2011 in British television

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    1.11 November
    
  
  
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  8 See also
  


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  9 References
  

Events

January

Date	Event
1 January	Toonattik after 6 years leaves CITV along with Action Stations! which closes down after 5 years of broadcast. New Year's Day also sees the final appearance of The Fluffy Club on Mini CITV.
	Cable channel Bravo closes down after 25 years of broadcasting along with its sister channel Bravo 2 which also closes down.
5 January	Avon and Somerset Police ban ITN from attending a press conference convened to give updates on the Joanna Yeates case after a report on the previous day's ITV News criticised their handling of the investigation.[1] The ban is subsequently lifted.[2]
6 January	Samantha Womack is to leave EastEnders over the controversial baby swap plot.[3]
9 January	EastEnders viewers have complained in record numbers about the soap's "hurtful", "unrealistic" and "exploitative" cot death storyline involving the character Ronnie Mitchell.[4][5]
17 January	Barney Harwood becomes the new Blue Peter presenter taking over from Joel Defries.
25 January	Reporter Andy Gray is dropped by Sky Sports following sexist comments made by himself and fellow presenter Richard Keys against female official Sian Massey in footage recorded the previous Saturday.[6] Keys resigns the following day, in support of his colleague.[7]

February

Date	Event
1 February	The Sky HD swap is introduced giving HD channels more prominence. Sky also sees the launch of brand-new channel Sky Atlantic, and the Living channels are rebranded as Sky Living. Channel One closed down at 6 am, and was replaced on Freeview by Challenge.
2 February	John Nettles appears in his final ever episode of Midsomer Murders, having starred in a total of 81 episodes since the series was launched in 1997.[8][9]
	BBC executive Craig Oliver is appointed as Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications.[10]
4 February	The BBC apologises for remarks about Mexicans made on its Top Gear television programme but defends the original remarks as well.[11]
14 February	Channel 5 reverts to its original name after almost a decade.
16 February	BBC One airs a special hour-long episode of its daytime soap Doctors to celebrate the series 2000th episode.[12]
28 February	The ban on product placement in television programmes is lifted, allowing advertisers to pay for their goods to be seen on British TV. The first product to be displayed in this regard is a Nescafe coffee machine, which appeared on This Morning.[13][14] A year-long trial also begins allowing commercial television channels to show up to 12 minutes of adverts per hour during films and dramas, bringing them into line with soap operas where this is already permitted.[15]

March

Date	Event
2 March	Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation agrees to sell Sky News to be in a position to buy BSkyB without a Competition Commission inquiry.[16] News Corp receives approval to buy out BSkyB the following day.[17]
16 March	Coleen Nolan announces her decision to quit ITV daytime panel show Loose Women after over 10 years as a panellist.
19 March	BBC Three host a major live TV event, Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds.
26 March	British terrestrial television premiere of the James Bond film Quantum of Solace on ITV1.[18]
27 March	Sam Attwater and dancing partner Brianne Delcourt win the sixth series of Dancing on Ice.[19]
30 March – 13 April	Analogue signals are switched off in the Nottingham and Sandy Heath areas.

April

Date	Event
6 April	Channel 5 officially announced that it had bought the rights to show former Channel 4 reality series Big Brother from August 2011.[20]
6–20 April	Analogue signals are switched off in the Bromsgrove, Lark Stoke and Ridge Hill (Central and West) areas.
7 April	Top of the Pops returns to television in its former Thursday evening slot as BBC Four begins airing old episodes from 1976, the point at which the broadcaster's full archive of shows begins.[21]
13 April	Former Brookside actor Brian Regan, who played Terry Sullivan in the long-running series is remanded in custody on a charge of murder following the fatal shooting of a doorman in Liverpool in February.[22]
19 April	Helen Mirren apologises after swearing during an interview on the day's edition of BBC Breakfast.[23][24]
27 April	Tim Anderson wins the 2011 series of MasterChef.[25]
29 April	Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton shown on BBC One and ITV. Audiences of around 24.5 million watched in the UK alone.[26]

