2012 in British television

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## Events[edit]

### January[edit]

Date  | Event

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1 | 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  | Event

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2 | Letitia Dean is to return to EastEnders.
8 – 22 | Analogue is switched off in the Hannington area
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]

### February–March[edit]

Date  | Event

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29 February – 14 March  | Analogue is switched off in the Midhurst area.

### March[edit]

Date  | Event

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1 | 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  | Event

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3 | 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 RTÉ 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  | Event

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2 | Cardinal Seán 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 RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4 on Freeview following the digital switchover.[61]

### May–June[edit]

Date  | Event

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30 May – 13 June  | Analogue is switched off in the Hastings, Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells areas.

### June[edit]

Date  | Event

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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.
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  | Event

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1 | 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  | Event

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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]
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  | 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.
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  | Event

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1 | Letitia Herod wins Cycle 8 of Britain & 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  | Event

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2 | 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  | Event

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1 | 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 & 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[edit]

### BBC[edit]

Date | Debut | Channel

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4 January  | Public Enemies | BBC One
10 January  | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | BBC Two
13 January  | 4 O'Clock Club | CBBC
15 January  | Sunday Politics | BBC One
Call the Midwife
22 January  | Birdsong
23 January  | The Estate
30 January  | Protecting Our Children
31 January  | Prisoners' Wives
2 February  | Inside Men
6 February  | Jedward's Big Adventure | CBBC
The Diamond Queen | BBC One
7 February  | Death Unexplained
8 February  | Kevin Bridges: What's the Story?
20 February  | The Tube | BBC Two
Watson & Oliver
22 February  | Winterwatch
23 February  | Pramface | BBC Three
24 February  | Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture | BBC Two
25 February  | Pop Life
27 February  | Empire | BBC One
The Numtums | CBeebies
7 March  | Venice 24/7 | BBC Four
8 March  | The Sarah Millican Television Programme | BBC Two
White Heat
12 March  | Breakaway | BBC One
The Lingo Show | CBeebies
17 March  | How God Made the English | BBC Two
19 March  | The Sheriffs Are Coming | BBC One
24 March  | The Voice UK
26 March  | One Night
World Series of Dating | BBC Three
Secrets and Words | BBC One
27 March  | The Syndicate
2 April  | Our Crime
10 April  | The Matt Lucas Awards
16 April  | The 70s | BBC Two
17 April  | Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
24 April  | Britain Unzipped | BBC Three
6 May  | Planet Earth Live | BBC One
14 May  | Chatsworth
25 May  | The Great British Story: A People's History | BBC Two
28 May  | Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View by Rory Stewart
31 May  | Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones | BBC One
14 June  | Dead Boss | BBC Three
17 June  | True Love | BBC One
26 June  | Line of Duty | BBC Two
9 July  | Volcano Live
5 August  | Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure
14 August  | Bad Education | BBC Three
24 August  | Parade's End | BBC One
26 August  | Murder | BBC Two
27 August  | Citizen Khan | BBC One
30 August  | Good Cop
25 September  | The Paradise
Cuckoo | BBC Three
26 September  | Room at the Top | BBC Four
2 October  | Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip - An Emotional History of Britain | BBC Two
4 October  | Hunted | BBC One
15 October  | Claimed and Shamed
18 October  | Hebburn[163] | BBC Two
24 October  | Brazil with Michael Palin | BBBC One
18 November  | The Secret of Crickley Hall | BBC One
3 December  | Inside Claridge's | BBC Two
26 December  | The Girl
30 December  | Ripper Street | BBC One

