episode aired on 16 January attracts a number of complaints from viewers to ITV and Ofcom 9 20 Press TV an English language news channel owned by the Iranian Government is forced off air in the United Kingdom after Ofcom revokes its broadcasting licence for breaching the terms of the Communications Act 10 21 Under new guidelines to come into force from 30 April clinics which charge for pregnancy services including abortions will be able to advertise on radio and television after the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice ruled there was no justification for barring such clinics from advertising their services 11 27 Actress and television presenter Denise Welch wins the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother 12 February Edit Date Event2 Letitia Dean is to return to EastEnders 8 22 Analogue is switched off in the Hannington area11 The live televised France versus Ireland match in the 2012 Six Nations Championship is abandoned minutes prior to kick off prompting boos to ring out among disgruntled spectators inside a packed Stade de France It is the first time such an event has happened since 1985 13 14 15 13 ITV screens the first ever British advert aimed specifically at dogs The 60 second commercial for the Bakers dog food brand features high pitched sounds that cannot be heard by humans and is a send up of the 1969 film The Italian Job 16 20 Media regulator Ofcom states that remarks made on Channel 5 s The Wright Stuff on 6 December last year in relation to the murder of Liam Aitchison were clearly capable of causing offence but that the issue has been resolved 17 The ITN produced 5 News bulletins are relaunched with newscasters Matt Barbet and Emma Crosby retaining their presenting roles 21 The BBC defends its coverage of Whitney Houston s funeral on the BBC News Channel following a number of complaints from viewers about its duration The four hour service was aired on Saturday 18 February following the singer s death the previous weekend 18 Singer Adele apologises for making a middle finger gesture after her Brit Awards acceptance speech is cut short due to broadcasting time constraints 19 ITV in turn issues an apology to the singer the following day 20 24 At the conference of St Mary s Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson defends a recent storyline involving the rape of Carla Connor by her business partner but admits mistakes were made in developing the plot 21 February March Edit Date Event29 February 14 March Analogue is switched off in the Midhurst area March Edit Date Event1 BBC News journalist Natalia Antelava is deported from Uzbekistan without official reason 22 5 ITV and STV sign a deal which if approved by Ofcom could see more networked programmes appearing on television in Scotland The agreement would end a three year hiatus which has seen many major ITV programmes absent from schedules in Scotland 23 The BBC broadcast their first Sports bulletins from the new BBC Sport Centre at MediaCityUK in Salford 24 7 21 Analogue is switched off in the Rowridge and Whitehawk Hill areas 9 BBC newsreader Simon McCoy is caught apparently sleeping at the newsdesk as the daily BBC News Channel programming begins at 8 30 am although he later denied he was asleep 25 12 BBC Two airs a programme in its This World strand concerning the Chinese television programme Interviews Before Execution in which death row inmates are interviewed by a reporter shortly before they are executed Chinese authorities cancel the show following international interest generated by the documentary 26 27 Bryan Kirkwood resigns as Executive Producer of the BBC s EastEnders 14 Man vs Wild presenter Bear Grylls has reportedly been sacked by the Discovery Channel because of a continuing contractual dispute 28 15 Shelina Permalloo wins the 2012 series of MasterChef 29 18 Channel 4 confirms it has secured a four year deal to broadcast horse racing from 2013 including coverage of the Grand National the Derby and Royal Ascot which have previously been aired by the BBC 30 19 BBC Director General Mark Thompson tells staff at the broadcaster that he will step down from his position later in the year 31 The University of Manchester wins the 2011 12 series of University Challenge beating Pembroke College Cambridge 180 135 21 Former soap actress Jenna Louise Coleman is named as the new Doctor Who sidekick replacing current assistant Karen Gillan whose character Amy Pond will leave during the 2012 series 32 23 The BBC s new television facility at dock10 MediaCityUK is officially opened by the Queen 33 24 Harry Hill steps down as presenter of Harry Hill s TV Burp on ITV after 10 or 11 years 34 25 Matthew Wolfenden and dance partner Nina Ulanova win the seventh series of Dancing on Ice 35 With the approaching centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic ITV begins airing Julian Fellowes four part 11million retelling of the disaster 36 26 The BBC s Panorama alleges that a company owned by News Corporation recruited a pay TV pirate to hack a rival s secret codes then post the details online 37 27 The BBC announces plans to axe 140 news posts in 2013 as part of cost cutting measures 38 31 Former broadcast journalist Mike Nesbitt is elected leader of the Ulster Unionist Party 39 Anne Robinson presents the final edition of The Weakest Link on BBC One to concentrate on Watchdog April Edit Date Event3 James Murdoch