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2012 in British television

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This is a list of events that took place in 2012 related to British television.

Events

January

Date	Event
1	Pam St Clement makes her final appearance in EastEnders as Pat Butcher, the character having been killed off in a cancer storyline.
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.
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.
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. The episode, "Duty of Care", is also the first to be broadcast in HD.
9	Nick Hewer takes over as presenter of Countdown as the game show returns for a new series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
27	Actress and television presenter Denise Welch wins the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

February

Date	Event
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	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.
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".
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.
Singer Adele apologises for making a middle finger gesture after her Brit Awards acceptance speech is cut short due to broadcasting time constraints. ITV in turn issues an apology to the singer the following day.
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.

February–March

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

March

Date	Event
1	BBC News journalist Natalia Antelava is deported from Uzbekistan without official reason.
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.
The BBC broadcast their first Sports bulletins from the new BBC Sport Centre at MediaCityUK in Salford.
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.
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.
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".
15	Shelina Permalloo wins the 2012 series of MasterChef.
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.
19	BBC Director-General Mark Thompson tells staff at the broadcaster that he will step down from his position later in the year.
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.
23	The BBC's new television facility at dock10, MediaCityUK is officially opened by the Queen.
24	Harry Hill steps down as presenter of Harry Hill's TV Burp on ITV after 10 or 11 years.
25	Matthew Wolfenden and dance partner Nina Ulanova win the seventh series of Dancing on Ice.
With the approaching centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic ITV begins airing Julian Fellowes' four-part £11million retelling of the disaster.
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.
27	The BBC announces plans to axe 140 news posts in 2013 as part of cost-cutting measures.
31	Former broadcast journalist Mike Nesbitt is elected leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Anne Robinson presents the final edition of The Weakest Link on BBC One to concentrate on Watchdog.

April

Date	Event
3	James Murdoch resigns as Chairman of BSkyB in the wake of the News International phone hacking scandal.
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.
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.
6	The EastEnders Omnibus edition is moved to a late night Friday/early Saturday morning slot from Sunday afternoons.
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.
10	BBC Breakfast makes its first broadcast from the BBC's new media complex at Salford Quays in Manchester, having moved there from London.
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.
14	The Grand National is shown on the BBC for the last time following a consecutive run of 52 years.
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.
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.
20	Tetley announce a deal to sponsor family movies on Channel 5.
23	Ofcom launches an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News. 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.
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.
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.
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.

May

Date	Event
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.
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.
Prince Charles presents the lunchtime weather forecast during a visit to the BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow.
12	Ashleigh and Pudsey, a dancing dog trick act, win the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent.
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.
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.

May–June

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

June

Date	Event
2 – 5	The BBC airs footage of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Events include the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June and the Diamond Jubilee Concert on 4 June.
2	Leanne Mitchell wins the first series of The Voice.
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.
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".
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 7am.
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.
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.
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.
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

Date	Event
1	The BBC unveil their title sequence and marketing campaign for their coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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.
4	Broadcaster George Entwistle is named as the next Director-General of the BBC beginning in autumn 2012.
Launch of the IPTV television service YouView.
17	Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado is sacked from the programme after being jailed for 12 weeks for benefit fraud.
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. 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.
Alibi HD is launched by UKTV.
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.
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, and with an average of 24.24 million it is the highest rating for anything on British television since 1997.

August

Date	Event
9	The BBC commissions a one-off drama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. The film, An Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the team behind Doctor Who creation and will air on BBC Two in 2013.
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.
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.
13	Luke Anderson wins Big Brother 13.
14	Outgoing BBC Director-General Mark Thompson is appointed CEO of The New York Times, taking up his role in November.
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".
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.
29	The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics is watched by a peak audience of 11.2 million viewers, with an overall average of 8 million.
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.

September

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.
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.
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.
5	The updated version of the US soap opera Dallas makes its British television debut on Channel 5.
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.
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.
20	The BBC shelves the final episode of its police drama Good Cop following the deaths of two police officers in Manchester.
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
21	Emma Kennedy wins the 2012 series of Celebrity MasterChef.
28	The BBC confirms that the final episode of Good Cop will air on 13 October.

October

Date	Event
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.
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. The following day the Metropolitan Police Service says it will assess the allegations.
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.
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.
Samira Ahmed takes over from Raymond Snoddy as presenter of the BBC's Newswatch.
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.
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.
John Whaite wins the third series of The Great British Bake Off.
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).
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. The following day ITV apologises to viewers who were misled by the item.
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.
Peter Rippon, the Newsnight editor responsible for dropping an investigation into allegations against Jimmy Savile steps aside from his role with immediate effect.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.

