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2013 in British television

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This is a list of events that took place in 2013 related to British television.

Events

January

DateEvent
**2**ITV signs a twelve-month product placement deal with DFS that will see the furniture retailer's sofas used as part of the set for *This Morning*.
**4**The CBeebies and CBBC blocks on BBC Two air for the last time. The children's programming would in the future air exclusively on their dedicated channels.
**5–6**CITV celebrates its 30th anniversary with an "Old Skool" marathon of archive programming on the weekend.
**5**In a poll conducted for the film channel Sky Movies 007 HD, a scene from *Goldfinger* in which James Bond is strapped to a table while a laser beam begins to cut it in half is voted as the best Bond movie moment.
**6**BBC One airs the last programme in its astronomy series *The Sky at Night* to be presented by Sir Patrick Moore, recorded shortly before his death in December 2012. He launched the series in 1957.
Launch of ITV's celebrity diving contest, *Splash!*, in which Olympic bronze medalist Tom Daley teaches contestants to dive. The first episode is seen by 5.6 million viewers, but receives a mixed reception from critics.
**7**BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan is appointed Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University.
Anne Wood, creator of *Teletubbies* and *Brum*, criticises the BBC's decision to remove children's programming from its mainstream channels, accusing them of "ghettoising" children's television.
**9**BBC Four confirms that its reruns of *Top of the Pops* will continue with episodes from 1978, but that editions featuring Jimmy Savile will not be aired.
**14**ITV1 rebrands back to its original name, ITV, after 12 years, along with the introduction of a new logo on ITV plc-owned channels and online services.
**18**After nearly four years, Countdown is filmed at the Granada Studios in Manchester for the last time. Subsequent series are now filmed at dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford thus marking the second time that the show has relocated in its 30-year history.
**20**The BBC issues an immediate apology after its digital channel CBeebies airs an episode of *Tweenies* from 2001 in which one of the main characters named Max dresses as Jimmy Savile to present a chart show.
**22**Broadcaster Stuart Hall is charged with one count of rape and 14 of indecent assault following a police investigation into historic allegations.
**23***Coronation Street*, *Downton Abbey*, *This Morning*, *Strictly Come Dancing* and Miranda Hart are among the big winners at the [18th National Television Awards](18th-national-television-awards). Joanna Lumley takes home a lifetime achievement accolade.
**25**Singer Rylan Clark wins the eleventh series of *Celebrity Big Brother*.
**30**Former Channel 5 Director of Programmes Jeff Ford has been hired by Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 to become their new Director of Content, a position he will take up in February.

February

DateEvent
**2**Former Olympic Skier Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards wins the first series of *Splash!*.
**4**More4 launches in high-definition for the first time.
**5**Cable television provider Virgin Media announced it is to be acquired by Liberty Global for US$23.3 billion (£15 billion).
**8**The BBC Trust approves a twelve-month trial to make some BBC TV content available online through BBC iPlayer ahead of its scheduled television debut.
**9**BBC Three celebrates its 10th anniversary.
**13**ITV's *This Morning* apologises after "accidentally" showing a photograph of Kate Middleton in a bikini. The image was used while discussing a recent controversy involving pictures of the Duchess, but should have been blurred out.
**14**Former head of BBC News Helen Boaden is appointed Director of BBC Radio by incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall. She will take up the position from April.
**15**ITV drops the actor Michael Le Vell from *Coronation Street* pending the outcome of legal proceedings after police charge him with 19 child sex offences allegedly committed between 2001 and 2010.
**16**Sir Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice-president of Industrial Design for Apple Inc., is presented with *Blue Peter*s highest accolade, a gold Blue Peter badge in a special edition of the show about gadgets.
**18**BBC journalists stage a one-day strike over compulsory redundancies.
**23***Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway* returns to ITV after a four-year hiatus.
**25**Telecommunications giant BT, which bought the rights to some Premier League matches in 2012, expands its investment in sports broadcasting with the purchase of ESPN's channels in Britain and Ireland.