resigns as Chairman of BSkyB in the wake of the News International phone hacking scandal 40 Munich based media regulator BLM announces it is removing Press TV from the SES Astra satellite as they do not have a licence to broadcast in Europe 41 4 18 Analogue is switched off in London 5 Sky News admits illegally hacking emails belonging to members of the public on two separate occasions 42 6 The EastEnders Omnibus edition is moved to a late night Friday early Saturday morning slot from Sunday afternoons 43 44 7 The 158th University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is stopped mid race due to a swimmer in the water Cambridge go on to win when a clash of oars at the restart leaves Oxford with a broken paddle 45 10 BBC Breakfast makes its first broadcast from the BBC s new media complex at Salford Quays in Manchester having moved there from London 46 12 BSkyB signs a deal with MGM for exclusive rights to air the James Bond films in the United Kingdom beginning from October to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the film franchise The agreement means the end of ITV s unbroken run as sole holder of the screen rights which began in 1975 47 14 The Grand National is shown on the BBC for the last time following a consecutive run of 52 years 48 18 In a rare move television cameras are allowed into the High Court in Edinburgh to film the sentencing of David Gilroy for the murder of Suzanne Pilley 49 The ETP 1 test card makes one final appearance on Channel 4 to announce the loss of analogue television services in the London region The card is shown from the Crystal Palace transmitter only and is the last thing broadcast by analogue Channel 4 before the signal is switched off 19 Sky News airs a televised debate between the main three candidates in the 2012 London mayoral election 50 20 Tetley announce a deal to sponsor family movies on Channel 5 51 23 Ofcom launches an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News 52 The announcement comes on the same day that the news channel s boss John Ryley appears before the Leveson Inquiry where he says the company broke the law by hacking emails 53 24 Northern Ireland s Social Democratic and Labour Party urges the British government to support calls for Irish broadcaster RTE to reverse its decision to close its London office which is scheduled to shut following 2012 Summer Olympics 54 25 The ITV HD channel is beset by a glitch when ITV accidentally cuts away from footage of extra time play during a Champions League match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to show news presenter Mark Austin doing up his jacket as he waits to present the delayed News at Ten It is the broadcaster s third glitch during live football in recent months 55 30 The BBC defends its decision to pre record the Sunday evening results edition of The Voice after receiving 30 complaints because the show had been billed as a live broadcast The BBC says the programme is too expensive to record live on Sundays and airing it on Saturday evening would mean it clashed with Britain s Got Talent citation needed May Edit Date Event2 Cardinal Sean Brady the Catholic primate of all Ireland says he will not resign his post as the BBC s This World programme reveals he had details of those being abused by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth but did not pass the information on to police or parents of the victims 56 10 The Channel 5 daytime show The Wright Stuff is being investigated by Ofcom over a survey on 26 April edition of the programme that asked viewers what the most offensive word is to describe someone with learning difficulties 57 Prince Charles presents the lunchtime weather forecast during a visit to the BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow 58 12 Ashleigh and Pudsey a dancing dog trick act win the sixth series of Britain s Got Talent 59 14 The eighth instalment of the Up Series 56 Up debuts on ITV 16 The BBC Trust confirms children s programmes will no longer air on BBC One and BBC Two following the completion of the digital switchover Instead they will move to the dedicated CBBC and CBeebies channels 60 19 Absent Friends a fourth series episode of comedy Dad s Army is repeated on BBC Two for the first time since its original broadcast in 1970 Before this the episode was left out of repeat runs because of the controversial appearance of the IRA 26 Sweden s Loreen wins the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with Euphoria 29 The UK Government confirms that television viewers in Northern Ireland will be able to watch RTE One RTE Two and TG4 on Freeview following the digital switchover 61 May June Edit Date Event30 May 13 June Analogue is switched off in the Hastings Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells areas June Edit Date Event2 5 The BBC airs footage of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Events include the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June and the Diamond Jubilee Concert on 4 June 62 An interlude featuring a performance of Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris elicits a report to the police from a woman who claims to have been sexually abused by him from adolescence to early adulthood This prompts a number of other women with similar experiences at the hands of the entertainer to come forward and share their stories thus labeling him a convicted sex