2010 in British television
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This is a list of events taking place in 2010 related to British television.
Events
Date | Event |
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1 January | David Tennant makes his final appearance as the Tenth Doctor in the second part of the Doctor Who story The End of Time.[1] The episode also sees the debut of the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith and was watched by 10.4 million viewers.[2] |
3 January | Celebrity Big Brother returns to Channel 4 for its final series.[3] |
5 January | Filming of Coronation Street and Emmerdale are halted because of heavy snowfall.[4] |
7 January | Jonathan Ross announces he will leave the BBC when his contract expires in July.[5] |
20 January | ITV broadcasts the postponed 2009 National Television Awards.[6] The venue was also switched from the Royal Albert Hall to The O2 Arena and was watched by 7.4 million viewers - a 30% share of the audience.[7] |
28 January | Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier is appointed as ITV's new chief executive.[8] |
29 January | Cage fighter Alex Reid wins the final series of Celebrity Big Brother.[9] |
10 February - 10 March | Analogue is switched off in the Blaenplwyf area |
10 February | Channel 4's deal with Warner Brothers International Television to show episodes of Friends on Channel 4 and E4 will end from Autumn 2011 meaning the series will disappear from the network's schedules.[10] |
12 February | The events of the 2010 Winter Olympics start broadcasting worldwide. |
15 February | Fiona Armstrong and Julia Somerville join the BBC News Channel as regular presenters. They will be joined by Zeinab Badawi and Carole Walker as the BBC seeks to fight accusations that it has an ageist policy.[11] |
15 February | On an edition of the BBC's regional Inside Out programme, broadcaster Ray Gosling confesses to killing a former lover who had AIDS[12] He is arrested on suspicion of murder by Nottinghamshire Police two days later.[13] The confession was later deemed to have been false. Gosling was charged with wasting police time, and given a 90 day suspended sentence at Nottingham Magistrates Court on 14 September.[14] |
19 February | BBC One soap EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary with a live episode. The episode, watched by 16.6 million viewers sees the culmination of the storyline concerning who killed the character Archie Mitchell (played by Larry Lamb), revealing that the deed was done by Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).[15] |
28 February | The events of the 2010 Winter Olympics end broadcasting worldwide. |
3 March | ITV announces a pre-tax profit of £25m for 2009, compared with a loss of £2.7bn in 2008.[16] |
3 March - 31 March | Analogue is switched off in the Wenvoe area. |
4 March | Penny Smith announces she is to leave GMTV after 17 years to pursue other projects.[17] |
13 March | ITV announces that This Morning will air seven days a week, with two new one-hour shows being broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 20 March. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will present the extra shows.[18] |
24 March - 7 April | Analogue is switched off in the Mendip area. |
26 March | ITV announced its intention to cancel its long running police drama The Bill from autumn 2010,[19] saying that the decision was made as it reflects the "changing tastes" of viewers.[20] |
29 March | Claudia Winkleman is confirmed as Jonathan Ross's replacement as host of Film 2010 when Ross leaves the show later in the year.[21] |
29 March | The financial debate, the first of the 2010 election debates between Chancellor Alistair Darling, shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Lib Dem financial affairs spokesman Vince Cable is held on Channel 4.[22] |
31 March | The last analogue television services are switched off in Wales, making it the first part of the UK to have a fully digital service.[23] |
31 March | BSkyB is told by the broadcasting regulator Ofcom that it must cut the price it charges rival cable, terrestrial and internet broadcasters to show its premium sports channels. Sky says that it will appeal against the ruling.[24] |
3 April | Doctor Who begins a new season (technically its 31st) with new leading actor Matt Smith.[25] The first episode is watched by 8.4 million viewers.[26] |
