Date	Event
1 January	Toonattik after six years leavesCITV along withAction Stations!, which closes down after five years of broadcast. New Year's Day also sees the final appearance ofThe Fluffy Club on Mini CITV.
1 January	Cable channelBravo closes down after 25 years of broadcasting with some of its programmes moving over toSky1. Its sister channelBravo 2 also closes down.
5 January	Avon and Somerset Police banITN from attending a press conference convened to give updates on theJoanna Yeates case after a report on the previous day'sITV News criticised their handling of the investigation.^[1] The ban is subsequently lifted.^[2]
6 January	Samantha Womack is to leave her role inEastEnders asRonnie Mitchell over the controversial baby swap plot.^[3]
9 January	EastEnders viewers have complained in record numbers about the soap's "hurtful", "unrealistic" and "exploitative"cot death storyline involving the characterRonnie Mitchell.^[4]^[5]
14 January	TheS4C Authority confirms it has closedS4C2 due to budget cuts imposed on it by theDepartment of Culture, Media and Sport.^[6]^[7]
17 January	Barney Harwood becomes the newBlue Peter presenter taking over fromJoel Defries.
25 January	ReporterAndy Gray is dropped bySky Sports following sexist comments made by himself and fellow presenterRichard Keys against female officialSian Massey in footage recorded the previous Saturday.^[8] Keys resigns the following day, in support of his colleague.^[9]

Date	Event
1 February	The Sky HD swap is introduced giving HD channels more prominence. Sky also sees the launch of brand-new channel Sky Atlantic, and the Living channels are rebranded as Sky Living. Channel One closes down at 6 am, and is replaced on Freeview by Challenge.
2 February	John Nettles appears in his final ever episode ofMidsomer Murders, having starred in a total of 81 episodes since the series was launched in 1997.^[10]^[11]
2 February	FormerBBC executiveCraig Oliver is appointed as Prime MinisterDavid Cameron's Director of Communications.^[12]
4 February	TheBBC apologises for remarks aboutMexicans made on itsTop Gear television programme but defends the original remarks as well.^[13]
14 February	Channel 5 reverts to its original name after almost a decade.
16 February	BBC One airs a special hour-long episode of its daytime soapDoctors to celebrate the series 2000th episode.^[14]
28 February	The ban onproduct placement in television programmes is lifted, allowing advertisers to pay for their goods to be seen on British TV. The first product to be displayed in this regard is aNescafe coffee machine, which appears onThis Morning.^[15]^[16] A year-long trial also begins allowing commercial television channels to show up to 12 minutes of adverts per hour during films and dramas, bringing them into line with soap operas where this is already permitted.^[17]

Date	Event
2 March	Rupert Murdoch'sNews Corporation agrees to sellSky News to be in a position to buyBSkyB without aCompetition Commission inquiry.^[18] News Corp receives approval to buy out BSkyB the following day.^[19]
16 March	Coleen Nolan announces her decision to quit ITV daytime panel showLoose Women after over 10 years as a panellist.
19 March	BBC Three host a major live TV event,Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds.
20 March	Gemma Collins makes her debut in thesecond series ofITV2 reality television seriesThe Only Way Is Essex.
26 March	British terrestrial television premiere of theJames Bond filmQuantum of Solace on ITV1 starringDaniel Craig. The film previously aired onSky Movies in 2010.^[20]
27 March	Sam Attwater and dancing partnerBrianne Delcourt win thesixth series ofDancing on Ice.^[21]
30 March – 13 April	Analogue signals are switched off in the Nottingham and Sandy Heath areas.

Date	Event
4 April	Magdalen College, Oxford wins the2010–11 series ofUniversity Challenge, beating theUniversity of York 290–85.
6 April	Channel 5 officially announces that it has bought the rights to show formerChannel 4 reality seriesBig Brother from August 2011.^[22]
6–20 April	Analogue signals are switched off in the Bromsgrove, Lark Stoke and Ridge Hill (Central and West) areas.
7 April	Top of the Pops returns to television in its former Thursday evening slot asBBC Four begins airing old episodes from 1976, the point at which the broadcaster's full archive of shows begins.^[23]
19 April	Helen Mirren apologises after swearing during an interview on the day's edition ofBBC Breakfast.^[24]
27 April	Tim Anderson wins the2011 series ofMasterChef.^[25]
29 April	Theroyal wedding ofPrince William andCatherine Middleton shown on BBC One and ITV. Audiences of around 24.5 million watch in the UK alone.^[26]

