1992 in British television

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This is a list of British television related events from 1992.

Events

• 7 January – Debut of Cold Blood – The Massacre of East Timor, an edition of the documentary strand First Tuesday concerning the Santa Cruz massacre.
• 13 January – The Parliamentary Channel, operated by United Artists Cable and funded by a consortium of British cable operators, is launched. It was later taken over by the BBC and relaunched as BBC Parliament in 1998.
• 21 January – BBC Select launches overnight on BBC1 and BBC2 as a subscription service showing specialist programmes for professionals including businessmen, lawyers, teachers and nurses. The service ends in 1994.
• 8 February – Channel 4 launches TV Heaven, a series of 13 themed Saturday evenings celebrating the best of archive British television. The programme is hosted by Frank Muir with each edition focusing (with one exception) on a particular year. The first week's episode takes a look at 1967, featuring classic episodes of Coronation Street, At Last the 1948 Show, Armchair Theatre and The Frost Programme.
• 26 March – Television entertainer Roy Castle (59), who currently presents Record Breakers, announces that he is suffering from lung cancer.
• 27 March – During the 1992 General Election campaign, Conservative MP Edwina Currie famously pours a glass of orange juice over Labour's Peter Snape shortly after an edition of the Midlands based debate show Central Weekend has finished airing. Speaking about the incident later, Currie said "I just looked at my orange juice, and looked at this man from which this stream of abuse was emanating, and thought 'I know how to shut you up.' ".
• 9 April-10 April – Coverage of the results of the 1992 general election are broadcast both on BBC1 and ITV.
• 10 April – ITV airs the first episode of Heartbeat, a long running police drama set in North Yorkshire during the 1960s.
• 20 April – The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, an open-air concert in tribute to the late Freddie Mercury is held at London's Wembley Stadium. The concert is broadcast on BBC1 in the UK and televised worldwide.
• April – Launch of the music video channel The Box.
• 14 June – An edition of The South Bank Show, The Making of Sgt. Pepper, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
• 21 June – ITV airs the first of four editions of Frankie's On..., a series of stand up shows recorded by the late Frankie Howerd shortly before his death in April. Six episodes had been planned, but only four were recorded before he died. The episodes are Frankie's On Board!, Frankie's On The Coals!, Frankie's On Fire! and Frankie's On Call!
• 6 July – BBC1 launches the ill fated Eldorado, a soap about a group of ex-pats living in Spain. The series is axed the following year.
• 25 July-9 August – The 1992 Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona.
• July – The former BSB satellite Marcopolo 2 is sold to Norway's Telenor and renamed Thor 1.
• 4 August – ITV airs Katie and Eilish, an edition of the documentary strand First Tuesday about Siamese Twins in Ireland. The film, narrated by Julie Christie is a 1993 Peabody Award winner.
• 6 August – Lord Hope, the Lord President of the Court of Session, Scotland's most senior judge, permits the televising of appeals in both criminal and civil cases, the first time that cameras have been allowed into courts in the United Kingdom.
• 23 September – Channel 4 begins a rerun of the cult 1960s science fiction series The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan as the series marks its 25th anniversary.
• 25 September – Channel 4 airs the final Channel Four Daily. The news based breakfast television show was axed due to poor ratings. From Monday 28 September it is replaced by The Big Breakfast, a programme which takes a more lighter tone and proves to be more popular with viewers.
• 1 October - Sky Movies Gold a channel dedicated to classic movies, launches.
• 10 October – Gladiators premieres on ITV.
• 31 October – The controversial one-off drama Ghostwatch is broadcast on BBC1, a 'live' investigation into a haunted North London house.
• 1 November – UK Gold is launched, a joint venture between the BBC and Thames Television.
• 2 November – Channel 4 celebrates ten years on air.
• 28 December – As part of a theme night devoted to (rival) broadcaster Granada Television, BBC2 airs the first new edition of University Challenge in five years, paving the way for a full-scale revival.
• 31 December – After losing its broadcasting franchise, Thames Television goes off-air after 24-years such: Television South, Television South West, breakfast television station's TV-am and teletext station's ORACLE a failure of franchise for ITV and Channel 4.
• Unknown – John Birt is appointed to succeed Sir Michael Checkland as Director-General of the BBC.

Debuts

BBC1

• 6 January – Goodbye Cruel World (1992)
• 7 January – Joshua Jones (1992–1993)
• 10 January – Grace & Favour (1992–1993)
• 12 January – As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
• 27 February – Us Girls (1992–1993)
• 6 July – Eldorado (1992–1993)
• 29 September – Funnybones (1992)
• 12 October – Good Morning with Anne and Nick (1992–1996)
• Unknown - 999 (1992–2003)

BBC2

• 12 November – Absolutely Fabulous (1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2011–present)

ITV

• 3 January – The Good Guys (1992–1993)
• 25 January – The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)
• 18 February – Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998)
• 9 March – Junglies (1992–1993)
• 10 April – Heartbeat (1992–2010)
• 26 July – TV Squash (1992)
• 30 July – Me, You and Him (1992)
• 5 September – What's Up Doc? (1992–1995)
• 10 October – Gladiators (1992–2000, 2008–2009)
• 20 November – In Bed with Medinner (1992–1999)
• 6 December – A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
• 24-25 December - Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean (1992)