### ITV[edit]

Date | Debut | Channel

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1 January | My Phone Genie | CITV
2 January | Endeavour | ITV
6 January | Eternal Law
7 January | The Talent Show Story
10 January | The Exit List
15 March | Love Life
25 March | Titanic[36]
7 April | Keith Lemon's Lemonaid
14 April | Saturday Cookbook
17 May | The Exclusives | ITV2
2 June | You Cannot Be Serious | ITV
10 June | Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights | ITV2
30 June | Mad Mad World | ITV
2 July | Tipping Point
5 July | Let's Get Gold
7 July | Superstar
2 August | Lemon La Vida Loca | ITV2
13 August | Ruth Rendell's Thirteen Steps Down | ITV
20 August | Don't Blow the Inheritance
1 September | Fool Britannia
3 September | Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
3 September | A Mother's Son
5 September | Mrs Biggs
9 September | The Scapegoat
25 September | The Martin Lewis Money Show
27 September | Homefront
15 October | Switch | ITV2
26 November | Britain's Best Bakery | ITV
26 December | That Dog Can Dance

### Channel 4[edit]

Date | Debut | Channel

|
|

2 January | The Bank Job | Channel 4
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
26 January | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | E4
9 February | MotherTruckers | Channel 4
15 February | Daddy Daycare
17 February | The Mad Bad Ad Show
19 February | Homeland
1 March | Make Bradford British
Our Man in...
14 March | Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished
20 March | Hit the Road Jack
25 March | Sunday Brunch
3 April | The Undateables[164]
24 April | Hidden Talent
27 April | Very Important People
3 May | The Hoarder Next Door
16 May | Secret Eaters
19 May | Extreme A&E
21 May | Love Shaft | E4
Gok Cooks Chinese | Channel 4
11 June | Secret Removers
26 June | Gordon Behind Bars
6 July | The Midnight Beast | E4
26 July | The Churchills | Channel 4
30 July | Spoof or Die
30 August | The Last Leg
4 September | World Without End
15 September | Comedy World Cup
7 November | Secret State
12 November | 1001 Things You Should Know
Full English
3 December | The Fear

### Channel 5[edit]

Date | Debut | Channel

|
|

6 January  | World's Toughest Trucker | Channel 5
9 January  | When Paddy Met Sally
12 June | Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story

### Other channels[edit]

Date | Debut | Channel

|
|

1 January | Treasure Island | Sky 1
2 January | Obese: A Year to Save My Life | Sky 1
6 January | Stella
16 January | Gadget Geeks
29 January | Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew
27 February | Cleverdicks | Sky Atlantic
9 March | The F1 Show | Sky Sports F1
F1 Legends
11 March | The Love Machine | Sky Living
18 March | Don't Stop Me Now | Sky 1
2 April | Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia | Sky Atlantic
16 April | Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums | Dave
13 May | Starlings | Sky 1
22 May | Hit & Miss | Sky Atlantic
26 May | Kingdom of Plants 3D | Sky 3D
4 June | Doc McStuffins | Disney Junior
25 June | Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life | Sky Atlantic
6 July | Parents | Sky 1
8 July | Sinbad
26 August | A Touch of Cloth
6 September | The British | Sky Atlantic
10 September | Ronna and Beverley
14 September | Moone Boy | Sky 1

## Olympics[edit]

See main article, 2012 Summer Olympics

## Channels[edit]

### New channels[edit]

Date  | Channel

|

13 February  | MTV HD
9 March  | Sky Sports F1
Sky Sports F1 HD
26 March  | More4 +2
16 April  | Trace Sports
23 April  | MTV Live
3 May  | Sony Movie Channel
Sony Movie Channel +1
30 May  | BuzMuzik
3 July  | Alibi HD
Heat
4 July  | 4seven[165]
25 July  | BBC Olympics 1–24
BBC Olympics 1–24 HD
British Eurosport HD
30 August  | C4 Para 1–3
C4 Para 1–3 HD
3 September  | British Eurosport 2 HD
4 September  | TCM HD
20 September  | Sky Atlantic +1
2 October  | Nick Jr. +1
5 October  | Sky Movies 007 HD
12 October  | Heart TV[166]
Capital TV[166]