Date	Event
11 – 25 May	Analogue signals are switched off in the Darvel and Rosneath (HP and VP) areas.
5 May	It is confirmed thatSimon Cowell andCheryl Cole will leave their positions as judges onThe X Factor to concentrate on theAmerican version of the programme.^[27] Cole is later dropped from the US version of the series.^[28]
12 May	ITV axes the Scottish police dramaTaggart after 28 years, citing poor viewing figures in other parts of the UK.^[29]
12 May	Dennis Tanner, played byPhilip Lowrie, returns toCoronation Street, having last appeared in 1968. His break of 43 years is the longest of any actor in the soap's history.^[30]
14 May	Azerbaijan'sEll & Nikki win the2011 Eurovision Song Contest (staged inDüsseldorf) with "Running Scared".
14 May	Dannii Minogue announces she will not be appearing on thenext series ofThe X Factor.^[31]
19 May	A special edition of theBBC's political debate programmeQuestion Time is recorded atWormwood Scrubbs Prison in London.^[32]
19 May	BBC World News America presenterMatt Frei is recruited byChannel 4 News to become their Washington correspondent, whileNewsnight correspondentJackie Long will becomeChannel 4 News's social affairs editor.Cathy Newman will become the first new presenter to join the in-studio team at Channel 4 for 13 years.^[33]
24 May	Broadcast magazine reports that ITV is preparing to launch a new investigative series titledExposure, thirteen years after it axed the award-winningWorld in Action.^[34]
25 May	It is announced thatJeff Stelling is to leaveCountdown after two years to concentrate on Sky Sports.^[35]
30 May	After six and a half years,Emmerdale saw a new sequence to the opening titles of the series, with a new theme music, with new generic shots alongside a Range Rover driving through the woods, cuts sideways to a woman stroking a man's leg with her foot: a couple running upstairs in Home Farm, a dog in The Dingles' living room; then finally finishing on a new CGI image of the village, angled at Main Street which ends with the new logo fading on to the screen.
30 May	ITV confirms thatGary Barlow,Tulisa Contostavlos andKelly Rowland will joinLouis Walsh as judges forseries 8 ofThe X Factor.^[36]

Date	Event
1–15 June	Analogue signals are switched off in the Craigkelly area.
4 June	Scottish singerJai McDowall wins thefifth series ofBritain's Got Talent.^[37]
6 June	TheBBC announces that the national variations ofBBC One Northern Ireland,BBC One Scotland andBBC One Wales will become available inhigh definition in 2012.^[38]
	ITV children's gadget showCool Stuff Collective is criticised byOfcom for "product placement" over the way featured items are reviewed by the programme.^[39]
	The Sun reports that the BBC'sSo You Think You Can Dance will not return for a third series.^[40]
9 June	Mandy Salter will be returning toEastEnders asNicola Stapleton is set to reprise the role for the first time since 1994.
11 June	Matt Flint winsseries two ofSo You Think You Can Dance.^[41]
13 June	BBC Two airs the controversial documentaryChoosing to Die, a film presented byTerry Pratchett which examines the topic ofassisted suicide.^[42]
13 June	TheBBC announces that its landmarkTelevision Centre is up for sale.^[43]
17 June	Viewers of theBBC News Channel claim to have been distracted when newsreadersMartine Croxall andCarrie Gracie appear on screen to read the morning's news wearing similar outfits that are an identical colour.^[44]
22 June	The lastanalogue television services are switched off inScotland, making it the second part of the UK to have a fullydigital service.
22 June	ITV recruits BBC political correspondentLaura Kuenssberg to be its new business editor. She will take up the role from September, and will also front editions of theTonight programme.^[45]
30 June	ITV confirms thatCoronation Street will return to its traditional 19:30 timeslot on a Wednesday evening from September 2012.^[46]

Date	Event
6–20 July	Analogue signals are switched off in the Sudbury area.
8 July	The BBC announces thatPam St. Clement is to leaveEastEnders after 25 years.
10 July	ITV confirms it has sacked daytime presentersKate Thornton andZoe Tyler in a bid to boost flagging ratings for daytime showLoose Women.
13 July	Rupert Murdoch announces thatNews Corporation is withdrawing its proposal to take full control of the subscription television broadcasterBSkyB due to concerns over thephone hacking scandal.
17 July	Inventor Tom Pellereau wins theseventh series ofThe Apprentice, and a £250,000 investment fromLord Sugar, who will become his business partner in exchange for the investment.^[47]
July	UKTV does a deal withBSkyB to provide on-demand content available to Sky customers viaSky Anytime.

Date	Event
2 August	Really launches onFreeview.^[48]
3 August	ITV News hires former BBC and5 News presenterNatasha Kaplinsky to cover forNina Hossain while the latter is on maternity leave. She will present onLondon Tonight and national bulletins.^[49]
3–17 August	Analogue signals are switched off in the Belmont and Olivers Mount areas.
10–24 August	Analogue signals are switched off in the Chesterfield and Sheffield areas.
11 August	BBC One airs a special edition of the political discussion showQuestion Time following therecent outbreak of rioting.^[50]
15 August	Virgin Media agrees to sell its 50% stake inUKTV toScripps Networks for £339m.^[51]
16 August	BBC Magazines agrees a £12m deal to sell theRadio Times – together with ten other titles – to Exponent, owner ofthetrainline.com.^[52]
17–31 August	Analogue signals are switched off in the Waltham area.
18 August	Celebrity Big Brother 2011 launches onChannel 5 marking the first series ofCelebrity Big Brother to air on the channel.
18 August	TheBBC airs a special edition of itsCrimewatch programme aimed at identifying people involved in the2011 England riots.^[53]^[54]
25 August	Teesside comedianPatrick Monahan wins the live final of ITV'sShow Me the Funny, in which stand-up comedians competed to win £100,000, a 12-date nationwide tour and a DVD release.^[55]
26 August	Channel 4 airs its last episode ofFriends, "The One Where Paul's the Man" after 16 years.^[56]