March

DateEvent
**4**BBC One airs the 1000th edition of *A Question of Sport*.
**10**Prince Charles guest edits an edition of *Countryfile* to celebrate the programme's 25th anniversary.
Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle and dance partner Daniel Whiston win the eighth series of *Dancing on Ice*.
**14**A full-size replica of the House of Commons, used in place of the real chamber in several films and television series, is among film sets for sale on the internet auction site eBay. It is sold for £123,000, but auctioned again at an auction house in June after the buyer failed to complete the purchase.
**16**The 2013 Comic Relief telethon raises a record £75 million for charity.
**17**The final BBC News bulletins are aired from BBC Television Centre before news operations switch to the Broadcasting House in Central London, effective from 18 March.
**19***Coronation Street* actor William Roache apologises after appearing to suggest victims of paedophiles were being punished for past sins in an interview for New Zealand's *One News*.
It is reported that Channel 4 will screen a documentary *The Murder Trial* showing footage of the trial of Nat Fraser, who in 2012 was convicted of the murder of his estranged wife, Arlene.
**23***Granada Reports* is broadcast from the Granada Studios at Quay Street for the last time.
**24**ITV Granada broadcasts from the dock10 studios for the first time.
**26**BBC Two launches in high definition for the first time, two and a half years after BBC One did.
Research published by the Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests that five-year-olds who watch more than three hours of television a day are more likely to develop antisocial behaviour than those who do not.
**29**BBC journalists stage a twelve-hour strike, disrupting television and radio news programmes.
**30**The BBC confirms that David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the [*Doctor Who* 50th anniversary special](50th-anniversary-special-doctor-who).
Sir Tony Robinson's new Channel 4 history series Walking Through History started.
**31**The BBC Television Centre is closed and all BBC services move to the Broadcasting House.

April

DateEvent
**1**Responsibility for the funding of S4C begins to transfer to the BBC.
The cox of the University of Oxford rowing team apologises for repeated use of the F-word during the previous day's University Boat Race which aired live on television.
**4***Countdown* co-presenter Rachel Riley will join the presenting team of Channel 5's *The Gadget Show* when the series returns in the summer, it is announced.
**9**The US TV miniseries *The Bible*, a ten-part dramatisation of some of the Bible's most famous stories, will be aired by Channel 5 later in the year, it is announced.
**15**The BBC says that an edition of *Panorama* filmed secretly on a university study trip to North Korea will be broadcast, despite claims by the London School of Economics that students may have been put in danger.
**16**James Harding, former editor of *The Times*, is named as the new BBC Director of News. He replaces Helen Boaden, who was moved from the job to become Director of Radio.
**17**BBC One airs the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died on 8 April. The three-hour special is watched by an average 3.2 million viewers, peaking at 4.4 million.
A planned showing of the film *Four Lions* is cancelled by Film4 in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing in which three people died.
**19**Channel 5 pulls two programmes narrated by Rolf Harris from its schedule after reports the presenter was interviewed by police over allegations of sexual offences.
**23**Current Director of BBC One, Danny Cohen is appointed Director of BBC Television, taking up the position from 7 May.
**25**The BBC is to limit the redundancy packages for its managers to £150,000 following criticism about the amount of severance paid to its executives.
**26**Ray Winstone guest hosts *Have I Got News for You*, the edition prompting over 100 complaints to the BBC and Ofcom in the following days because of the programme's perceived anti-Scottish stance during a section discussing Scottish independence.
**29**The University of Manchester wins the 2012–13 series of *University Challenge*, beating University College London 190–140.