### Defunct channels[edit]

Main article: List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom § 2012

Date  | Channel

|

5 January  | NME TV
14 February  | Diva TV
21 February  | Sky Living Loves
11 March  | Current TV
16 April  | Channel M[167]
3 May  | Movies4Men 2
Movies4Men 2 +1
26 June  | More4 +2
3 July  | Bio. HD

13 August  | BBC Olympics 1–24
BBC Olympics 1–24 HD
10 September  | C4 Para 1–3
C4 Para 1–3 HD
2 October  | Nicktoons Replay
1 December  | Clirlun

### Rebranded channels[edit]

Date  | Old Name  | New Name

|
|

1 March  | Sky Sports HD 1  | Sky Sports 1 HD
Sky Sports HD 2  | Sky Sports 2 HD
Sky Sports HD 3  | Sky Sports 3 HD
Sky Sports HD 4  | Sky Sports 4 HD
23 April  | MTVNHD  | MTV Live HD
1 July  | Sky Movies Showcase  | Sky Movies Summer
Sky Movies Showcase HD  | Sky Movies Summer HD
26 August  | Sky Movies Summer  | Sky Movies Showcase
Sky Movies Summer HD  | Sky Movies Showcase HD
2 October  | Nickelodeon Replay  | Nickelodeon +1
5 October  | Sky Movies Showcase  | Sky Movies 007
Sky Movies Showcase HD  | Sky Movies 007 HD
5 November  | Sky Movies 007  | Sky Movies Showcase
Sky Movies 007 HD  | Sky Movies Showcase HD

## Television shows[edit]

### Changes of network affiliation[edit]

Show  | Moved from  | Moved to

|
|

Fifth Gear | Channel 5 | Discovery Channel
Match of the Day 2 | BBC Two | BBC One
Mount Pleasant | Sky1 | Sky Living
Fireman Sam | CITV | Channel 5
Paralympic Games | BBC One / BBC Two / BBC Three | Channel 4

### Returning 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 One
Blockbusters | 4 June 1993
30 September 1994
28 August 1997
23 March 2001  | ITV
Sky1
BBC Two
Sky1  | 14 May 2012  | Challenge
All Star Mr & Mrs | 2 July 1999
4 April 2010  | ITV | 5 September 2012  | N/A (Same channel as original)
Red Dwarf | 5 April 1999
12 April 2009  | BBC Two
Dave | 4 October 2012  | Dave
Surprise Surprise | 26 December 2001  | ITV | 21 October 2012  | N/A (Same channel as original)

## Continuing television shows[edit]

### 1920s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

BBC Wimbledon | 1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

### 1930s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

The Boat Race | 1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

### 1950s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

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

### 1960s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

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

### 1970s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

Question of Sport | 1970–present
Upstairs, Downstairs | 1971–1975, 2010–2012
Emmerdale | 1972–present
Mastermind
Newsround
Arena | 1975–present
One Man and His Dog | 1976–present
Top Gear | 1977–present
Ski Sunday | 1978–present
Antiques Roadshow | 1979–present
Question Time

### 1980s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

Family Fortunes | 1980–1985, 1987–2002, 2006–present
Children in Need | 1980–present
Timewatch | 1982–present
Channel 4 Racing | 1984–2016
Thomas and Friends | 1984–present
EastEnders | 1985–present
Comic Relief
Casualty | 1986–present
This Morning | 1988–present
Countryfile
Red Dwarf | 1988–1999, 2009, 2012–present
The Simpsons | 1989–present

### 1990s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

Have I Got News for You | 1990–present
MasterChef | 1990–2001, 2005–present
BBC World News | 1991–present
Absolutely Fabulous | 1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2011–2012
Junior MasterChef | 1994–1999, 2010–2014
Room 101 | 1994–2007, 2012–2018
Time Team | 1994–2013
The National Lottery Draws | 1994–2017
Top of the Pops 2 | 1994–2017
Hollyoaks | 1995–present
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 1996–2015
Silent Witness | 1996–present
Midsomer Murders | 1997–present
Teletubbies | 1997–2012
Y Clwb Rygbi, Wales  | 1997–present
Bob the Builder | 1998–present
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
British Soap Awards | 1999–2019, 2022–present
Holby City | 1999–2022[168]