offender and ultimately putting an end to his career 2 Leanne Mitchell wins the first series of The Voice 63 3 Ricky Martin a former professional wrestler wins the eighth series of The Apprentice along with a 250 000 investment from Lord Sugar who will become his partner in a new business venture 64 6 The BBC has received over 2 000 complaints from viewers about its Jubilee coverage The broadcaster is also criticised by other media for its Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant coverage which is branded as inane and tedious 65 8 Start of Euro 2012 hosted by Poland and Ukraine 12 Ranvir Singh and Matt Barbet are announced as the new presenters of the Daybreak news hour from 6 to 7 am 66 13 BSkyB signs a 3bn three year deal to screen Premier League football from 2013 to 2016 BT Vision also secures the rights to show 38 games per season over the same period 67 13 27 Analogue is switched off in the Bluebell Hill and Dover areas thus completing the switchover for the Meridian area 14 The Daily Record reports that BSkyB has threatened to cancel their contract to air games from the Scottish Premier League if Rangers are relegated from the division 68 19 BBC Director General Mark Thompson tells the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee that the corporation has lessons to learn from its coverage of the Queen s Diamond Jubilee after it received several thousand viewer complaints and heavy media criticism 69 24 20 34 million watch the quarter final match of Euro 2012 between England and Italy on BBC One the highest number since the equivalent quarter final of Euro 2004 It briefly receives British television s highest audience for any programme for eight years until being overtaken the following month July Edit Date Event1 The BBC unveil their title sequence and marketing campaign for their coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics 70 Ukraine hosts the final match of Euro 2012 which sees Spain beat Italy 4 0 3 Global Radio announce plans to branch into television with the launch of two non stop music channels Heart TV and Capital TV which will go on air from September 71 4 Broadcaster George Entwistle is named as the next Director General of the BBC beginning in autumn 2012 72 Launch of the IPTV television service YouView 73 17 Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado is sacked from the programme after being jailed for 12 weeks for benefit fraud 74 19 Former England footballer Lee Dixon is leaving the BBC s Match of the Day after eight years it is reported Sources such as Digital Spy report he will join ITV to provide football coverage in place of Gareth Southgate who is leaving the channel to become the Football Association s technical director 75 ITV confirms the following day that Dixon will be part of its football presenter lineup providing coverage of the Tuesday night Champions League Europa League FA Cup and England s campaign to qualify for the 2014 World Cup 76 Alibi HD is launched by UKTV 77 23 The Olympic torch features in a special live section of EastEnders when actor Perry Fenwick in character as Billy Mitchell carries it through the fictional Walford as part of the 2012 Olympic torch relay 78 27 The events of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin airing with the opening ceremony in London At its peak the event is watched by 26 9 million viewers 79 and with an average of 24 24 million 80 it is the highest rating for anything on British television since 1997 August Edit Date Event9 The BBC commissions a one off drama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who The film An Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the team behind Doctor Who s creation and will air on BBC Two in 2013 81 12 The 2012 Summer Olympics end with the closing ceremony receiving even more viewers than the opening ceremony an average of 24 46 million It becomes one of the most watched events in British television history 82 The BBC s Gabby Logan is forced to apologise after mistakenly telling viewers of the previous evening s edition of BBC One s Olympics Tonight that the mother and sister of British boxing gold medallist Luke Campbell were dead She had confused him with another boxer whose relatives were deceased 83 13 Luke Anderson wins Big Brother 13 84 14 Outgoing BBC Director General Mark Thompson is appointed CEO of The New York Times taking up his role in November 85 19 It is reported that Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith s department has made a formal complaint to the BBC over claims of anti Government bias as Duncan Smith himself attacks the Corporation in a Mail on Sunday article for what he perceives to be its negative stance towards the coalition Economics editor Stephanie Flanders is singled out for particular criticism with the Minister accusing her of peeing all over British industry 86 28 UTV Media which owns the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland and the UK based sports orientated radio station talkSPORT reports a summer of mixed fortunes in terms of advertising revenue Coverage of UEFA Euro 2012 proved lucrative for talkSPORT but television advertising was hit by the 2012 Summer Olympics 87 29 The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics is watched by a peak audience of 11 2 million viewers 88 with an overall average of 8 million 89 The BBC has received 185 complaints about