15 April | ITV1 airs the first of three election debates between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg ahead of the 2010 General Election.[27] |
19 April | Adrian Chiles quit the BBC to join ITV and GMTV in a new four-year deal.[28] |
21 April | Ben Shephard announces he is to quit GMTV after five years.[29] |
21 April | ITV newsreader Katie Derham is to join the BBC. She will be given an arts brief, including fronting the coverage of the Proms for BBC Two and BBC Radio 3.[30] |
30 April | Adrian Chiles presents his final edition of The One Show. |
5 May - 19 May | Analogue is switched off in the Bressay area. |
6 May - 7 May | Coverage of the 2010 general election is shown on all major television networks. There is also extensive coverage of the aftermath as the election results in a hung parliament and the Liberal Democrats seek to broker a deal with both the Conservatives and Labour to form a coalition government. David Cameron becomes Prime Minister on 11 May. |
12 May - 26 May | Analogue is switched off in the Keelylang area. |
12 May | Steve Rider quits as ITV Sport anchor after five years after his World Cup presenting role is given to Adrian Chiles.[31] |
2 June | Television schedules are changed in the wake of the Cumbria shootings. BBC One alters their programming to broadcast two BBC News Specials about the shootings, at 14:15 and 19:30 on the same day.[32] The scheduled 21:00 episode of ITV's Coronation Street is cancelled as it contained a violent storyline featuring a gun siege.[33] Episodes for 3 and 4 June were also cancelled and rescheduled to air the following week.[34] An episode of the Channel 4 panel game You Have Been Watching, which was due to be broadcast on 3 June, was postponed because it is a crime special.[35] |
2 June | The BBC have announced that long running comedy Last of the Summer Wine is to be axed after 37 years. |
2 June | ITN has announced that Nina Hossain is to replace Katie Derham as a new co-host on London Tonight. |
2 June - 16 June | Analogue is switched off in the Rumster forest area. |
4 June | Penny Smith presents her final programme on GMTV after 17 years. |
11 June | The events of the 2010 FIFA World Cup start broadcasting worldwide. |
11 June | GMTV announces plans to rebrand itself in September, dropping the GMTV name after 17 years in a £1.5million overhaul. On the same day presenter Andrew Castle announces his intention to leave the station after 10 years on air.[36] |
20 June | ITV has announced that Christine Bleakley is to join GMTV to reunite with Adrian Chiles after signing a three year contract with the broadcaster.[37] |
23 June | Following the previous day's emergency budget statement, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are questioned by a live audience on its potential impact. The programme Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience is presented by Nick Robinson and aired on the BBC News Channel and BBC Two.[38] |
27 June | ITV1 experiences its lowest viewing figures in its history. Less than one in ten people watched the channel and no more than 4 million people watched a single programme. On the day, the BBC broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup last-16 match between England and Germany (with 17.8 million viewers). Lack of viewers was also blamed on good summer weather.[39] |
1 July | It was announced that Emma Crosby is to leave GMTV after only a year. |
7 July - 21 July | Analogue is switched off in the Eitshal area. |
9 July | ITV announces the name of its new breakfast television service that will replace GMTV. Daybreak will launch in September.[40] |
11 July | The events of the 2010 FIFA World Cup finish broadcasting worldwide with the conclusion of the final match from Soccer City in Johannesburg. |
14 July - 28 July | Analogue is switched off in the Skriaig area. |
23 July | Media tycoon Richard Desmond buys Five from RTL for £104m.[41] |
4 August - 18 August | Analogue is switched off in the Angus area. |
14 August - 22 August | The events of the 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship are aired.[42][43] |
29 August | After 37 years long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine is aired on BBC One for the last time. |