### 2000s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

2000
Big Brother | 2000–2018
Bargain Hunt
BBC Breakfast
Click
Doctors
A Place in the Sun
Shipwrecked | 2000–2002, 2006–2009, 2011–2012
The Unforgettable | 2000–present
Unreported World
2001
Celebrity Big Brother UK | 2001–2018
BBC South East Today
Football Focus
Real Crime
Rogue Traders
Property Ladder
2002
Cash in the Attic | 2002–2012
Escape to the Country | 2002–present
Fifth Gear
Flog It!
Foyle's War | 2002–2015
High Hopes | 2002–present
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
In It to Win It | 2002–2016
Inside Out | 2002–present
Outtake TV
River City
Saturday Kitchen
Serious
Sport Relief
The Story Makers
Tikkabilla
2003
Daily Politics | 2003–present

Peep Show | 2003–2015
This Week
Celebrity Mastermind
Eggheads
Extraordinary People
Grumpy Old Men
Homes Under the Hammer
New Tricks | 2003–2015
Traffic Cops | 2003–present
2004
Match of the Day 2 | 2004–present
Shameless | 2004–2013
Supernanny | 2004–2008, 2010–present
Strictly Come Dancing | 2004–present
The X Factor | 2004–2018
10 Years Younger | 2004–present
60 Minute Makeover
Agatha Christie's Marple | 2004–2013
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2004–present
Car Booty
The Culture Show
Doc Martin | 2004–2022
Football First | 2004–present
Funky Valley
The Gadget Show
Haunted Homes
Jimmy's Farm
Live at the Apollo
NewsWatch
Peppa Pig
SadlerVision
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Who Do You Think You Are?
2005
Coach Trip | 2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2014–present
8 out of 10 Cats | 2005–present
Deal or No Deal | 2005–2016
The Andrew Marr Show | 2005–present
The Adventure Show
The Apprentice
The Biggest Loser
Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model | 2005–2013
Dragons' Den | 2005–present
The F Word
Fifi and the Flowertots
The Hotel Inspector
The Jeremy Kyle Show
Ladette to Lady
Missing Live
Mock the Week
Springwatch
The Thick of It | 2005–2012
Ukwia | 2005–present
2006
Dancing on Ice | 2006–2014
Waterloo Road | 2006–2015
The Album Chart Show | 2006–present
Animal Spies!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
Banged Up Abroad
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Codex
Cricket AM
Dickinson's Real Deal
Don't Get Done, Get Dom
Freshly Squeezed | 2006–2012
Ghosthunting With... | 2006–present
How to Look Good Naked
The IT Crowd | 2006–2012
Lewis | 2006–2015
Little Princess | 2006–present
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Monkey Life
Most Annoying People
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
Waterloo Road | 2006–2015, 2023–present
Wild at Heart | 2006–2012
2007
Britain's Got Talent | 2007–present
Outnumbered | 2007–2014
Skins | 2007–2013
Trapped | 2007–present
Would I Lie to You?
The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2007–2014
Benidorm | 2007–present
The Big Questions
Britain's Best Dish
Diddy Dick and Dom
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
Mary Queen of Shops
Mister Maker
Postcode Challenge
Rapal
The Real MacKay
Real Rescues
2008
An Là | 2008–present
Are You an Egghead?
Argumental
Basil's Swap Shop
Being Human | 2008–2013
Big & Small | 2008–present
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
It Pays to Watch!
The Live Desk | 2008–present
Marvo the Wonder Chicken
Merlin | 2008–2012
Nightwatch with Steve Scott | 2008–present
Only Connect
Police Interceptors
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
Rubbernecker
Rude Tube
Seachd Là
Sesame Tree | 2008–2013
Snog Marry Avoid?
Supersize vs Superskinny | 2008–2014
The Supersizers... | 2008–present
UK Border Force
Unbreakable
Wallander | 2008–2016
2009
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson | 2009–present
Miranda | 2009–2015
PhoneShop | 2009–2013
Pointless | 2009–present
Russell Howard's Good News | 2009–2015
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | 2009–present
The Chase
The Cube | 2009–2015
Alan Carr: Chatty Man | 2009–2016
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | 2009–present
Bang Goes the Theory | 2009–2014
Bookaboo | 2009–present
Cast Offs
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Copycats
Countrywise
Cowboy Trap
Crash
Dating in the Dark
Don't Get Screwed
Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions
Fern Britton Meets...
Film Xtra
The Football League Show | 2009–2015
Four Weddings | 2009–present
Grow Your Own Drugs
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
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter | 2009–2013
Rip Off Britain | 2009–present