Date	Event
4 September	E4 airs its last episode ofFriends,The Last One after 16 years.^[57]
7–21 September	Analogue signals are switched off in the Fenton, Sutton Coldfield and Emley Moor areas.
8 September	Paddy Doherty winsCelebrity Big Brother 2011 and becomesChannel 5's firstCelebrity Big Brother winner.^[58]
9 September	Big Brother 2011 launches onChannel 5 marking the first series ofBig Brother to air on the channel.
9 September – 23 October	ITV airs coverage of the2011 Rugby World Cup from New Zealand.
14 September	Cartoon Network launches in HD.
26 September	Jade Thompson winsCycle 7 ofBritain & Ireland's Next Top Model (formerlyBritain's Next Top Model).
27 September	Labour Party leaderEd Miliband's keynoteconference speech is blacked out for five-minute after all media communications are lost by a power outage at the conference centre.^[59]

Date	Event
4 October	Joanne Wheatley wins thesecond series ofThe Great British Bake Off.
6 October	BBC Director General Mark Thompson announces thatBBC HD will close to be replaced by a high definition simulcast of BBC Two. ThisBBC Two HD will work much the same way asBBC One HD.^[60] This move allows the corporation to save £2.1 million, used to count towards their budget deficit following the freezing of the license fee and the additional financial responsibility of addition services.^[61]
14 October	CBeebies airs the final re-run ofNumberjacks series 1. Re-runs of the second series continued until 2015.
15 October	Helen Flanagan, who playsRosie Webster inCoronation Street, announces she is leaving the series after twelve years. She will film her final scenes at Christmas and be seen on screen until February 2012.^[62]
18 October	ITV plc buys the Channel Islands franchiseChannel Television from theYattendon Group plc.^[63]
22 October	Rugby playerPhil Vickery wins the 2011 series ofCelebrity MasterChef.^[64]
October	High definition versions ofDave andWatch are launched byUKTV.
31 October	Channel 4 air the first episode ofTop Boy, a four-part British crime drama series, written byRonan Bennett and starring UK rappersAshley Walters andKano, about gang culture and drug dealing on a council estate in Hackney, East London. The series premiere is watched by 1.1 million viewers.

Date	Event
4 November	Jill Evans, aWelsh MEP is fined£575 after refusing to pay herTV licence fee in protest over changes to the Welsh-language channelS4C.^[65]
8 November	ITN confirms it has secured a five-year contract to resume production of5 News from early 2012. The broadcaster lost the programme toSky News in 2005. Part of the new deal will see the 7:00 pm bulletin move to an earlier 6:30 pm timeslot.^[66]
9–23 November	Analogue signals are switched off in the Tacolneston area.
11 November	Aaron Allard-Morgan winsBig Brother 2011 and becomesChannel 5's firstBig Brother winner.^[67]
13 November	TV bosses are forced to apologise after the results of a phone vote for the previous evening'sThe X Factor appeared online before the lines had closed. The episode was also delayed for fifteen minutes by a technical glitch.^[68]
14 November	Coronation Street becomes the first prime time British television programme to use product placement after signing a deal withNationwide Building Society. A Nationwidecash machine is seen in the episode.^[69]
16 November	Nick Hewer, one ofAlan Sugar's advisers onThe Apprentice is revealed as the latest host ofCountdown. He takes over from outgoing presenterJeff Stelling from January 2012.^[70]
19 November	Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC seeks leave to prosecuteSky News forcontempt of court over its reporting of the kidnapping ofPaul and Rachel Chandler after the channel allegedly breached an injunction preventing the disclosure of the couple's welfare.^[71]

Date	Event
1 December	TheBBC has received over 31,000 complaints about comments made byJeremy Clarkson on the previous evening'sThe One Show in which he said he would "execute" striking public sector workers.^[72]
3 December	Pop starDougie Poynter wins theeleventh series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.^[73]
7 December	Matthew Wright, host ofThe Wright Stuff, apologises for remarks he made on 6 December edition of the show concerning a murder in theWestern Isles.^[74] A scheduled BBCNewsnight investigation which would have exposed theJimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal two months after the presenter's death is cancelled.^[75] The BBC broadcasts two tributes to Savile over Christmas and it will not be until an October 2012 ITV documentary that the allegations become public.
10 December	After 25 yearsCasualty airs its last episode to be filmed inBristol. Subsequent episodes are filmed inCardiff.^[76]
11 December	Little Mix (originally named Rhythmix) win theeighth series ofThe X Factor, making them the first group to emerge as winners.Two missing episodes from the 1960sDoctor Who seriesAir Lock andThe Underwater Menace – Episode 2 are returned to the BBC Archives by the private collector Terry Burnett.
12 December	Student Zara Brownlees wins the second series ofYoung Apprentice.^[77]
15 December	Ash Mair wins the fourth series ofMasterChef: The Professionals.^[78]
17 December	McFly drummerHarry Judd and his dancing partnerAliona Vilani win theninth series ofStrictly Come Dancing.^[79]
22 December	CyclistMark Cavendish is named this year'sBBC Sports Personality of the Year.^[80]