May

DateEvent
**1**Forthcoming scenes from *Coronation Street* featuring William Roache will be dropped after he is arrested over historic allegations of rape. ITV says he will not appear again in the soap while investigations are ongoing.
**2**Broadcaster Stuart Hall pleads guilty to 14 charges of sexual assault.
Natalie Coleman wins the 2013 series of *MasterChef*.
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**8**BBC Two Controller Janice Hadlow takes temporary control of BBC Four following the departure of Richard Klein to become head of ITV factual programming.
**9**BT announces it will offer their BT Sport channels to its broadband customers for free in a bid to challenge Sky's dominance of the pay-per-view market.
**16**The BBC apologises for a *Newsnight* report about Help for Heroes that falsely suggested the charity was responsible for shortcomings in the care of wounded soldiers.
**17**Ian Allen, the creator of children's television series *Button Moon* wins a claim for damages against a businessman he says copied his designs for tee shirts and mugs.
**18**Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with "Only Teardrops".
**20**The BBC documentary series *Panorama* airs unseen footage from the 1989 Hillsborough disaster that casts doubt on medical evidence given at the inquest.
**21**ITV celebrity ice skating competition Dancing on Ice will end in 2014 after 1 further "all-stars" series, after Torvill & Christopher Dean would retire after 30 years of their Bolero performance at the [1984 Winter Olympics](1984-winter-olympics).
**23**BBC political editor Nick Robinson apologises after he quoted a source describing the perpetrators of the previous day's Woolwich attack as "of Muslim appearance". The BBC received 43 complaints after Robinson used the term during the *BBC News at Six*.
**24**The BBC scraps its £98m Digital Media Initiative – a project launched in 2008 to change the way the corporation's staff utilised video and audio material. Director-General Tony Hall says the scheme has "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money", and that an investigation will be held to determine what lessons can be learned from the venture.
The BBC apologises after a floor plan for the 23 May edition of *Question Time* from Belfast described the Northern Ireland Education Minister John O'Dowd as being from Sinn Féin/IRA. The phrase is a pejorative term used by members of the unionist community, but Sinn Féin maintains it and the IRA are separate organisations.
**27**Former *Crimewatch* presenter Nick Ross issues a statement in defence of criticism he received for comments he makes about rape in his forthcoming book, *Crime*.
**30**ITV announce that Beverley Callard is to reprise her role as *Coronation Street*s Liz McDonald, and will be seen on screen again from October.

June

DateEvent
**1**The BBC announces that *Doctor Who* actor Matt Smith will quit as the Eleventh Doctor at the end of 2013.
BBC One airs highlights of *The Sound of Change Live*, a benefit concert held in aid of fashion brand Gucci's Chime for Change campaign at Twickenham Stadium in London.
**6**In an interview for Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre podcast, actor and comedian Stephen Fry, who has bipolar disorder speaks candidly about an attempted suicide bid while he was filming abroad in 2012.
*Coronation Street* actor Bill Roache is charged with five historical accounts of indecent assault against four girls during the 1960s.
**7**Queen Elizabeth II opens the BBC's rebuilt Broadcasting House, creating a memorable television moment when she appears behind the BBC News channel's on air newsreaders.
**8**The series seven finale of *Britain's Got Talent* is disrupted when a woman runs on stage and throws eggs at the judges. She is later revealed to be a member of one of the performing act's backing group. The series is won by shadow dancing group Attraction.
**9**Channel 4 airs an entire commercial break in French to celebrate the launch of its French zombie drama *The Returned*.
**13**Comedian Rory Bremner presents *Rory Goes to Holyrood*, a one-off comedy programme for BBC Scotland that takes a satirical look at Scottish politics and the independence debate. The show was conceived as a way of injecting some comedy into a subject that has suffered from an absence of humour.
**14**The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board announces that catch-up programmes viewed online or through smart devices will be included in official viewing figures for the first time from Autumn 2013.
**17**BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually abusing under age girls, as the BBC issues an "unreserved apology" to his victims.
Ofcom launches an investigation into the broadcasting of footage from the Woolwich attack after receiving about 700 complaints.
Broadcaster Jo Whiley criticises reality shows such as *The Voice* and *Britain's Got Talent*, saying the contestants who appear on them are unaware of what they are letting themselves in for.
**18**ITV announces that *Birds of a Feather* will return to British television in January 2014 following a fifteen-year break after the broadcaster signed up the original BBC cast.
**19**Ofcom is to launch an investigation into BSkyB over the supply of its sports channels to rival broadcasters.
**22**Andrea Begley wins the second series of *The Voice*.
**25**It is reported that ITV are considering cancelling *Prize Island*, a game show filmed in Mozambique in October 2012 before it has even aired. ITV sources have claimed it was supposed to be shown in the spring to compete with BBC One's *The Voice*, but was considered not to be very good. *Prize Island* eventually begins airing in October, going out in a Sunday afternoon slot.
**26**Charlotte Moore is appointed as Controller of BBC One, replacing Danny Cohen, who was given the role of Director of Television in April.