November

Date	Event
2	The BBC confirms it will air no further episodes of Top of the Pops featuring Jimmy Savile.
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!.
9	ITV faces an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom after This Morning presenter Phillip 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.
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.
Have I Got News for You marks the tenth anniversary of its first guest presenter following the departure of Angus Deayton.
10	George Entwistle steps down as BBC Director-General following the Newsnight child abuse broadcast controversy. His reign of 54 days is the shortest in the corporation's history.
11	Tim Davie, BBC head of audio and music becomes Acting Director-General following George Entwistle's resignation.
12	Helen Boaden, the BBC's Director of News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the Newsnight crisis. 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.
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.
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.
23	Tom Barlow-Kay wins the 2012 series of Junior MasterChef.
30	At the age of 90, Baroness Trumpington becomes the oldest guest panelist to appear on Have I Got News for You.

December

Date	Event
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Actress Charlie Brooks wins the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
3	Sky News, Challenge TV and Pick TV are launched on Freesat.
The BBC announce plans for a screen adaptation of The Casual Vacancy, the first novel for adults by J. K. Rowling. 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.
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.
4	The BBC announces a revamp of its Red Button service to make it compatible with internet-connected televisions.
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.
9	James Arthur wins the ninth series of The X Factor.
12	Actor and comedian Angus Deayton will join the cast of BBC school drama, Waterloo Road from 2013, it is confirmed.
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.
16	Cyclist Bradley Wiggins is named this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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.
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. 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 5 Live Adrian Van Klaveren also resigns.
20	Ashleigh Porter-Exley wins the third series of Young Apprentice.
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.
22	Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and professional dance partner Flavia Cacace win the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
24	The Snowman and the Snowdog premieres on Channel 4.
25	The annual Royal Christmas Message is broadcast in 3D for the first time.
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).
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.
28	Matt Johnson presents the National Lottery Friday Night Draw, which airs on BBC One for the final time.
29	30 Years of CITV, a documentary made to commemorate the near thirtieth anniversary of Children's ITV, is released.

Debuts

BBC

Date		width=250	Debut		width=100	Channel
4 January
10 January
13 January
15 January
Call the Midwife
22 January
23 January
30 January
31 January
2 February
6 February
The Diamond Queen
7 February
8 February
20 February
Watson & Oliver
22 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
27 February
The Numtums
7 March
8 March
White Heat
12 March
The Lingo Show
17 March
19 March
24 March
26 March
World Series of Dating
Secrets and Words
27 March
2 April
10 April
16 April
17 April
24 April
6 May
14 May
25 May
28 May
31 May
14 June
17 June
26 June
9 July
5 August
14 August
24 August
26 August
27 August
30 August
25 September
Cuckoo
26 September
2 October
4 October
15 October
18 October
24 October
18 November
3 December
26 December
30 December

ITV

Date		width=250	Debut		width=100	Channel
1 January
2 January
6 January
7 January
10 January
15 March
25 March
7 April
14 April
17 May
2 June
10 June
30 June
2 July
5 July
7 July
2 August
13 August
20 August
1 September
3 September
3 September
5 September
9 September
25 September
27 September
15 October
26 November
26 December

Channel 4

Date		width=250	Debut		width=100	Channel
2 January
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
26 January
9 February
15 February
17 February
19 February
1 March
Our Man in...
14 March
20 March
25 March
3 April
24 April
27 April
3 May
16 May
19 May
21 May
Gok Cooks Chinese
11 June
26 June
6 July
26 July
30 July
30 August
4 September
15 September
7 November
12 November
Full English
3 December

Channel 5

Date		width=250	Debut		width=100	Channel
6 January
9 January
12 June

Other channels

Date		width=250	Debut		width=100	Channel
1 January
2 January
6 January
16 January
29 January
27 February
9 March
F1 Legends
11 March
18 March
2 April
16 April
13 May
22 May
26 May
4 June
25 June
6 July
8 July
26 August
6 September
10 September
14 September

Olympics

See main article, 2012 Summer Olympics

Channels

New channels

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
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
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Capital TV

Defunct channels

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
3 May	Movies4Men 2
Movies4Men 2 +1
26 June	More4 +2
3 July	Bio. HD
Q
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
31 December	Renault TV