Date	Debut	Channel
5 January	Kidnap and Ransom	ITV
7 January	Penn & Teller: Fool Us
9 January	That Sunday Night Show
3 February	Marchlands
10 March	Monroe
22 March	Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors	ITV4
28 March	The Dales	ITV
16 April	Sing If You Can
21 April	Long Lost Family
1 May	Vera
2 May	Case Sensitive
29 May	Scott & Bailey
6 June	Secret Dealers
6 June	Injustice
10 June	Love Your Garden
17 July	Born To Shine
3 September	Red or Black?
3 September	The Jonathan Ross Show
4 September	Appropriate Adult
26 September	There's No Taste Like Home
11 October	High Stakes
22 November	The Adventurer's Guide To Britain
11 December	Text Santa
18 December	Just Henry

Date	Debut	Channel
2 January	Famous and Fearless	Channel 4
4 January	David Walliams' Awfully Good
5 January	Britain's Fattest Man
16 January	Comics Choice
18 January	Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
19 January	The Joy of Teen Sex
20 January	10 O'Clock Live
23 January	Alys	S4C
6 February	The Promise	Channel 4
6 February	The People's Supermarket
25 February	Friday Night Dinner
2 March	Jamie's Dream School
28 March	Fern
17 April	The Hotel
9 May	Made in Chelsea	E4
9 May	The Secret History of Eurovision	More4
11 May	24 Hours in A&E	Channel 4
24 May	Four Rooms
17 June	King Of...
27 June	Sirens
27 July	Beaver Falls	E4
21 September	Fresh Meat	Channel 4
3 October	Random Acts
4 October	Mary Queen of Frocks
14 October	The Hunt for Tony Blair
31 October	Top Boy
4 December	Black Mirror
12 December	Christmas Coach Trip

Date	Debut	Channel
1 January	Eric and Ernie	BBC Two
1 January	The Magicians	BBC One
2 January	Zen	BBC One
3 January	Stargazing Live	BBC Two
3 January	The Bear Family & Me	BBC Two
4 January	Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents	BBC Three
8 January	Match of the Day Kickabout	CBBC
8 January	Dick and Dom's Funny Business	CBBC
10 January	Episodes	BBC Two
13 January	Human Planet	BBC One
14 January	Sadie J	CBBC
14 January	Fast and Loose	BBC Two
17 January	Perfection	BBC Two
19 January	Hattie	BBC Four
25 January	How TV Ruined Your Life	BBC Two
31 January	Rastamouse	CBeebies
3 February	The Ultra Zionists	BBC Two
4 February	The Lock Up	BBC Three
5 February	All Over the Place	CBBC
7 February	Outcasts	BBC One
9 February	Madagascar	BBC Two
12 February	Secret Fortune	BBC One
14 February	The Sparticle Mystery	CBBC
20 February	South Riding	BBC One
21 February	Mrs. Brown's Boys
22 February	Silk
22 February	Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands	BBC Three
6 March	Wonders of the Universe	BBC Two
11 March	The British at Work	BBC Two
14 March	Twenty Twelve	BBC Four
19 March	Christopher and His Kind	BBC Two
22 March	White Van Man	BBC Three
29 March	See You in Court	BBC One
31 March	Women in Love	BBC Four
4 April	Justice	BBC One
5 April	Candy Cabs	BBC One
6 April	The Crimson Petal and the White	BBC Two
23 April	Don't Scare the Hare	BBC One
24 April	United	BBC Two
1 May	Exile	BBC One
4 May	Two Greedy Italians	BBC Two
5 May	The Shadow Line	BBC Two
8 May	Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend	BBC One
9 May	The Field of Blood
16 May	The Street That Cut Everything
27 May	Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood	BBC Two
30 May	Horrible Histories: Gory Games	CBBC
6 June	World's Craziest Fools	BBC Three
8 June	In with the Flynns	BBC One
18 June	Lee Mack's All Star Cast
4 July	Pointless Celebrities
5 July	Restoration Home	BBC Two
12 July	The Night Watch	BBC Two
14 July	The Pranker	BBC Three
19 July	The Hour	BBC Two
24 July	Sugartown	BBC One
20 August	Epic Win	BBC One
4 September	World's Most Dangerous Roads	BBC Two
13 September	The Body Farm	BBC One
21 September	The Fades	BBC Three
26 September	Home Cooking Made Easy	BBC Two
1 October	I Want My Own Room	BBC Two
3 October	Dirty Tricks of the Tradesmen	BBC One
5 October	All Roads Lead Home	BBC Two
6 October	Hidden	BBC One
19 October	Holy Flying Circus	BBC Four
25 October	Death in Paradise	BBC One
10 November	Life's Too Short
23 November	That's Britain!
26 December	The Royal Bodyguard

Date	Debut	Channel
14 February	OK! TV	Channel 5
18 August	Celebrity Big Brother
9 September	Big Brother
3 October	Celebrity Wish List