31 August | After 26 years long-running police drama The Bill is aired on ITV1 for the last time. |
1 September - 15 September | Analogue is switched off in the Durris area. |
3 September | GMTV airs its last edition after 17 years on air.[44] |
6 September | New ITV breakfast show Daybreak begins with former The One Show hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. |
8 September - 22 September | Analogue is switched off in the Knockmore area. |
10 September | Brian Dowling becomes Big Brother's Ultimate Housemate after winning Ultimate Big Brother which was the last ever series of the reailty television show. |
12 September | Heartbeat airs its last ever episode after 18 years. |
15 September | BSkyB announces that it is to close down Bravo (and also Bravo 2) on the 1 January 2011 and Channel One (formerly Virgin 1) in early 2011 to focus on the Living brand as well as their own channels such as Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3. The gameshow channel Challenge is to take over Channel One's slot on Freeview, which will boost ratings for Challenge. |
6 October - 20 October | Analogue is switched off in the Rosemarkie area. |
13 October - 27 October | Analogue is switched off in the Torosay area. |
23 October | Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks celebrates its 15th anniversary. |
4 November | Business Secretary Vince Cable orders Ofcom to investigate News Corporation's plan to take full control of BSkyB.[45] |
5 November | Members of the National Union of Journalists at the BBC begin a 48 hour strike in a dispute over proposed changes to the Corporation's pension scheme. BBC News operates a reduced service.[46] |
17 November | Analogue is switched off in the Channel Islands. |
9 December | ITV soap Coronation Street celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special live episode. |
21 December | The European Commission approves News Corporation's bid to take full control of British satellite broadcaster BSkyB. However, the deal will be reviewed by Ofcom before a final decision is made.[47] |
Debuts (including scheduled)
BBC
Date | Debut |
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2 January | So You Think You Can Dance on BBC One |
4 January | Great British Railway Journeys on BBC Two |
8 January | Tracy Beaker Returns on CBBC |
8 January | EastEnders: E20 on BBC Online |
13 January | The Persuasionists on BBC Two |
14 January | Material Girl on BBC One |
15 January | Empire of the Seas on BBC Two |
18 January | Late Kick Off on BBC One |
21 January | Bellamy's People on BBC Two |
22 January | The Review Show on BBC Two |
22 January | Spirit Warriors on CBBC |
24 January | The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart on BBC Two |
24 January | Rock & Chips on BBC One[48][49] |
25 January | Mrs Mandela on BBC Four |
30 January | Virtual Revolution on BBC Two |
31 January | The Seven Ages of Britain on BBC One |
4 February | Hotter Than My Daughter on BBC Three |
19 February | The Bubble[50] on BBC Two |
21 February | Banded Brothers on BBC Two |
22 February | Above Their Stations on BBC Three |
22 February | The Review Show on BBC Two |
23 February | On Expenses on BBC Four |
1 March | This is Jinsy on BBC Three |
3 March | First Time Voters' Question Time on BBC Three |
7 March | Wonders of the Solar System on BBC Four |
9 March | Gemma Factor on BBC Three |
15 March | Big Babies on CBBC |
20 March | Lizzie And Sarah on BBC Two |
26 March | Over the Rainbow on BBC One |
28 March | Paul Merton's Weird And Wonderful World Of Early Cinema on BBC Four |
31 March | Laughter Shock on BBC Three |
31 March | Canoe Man |
1 April | Tropic of Cancer on BBC Two |
5 April | ZingZillas on CBeebies |
6 April | Great Ormond Street on BBC Two |
18 April | America's Medicated Kids on BBC Two |
23 April | Frank Skinner's Opinionated on BBC Two |
25 April | Five Daughters on BBC One[51] |
1 May | I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! on BBC Two |
4 May | Boats that Built Britain on BBC Four |
4 May | Luther on BBC One |
10 May | High Street Dreams on BBC One |
12 May | Junior Apprentice on BBC One |
17 May | Frost On Satire on BBC Four |
4 June | Hounded on CBBC |
10 June | Lee Nelson's Well Good Show on BBC Three |
10 June | Stanley Park on BBC Three |
22 June | Mongrels on BBC Three |
28 June | Rev. on BBC Two |