its new sitcom Citizen Khan since the first episode aired two days earlier with many claiming the series about a Pakistani businessman stereotypes British Muslims 90 September Edit Date Event1 Doctor Who returns for its seventh series with the surprise appearance of Jenna Louise Coleman in the first episode Asylum of the Daleks four months before she is scheduled to make her debut 91 3 ITV s breakfast stand Daybreak is relaunched with Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly as its main presenters Overnight figures the following day show it was watched by 600 000 viewers viewer than the one million who tuned in to watch its debut in 2010 4 Maria Miller is appointed Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport replacing Jeremy Hunt 92 A 30m Scottish Government campaign to raise cancer awareness will include the first ads in the UK to show real pictures of women s breasts that have been affected by cancer 93 5 The updated version of the US soap opera Dallas makes its British television debut on Channel 5 94 Coronation Street is moved from its Thursday slot to its original Wednesday slot 7 Comedian Julian Clary wins the tenth series of Celebrity Big Brother 95 96 12 26 Analogue is switched off in the Tyne Tees region thus completing the switchover for England and making it the 3rd Digital nation in the UK 17 George Entwistle takes up his role of Director General of the BBC 97 20 The BBC shelves the final episode of its police drama Good Cop following the deaths of two police officers in Manchester 98 Following an investigation in the wake of the News International phone hacking scandal the media regulator Ofcom concludes that BSkyB is a fit and proper company to hold a broadcasting licence 99 21 Emma Kennedy wins the 2012 series of Celebrity MasterChef 100 28 The BBC confirms that the final episode of Good Cop will air on 13 October 101 October Edit Date Event1 Letitia Herod wins Cycle 8 of Britain amp Ireland s Next Top Model 2 BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid apologises to viewers after a microphone which had been accidentally left on picked up business reporter Steph McGovern swearing shortly after she had finished presenting the programme s business news 102 3 ITV airs a documentary Exposure The Other Side of Jimmy Savile in which several women allege to have been sexually abused by the late broadcaster Sir Jimmy Savile as teenagers 103 The following day the Metropolitan Police Service says it will assess the allegations 104 4 BBC Four pulls two planned repeats of Top of the Pops from its schedule following recent allegations made against Jimmy Savile The shows which featured Savile as presenter are part of the channel s weekly rerun of archive editions which have been airing since last year 105 5 Sky News presenter Kay Burley is criticised for insensitivity after she broke the news of the probable death of April Jones a missing five year old girl live on air to volunteers who had been assisting in the search for her and were unaware that the case had become a murder inquiry 106 107 108 Samira Ahmed takes over from Raymond Snoddy as presenter of the BBC s Newswatch 109 10 24 The last of the UK analogue signals are switched off in Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover 12 BBC Director General George Entwistle asks BBC Scotland Director Ken MacQuarrie to speak to Newsnight journalists to establish why a planned documentary concerning ellegations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile was shelved before it was due to air in December 2011 110 16 The BBC appoints the heads of two separate inquiries into sexual abuse allegations that have engulfed Jimmy Savile Former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith will review the culture and practices of the BBC during the time Savile worked there while Nick Pollard a former Sky News executive will look at why a Newsnight investigation into Savile s activities was dropped shortly before transmission 111 John Whaite wins the third series of The Great British Bake Off 112 Emmerdale celebrates 40 years on air A live episode is aired to mark the occasion on 17 October which is watched by 9 2 million viewers The episode culminates in the surprise death of the character Carl King played by Tom Lister 113 114 17 ITV s This Morning launches an investigation amid fears it was the victim of a hoax over a story about a celebrity sperm bank on the previous day s edition of the show 115 The following day ITV apologises to viewers who were misled by the item 116 22 The BBC schedules a special edition of Panorama as it attempts to limit the damage done by allegations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile during his years with the broadcaster 117 Peter Rippon the Newsnight editor responsible for dropping an investigation into allegations against Jimmy Savile steps aside from his role with immediate effect 118 119 Jeff Ford one of the few executives to stay with Channel 5 following its 2010 acquisition by Richard Desmond is to step down from the role on 1 December it is confirmed 120 23 After 32 years Pages from Ceefax is shown for the last time during downtime on BBC Two To mark the occasion the last broadcast is introduced by the symbol the channel was using 32 years earlier older music is played and a final special image is shown thanking viewers for watching The Plain English Campaign gives