Date	Debut	Channel
4 January	Louie Spence's Showbusiness	Sky1
7 February	Bedlam	Sky Living
10 February	Mad Dogs	Sky1
21 February	Ross Kemp: Extreme World	Sky1
27 February	Mud Men	History
31 March	The Runaway	Sky1
18 April	Small Potatoes	CBeebies
18 April	Game of Thrones	Sky Atlantic
2 May	The Amazing World of Gumball	Cartoon Network
19 May	Al Murray's Compete for the Meat	Dave
24 May	Geordie Shore	MTV
30 May	Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask	Dave
17 June	Wall of Fame	Sky1
4 August	Trollied
24 August	Mount Pleasant
19 September	This is Jinsy	Sky Atlantic
6 September	Jelly Jamm	Cartoonito
22 September	Jo Brand's Big Splash	Dave
31 October	Matt Hatter Chronicles	Nicktoons &CITV
7 November	The Looney Tunes Show	Boomerang
23 November	The Café	Sky1
23 November	The Devil's Dinner Party	Sky Atlantic

Date	Channel
11 January	ITV +1(ITV1 +1/STV +1/UTV +1)
1 February	Sky Atlantic
	Sky Atlantic HD
	MTV Music
7 April	Sony Entertainment Television
7 April	Sony Entertainment Television +1
15 June	Argos TV
10 October	Dave HD
12 October	Watch HD
1 November	PBS UK

Date	Channel
1 January	Bravo
	Bravo +1
	Bravo 2
	Challenge Jackpot
1 February	Channel One
	Channel One +1
	MTV Shows
7 April	Film 24
23 May	TeleG

Date	Old Name	New Name
1 January	Rocks TV	Gems TV Extra
1 February	Living	Sky Living
	Living +1	Sky Living +1
	Living HD	Sky Living HD
	Livingit	Sky Livingit
	Livingit +1	Sky Livingit +1
	Living Loves	Sky Living Loves
	Sky Box Office	Sky Movies Box Office
14 February	Five	Channel 5
28 February	Sky3	Pick TV
28 February	Sky3 +1	Pick TV +1
7 March	Fiver	5*
	Fiver +1	5* +1
	Five USA	5USA
	Five USA +1	5USA +1
26 April	Lava	Greatest Hits TV
7 May	Playhouse Disney	Disney Junior
7 May	Playhouse Disney +	Disney Junior +

Show	Moved from	Moved to
The Ricky Gervais Show (First Run Rights)	Channel 4	E4
Big Brother		Channel 5
Celebrity Big Brother		Channel 5
NewsRadio	Comedy Central	Sony Entertainment Television
Primeval	ITV	Watch
Beyblade: Metal Fusion	Channel 5	CITV
TNA Impact!	Bravo	Challenge
Top of the Pops 2	Yesterday	Dave
Art Attack	CITV	Disney Junior
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids^[81]	CITV	Nickelodeon
Winx Club	POP	Nickelodeon
Glee	E4	Sky1
The Weakest Link (Daytime version)	BBC One	BBC Two
QI	BBC One	BBC Two
Pointless	BBC Two	BBC One
Friends	Channel 4&E4	Comedy Central

Programme	Date(s) of original removal	Original channel(s)	Date of return	New channel(s)
Art Attack	13 July 2007	CITV	6 June 2011	Disney Junior
Born to Be Different	2004 13 September 2007 5 May 2009	Channel 4	9 June 2011	N/A (Same channel as original)
Celebrity Big Brother	29 January 2010		18 August 2011	Channel 5
Big Brother	10 September 2010		9 September 2011	Channel 5
Shipwrecked	19 December 2001 10 May 2009		23 October 2011	E4
Young Dracula	8 February 2008	CBBC	31 October 2011	N/A (Same channel as original)
Absolutely Fabulous	7 November 1996 25 December 2004	BBC One	25 December 2011	N/A (Same channel as original)

Programme	Date
Trooping the Colour	1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present
The Boat Race	1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

Programme	Date
Panorama	1953–present
The Sky at Night	1957–present
Blue Peter	1958–present

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Programme	Date
Coronation Street	1960–present
Points of View	1961–present
Songs of Praise	1961–present
University Challenge	1962–1987, 1994–present
Doctor Who	1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present
Top of the Pops	1964–present
Match of the Day	1964–present
The Money Programme	1966–present

Programme	Date
Question of Sport	1970–present
Film...	1971–present
Upstairs, Downstairs	1971–1975, 2010–2012
Emmerdale	1972–present
Mastermind
Newsround
Arena	1975–present
One Man and His Dog	1976–present
ITV News at 6:30	1976–present
Top Gear	1977–present
Ski Sunday	1978–present
Antiques Roadshow	1979–present
Question Time	1979–present

Programme	Date
Children in Need	1980–present
Timewatch	1982–present
Taggart	1983–2011
Channel 4 Racing	1984–2016
Thomas & Friends	1984–present
EastEnders	1985–present
Neighbours
Comic Relief
Watchdog
Casualty	1986–present
Fireman Sam	1987–1994, 2005–2013
This Morning	1988–present
Home and Away	1988–present
Red Dwarf	1988–1999, 2009, 2012–present
Agatha Christie's Poirot	1989–2013
The Simpsons	1989–present