May

Date	Event
11 May – 25 May	Analogue signals are switched off in the Darvel and Rosneath (HP and VP) areas.
5 May	It is confirmed that Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole will leave their positions as judges on The X Factor to concentrate on the American version of the programme.[27] Cole was later dropped from the US version of the series.[28]
12 May	ITV axes the Scottish police drama Taggart after 28 years, citing poor viewing figures in other parts of the UK.[29]
	Dennis Tanner, played by Philip Lowrie, returns to Coronation Street, having last appeared in 1968. His break of 43 years is the longest of any actor in the soap's history.[30]
14 May	Azerbaijan's Ell & Nikki win the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with "Running Scared".
	Dannii Minogue announces she will not be appearing on the next series of The X Factor.[31]
19 May	A special edition of the BBC's political debate programme Question Time is recorded at Wormwood Scrubbs Prison in London.[32]
	BBC World News America presenter Matt Frei is recruited by Channel 4 News to become their Washington correspondent, while Newsnight correspondent Jackie Long will become Channel 4 News's social affairs editor. Cathy Newman will become the first new presenter to join the in-studio team at Channel 4 for 13 years.[33]
24 May	Broadcast magazine reports that ITV is preparing to launch a new investigative series titled Exposure, thirteen years after it axed the award-winning World in Action.[34]
25 May	It is announced that Jeff Stelling is to leave Countdown after two years to concentrate on Sky Sports.[35]
30 May	ITV confirms that Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland will join Louis Walsh as judges for series 8 of The X Factor.[36]

June

Date	Event
1–15 June	Analogue signals are switched off in the Craigkelly area.
4 June	Scottish singer Jai McDowall wins the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent.[37]
6 June	The BBC announces that the national variations of BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Scotland and BBC One Wales will become available in high definition in 2012.[38]
	ITV children's gadget show Cool Stuff Collective is criticised by Ofcom for "product placement" over the way featured items are reviewed by the programme.[39]
	The Sun reports that the BBC's So You Think You Can Dance will not return for a third series.[40]
8–22 June	Analogue signals are switched off in the Black Hill area.
11 June	Matt Flint wins series two of So You Think You Can Dance.[41]
13 June	BBC Two airs the controversial documentary Choosing to Die, a film presented by Terry Pratchett which examines the topic of assisted suicide.[42] The BBC announces that its landmark Television Centre is up for sale.[43]
17 June	Viewers of the BBC News Channel claim to have been distracted when newsreaders Martine Croxall and Carrie Gracie appear on screen to read the morning's news wearing similar outfits that are an identical colour.[44]
22 June	The last analogue television services are switched off in Scotland, making it the second part of the UK to have a fully digital service.
	ITV recruits BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg to be its new business editor. She will take up the role from September, and will also front editions of the Tonight programme.[45]
30 June	ITV confirms that Coronation Street will return to its traditional 19:30 timeslot on a Wednesday evening from September 2012.[46]

July

Date	Event
6–20 July	Analogue signals are switched off in the Sudbury area.
8 July	The BBC has announced that Pam St. Clement is to leave EastEnders after 25 years.
10 July	ITV confirms it has sacked daytime presenters Kate Thornton and Zoe Tyler in a bid to boost flagging ratings for daytime show Loose Women
13 July	Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation was withdrawing its proposal to take full control of the subscription television broadcaster BSkyB, due to concerns over the phone hacking scandal.
17 July	Inventor Tom Pellereau wins the seventh series of The Apprentice, and a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar, who will become his business partner in exchange for the investment.[47]
July	UKTV does a deal with BSkyB to provide one demand content available to Sky customers via Sky Anytime.

August

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

September

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

October

Date	Event
4 October	Joanne Wheatley wins the second series of The Great British Bake Off.[60]
6 October	BBC Director General Mark Thompson announces that BBC HD will close to be replaced by a high definition simulcast of BBC Two. This BBC Two HD will work much the same way as BBC One HD.[61] This move allows the corporation to save £2.1 million, used to count towards their budget deficit following the freezing of the license fee and the additional financial responsibility of addition services.[62]
15 October	Helen Flanagan, who plays Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, announces she is leaving the series after twelve years. She will film her final scenes at Christmas and be seen on screen until February 2012.[63]
18 October	ITV plc buys the Channel Islands franchise Channel Television from the Yattendon Group plc.[64]
22 October	Phil Vickery wins the 2011 series of Celebrity MasterChef.[65]
October	High definition versions of Dave and Watch are launched by UKTV.