Channel 4

• 7 January - GamesMaster (1992–1998)
• 8 February – TV Heaven
• 11 September – Terry and Julian
• 28 September – The Big Breakfast (1992–2002)

Television shows

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
The Magic Roundabout	BBC1	Channel 4
Paddington
The Wombles
The Herbs
University Challenge	ITV	BBC1 & BBC2
Thunderbirds
Stingray
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

• Take Your Pick (1955–1968, 1992–1998)
• The Tomorrow People (1973–1979, 1992–1995)

1940s

• Come Dancing (1949–1998)

1950s

• Panorama (1953–present)
• What the Papers Say (1956–2008)
• The Sky at Night (1957–present)
• Blue Peter (1958–present)
• Grandstand (1958–2007)

1960s

• Coronation Street (1960–present)
• Songs of Praise (1961–present)
• World in Action (1963–1998)
• Top of the Pops (1964–2006)
• Match of the Day (1964–present)
• Mr. and Mrs. (1964–1999)
• Call My Bluff (1965–2005)
• Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006–present)
• The Money Programme (1966–present)

1970s

• Emmerdale (1972–present).
• Newsround (1972–present).
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010).
• That's Life! (1973–1994)
• Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003).
• Arena (1975–present).
• Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994)
• One Man and His Dog (1976–present)
• Grange Hill (1978–2008).
• The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979–1994).
• Antiques Roadshow (1979–present).
• Question Time (1979–present)

1980s

• Children in Need (1980–present)
• Timewatch (1982–present)
• Brookside (1982–2003)
• Countdown (1982–present)
• Right to Reply (1982–2001)
• First Tuesday (1983–1993)
• Highway (1983–1993)
• Blockbusters (1983–93, 1994–95, 1997, 2000–01, 2012–present).
• Aspel & Company (1984–1993)
• Spitting Image (1984–1996)
• The Bill (1984–2010)
• Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present)
• Busman's Holiday (1985–1993)
• EastEnders (1985–present).
• The Cook Report (1985–1998)
• Crosswits (1985–1998)
• Telly Addicts (1985–1998)
• Comic Relief (1985–present).
• Beadle's About (1986–1996)
• The Chart Show (1986–1998, 2008–2009)
• Casualty (1986–present).
• Every Second Counts (1986–1993)
• Lovejoy (1986–1994)
• Allsorts (1987–1995)
• Going Live! (1987–1993)
• Watching (1987–1993)
• Going for Gold (1987–1996, 2008–2009)
• The Time, The Place (1987–1996)
• Chain Letters (1987–1997)
• ChuckleVision (1987–present).
• Count Duckula (1988–1993)
• You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993)
• You Bet! (1988–1997)
• Playdays (1988–1997)
• London's Burning (1988–2002)
• On the Record (1988–2002)
• Fifteen to One (1988–2003)
• This Morning (1988–present).
• Absolutely (1989–1993)
• KYTV (1989–1993)
• Press Gang (1989–1993)
• Birds of a Feather (1989–1998, 2014–present)
• A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995)
• Desmond's (1989–1994)
• The Simpsons (1989–present)

1990s

• The $64,000 Question (1990–1993)
• Families (1990–1993)
• Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
• Waiting for God (1990–1994)
• Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
• The Crystal Maze (1990–1995)
• Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
• Turnabout (1990–1996)
• The Upper Hand (1990–1996)
• Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)
• Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2006)
• Big Break (1991–2002)
• 2point4 children (1991–1999)
• The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993)
• Spender (1991–1993)
• The House of Eliott (1991–1994)
• The Brittas Empire (1991–1997)
• Bottom (1991–1995)
• Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
• Noel's House Party (1991–1999)
• Rugrats (1991–2004)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996)
• Doug (1991–1994, 1996–1999)
• Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994)
• GamesMaster (1992–1998)

Ending this year

• This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
• The Big Match (1968–1992)
• Van der Valk (1972–1973, 1977, 1991–1992)
• Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1995)
• Rumpole of the Bailey (1975–1992)
• Shelley (1979–1992)
• Wogan (1982–1992)
• 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
• Good Morning Britain (1983–1992)
• James the Cat (1984–1992, 1998–2003)
• Wide Awake Club (1984–1992)
• Boon (1986–1992, 1995)
• A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1992)
• All Clued Up (1987–1992)
• After Henry (1988–1992)
• The Hit Man and Her (1988–1992)
• Park Avenue (1988–1992)
• The Channel Four Daily (1989–1992)
• Dooby Duck's Disco Bus (1989–1992)
• 8:15 from Manchester (1990–1992)
• El C.I.D. (1990–1992)
• The Mary Whitehouse Experience (1990–1992)
• No Job for a Lady (1990–1992)
• The Piglet Files (1990–1992)
• Spatz (1990–1992)
• Family Pride (1991–1992)
• Terry and Julian (1992)

Births

• 14 February – Freddie Highmore, actor
• 17 March – Eliza Bennett, actress and singer
• 14 May - Laya Lewis, actress
• 31 August – Holly Earl, actress
• 3 December – Joseph McManners, actor
• 17 December – Thomas Law, actor
• 24 December – Melissa Suffield, actress

Deaths

• 18 April
  • Frankie Howerd, 75, comedian and actor (That Was The Week That Was and Up Pompeii!)
  • James Bate, 52, actor (Sleuth, The Spoils of War)
• 20 April – Benny Hill, 68, British comedian (The Benny Hill Show)