30 June | Reunited on BBC One |
30 June | The Bionic Vet on BBC One |
10 July | 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow on BBC One |
11 July | Sunday Morning Live on BBC One |
15 July | Victorian Pharmacy on BBC Two |
18 July | How to Be a Composer on BBC Four |
19 July | Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum on BBC Three |
24 July | John Bishop's Britain on BBC One |
25 July | Sherlock on BBC One |
28 July | The Great Outdoors on BBC Four |
3 August | The Deep on BBC One |
6 August | Roger & Val Have Just Got In on BBC Two |
9 August | Inn Mates on BBC Three |
9 August | Grandma's House on BBC Two |
15 August | Secret Britain on BBC One |
15 August | Vexed on BBC Two |
16 August | The Klang Show on BBC Three |
22 August | Mountain Gorilla on BBC Two |
2 September | The King is Dead on BBC Three |
6 September | Him & Her on BBC Three |
14 September | First Light on BBC Two |
16 September | The Road to Coronation Street on BBC Four |
17 September | The Rob Brydon Show on BBC Two |
18 September | The Special Relationship on BBC Two[52] |
27 September | Ask Rhod Gilbert on BBC One |
28 September | Whites on BBC Two |
10 October | Law and Disorder in Lagos |
12 October | Lip Service on BBC Three |
29 October | The Stephen K Amos Show on BBC Two |
3 November | Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention[53] on BBC One |
15 November | The Indian Doctor on BBC One |
25 December | Come Fly with Me on BBC One |
Autumn | Navid And Johnny on BBC Two |
Autumn | Watson & Oliver on BBC Two |
To be debuted | White Van Man on BBC Three |
To be debuted | Bringing Down The House on BBC Four |
To be debuted | Upstairs Downstairs on BBC One |
To be debuted | Going for Gold on BBC Two |
To be debuted | The Secret Life Of The Novel on BBC Two |
To be debuted | Episodes on BBC Two |
To be debuted | Dive |
To be debuted | Me and My Monsters on CBBC |
To be debuted | Game Over on CBBC |
To be debuted | Hai! Karate – Journey to Japan on CBBC |
To be debuted | Twenty Twelve on BBC Four |
To be debuted | How TV Ruined Your Life on BBC Two |
ITV
Date | Debut |
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2 January | Take Me Out on ITV1 |
15 January | Popstar to Operastar on ITV1 |
1 February | FHM's Stand-Up Hero on ITV4 |
22 February | Married Single Other on ITV1 |
27 February | Ant & Dec's Push The Button on ITV1 |
5 March | STV Sports Centre on STV |
26 March | Comedy Rocks on ITV1 |
2 April | The Door on ITV1 |
12 April | Joanna Lumley's Nile on ITV1 |
16 April | Kitchen Burnout on ITV1 |
17 April | The Prisoner on ITV1[54] |
17 April | The Whole 19 Yards on ITV1 |
22 April | The Nightshift on STV |
12 June | James Corden's World Cup Live on ITV1 |
5 July | Identity on ITV1 |
17 July | Magic Numbers on ITV1 |
17 July | Odd One In on ITV1 |
2 August | 3@Three on ITV1 |
16 August | The Michael Ball Show on ITV1 |
16 August | Style Queen on ITV2 |
6 September | Daybreak on ITV1 |
6 September | Lorraine on ITV1 |
10 September | Paul O'Grady Live on ITV1 |
12 September | Albert's Memorial on ITV1 |
22 September | Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club on ITV4 |
21 October | Mark Watson Kicks Off on ITV4 |
Channel 4
Date | Debut |
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18 January | Gordon's Great Escape on Channel 4 |
5 April | Channel 4's Comedy Gala on Channel 4 |
7 April | A Comedy Roast on Channel 4 |
10 April | The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups on Channel 4 |
16 April | Facejacker on Channel 4 |
23 April | The Ricky Gervais Show on Channel 4 |
21 April | Penelope Princess Of Pets on Channel 4 |
To be debuted | MovieMash on Channel 4 |
To be debuted | iCandy on Channel 4 |
To be debuted | Hung Out on Channel 4 |
To be debuted | Happy Finish on Channel 4 |
To be debuted | Filth on Channel 4 |
24 May | The Million Pound Drop Live on Channel 4 |
31 May | The 5 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 |
21 June | Being... N-Dubz on 4Music |
25 June | Stand Up for the Week on Channel 4 |
6 August | Pete Versus Life on Channel 4 |
10 August | Help! My House is Falling Down on Channel 4 |
September | Trinny & Susannah: What They Did Next on Channel 4 |
26 September | Miliband of Brothers on More4 |
7 October | PhoneShop on Channel 4 |
1 October | The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret on Channel 4 |