Programme	Date
Have I Got News for You	1990–present
MasterChef	1990–2001, 2005–present
BBC World News	1991–present
Meridian Tonight	1993–present
Time Team	1994–2013
Junior MasterChef	1994, 2010–present
The National Lottery Draws	1994–2017
Top of the Pops 2	1994–present
Hollyoaks	1995–present
Soccer AM	1995–present
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	1996–2015
Silent Witness	1996–present
Midsomer Murders	1997–present
Bob the Builder	1998–present
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	1998–2014
British Soap Awards	1999–2019, 2022–present
DIY SOS	1999–present
G@mers	1999–2006, 2010–present
Holby City	1999–2022^[82]
Loose Women	1999–present
Newsnight Scotland	1999–2014
Tonight	1999–present

Programme	Date
2000
Bargain Hunt	2000–present
BBC Breakfast	2000–present
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids	2000–2006, 2011–2012
Big Brother	2000–2018
Click	2000–present
Doctors	2000–present
My Family	2000–2011
A Place in the Sun	2000–present
Shipwrecked	2000–2002, 2006–2009, 2011–2012
The Unforgettable	2000–present
Unreported World	2000–present
Waking the Dead	2000–2011
The Weakest Link	2000–2012, 2017–present
The Wright Stuff	2000–2018
2001
Celebrity Big Brother	2001–2002, 2005–2007, 2009–present
BBC South East Today	2001–present
Football Focus
Real Crime
Rogue Traders
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	2001–2011
Property Ladder	2001–present
2002
Cash in the Attic	2002–present
Escape to the Country
Fifth Gear
Flog It!
Foyle's War	2002–2015
Harry Hill's TV Burp	2002–2012
High Hopes	2002–present
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
In It to Win It
Inside Out
Outtake TV
River City
Saturday Kitchen
Serious
Spooks	2002–2011
Sport Relief	2002–present
The Story Makers
Tikkabilla
2003
Celebrity Mastermind	2003–present
Daily Politics
Eggheads
Extraordinary People
Grumpy Old Men
Homes Under the Hammer
New Tricks	2003–2015
Peep Show	2003–2015
QI	2003–present
The Politics Show	2003–present
The Royal	2003–2011
This Week	2003–present
Traffic Cops	2003–present
2004
10 Years Younger	2004–present
60 Minute Makeover	2004–present
Agatha Christie's Marple	2004–2013
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year	2004–present
Car Booty
The Culture Show
Doc Martin	2004–2019
Football First	2004–present
Funky Valley
The Gadget Show
Haunted Homes
Hustle	2004–2012
Jimmy's Farm	2004–present
Live at the Apollo
Match of the Day 2
NewsWatch
Peppa Pig
Shameless	2004–2013
Strictly Come Dancing	2004–present
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two	2004–present
Supernanny	2004–2008, 2010–2012
Who Do You Think You Are?	2004–present
The X Factor	2004–2018
2005
8 out of 10 Cats	2005–present
The Adventure Show
The Andrew Marr Show
The Apprentice
The Biggest Loser
Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model	2005–2013
Coach Trip	2005–2006, 2009–present
Coast	2005–present
Come Dine with Me	2005–present
It's Me or the Dog	2005–2012
Deal or No Deal	2005–2016
Doctor Who Confidential	2005–2011
Dragons' Den	2005–present
The F Word	2005–2010
Fifi and the Flowertots	2005–present
The Hotel Inspector	2005–present
Ideal	2005–2011
The Jeremy Kyle Show	2005–present
Ladette to Lady
Missing Live
Mock the Week
Quizmania
Springwatch
The Thick of It	2005–2012
Ukwia	2005–present
2006
The Album Chart Show	2006–present
Animal Spies!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
Banged Up Abroad	2006–2013
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe	2006–present
Codex
...Cooks!
Cricket AM
Dancing on Ice	2006–2014)
Dickinson's Real Deal	2006–present
Don't Get Done, Get Dom	2006–present
Fonejacker	2006–2008
Freshly Squeezed	2006–2012
Ghosthunting With...	2006–present
How to Look Good Naked	2006–present
The IT Crowd	2006–2013
The Large Family	2006–present
Lead Balloon	2006–2011
Lewis	2006–2015
Little Princess	2006–present
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Monkey Life
Most Annoying People
Numberjacks	2006–2009
The One Show	2006–present
People & Power
Peschardt's People
The Real Hustle
Secret Millionaire
The Slammer	2006–2015
Soccer Aid	2006–present
Something for the Weekend	2006–2012
Torchwood	2006–2011
Waterloo Road	2006–2015, 2023–present
Wild at Heart	2006–2012
World Business	2006–2011
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show	2007–2014
The Armstrong and Miller Show	2007–2010
Benidorm	2007–present
The Big Questions	2007–present
Britain's Best Dish	2007–2011
Britain's Got Talent	2007–present
Coming of Age	2007–2011
Daybreak Scotland	2007–2012
Diddy Dick and Dom	2007–present
Don't Tell the Bride
Embarrassing Bodies
Escape from Scorpion Island
Game60
The Graham Norton Show
Harry & Paul
Heir Hunters
Helicopter Heroes
Inside Sport
Inspector George Gently
An Island Parish
Jeff Randall Live
London Ink
M.I. High	2007–2011
Mary Queen of Shops	2007–present
Mister Maker	2007–present
Outnumbered	2007–2014
Postcode Challenge	2007–present
Primeval	2007–2011
Rapal	2007–present
The Real MacKay
Real Rescues
The Sarah Jane Adventures	2007–2011
Secret Diary of a Call Girl	2007–2011
Shrink Rap	2007–present
Skins
Trapped
The Tudors	2007–2011
Wanted Down Under	2007–present
What the Dickens
Who Dares Wins
Would I Lie To You?
2008
An Là	2008–present
Are You an Egghead?
Argumental
Basil's Swap Shop
Battle of the Brains
Being Human
Big & Small
Bizarre ER
CCTV Cities
Celebrity Juice
Chinese Food Made Easy
Chop Socky Chooks
Chuggington
Country House Rescue
Dani's House
The Family
Famous 5: On the Case
Gimme a Break
The Hot Desk
House Guest
The Inbetweeners
It Pays to Watch!
Kerwhizz	2008–2009, 2011
Lark Rise to Candleford	2008–2011
The Live Desk	2008–present
Lunch Monkeys	2008–2011
Marvo the Wonder Chicken	2008–present
Merlin	2008–2012
Nightwatch with Steve Scott	2008–present
Only Connect
Police Interceptors
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	2008–2011
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections	2008–present
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure
Rubbernecker
Rude Tube
Scallywagga
Seachd Là
Sesame Tree
Snog Marry Avoid?	2008–2013
Supersize vs Superskinny	2008–2014
The Supersizers...	2008–present
UK Border Force
Unbreakable
Wallander	2008–2016
Wogan's Perfect Recall	2008–present
The World's Strictest Parents	2008–present
2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man	2009–2016
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps	2009–present
Bang Goes the Theory	2009–2014
Brain Box	2009–2011
Campus	2009–2011
Cast Offs	2009–present
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Copycats
Countrywise
Cowboy Trap
Crash
The Chase
The Cube	2009–2015
Dating in the Dark	2009–2011
Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions	2009–present
Fern Britton Meets...	2009–present
Film Xtra	2009–2011
The Football League Show	2009–2015
Four Weddings	2009–present
Garrow's Law	2009–2011
Getting On	2009–2012
Got to Dance	2009–2014
Grow Your Own Drugs	2009–present
Heston's Feasts
Horrible Histories
The Hour
How the Other Half Live
I Can Cook
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson
Inside Nature's Giants
Katie
Land Girls	2009–2011
Law & Order: UK	2009–2014
The Legend of Dick and Dom	2009–2011
Let's Dance for Comic Relief	2009–present
Life of Riley	2009–2011
Little Howard's Big Question	2009–present
Live from Studio Five	2009–2011
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow	2009–present
Miranda	2009–2015
Misfits	2009–2013
Moving On	2009–present
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
The Old Guys
Paradise Cafe	2009–2011
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter	2009–2013
PhoneShop	2009–2013
Piers Morgan's Life Stories	2009–present
Pointless	2009–present
Psychoville	2009–2011
A Question of Genius	2009–present
Rip Off Britain	2009–present
Russell Howard's Good News	2009–2015
Scoop	2009–present
Sea Patrol UK
Sport Nation
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle	2009–2016
Strictly Money	2009–2011
STV News at Six	2009–present
Timmy Time
Tonight's the Night
Total Wipeout	2009–2012
Trusadh	2009–present
Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure
Undercover Boss
Walk on the Wild Side
We Need Answers
Whitechapel	2009–2013
You Have Been Watching	2009–present
You're Nicked!	2009–present
Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum	2009–2011