November

Date	Event
4 November	Jill Evans, a Welsh MEP is fined £575 after refusing to pay her TV licence fee in protest over changes to the Welsh-language channel S4C.[66]
8 November	ITN confirms it has secured a five-year contract to resume production of 5 News from early 2012. The broadcaster lost the programme to Sky News in 2005. Part of the new deal will see the 7:00 pm bulletin move to an earlier 6:30 pm timeslot.[67]
9–23 November	Analogue signals are switched off in the Tacolneston area.
11 November	Aaron Allard-Morgan wins Big Brother 2011 and became Channel 5's first ever Big Brother winner.[68]
13 November	TV bosses are forced to apologise after the results of a phone vote for the previous evening's The X Factor appeared online before the lines had closed. The episode was also delayed for fifteen minutes by a technical glitch.[69]
14 November	Coronation Street becomes the first prime time British television programme to use product placement after signing a deal with Nationwide Building Society. A Nationwide cash machine is seen in the episode.[70]
16 November	Nick Hewer, one of Alan Sugar's advisers on The Apprentice is revealed as the latest host of Countdown. He will take over from outgoing presenter Jeff Stelling from January 2012.[71]
19 November	Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC seeks leave to prosecute Sky News for contempt of court over its reporting of the kidnapping of Paul and Rachel Chandler after the channel allegedly breached an injunction preventing the disclosure of the couple's welfare.[72]

December

Date	Event
1 December	The BBC has received over 31,000 complaints about comments made by Jeremy Clarkson on the previous evening's The One Show in which he said he would "execute" striking public sector workers.[73]
3 December	Pop star Dougie Poynter wins the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[74]
7 December	Matthew Wright, host of The Wright Stuff, apologises for remarks he made on 6 December edition of the show concerning a murder in the Western Isles.[75]
10 December	After 25 years Casualty airs its last episode to be filmed in Bristol. Subsequent episodes are then filmed in Cardiff.[76]
12 December	Student Zara Brownlees wins the second series of Young Apprentice.[77]
15 December	Ash Mair wins the fourth series of MasterChef: The Professionals.[78]
17 December	McFly drummer Harry Judd and his dancing partner Aliona Vilani win the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[79]
22 December	Cyclist Mark Cavendish is named this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.[80]

Debuts

BBC

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

ITV

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

Channel 4

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

Five/Channel 5

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

Other channels

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

Channels

New channels

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

Defunct channels

Main article: List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom § 2011

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

Rebranded channels

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

Changes of network affiliation

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

Television shows

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)
Art Attack	13 July 2007	CITV	6 June 2011	Disney Junior
Born to Be Different	2004 13 September 2007 5 May 2009	Channel 4	9 June 2011	N/A (Same channel as original)
Celebrity Big Brother	27 January 2010		18 August 2011	Channel 5
Big Brother	10 September 2010		9 September 2011
Shipwrecked	19 December 2001 10 May 2009		23 October 2011	E4
Young Dracula	8 February 2008	CBBC	31 October 2011	N/A (Same channel as original)
Absolutely Fabulous	7 November 1996 25 December 2004	BBC One	25 December 2011

1920s

Programme	Date
BBC Wimbledon	(1927–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	(1961–present)
University Challenge	(1962–1987, 1994–present)
Doctor Who	(1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
Top of the Pops	(1964–present)
Match of the Day	(1964–present)
The Money Programme	(1966–present)

1970s

Programme	Date
A Question of Sport	(1970–present)
Film...	(1971–present)
Upstairs, Downstairs	(1971–1975, 2010–2012)
Emmerdale	(1972–present)
Mastermind	(1972–present)
Newsround	(1972–present)
Arena	(1975–present)
One Man and His Dog	(1976–present)
ITV News at 6:30	(1976–present)
Top Gear	(1977–2001, 2002–present)
Antiques Roadshow	(1979–present)
Question Time	(1979–present)

1980s

Programme	Date
Children in Need	(1980–present)
Timewatch	(1982–present)
Taggart	(1983–2011)
Channel 4 Racing	(1984–2016)
Thomas & Friends	(1984–present)
EastEnders	(1985–present)
Neighbours	(1985–present)
Comic Relief	(1985–present)
Watchdog	(1985–present)
Casualty	(1986–present)
Fireman Sam	(1987–1994, 2005–2013)
This Morning	(1988–present)
Home and Away	(1988–present)
Red Dwarf	(1988–1999, 2009–present)
Agatha Christie's Poirot	(1989–2013)
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)
Meridian Tonight	(1993–present)
Time Team	(1994–2013)
Junior MasterChef	(1994, 2010–present)
The National Lottery Draws	(1994–2017)
Top of the Pops 2	(1994–present)
Hollyoaks	(1995–present)
Soccer AM	(1995–present)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	(1996–2015)
Silent Witness	(1996–present)
Midsomer Murders	(1997–present)
Bob the Builder	(1998–present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	(1998–2014)
DIY SOS	(1999–present)
G@mers	(1999–2006, 2010–present)
Holby City	(1999–present)
Loose Women	(1999–present)
Newsnight Scotland	(1999–2014)
Tonight	(1999–present)