1 November | Coppers on Channel 4 |
November | Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights on Channel 4 |
Five
Date | Debut |
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11 January | Paul Merton in Europe |
9 February | Chinese Food in Minutes |
29 March | Justin Lee Collins: Good Times |
31 March | Heads or Tails |
18 July | Don't Stop Believing |
Subscription Channels
Date | Debut |
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3 January | Got to Dance on Sky1 |
10 January | What Do Kids Know? on Watch |
14 February | Pineapple Dance Studios on Sky1 |
11 March | A League of Their Own on Sky1 |
19 March | Comedy Exchange on Dave |
26 March | Liza & Huey's Pet Nation on Sky1 and Sky1 HD |
6 April | The Bopps on Nick Jr. |
2 May | Scream if You Know the Answer! on Watch |
5 May | Strike Back on Sky1 |
30 May | Terry Pratchett's Going Postal on Sky1 |
10 June | Football's Greatest on Sky Sports 1 & 2 |
23 July | Suck My Pop on Viva |
15 August | Must Be The Music on Sky1 |
3 September | Comedy Central At The Comedy Store on Comedy Central |
10 October | Dave's One Night Stand |
23 September | An Idiot Abroad on Sky1 |
To be debuted | Get Rich on MTV |
To be debuted | It's Going To Penalties on Sky1 |
To be debuted | So You Think I'm An A***hole on Virgin1 |
Channels debuts
New Channels
Date | Channel |
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February | Dance Nation TV |
1 March | MTV Classic |
1 March | MTV Shows |
1 March | MTV Rocks |
29 March | Lava |
29 March | Imagine TV |
2 April | ITV1 HD |
22 April | Sky News HD |
1 May | Jewellery Maker |
5 July | Living Loves |
13 July | Five HD |
6 August | Sky Movies Classics HD |
9 August | Comedy Central HD |
23 August | Sky Sports News HD |
23 August | Sky3 +1 |
31 August | Good Food HD |
1 October | Sky 3D |
4 October | Eden HD |
5 October | Nickelodeon HD |
7 October | ITV2 HD |
15 October | Universal Channel |
15 October | Universal Channel HD |
1 November | Film GB |
3 November | BBC One HD |
Autumn | ITV3 HD |
Autumn | ITV4 HD |
Autumn | STV HD |
Defunct Channels
Date | Channel |
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February | Flaunt |
1 March | Rockworld TV |
1 March | VH1 Classic |
1 March | MTV R |
1 March | MTV Two |
10 March | Virgin Central |
29 March | Rockworld TV |
29 March | NDTV Imagine |
31 March | S4C (analogue service) |
1 April | Men & Motors |
1 April | GOD Europe |
21 April | Unexplained Channel |
5 May | Thomas Cook TV |
2 June | Rural TV |
24 June | Sky Travel |
30 June | Music Choice Europe |
1 July | Living +2 |
6 August | Real Madrid TV |
19 August | Sky Real Lives |
19 August | Sky Real Lives 2 |
19 August | Sky Real Lives HD |
19 August | Sky Real Lives +1 |
31 August | Teachers TV |
1 September | oMusic TV |
2 September | Original Black Entertainment TV |
8 September | Edge Media Television |
15 October | Hallmark Channel |
15 October | Hallmark Channel HD |
6 December | S4C2 |
Changes of network affiliation
Show | Moved from | Moved to |
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PhoneShop | Channel 4 | E4 |
The British Comedy Awards[55] | ITV1 | Channel 4 |
Television shows
Returning this year from a break of one year or longer
Programme | Date of original removal | Original channel | Date of return | New channel(s) |
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Supernanny | 8 October 2008 | Channel 4 | 9 February 2010 | N/A (Same channel as original) |
Upstairs, Downstairs | 1975 | ITV1 | 26 December 2010 | BBC One |
1950s
Programme | Date |
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Panorama | (1953–present) |
Eurovision Song Contest | (1956-present) |
The Sky at Night | (1957–present) |
Blue Peter | (1958–present) |
1960s
Programme | Date |
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Coronation Street | (1960–present). |
Doctor Who | (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) |
Jackanory | (1965–1996, 2006–present) |
The Money Programme | (1966–present) |
1970s
Programme | Date |
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A Question of Sport | (1970–present) |
Emmerdale | (1972–present) |
Newsround | (1972–present) |
Last of the Summer Wine | (1973–2010) |
Wish You Were Here...? | (1974–2003, 2008–present) |
Arena | (1975–present) |