Programme	Date
71 Degrees North	2010–2011
Accused	2010–2012
Ant & Dec's Push the Button	2010–2011
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Being... N-Dubz
Being Victor	2010–present
Come Fly with Me	2010–2011
A Comedy Roast	2010–2011
Celebrity Coach Trip	2010–2012, 2019–present
Dave's One Night Stand	2010–2012
Daybreak	2010–2014
DCI Banks	2010–2016
Dirty Sexy Funny	2010–present
Downton Abbey	2010–2015
EastEnders: E20	2010–2011
Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers	2010–2014
Facejacker	2010–present
Frank Skinner's Opinionated	2010–present
Gordon's Great Escape	2010–2011
The Great British Bake Off	2010–present
Great British Railway Journeys	2010–present
Him & Her	2010–2013
Hotter Than My Daughter	2010–2011
An Idiot Abroad	2010–2012
James May's Man Lab	2010–2013
Junior Apprentice	2010–present
Lip Service	2010–2013
Late Kick Off	2010–present
A League of Their Own
Lee Nelson's Well Good Show
Little Crackers
Lorraine
Luther
The Million Pound Drop	2010–2015
The Nightshift	2010–present
Odd One In
The Only Way Is Essex
Paul O'Grady Live	2010–2011
Pen Talar	2010–present
Penelope Princess of Pets	2010–present
Pete versus Life	2010–2011
Pocket tv	2010–present
Popstar to Operastar	2010–2011
Rev.	2010–2014
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club	2010–2011
The Rob Brydon Show	2010–2012
Rock and Chips	2010–2011
Roger & Val Have Just Got In	2010–2012
The Scheme	2010–2011
Scream! If You Know the Answer	2010–2012
Sherlock	2010–present
So You Think You Can Dance	2010–2011
Stand Up for the Week	2010–2013
Strike-back	2010–present
STV Sports Centre
Sunday Morning Live
Take Me Out	2010–2020
Tracy Beaker Returns	2010–2012
The Trip	2010–present
Turn Back Time – The High Street
The Zone