2000s

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

2010s

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

Ending this year

Date	Programme	Channel	Debut(s)
1 January	Toonattik	CITV	2005
	Action Stations!		2006
	The Fluffy Club		2009
5 January	The Bear Family & Me	BBC Two	2011
6 January	Paradise Café	CBBC	2009
7 January	Famous and Fearless	Channel 4	2011
16 January	Zen	BBC One
4 February	Live from Studio Five	Channel 5	2009
12 February	Brain Box	STV
13 February	Lark Rise to Candleford[81]	BBC One	2008
11 March	Strictly Money	CNBC Europe	2009
13 March	Outcasts	BBC One	2011
21 March	M.I. High	CBBC	2007
22 March	Secret Diary of a Call Girl	ITV2
26 March	The Tudors	BBC Two
8 April	Coming of Age	BBC Three
11 April	Waking the Dead	BBC One	2000
19 April	Candy Cabs		2011
22 April	Fern	Channel 4
28 April	Rock and Chips	BBC One	2010
10 May	Campus	Channel 4	2011
12 May	Lunch Monkeys	BBC Three	2008
18 May	Vacation, Vacation, Vacation	Channel 4	2011
24 May	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	BBC Three	2001
30 May	The Scheme	BBC One	2010
1 June	Life of Riley		2009
6 June	Psychoville	BBC Two
24 June	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	BBC One	2008
30 June	Ideal	BBC Three	2005
5 July	Lead Balloon	BBC Two	2006
10 July	Popstar to Operastar	ITV	2010
31 July	The Royal[82]		2002
2 August	Sirens	Channel 4	2011
12 August	Sorry, I've Got No Head	CBBC	2008
2 September	My Family	BBC One	2000
11 September	Appropriate Adult	ITV	2011
12 September	Shooting Stars	BBC Two	1995
15 September	Torchwood	BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC One	2006
1 October	Doctor Who Confidential	BBC Three	2005
18 October	The Sarah Jane Adventures	CBBC	2007
21 October	EastEnders: E20	BBC Three	2010
23 October	Spooks	BBC One	2002
11 December	The Politics Show		2003
14 December	That's Britain!		2011
15 December	The World's Strictest Parents	BBC Three	2008
16 December	OK! TV	Channel 5	2011
19 December	Mongrels	BBC Three	2010
23 December	Britain's Best Dish	ITV	2007
30 December	Christmas Coach Trip	Channel 4	2011

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Broadcast credibility
2 January	Pete Postlethwaite	64	Actor
5 January	Helene Palmer[83]	82	Actress
15 January	Susannah York[84]	72	Actress (Jane Eyre, Armchair Theatre)
2 February	Margaret John[85]	84	Actress
22 February	Nicholas Courtney[86]	81	Actor (Doctor Who)
15 March	Keith Fordyce[87]	82	Radio and television presenter (Ready Steady Go!)
15 April	Trevor Bannister[88]	76	Actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine)
19 April	Elisabeth Sladen[89]	65	Actress (Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures)
23 April	John Sullivan	64	Writer (Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith)
	James Casey	88	Comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (The Clitheroe Kid)
26 May	Flick Colby[90]	65	Dancer and choreographer (co-founder/creator of the Top of the Pops dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co., and Zoo; The Two Ronnies)
4 June	Donald Hewlett[91]	90	Actor (It Ain't Half Hot Mum, You Rang M'Lord?)
8 June	Roy Skelton	79	Actor (Doctor Who, Rainbow)
25 June	Margaret Tyzack[92]		Actress (The Forsyte Saga)
2 August	Richard Pearson[93]	93	Actor
22 August	John Howard Davies[94]	72	Child actor and comedy director (Fawlty Towers)
11 September	Andy Whitfield[95]	39	Actor and model (Spartacus: Blood and Sand)
27 September	David Croft[96]	89	Television producer
15 October	Betty Driver[97]	91	Actress (Coronation Street)
29 October	Jimmy Savile[98]	84	DJ and television presenter (Top of the Pops, Jim'll Fix It)
20 November	Angie Dowds[99]	42	Personal trainer (The Biggest Loser)
18 December	Ronald Wolfe[100]	89	Writer (On The Buses, The Rag Trade)

See also

• 2011 in British music


• 2011 in British radio


• 2011 in the United Kingdom


• List of British films of 2011

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