Rebranded channels

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

Changes of network affiliation

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
Pocoyo	CITV	Nick Jr.
Paralympic Games	BBC One / BBC Two / BBC Three	Channel 4

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

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)
Pocoyo	6 May 2007	La 2	10 September 2012	Nick Jr.
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

1920s

Programme	Date
BBC Wimbledon	1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

1930s

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

1950s

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

1960s

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

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

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

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

2000s

Programme	Date	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
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
Celebrity Big Brother UK	2001–2018
BBC South East Today
Football Focus
Real Crime
Rogue Traders
Property Ladder
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
Daily Politics	2003–present
QI
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
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?
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
Pocoyo
Springwatch
The Thick of It	2005–2012
Ukwia	2005–present
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
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
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
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

Programme	Date	2010	2011
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
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	2011–2025
White Van Man	2011–2012

Ending this year

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 & Harry Hill's Best of 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
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
24 December	Merlin	BBC One	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

Date	Name	Age	Broadcast credibility
January	Bryan Daly	91	Theme tune composer (Postman Pat, Gran, Bertha the Machine)
3 January	Jenny Tomasin	73	Actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Emmerdale)
4 January	Kerry McGregor	37	Singer-songwriter and actress
6 January	Bob Holness	83	Game show host (Take a Letter, Blockbusters, Raise the Roof, Call My Bluff)
10 January	Lila Kaye	82	Actress
22 January	first=Anthony	last=Hayward	url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sarah-cullen-reporter-for-itn-and-today-who-found-the-authentic-voices-of-the-streets-7278681.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222181146/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sarah-cullen-reporter-for-itn-and-today-who-found-the-authentic-voices-of-the-streets-7278681.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=22 February 2012	title=Sarah Cullen: Reporter for ITN and 'Today' who found the authentic voices of the streets	newspaper=The Independent	publisher=Independent Print Limited	location=London	date=22 February 2012	access-date=22 February 2012}}	62	Television and radio journalist (ITN News)
26 January	Ian Abercrombie	77	Actor (Seinfeld, Army of Darkness, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wizards of Waverly Place)
Colin Tarrant	59	Actor (The Bill) aka Andrew Monroe
12 February	David Kelly	82	Actor (Me Mammy, The Italian Job, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fawlty Towers)
15 February	James Whitaker	71	Journalist, specialising in the British royal family
22 February	Frank Carson	85	Comedian
1 March	Gemma McCluskie	29	Actress (EastEnders)
5 March	Philip Madoc	77	Actor (Dad's Army, Doctor Who, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George)
3 May	Charlotte Mitchell	85	Actress (The Adventures of Black Beauty, ...And Mother Makes Five)
17 May	Colin McIntyre	Founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax teletext service
5 June	Caroline John	71	Actress (Doctor Who)
17 June	Brian Hibbard	65	Actor, singer (Coronation Street, Emmerdale)
4 July	Eric Sykes	89	Comedian (Sykes)
20 July	Sir Alastair Burnet	84	Journalist and broadcaster (News at Ten)
Simon Ward	70	Actor and Stage.
21 July	Angharad Rees	68	Actress (Poldark).
26 July	Mary Tamm	62	Actress (Doctor Who).
27 July	Geoffrey Hughes	68	Actor (Coronation Street, Keeping Up Appearances, The Royle Family, Heartbeat) aka Eddie Yeats
11 August	Sid Waddell	72	Sports commentator and television personality
31 August	Max Bygraves	89	Comedian, singer, actor and variety performer (Crackerjack, Family Fortunes)
6 September	Terry Nutkins	66	British TV presenter and naturalist
22 September	Mike Baker	55	BBC journalist
27 September	Herbert Lom	95	Actor (The Pink Panther, Spartacus, Gambit, The Ladykillers)
22 October	Mike Morris	66	British TV presenter and journalist
6 November	Clive Dunn	92	Actor and entertainer (Dad's Army)
9 November	Bill Tarmey	71	Actor (Coronation Street) aka Jack Duckworth
9 December	Patrick Moore	89	Astronomer and broadcaster (The Sky at Night)
14 December	Kenneth Kendall	88	BBC's first in-vision newsreader
21 December	Daphne Oxenford	93	Radio presenter and actress (Listen with Mother, Coronation Street)
26 December	Gerry Anderson	83	Producer, writer and director (Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, Space: 1999)
29 December	Tony Greig	66	Former England Cricket Captain and sports commentator

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