the service a lifetime achievement award for its clarity and use of everyday words 121 Northern Ireland becomes the final part of the United Kingdom to complete the switchover from analogue to digital television when the analogue signal is switched off at 11 30 pm 122 26 Writing in The Guardian Pointless co presenter Richard Osman names what he believes to be four of UK TV s worst ever gameshows 24 Hour Quiz Red or Black Petrolheads and Shafted 123 29 ITV releases a new version of its ITV Player service enabling it to charge for some online content The traditional 30 day catch up service remains free but viewers can watch the same programmes without adverts for a small payment 124 November Edit Date Event2 The BBC confirms it will air no further episodes of Top of the Pops featuring Jimmy Savile 125 6 Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the party after her decision to appear on the reality television series I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 126 9 ITV faces an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom after This Morning presenter Philip Schofield handed Prime Minister David Cameron an internet generated list of suspects in a child abuse case involving a care home during a live interview on the previous day s edition of the programme and asked him to comment 127 The BBC issues an apology after a key witness in a Newsnight report aired on 2 November wrongly identified a senior politician as a paedophile 128 Have I Got News for You marks the tenth anniversary of its first guest presenter following the departure of Angus Deayton 129 10 George Entwistle steps down as BBC Director General following the Newsnight child abuse broadcast controversy 130 His reign of 54 days is the shortest in the corporation s history 131 11 Tim Davie BBC head of audio and music becomes Acting Director General following George Entwistle s resignation 132 12 Helen Boaden the BBC s Director of News and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the Newsnight crisis 133 Fran Unsworth head of newsgathering and Ceri Thomas the editor of Radio 4 s Today are named acting director and deputy director of News respectively 134 13 Ben Frow the current Director of Content at Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 is hired by Channel 5 to replace Jeff Ford as Director of Programmes and will take up the position in February 2013 135 19 ITV airs the 8000th episode of Coronation Street 22 The BBC appoints Tony Hall as its new Director General He is expected to start in the role in early March 2013 136 23 Tom Barlow Kay wins the 2012 series of Junior MasterChef 137 30 At the age of 90 Baroness Trumpington becomes the oldest guest panelist to appear on Have I Got News for You 138 139 December Edit Date Event1 The Welsh language HD channel S4C Clirlun closes with Channel 4 HD taking over its transmission capacity the following day 140 Actress Charlie Brooks wins the twelfth series of I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 141 3 Sky News Challenge TV and Pick TV are launched on Freesat 142 The BBC announce plans for a screen adaptation of The Casual Vacancy the first novel for adults by J K Rowling 143 A script for a three part series is subsequently written by Sarah Phelps with the BBC producing the project with HBO and filming set to begin in Summer 2014 144 The BBC signs a new four year contract to air the National Lottery Draw but will no longer screen the Wednesday and Friday night draws from January 2013 From then programmes for the Saturday evening draw will be moved to a new purpose built studio at Pinewood while results updates will be given on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays 145 4 The BBC announces a revamp of its Red Button service to make it compatible with internet connected televisions 146 5 As part of his Autumn Statement Chancellor George Osborne confirms a TV tax credit of 25 for high end UK TV productions to be implemented from April 2013 147 9 James Arthur wins the ninth series of The X Factor 148 12 Actor and comedian Angus Deayton will join the cast of BBC school drama Waterloo Road from 2013 it is confirmed 149 13 Anton Piotrowski and Keri Moss are both named winners of the fifth series of MasterChef The Professionals the first time more than one finalist has won a MasterChef title 150 16 Cyclist Bradley Wiggins is named this year s BBC Sports Personality of the Year 151 18 At the High Court of England and Wales the BBC and ITV apologise to Lord McAlpine for disastrously and falsely linking him to allegations of child sex abuse 152 19 The Pollard report into practices at the BBC is published and finds there was a complete inability to deal with the Jimmy Savile crisis 153 Despite being criticised the BBC Director of News Helen Boaden will return to her post in the wake of the report s publication but her Deputy Stephen Mitchell resigns Peter Rippon is moved aside from his Newsnight post with the programme having a new senior editorial team Controller of BBC Radio Five Live Adrian Van Klaveren also resigns 154 155 20 Ashleigh Porter Exley wins the third series of Young Apprentice 156 21 After 27 years CBBC airs on BBC One for the last time All of the children s programmes would become exclusive to their dedicated channels CBBC and CBeebies 157 22 Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and professional dance partner Flavia Cacace