July

DateEvent
**5**The BBC announces it is suspending production of 3D programming indefinitely, due to a "lack of public appetite" for the technology.
**8**Audience figures show Andy Murray's victory in the previous day's [Wimbledon Men's Singles final](2013-wimbledon-championships-nbsp-men-s-singles) was watched by 17.3 million viewers, making it the most watched programme of the year so far.
Drama is launched by UKTV, replacing Blighty. The channel also launches on free-to-air platform Freeview. However it does not launch on Virgin Media until August.
**9**A special last-minute scene is filmed for inclusion in the day's episode of *EastEnders* reflecting Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory.
The BBC confirms that Barbara Windsor will return to *EastEnders* as Peggy Mitchell for a one-off appearance.
16After 5 seasons and 4 years, the final episode of the 2009 series of Horrible Histories is broadcast on CBBC.
**17**Police confirm that a body found at Seaford, East Sussex on 12 July is that of Paul Bhattacharjee, an actor who disappeared on 10 July. Bhattacharjee had appeared in the 2006 James Bond film *Casino Royale*, and *EastEnders*.
Leah Totton, a medical doctor from Derry, Northern Ireland wins the ninth series of *The Apprentice*, and a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar in her planned cosmetic procedures business.
**19**An update of Freeview's software leaves owners of Sony DVD recorders unable to access or record Freeview channels through the devices.
**21**For the past three consecutive weeks in July 2013, Channel 5 has beaten Channel 4 in terms of daily average share for the week, excluding +1. However, this time since its launch in 1997, Channel 5 (on a 5% share) beat Channel 4 (on a 4.94% share) in terms of daily average share for the week including +1.
**26**Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has his fifteen-month sentence for a series of indecent assaults doubled to 30 months by the Court of Appeal after the Attorney General launched an appeal against the leniency of the original sentence.

August

DateEvent
**2**The Fox Broadcasting Company announce plans to remake ITV's popular crime drama, *Broadchurch* for a US market.
**4**Scottish actor Peter Capaldi is unveiled as the Twelfth Doctor in a BBC One special, *Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor*.
**7**An advert featuring a team "rescuing" neglected jars of Marmite has received 278 complaints from viewers since it was first shown two days earlier.
**12**Paddy Roberts becomes the first male £250,000 winner on *Deal or No Deal*.
**14**Sky News cameraman Mick Deane is shot dead while covering protests following July's [coup d'état in Egypt](2013-egyptian-coup-d-etat).
**19**Sam Evans wins *Big Brother 14*.
**20***Top Boy* returns to Channel 4 for a second four-part series.
**28**UK television debut of the Australian prison drama *Wentworth* on Channel 5. The opening episode of the *Prisoner Cell Block H* reboot attracts an audience of 2.4 million.
**29**Thirty years of *Blockbusters*.
**31**Sharon Osbourne returns to *The X Factor* after six years.