Date	Programme	Channel	Debut(s)
1 January	Toonattik	CITV	2005
	Action Stations! (TV programme)		2006
	The Fluffy Club		2009
5 January	The Bear Family & Me	BBC Two	2011
6 January	Paradise Café	CBBC	2009
7 January	Famous and Fearless	Channel 4	2011
16 January	Zen	BBC One	2011
4 February	Live from Studio Five	Channel 5	2009
12 February	Brain Box	STV	2009
13 February	Lark Rise to Candleford^[83]	BBC One	2008
11 March	Strictly Money	CNBC Europe	2009
13 March	Outcasts	BBC One	2011
21 March	M.I. High	CBBC	2007
22 March	Secret Diary of a Call Girl	ITV2
26 March	The Tudors	BBC Two
8 April	Coming of Age	BBC Three
11 April	Waking the Dead	BBC One	2000
19 April	Candy Cabs	BBC One	2011
22 April	Fern	Channel 4	2011
28 April	Rock and Chips	BBC One	2010
10 May	Campus	Channel 4	2011
12 May	Lunch Monkeys	BBC Three	2008
18 May	Vacation, Vacation, Vacation	Channel 4	2011
24 May	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	BBC Three	2001
30 May	The Scheme	BBC One	2010
1 June	Life of Riley	BBC One	2009
6 June	Psychoville	BBC Two	2009
24 June	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	BBC One	2008
30 June	Ideal	BBC Three	2005
5 July	Lead Balloon	BBC Two	2006
10 July	Popstar to Operastar	ITV	2010
31 July	The Royal^[84]	ITV	2002
2 August	Sirens	Channel 4	2011
12 August	Sorry, I've Got No Head	CBBC	2008
2 September	My Family	BBC One	2000
11 September	Appropriate Adult	ITV	2011
12 September	Shooting Stars	BBC Two	1995
15 September	Torchwood	BBC Two,BBC Three,BBC One	2006
1 October	Doctor Who Confidential	BBC Three	2005
18 October	The Sarah Jane Adventures	CBBC	2007
21 October	EastEnders: E20	BBC Three	2010
23 October	Spooks	BBC One	2002
11 December	The Politics Show		2003
14 December	That's Britain!		2011
15 December	The World's Strictest Parents	BBC Three	2008
16 December	OK! TV	Channel 5	2011
19 December	Mongrels	BBC Three	2010
23 December	Britain's Best Dish	ITV	2007
30 December	Christmas Coach Trip	Channel 4	2011

Date	Name	Age	Broadcast credibility
2 January	Pete Postlethwaite	64	Actor
5 January	Helene Palmer^[85]	82	Actress
15 January	Susannah York^[86]	72	Actress (Jane Eyre,Armchair Theatre)
2 February	Margaret John^[87]	84	Actress
22 February	Nicholas Courtney^[88]	81	Actor (Doctor Who)
15 March	Keith Fordyce^[89]	82	Radio and television presenter (Ready Steady Go!)
15 April	Trevor Bannister^[90]	76	Actor (Are You Being Served?,Last of the Summer Wine)
19 April	Elisabeth Sladen^[91]	65	Actress (Doctor Who,The Sarah Jane Adventures)
22 April	John Sullivan	64	Scriptwriter (Only Fools and Horses,Citizen Smith)
23 April	James Casey	88	Comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (The Clitheroe Kid)
26 May	Flick Colby^[92]	65	Dancer and choreographer (co-founder/creator of theTop of the Pops dance troupesPan's People,Ruby Flipper,Legs & Co., andZoo;The Two Ronnies)
27 May	Janet Brown^[93]	87	Actress and comedian
4 June	Donald Hewlett^[94]	90	Actor (It Ain't Half Hot Mum,You Rang, M'Lord?)
8 June	Roy Skelton	79	Actor (Doctor Who,Rainbow)
25 June	Margaret Tyzack^[95]	79	Actress (The Forsyte Saga)
2 August	Richard Pearson^[96]	93	Actor
22 August	John Howard Davies^[97]	72	Child actor and comedy director (Fawlty Towers)
11 September	Andy Whitfield^[98]	39	Actor and model (Spartacus: Blood and Sand)
27 September	David Croft^[99]	89	Television producer
15 October	Betty Driver^[100]	91	Actress (Coronation Street) akaBetty Williams
29 October	Jimmy Savile^[101]	84	DJ and television presenter (Top of the Pops,Jim'll Fix It)
20 November	Angie Dowds	42	Personal trainer (The Biggest Loser)
18 December	Ronald Wolfe^[102]	89	Writer (On The Buses,The Rag Trade)