win the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing 158 24 The Snowman and the Snowdog premieres on Channel 4 25 The annual Royal Christmas Message is broadcast in 3D for the first time 159 EastEnders is the most watched programme of the day with 9 4 million viewers with Coronation Street second on 8 8 million Other highlights are The Queen s Speech 8 3 million Strictly Come Dancing 7 8 million and The Royle Family 7 7 million 160 Michael Angelis narrates his final episode of Thomas amp Friends The Christmas Tree Express on Channel 5 26 Jenni Falconer presents the National Lottery Wednesday Night Draw which airs on BBC One for the last time 161 28 Matt Johnson presents the National Lottery Friday Night Draw which airs on BBC One for the final time 162 29 30 Years of CITV a documentary made to commemorate the near thirtieth anniversary of Children s ITV is released Debuts EditBBC Edit Date Debut Channel4 January Public Enemies BBC One10 January The Mystery of Edwin Drood BBC Two13 January 4 O Clock Club CBBC15 January Sunday Politics BBC OneCall the Midwife22 January Birdsong23 January The Estate30 January Protecting Our Children31 January Prisoners Wives2 February Inside Men6 February Jedward s Big Adventure CBBCThe Diamond Queen BBC One7 February Death Unexplained8 February Kevin Bridges What s the Story 20 February The Tube BBC TwoWatson amp Oliver23 February Pramface BBC Three24 February Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture BBC Two25 February Pop Life27 February Empire BBC OneThe Numtums CBeebies7 March Venice 24 7 BBC Four8 March The Sarah Millican Television Programme BBC TwoWhite Heat12 March Breakaway BBC OneThe Lingo Show CBeebies17 March How God Made the English BBC Two19 March The Sheriffs Are Coming BBC One24 March The Voice UK26 March One NightWorld Series of Dating BBC ThreeSecrets and Words BBC One27 March The Syndicate2 April Our Crime10 April The Matt Lucas Awards16 April The 70s BBC Two17 April Meet the Romans with Mary Beard24 April Britain Unzipped BBC Three6 May Planet Earth Live BBC One14 May Chatsworth25 May The Great British Story A People s History BBC Two28 May Afghanistan The Great Game A Personal View by Rory Stewart31 May Britain s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones BBC One14 June Dead Boss BBC Three17 June True Love BBC One26 June Line of Duty BBC Two9 July Volcano Live5 August Exploring China A Culinary Adventure14 August Bad Education BBC Three24 August Parade s End BBC One26 August Murder BBC Two27 August Citizen Khan BBC One30 August Good Cop25 September The ParadiseCuckoo BBC Three26 September Room at the Top BBC Four2 October Ian Hislop s Stiff Upper Lip An Emotional History of Britain BBC Two4 October Hunted BBC One15 October Claimed and Shamed18 October Hebburn 163 BBC Two24 October Brazil with Michael Palin BBBC One18 November The Secret of Crickley Hall BBC One3 December Inside Claridge s BBC Two26 December The Girl30 December Ripper Street BBC OneITV Edit Date 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415 February Daddy Daycare17 February The Mad Bad Ad Show19 February Homeland1 March Make Bradford BritishOur Man in 14 March Sri Lanka s Killing Fields War Crimes Unpunished20 March Hit the Road Jack25 March Sunday Brunch3 April The Undateables 164 24 April Hidden Talent27 April Very Important People3 May The Hoarder Next Door16 May Secret Eaters19 May Extreme A amp E21 May Love Shaft E4Gok Cooks Chinese Channel 411 June Secret Removers26 June Gordon Behind Bars6 July The Midnight Beast E426 July The Churchills Channel 430 July Spoof or Die30 August The Last Leg4 September World Without End15 September Comedy World Cup7 November Secret State12 November 1001 Things You Should KnowFull English3 December The FearChannel 5 Edit Date Debut Channel6 January World s Toughest Trucker Channel 59 January When Paddy Met Sally12 June Killers Behind Bars The Untold StoryOther channels Edit Date Debut Channel1 January Treasure Island Sky 12 January Obese A Year to Save My Life Sky 16 January Stella16 January Gadget Geeks29 January Ashley Banjo s Secret Street Crew27 February Cleverdicks Sky Atlantic9 March The F1 Show Sky Sports F1F1 Legends11 March The Love Machine Sky Living18 March Don t Stop Me Now Sky 12 April Morgan Spurlock s New Britannia Sky Atlantic16 April Dara o Briain School of Hard Sums Dave13 May Starlings Sky 122 May Hit amp Miss Sky Atlantic26 May Kingdom of Plants 3D Sky 3D4 June Doc McStuffins Disney Junior25 June Alan Partridge Welcome to the Places of My Life Sky Atlantic6 July Parents Sky 18 July Sinbad26 August A Touch of Cloth6 September The British Sky Atlantic10 September Ronna and Beverley14 September Moone Boy Sky 1Olympics EditSee main article 2012 Summer OlympicsChannels EditNew channels Edit Date Channel13 February MTV HD9 March Sky Sports F1Sky Sports F1 HD26 March More4 216 April Trace Sports23 April MTV Live3 May Sony Movie ChannelSony Movie Channel 130 May BuzMuzik3 July Alibi HDHeat4 July 4seven 165 25 July BBC Olympics 1 24BBC Olympics 1 24 HDBritish Eurosport HD30 August C4 Para 1 3C4 Para 1 3 HD3 September British Eurosport 2 HD4 September TCM HD20 September Sky Atlantic 12 October Nick Jr 15 October Sky Movies 007 HD12 October Heart TV 166 Capital TV 166 Defunct channels Edit Main article List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom 2012 Date Channel5 January NME TV14 February Diva TV21 