September

DateEvent
**5**It is reported that *Coronation Street* will explore the issue of the right to die when the character Hayley Cropper decides she wants to take her own life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Lauren Lambert wins Cycle 9 of *Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model*.
**6**Ade Edmondson wins the 2013 series of *Celebrity MasterChef*.
**10**Michael Le Vell is cleared of child sex allegations following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.
**11**Singer Kylie Minogue will join *The Voice UK* as a coach when the series returns in 2014.
**12**Debut of the period crime drama *Peaky Blinders* on BBC Two.
**13**Reality television star Charlotte Crosby wins the twelfth series of *Celebrity Big Brother*.
**14**Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates announce their exit from *The Voice UK*, with new presenter Emma Willis confirmed to co-host the 2014 series.
**16**ITV re-introduces sub-regional news coverage across England. The weekday daytime, late evening and weekend bulletins as well as 20 minutes of the 6pm programme are once again more localised.
**17**Marvin Humes announced as Reggie Yates replacement on *The Voice UK*. He will co-host the third series alongside Emma Willis.
**18**Sue Barker announces she is stepping down as host of BBC Sports Personality of the Year after 19 years.
**20**The day's episode of *EastEnders* sees a one-off appearance of Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell.
**26**BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders will leave the BBC to take up a position at JP Morgan Asset Management.
**27**Prime Minister David Cameron confirms he will not have a television debate with Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond ahead of next year's [referendum on Scottish independence](2014-scottish-independence-referendum).
A *Radio Times* article reports that a leaked internal BBC document casts doubt on the existence of TV detector vans after it makes no mention of them in a detailed discussion of the TV licence fee. The BBC subsequently responds by saying the vans do exist, but will not provide further details about how many are in operation.

October

DateEvent
**1**After series one of *Wentworth* continues to prove popular with viewers, Channel 5 announces it has acquired the UK broadcasting rights for series two. The series will air in 2014.
**3**ITV celebrates twenty-five years of *This Morning*, with its original hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan returning to join Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford to present a special live edition from the show's original home at Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool.
**6**Speaking at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to promote his book, *Great Britain's Great War*, *Newsnight* presenter Jeremy Paxman criticises schools for using episodes of *Blackadder Goes Forth* to teach students about World War I, saying the practice is "astonishing".
**7**It is reported that the comedy *Open All Hours* will return for a one-off special over Christmas. The episode, titled *Still Open All Hours* will see David Jason reprise his role as Granville.
**8**BBC Director-General Tony Hall announces plans to launch a BBC One +1 channel, and offer a 30-day catch-up service on the iPlayer.
*Downton Abbey* creator Julian Fellowes defends a controversial rape storyline in the latest episode of the ITV series following a number of complaints.
**11**Nine missing episodes from the 1968 *Doctor Who* series *The Web of Fear* and *The Enemy of the World* are made available for download from the BBC website after they were found at a television station in Nigeria.
**12**The BBC says it "completely rejects" allegations by *Daily Mail* editor Paul Dacre that coverage of an article the paper published about Labour leader Ed Miliband's father was "one-sided".
**16**BBC Director-General Tony Hall unveils the corporation's four-year plan for World War I centenary programming and coverage. This will include an online resource allowing access to records kept by the Imperial War Museum, and a documentary about Keith Murdoch (the father of Rupert Murdoch) who, as a young war correspondent, revealed the disastrous nature of the Gallipoli Campaign in 1916, changing the direction of the war.
**17**Robert Peston is appointed as BBC Economics Editor, replacing Stephanie Flanders.
**22**Stuart Hall is stripped of his OBE following his conviction for sexual offences against young girls.
Frances Quinn wins the fourth series of *The Great British Bake Off*.
ITV confirms that *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* will end after fifteen years on air as presenter Chris Tarrant steps down from the role.
**23**Comedian Russell Brand appears as a guest on *Newsnight* to mark his one-off stint as guest editor of the *New Statesman*, and tells presenter Jeremy Paxman he has never voted because of an "absolute indifference and weariness and exhaustion from the lies, treachery and deceit of the political class". Paxman criticises Brand's stance on the programme, but later tells the *Radio Times* that he himself did not vote at a recent election, that there is something "irresistible" about the comedian, and that "part of [his] diagnosis is right. There is a huge sense of disillusion out there."
**25**The BBC hosts [100 Women](100-women-bbc), a day of debate and discussion across radio, television and online featuring a hundred women from around the world.
**28**Lord Sugar confirms that the tenth series of *The Apprentice* has been pushed back to Autumn 2014 to avoid clashing with the [2014 World Cup](2014-fifa-world-cup-final). *Young Apprentice* has also been axed.
**29**The BBC announce that *The Sky at Night* will be shown exclusively on BBC Four from 2014, ending a 54-year run on the corporation's flagship channel.
**31**TV cameras are allowed into the Court of Appeal for the first time, after a change in the law allowing proceedings to be recorded.
Journalist and presenter Paris Lees becomes the first openly transgender panellist to appear on the BBC's *Question Time*.