### 2010s[edit]

Programme  | Date

|

2010
Accused | 2010–2012
Celebrity Coach Trip | 2010–2012, 2019–present
Come Fly with Me | 2010–present
Dave's One Night Stand | 2010–2012
Daybreak | 2010–2014
DCI Banks | 2010–2016
Dirty Sexy Funny | 2010–present
Downton Abbey | 2010–2015
Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers | 2010–2014
Facejacker | 2010–2012)
Frank Skinner's Opinionated | 2010–present
Grandma's House | 2010–2012
The Great British Bake Off | 2010–present
Great British Railway Journeys
Him & Her | 2010–2013
An Idiot Abroad | 2010–2012
ITV Breakfast | 2010–present
James May's Man Lab | 2010–2013
Junior Apprentice | 2010–present
Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands | 2011–2013
Lip Service | 2010–2012
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
The Only Way Is Essex
Pen Talar
Pocket tv | 2010–present
Rev. | 2010–2014
The Rob Brydon Show | 2010–2012
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Scream! If You Know the Answer | 2010–present
Sherlock
So You Think You Can Dance
Stand Up for the Week | 2010–2013
Stargazing Live | 2010–present
Strike-back
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
2011
All Over the Place | 2011–present
Bedlam | 2011–2012
Episodes | 2011–2017
Four Rooms
Fresh Meat | 2011–2016
Friday Night Dinner | 2011–present
Hacker Time | 2011–2016
Home for the Holidays | 2011–present
Horrible Histories: Gory Games | 2011–2018
Junior Bake Off | 2011–present
Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands
King Of...
Made in Chelsea
Match of the Day Kickabout
Mad Dogs | 2011–2013
Monroe | 2011–2012
Perfection | 2011–2015
Red or Black? | 2011–2012
Ross Kemp: Extreme World | 2011–2017
Sadie J | 2011–2013
Scott & Bailey | 2011–2016
The Sparticle Mystery | 2011–2015
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents | 2011–present
Text Santa | 2011–2015
Top Boy | 2011–2013, 2019–present
The Jonathan Ross Show | 2011–present
Vera
White Van Man | 2011–2012

## Ending this year[edit]

Date(s)  | Programme  | Channel(s)  | Debut(s)