February Sky Living Loves11 March Current TV16 April Channel M 167 3 May Movies4Men 2Movies4Men 2 126 June More4 23 July Bio HDQ13 August BBC Olympics 1 24BBC Olympics 1 24 HD10 September C4 Para 1 3C4 Para 1 3 HD2 October Nicktoons Replay1 December ClirlunRebranded channels Edit Date Old Name New Name1 March Sky Sports HD 1 Sky Sports 1 HDSky Sports HD 2 Sky Sports 2 HDSky Sports HD 3 Sky Sports 3 HDSky Sports HD 4 Sky Sports 4 HD23 April MTVNHD MTV Live HD1 July Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies SummerSky Movies Showcase HD Sky Movies Summer HD26 August Sky Movies Summer Sky Movies ShowcaseSky Movies Summer HD Sky Movies Showcase HD2 October Nickelodeon Replay Nickelodeon 15 October Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies 007Sky Movies Showcase HD Sky Movies 007 HD5 November Sky Movies 007 Sky Movies ShowcaseSky Movies 007 HD Sky Movies Showcase HDTelevision shows EditChanges of network affiliation Edit Show Moved from Moved toFifth Gear Channel 5 Discovery ChannelMatch of the Day 2 BBC Two BBC OneMount Pleasant Sky1 Sky LivingFireman Sam CITV Channel 5Paralympic Games BBC One BBC Two BBC Three Channel 4Returning this year after a break of one year or longer Edit Programme Date s of original removal Original channel s Date of return New channel s Room 101 9 February 2007 BBC Two 20 January 2012 BBC OneBlockbusters 4 June 199330 September 199428 August 199723 March 2001 ITVSky1BBC TwoSky1 14 May 2012 ChallengeAll Star Mr amp Mrs 2 July 19994 April 2010 ITV 5 September 2012 N A Same channel as original Red Dwarf 5 April 199912 April 2009 BBC TwoDave 4 October 2012 DaveSurprise Surprise 26 December 2001 ITV 21 October 2012 N A Same channel as original Continuing television shows Edit1920s Edit Programme DateBBC Wimbledon 1927 1939 1946 2019 2021 present1930s Edit Programme DateThe Boat Race 1938 1939 1946 2019 2021 present1950s Edit Programme DatePanorama 1953 presentThe Sky at Night 1957 presentBlue Peter 1958 present1960s Edit Programme DateCoronation Street 1960 presentPoints of View 1961 presentSongs of PraiseUniversity Challenge 1962 1987 1994 presentDoctor Who 1963 1989 1996 2005 presentTop of the Pops 1964 presentMatch of the Day1970s Edit Programme DateQuestion of Sport 1970 presentUpstairs Downstairs 1971 1975 2010 2012Emmerdale 1972 presentMastermindNewsroundArena 1975 presentOne Man and His Dog 1976 presentTop Gear 1977 presentSki Sunday 1978 presentAntiques Roadshow 1979 presentQuestion Time1980s Edit Programme DateFamily Fortunes 1980 1985 1987 2002 2006 presentChildren in Need 1980 presentTimewatch 1982 presentChannel 4 Racing 1984 2016Thomas and Friends 1984 presentEastEnders 1985 presentComic ReliefCasualty 1986 presentThis Morning 1988 presentCountryfileRed Dwarf 1988 1999 2009 2012 presentThe Simpsons 1989 present1990s Edit Programme DateHave I Got News for You 1990 presentMasterChef 1990 2001 2005 presentBBC World News 1991 presentAbsolutely Fabulous 1992 1996 2001 2004 2011 2012Junior MasterChef 1994 1999 2010 2014Room 101 1994 2007 2012 2018Time Team 1994 2013The National Lottery Draws 1994 2017Top of the Pops 2 1994 2017Hollyoaks 1995 presentNever Mind the Buzzcocks 1996 2015Silent Witness 1996 presentMidsomer Murders 1997 presentTeletubbies 1997 2012Y Clwb Rygbi Wales 1997 presentBob the Builder 1998 presentWho Wants to Be a Millionaire British Soap Awards 1999 2019 2022 presentHolby City 1999 2022 168 2000s Edit Programme Date2000Big Brother 2000 2018Bargain HuntBBC BreakfastClickDoctorsA Place in the SunShipwrecked 2000 2002 2006 2009 2011 2012The Unforgettable 2000 presentUnreported World2001Celebrity Big Brother UK 2001 2018BBC South East TodayFootball FocusReal CrimeRogue TradersProperty Ladder2002Cash in the Attic 2002 2012Escape to the Country 2002 presentFifth GearFlog It Foyle s War 2002 2015High Hopes 2002 presentI m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here In It to Win It 2002 2016Inside Out 2002 presentOuttake TVRiver CitySaturday KitchenSeriousSport ReliefThe Story MakersTikkabilla2003Daily Politics 2003 presentQIPeep Show 2003 2015This WeekCelebrity MastermindEggheadsExtraordinary PeopleGrumpy Old MenHomes Under the HammerNew Tricks 2003 2015Traffic Cops 2003 present2004Match of the Day 2 2004 presentShameless 2004 2013Supernanny 2004 2008 2010 presentStrictly Come Dancing 2004 presentThe X Factor 2004 201810 Years Younger 2004 present60 Minute MakeoverAgatha Christie s Marple 2004 2013The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2004 presentCar BootyThe Culture ShowDoc Martin 2004 2022Football First 2004 presentFunky ValleyThe Gadget ShowHaunted HomesJimmy s FarmLive at the ApolloNewsWatchPeppa PigSadlerVisionStrictly Come Dancing It Takes TwoWho Do You Think You Are 2005Coach Trip 2005 2006 2009 2012 2014 present8 out of 10 Cats 2005 presentDeal or No Deal 2005 2016The Andrew Marr Show 2005 presentThe Adventure ShowThe ApprenticeThe Biggest LoserBritain and Ireland s Next Top Model 2005 2013Dragons Den 2005 presentThe F WordFifi and the FlowertotsThe Hotel InspectorThe Jeremy Kyle ShowLadette to LadyMissing LiveMock the WeekSpringwatchThe Thick of It 2005 2012Ukwia 2005 present2006Dancing on Ice 2006 2014Waterloo Road 2006 2015The Album Chart Show 2006 presentAnimal Spies The Apprentice You re Fired Banged Up AbroadCharlie Brooker s ScreenwipeCodexCricket AMDickinson s Real DealDon t Get Done Get DomFreshly Squeezed 2006 