November

DateEvent
**9**BT announces a £897 million deal with UEFA to broadcast the Champions League exclusively on BT Sport from the 2015–16 season for three years, ending two decades of the competition being broadcast free-to-air on ITV.
**11***Panorama* becomes the first ongoing British TV programme to reach and celebrate its 60th anniversary.
**12**Alan Titchmarsh steps down as presenter of the BBC's coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show after 30 years in the role and following the BBC's decision to revamp its coverage of the event.
Actor Sir Tony Robinson says that Prince William has agreed to make a cameo appearance in *Blackadder* if another series is recorded.
Laura Kuenssberg will leave ITV to return to the BBC as chief correspondent and a presenter of *Newsnight* from February 2014, it is announced. She will replace Gavin Esler in the latter role.
**13**After 24 years and 70 episodes, Agatha Christie's Poirot airs its final episode, Curtain: Poirot's Last Case which sees main character Hercule Poirot killed off. As a result, David Suchet who portrayed Poirot (and is considered the most faithful to the books) has portrayed the character in every major adaptation of the stories that the character appears in.
**18**James Bond will return to terrestrial television after ITV signs a deal with MGM Worldwide Television to air the films, which were snapped up by BSkyB in an agreement with the distributors in 2012. The new deal enables ITV to air the television premiere of *Skyfall* in 2014.
**20**At the Salford Media Festival in Manchester, Scottish Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop says that an independent Scotland would have a new licence fee funded broadcaster based on the assets and staff of BBC Scotland.
**23***Doctor Who* celebrates its 50th anniversary by airing a special episode, "The Day of the Doctor". Overnight viewing figures suggest it was watched by 10.2 million viewers.
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**27**Addressing The Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference, BBC Director-General Tony Hall says the BBC should be "more aggressive" and "less British" in its defence of the television licence.
**28**Virgin Media switches off its analogue TV service in Milton Keynes. This had been the last analogue television service which had still been in operation in the UK and brings to an end all forms of analogue television in the United Kingdom.
**29**The new *Coronation Street* set at dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford is officially unveiled.
**30***The Bible* makes its British television debut on Channel 5.