|
|
|

2 January  | Treasure Island | Sky 1 | 2012
6 January  | Public Enemies | BBC One
16 January  | When Paddy Met Sally | Channel 5
27 January  | Celebrity Coach Trip | Channel 4 | 2010
29 January  | Shipwrecked | E4 | 2000, 2006 & 2011
9 February  | Eternal Law | ITV | 2012
17 February  | Hustle | BBC One | 2004
28 February  | The Exit List | ITV | 2012
9 March  | Coach Trip | Channel 4 & More4 | 2005 & 2009
18 March  | Something for the Weekend | BBC Two | 2006
19 March  | Dirk Gently | BBC Four | 2010
23 March  | Tracy Beaker Returns | CBBC
24 March & 7 April  | Harry Hill's TV Burp | ITV | 2002
25 March  | Upstairs Downstairs | ITV & BBC One | 1971 & 2010
29 March  | White Van Man | BBC Three | 2011
31 March  | The Weakest Link | BBC One & BBC Two | 2000
Dani's House | CBBC | 2008
6 April  | Cleverdicks | Sky Atlantic | 2012
12 April  | White Heat | BBC Two
15 April  | Titanic | ITV
1 May  | Facejacker | Channel 4 | 2010
1 June  | Very Important People | 2012
13 July  | The Ricky Gervais Show | E4 | 2010
3 August  | Parents | Sky 1 | 2012
4 August  | It's Me or the Dog | Channel 4, More4 & Pick TV | 2005
5 August  | Supernanny | Channel 4 & E4 | 2004 & 2010
20 August  | Ruth Rendell's Thirteen Steps Down | ITV | 2012
5 September  | A Mother's Son
18 September  | The Rob Brydon Show | BBC Two | 2010
21 September  | In with the Flynns | BBC One | 2011
23 September  | Sinbad | Sky 1 | 2012
3 October  | Mrs Biggs | ITV
15 October  | Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip - An Emotional History of Britain | BBC Two | 2012
22 October  | Pages from Ceefax | BBC Two | 1974
27 October  | The Thick of It | BBC Four & BBC Two | 2005
1 November  | Homefront | ITV | 2012
19 November  | Switch | ITV2
22 November  | Hunted | BBC One
23 November  | Me and Mrs Jones
28 November  | Secret State | Channel 4
2 December  | The Secret of Crickley Hall | BBC One
13 December  | The Hour | BBC Two | 2011
21 December  | An Idiot Abroad | Sky 1 | 2010
Freshly Squeezed | Channel 4 | 2006
CBBC on BBC One | BBC One | 1985
24 December  | Merlin | 2008
25 December  | The Royle Family | BBC Two & BBC One | 1998 & 2006
30 December  | T4 | Channel 4 & E4 | 1998
Wild at Heart | ITV | 2006
31 December  | Total Wipeout | BBC One | 2009

## Deaths[edit]

Date  | Name  | Age  | Broadcast credibility

|
|
|

January  | 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 actress
6 January  | Bob Holness[171] | 83  | Game show host (Take a Letter, Blockbusters, Raise the Roof, Call My Bluff)
10 January  | Lila Kaye | 82  | Actress
22 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 Monroe
12 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 family
22 February  | Frank Carson[177] | 85  | Comedian
1 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 service
5 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 Yeats
11 August  | Sid Waddell[190] | 72  | Sports commentator and television personality
31 August  | Max Bygraves[191] | 89  | Comedian, singer, actor and variety performer (Crackerjack, Family Fortunes)
6 September  | Terry Nutkins[192] | 66  | British TV presenter and naturalist
22 September  | Mike Baker | 55  | BBC journalist
27 September  | Herbert Lom[193] | 95  | Actor (The Pink Panther, Spartacus, Gambit, The Ladykillers)
22 October  | Mike Morris | 66  | British TV presenter and journalist
6 November  | Clive Dunn[194] | 92  | Actor and entertainer (Dad's Army)
9 November  | Bill Tarmey[195] | 71  | Actor (Coronation Street) aka Jack Duckworth
9 December  | Patrick Moore[196] | 89  | Astronomer and broadcaster (The Sky at Night)
14 December  | Kenneth Kendall[197] | 88  | BBC's first in-vision newserader
21 December  | Daphne Oxenford[198] | 93  | Radio presenter and actress (Listen with Mother, Coronation Street)
26 December  | Gerry Anderson[199] | 83  | Producer, writer and director (Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, Space: 1999)
29 December  | Tony Greig[200] | 66  | Former England Cricket Captain and sports commentator

## See also[edit]

* 2012 in British music
* 2012 in British radio
* 2012 in the United Kingdom
* List of British films of 2012

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