2012Ghosthunting With 2006 presentHow to Look Good NakedThe IT Crowd 2006 2012Lewis 2006 2015Little Princess 2006 presentMama Mirabelle s Home MoviesMonkey LifeMost Annoying PeopleThe One Show 2006 presentPeople amp PowerPeschardt s PeopleThe Real HustleSecret MillionaireThe Slammer 2006 2015Soccer Aid 2006 presentSomething for the Weekend 2006 2012Waterloo Road 2006 2015 2023 presentWild at Heart 2006 20122007Britain s Got Talent 2007 presentOutnumbered 2007 2014Skins 2007 2013Trapped 2007 presentWould I Lie to You The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007 2014Benidorm 2007 presentThe Big QuestionsBritain s Best DishDiddy Dick and DomDon t Tell the BrideEmbarrassing BodiesEscape from Scorpion IslandGame60The Graham Norton ShowHarry amp PaulHeir HuntersHelicopter HeroesInside SportInspector George GentlyAn Island ParishJeff Randall LiveLondon InkMary Queen of ShopsMister MakerPostcode ChallengeRapalThe Real MacKayReal Rescues2008An La 2008 presentAre You an Egghead ArgumentalBasil s Swap ShopBeing Human 2008 2013Big amp Small 2008 presentBizarre ERCCTV CitiesCelebrity JuiceChinese Food Made EasyChop Socky ChooksChuggingtonCountry House RescueDani s HouseThe FamilyFamous 5 On the CaseGimme a BreakThe Hot DeskHouse GuestIt Pays to Watch The Live Desk 2008 presentMarvo the Wonder 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presentThe Jonathan Ross Show 2011 presentVeraWhite Van Man 2011 2012Ending this year EditDate s Programme Channel s Debut s 2 January Treasure Island Sky 1 20126 January Public Enemies BBC One16 January When Paddy Met Sally Channel 527 January Celebrity Coach Trip Channel 4 201029 January Shipwrecked E4 2000 2006 amp 20119 February Eternal Law ITV 201217 February Hustle BBC One 200428 February The Exit List ITV 20129 March Coach Trip Channel 4 amp More4 2005 amp 200918 March Something for the Weekend BBC Two 200619 March Dirk Gently BBC Four 201023 March Tracy Beaker Returns CBBC24 March amp 7 April Harry Hill s TV Burp ITV 200225 March Upstairs Downstairs ITV amp BBC One 1971 amp 201029 March White Van Man BBC Three 201131 March The Weakest Link BBC One amp BBC Two 2000Dani s House CBBC 20086 April Cleverdicks Sky Atlantic 201212 April White Heat BBC Two15 April Titanic ITV1 May Facejacker Channel 4 20101 June Very Important People 201213 July The Ricky Gervais Show E4 20103 August Parents Sky 1 20124 August It s Me or the Dog Channel 4 More4 amp Pick TV 20055 August Supernanny Channel 4 amp E4 2004 amp 201020 August Ruth Rendell s Thirteen Steps Down ITV 20125 September A Mother s Son18 September The Rob Brydon Show BBC Two 201021 September In with the Flynns BBC One 201123 September Sinbad Sky 1 20123 October Mrs Biggs ITV15 October Ian Hislop s Stiff Upper Lip An Emotional History of Britain BBC Two 201222 October Pages from Ceefax BBC Two 197427 October The Thick of It BBC Four amp BBC Two 20051 November Homefront ITV 201219 November Switch ITV222 November Hunted BBC One23 November Me and Mrs Jones28 November Secret State Channel 42 December The Secret of Crickley Hall BBC One13 December The Hour BBC Two 201121 December An Idiot Abroad Sky 1 2010Freshly Squeezed Channel 4 2006CBBC on BBC One BBC One 198524 December Merlin 200825 December The Royle Family BBC Two amp BBC One 1998 amp 200630 December T4 Channel 4 amp E4 1998Wild at Heart ITV 200631 December Total Wipeout BBC One 2009Deaths EditDate Name Age Broadcast credibilityJanuary Bryan Daly 91 Theme tune composer Postman Pat Gran Bertha the Machine 3 January Jenny Tomasin 169 73 Actress Upstairs Downstairs Emmerdale 4 January Kerry McGregor 170 37 Singer songwriter and actress6 January Bob Holness 171 83 Game show host Take a Letter Blockbusters Raise the Roof Call My Bluff 10 January Lila Kaye 82 Actress22 January Sarah Cullen 172 62 Television and radio journalist ITN News 26 January Ian Abercrombie 173 77 Actor Seinfeld Army of Darkness Star Wars The Clone Wars Wizards of Waverly Place Colin Tarrant 174 59 Actor The Bill aka Andrew Monroe12 February David Kelly 175 82 Actor Me Mammy The Italian Job Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fawlty Towers 15 February James Whitaker 176 71 Journalist specialising in the British royal family22 February Frank Carson 177 85 Comedian1 March Gemma McCluskie 178 29 Actress EastEnders 5 March Philip Madoc 179 180 77 Actor Dad s Army Doctor Who The Life and Times of David Lloyd George 3 May Charlotte Mitchell 181 85 Actress The Adventures of Black Beauty And Mother Makes Five 17 May Colin McIntyre 182 Founding editor of the BBC s Ceefax teletext service5 June Caroline John 183 71 Actress Doctor Who 17 June Brian Hibbard 65 Actor singer Coronation Street Emmerdale 4 July Eric Sykes 184 89 Comedian Sykes 20 July Sir Alastair Burnet 185 84 Journalist and broadcaster News at Ten Simon Ward 186 70 Actor and Stage 21 July Angharad Rees 187 68 Actress Poldark 26 July Mary Tamm 188 62 Actress Doctor Who 27 July Geoffrey Hughes 189 68 Actor Coronation Street Keeping Up Appearances The Royle Family Heartbeat aka Eddie Yeats11 August Sid Waddell 190 72 Sports commentator and television personality31 August Max Bygraves 191 89 Comedian singer actor and variety performer Crackerjack Family Fortunes 6 September Terry Nutkins 192 66 British TV presenter and naturalist22 September Mike Baker 55 BBC journalist27 September Herbert Lom 193 95 Actor 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