December

DateEvent
**2**More than 44,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for reality television star Katie Hopkins to be banned from television after a Twitter posting in which she made a joke about Scottish life expectancy in the wake of the [Glasgow helicopter crash](2013-glasgow-helicopter-crash) that resulted in several fatalities. Hopkins responds that she was referring to a recent NHS report discussing the country's average life expectancy and apologises for any offence caused.
**5–6**The death of former South African President Nelson Mandela leads to several schedule changes, including extended news coverage and special documentaries paying tribute to him.
**6**Figures published by *Broadcast* magazine indicate that in 2013, ITV achieved its first increase in audience share since 1990, rising from 15.7% in 2012 to 16.5% this year. ITV is also the only one of the five main terrestrial channels to increase its viewership over the past year, while Channel 4 saw a drop from 6.5% to 5.8%. The decrease is attributed to the 2012 boost Channel 4 had in its viewers because of its coverage of that year's [Summer Paralympics](2012-summer-paralympics).
**8**Westlife singer Kian Egan wins the thirteenth series of *I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!*.
**9***EastEnders* marks the death of Nelson Mandela with a specially recorded scene in which Carol Jackson (Lindsay Coulson) and Denise Fox (Diane Parish) recall Mandela's release from prison in 1990.
**10**The BBC launches five new high-definition simulcasts of BBC News, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and CBeebies.
The Channel 4 daytime quiz *Fifteen to One*, which recently featured as a one-off special as part of an [80s Nostalgia](80s-nostalgia) evening, is to return for a full series in Spring 2014 with Sandi Toksvig as host. A celebrity version will be presented by Adam Hills.
**12**BBC One's *Question Time* is broadcast from South Africa to discuss the legacy of Nelson Mandela following his recent death.
Steven Edwards wins the sixth series of *MasterChef: The Professionals*.
**13**The media regulator Ofcom says that complaints about BT TV have more than doubled since the launch of BT Sport in August.
**15**2013 Wimbledon men's singles winner Andy Murray is named this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Sam Bailey wins the tenth series of *The X Factor*.
**17**Ofcom reports that a Comic Relief sketch featuring Rowan Atkinson as a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury was the most complained about television broadcast of the year, although Ofcom ruled in July that it did not breach the regulations.
Channel 4 has commissioned three pilot comedy shows for the New Year. *Flack* will star Sheridan Smith as a PR woman struggling to keep her life on track. *Catastrophe* will see Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney respectively star as an Irish woman and American man who struggle to fall in love against the backdrop of contemporary London. *Sit.Com*, written by and starring David Baddiel, is a family sitcom highlighting the distractions of modern technology.
**21**It is reported that former Channel 5 chief executive David Elstein will call for the abolition of the licence fee and suggest the BBC introduce a subscription model when the Culture, Media and Sport Committee convenes to discuss the future of the Corporation in January 2014.
Model Abbey Clancy and dancing partner Aljaž Skorjanec win the eleventh series of *Strictly Come Dancing*.
**22**Defence Minister Anna Soubry apologises after comments made on an edition of *The Andrew Marr Show* in which she described UKIP leader Nigel Farage as looking "like somebody has put their finger up his bottom and he really rather likes it".
**24**British television premiere of Walt Disney's 1940 animated classic *Fantasia* is aired on BBC Two for the first time.
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom airs its final episode.
**25**Matt Smith makes his final full appearance as the Eleventh Doctor in the *Doctor Who* episode "The Time of the Doctor"; his successor, Peter Capaldi, makes a minor appearance as the Twelfth Doctor at the episode's conclusion.
**26**Overnight viewing figures indicate that *Mrs. Brown's Boys* was the most watched show on Christmas Day, with an audience of 9.4 million. The BBC claimed four of the five most watched programmes on Christmas Day.
**27***Still Open All Hours* was the most watched programme on Boxing Day, attracting an audience of 10 million. On ITV, the terrestrial television premiere of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1* was watched by an average audience of 4.3 million.