The Krypton Factor | (1977–1995, 2009–Present) |
Antiques Roadshow | (1979–present) |
Question Time | (1979–present) |
1980s
Programme | Date |
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Postman Pat | (1981, 1991, 1996, 2004–present) |
Timewatch | (1982–present) |
The Bill | (1984–2010) |
EastEnders | (1985–present) |
Comic Relief | (1986–present) |
Casualty | (1986–present) |
Fireman Sam | (1987–1994, 2005–present) |
ChuckleVision | (1987–present) |
This Morning | (1988–present) |
Red Dwarf | (1988–1999, 2009–Present) |
1990s
Programme | Date |
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Have I Got News for You | (1990–present) |
Heartbeat | (1992–2010) |
Time Team | (1994–present) |
Hollyoaks | (1995–present) |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | (1996–present) |
Silent Witness | (1996–present) |
Midsomer Murders | (1997–present) |
Y Clwb Rygbi, Wales | (1997–present) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | (1998–present) |
Bremner, Bird and Fortune | (1999–present) |
Holby City | (1999–present) |
2000s
Programme | Date |
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The Weakest Link | (2000–present) |
Big Brother | (2000–2010) |
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | (2002–present) |
Harry Hill's TV Burp | (2002–present) |
Spooks | (2002–present) |
Top Gear | (2002–present) |
Comedy Connections | (2003–present) |
The Daily Politics | (2003–present) |
QI | (2003–present) |
Peep Show | (2003–present) |
The Politics Show | (2003–present) |
The Royal | (2003–present) |
This Week | (2003–present) |
Doc Martin | (2004–present) |
Shameless | (2004–present) |
The X Factor | (2004–present) |
8 out of 10 Cats | (2005–present) |
The Andrew Marr Show | (2005–present) |
Mock the Week | (2005–present) |
That Mitchell and Webb Look | (2006–present) |
Torchwood | (2006–present) |
Waterloo Road | (2006–present) |
Britain's Got Talent | (2007–present) |
Gavin & Stacey | (2007–2010) |
M.I.High | (2007–present) |
Outnumbered | (2007–present) |
The Sarah Jane Adventures | (2007–present) |
Skins | (2007–present) |
The Tudors | (2007–2010) |
Would I Lie To You? | (2007–present) |
Argumental | (2008–present) |
Ashes to Ashes | (2008–2010) |
The Inbetweeners | (2008–present) |
Merlin | (2008–present) |
Survivors | (2008–2010) |
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson | (2009–present) |
Miranda | (2009–present) |
PhoneShop | (2009–present) |
Psychoville | (2009–present) |
Russell Howard's Good News | (2009–present) |
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | (2009–present) |
Ending this year
Date | Programme | Channel | Debut |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | Gavin & Stacey | BBC One | 2007 |
29 January | Celebrity Big Brother | Channel 4 | 2001 |
23 February | Survivors[56] | BBC One | 2008 |
11 March | Bellamy's People[57] | BBC Two | 2010 |
29 March | Married Single Other | ITV1 | 2010 |
5 April | A Touch of Frost[58] | ITV | 1992 |
21 May | Ashes to Ashes[59] | BBC One | 2008 |
30 May | The South Bank Show[60] | ITV1 | 1978 |
16 July | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross[5] | BBC One | 2001 |
30 July | Working Lunch | BBC Two | 1994 |
29 August | Last of the Summer Wine | BBC One | 1973 |
31 August | The Bill | ITV1 | 1983 |
3 September | GMTV | ITV | 1993 |
10 September | Big Brother[61] | Channel 4 | 2000 |
10 September | SkyNews.com | Sky News | 2007 |
12 September | Heartbeat | ITV1 | 1992 |
Autumn | Raven | CBBC | 2002 |
Autumn | To Buy or Not to Buy | BBC One | 2003 |
Winter | The Restaurant | BBC Two | 2007 |
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
---|---|---|---|
5 February | Ian Carmichael[62] | 89 | Actor |
1 March | Kristian Digby[63] | 32 | Television presenter and director |
20 March | Harry Carpenter[64] | 84 | Sports commentator |
7 April | Christopher Cazenove[65] | 64 | Actor |
25 June | Alan Plater[66] | 75 | Television playwright |
1 July | Geoffrey Hutchings[67] | 71 | Actor |
13 July | Gilly Coman[68] | 50 | Actress |
4 October | Norman Wisdom[69] | 95 | Actor |
11 October | Claire Rayner[70] | 79 | Broadcaster and writer |
14 October | Simon MacCorkindale[71] | 58 | Actor, director and producer |
26 November | Gavin Blyth[72] | 41 | Emmerdale Producer, Coronation Street Story Maker |
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