Debuts

BBC

DateDebutChannel
2 January*Africa*BBC One
4 January*The Dumping Ground*CBBC
5 January*Britain's Brightest*BBC One
*Richard Hammond's Secret Service*
*Animal Antics*
6 January*An Drochaid/The Bridge Rising*BBC Alba
*The A to Z of TV Gardening*BBC Two
7 January*The Polar Bear Family & Me*
*The Battle for Malta*
*Fit*CBBC
*Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic*BBC Four
10 January*Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork*
11 January*Alba*BBC Alba
13 January*Blandings*BBC One
14 January*Father Brown*
*Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here*BBC Two
15 January*Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways*
16 January*Funny Business*
17 January*Winterwatch Unsprung*
*Dani's Castle*CBBC
*Fierce Earth*
18 January*An Evening with Glen Campbell*BBC Four
19 January*Who Let the Dogs Out and About?*CBBC
22 January*Allotment Wars*BBC One
23 January*Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom*CBBC
*David Attenborough – The Early Years*BBC Red Button
*Bob Servant Independent*BBC Four
24 January*The Genius of Invention*BBC Two
25 January*An Ode to Burns and Ulster*
27 January*Wonders of Life*
29 January*The Mary Berry Story*
31 January*The Planners*
1 February*Monty Don's French Gardens*
*A Concert for Bangladesh Revisited*BBC Four
4 February*Am Prionnsa Beag/The Little Prince*BBC Alba
*Dancing on the Edge*BBC Two
6 February*Brain Doctora*BBC Two
12 February*The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track*
15 February*The Beatles' Please Please Me: Remaking a Classic*BBC Four
16 February*How To Be Epic @ Everything*CBBC
18 February*Britain's Empty Homes Revisited*BBC One
*City of Culture Film*BBC Two Northern Ireland
21 February*Beneath the Lab Coat*BBC Two
22 February*Wild Arabia*
24 February*Dan Cruickshank's Written in Stone*BBC One Northern Ireland
3 March*Boxing at the Movies: Kings of the Ring*BBC Four
4 March*Beat the Pack*BBC One
*The Great British Winter*BBC Two
5 March*Bluestone 42*BBC Three
11 March*Caught Red Handed*BBC One
*Country Show Cook Off*BBC Two
12 March*Beyond Time: William Turnbull*BBC Four
14 March*Lee Nelson's Well Funny People*BBC Three
17 March*In the Flesh*
18 March*The Challenger Disaster*BBC Two
*Can Eating Insects Save the World*BBC Four
23 March*Britain's Natural World*
24 March*Driven: The Fastest Woman in the World*BBC Two
31 March*The Village*BBC One
2 April*The Great British Sewing Bee*BBC Two
*Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams*BBC Four
8 April*Chefs: Put Your Menu Where You Mouth Is*BBC One
25 April*The Politician's Husband*BBC Two
29 April*Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian*
30 April*Sweat the Small Stuff*BBC Three
9 May*Dance with the Elements*BBC Two
12 May*Emeli Sande Live in London*BBC Three
13 May*The Fall*BBC Two
*The Chef's Protege*
*Cusile*
14 May*Frankie*BBC One
16 May*The Dambusters: 70 Years On*BBC Two
18 May*Ceolraidh*BBC Alba
19 May*Ice Age Giants*BBC Two
20 May*Don't Get Done in the Sun*BBC One
21 May*The Cleveland Captives: What Really Happened?*BBC Three
22 May*Enlighten Up!*BBC Two
25 May*David Bowie – Five Years*
*Cannes 2013*BBC News Channel
27 May*Dive WWII: Our Secret History*BBC One Northern Ireland
30 May*DNN*CBBC
1 June*Curtain Call*BBC Two
4 June*The Call Centre*BBC Three
13 June*Rory Goes to Holyrood*BBC Two Scotland
16 June*The White Queen*BBC One
18 June*The Route Masters: Running London's Roads*BBC Two
4 July*Supermarket Secrets*BBC One
8 July*Count Arthur Strong*BBC Two
13 July*Top of the Lake*
16 July*Family Tree*
23 July*Badults*BBC Three
27 July*Break the Safe*BBC One
3 August*I Love My Country*
10 August*That Puppet Game Show*
16 August*Big School*
25 August*What Remains*
13 September*The House that £100k Built*BBC Two
18 September*Father Figure*BBC One
20 September*David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates*BBC Two
22 September*By Any Means*BBC One
*The Crane Gang*BBC Two
24 September*The Wrong Mans*
2 October*The Great British Year*BBC Four
3 October*Hotel of Mum and Dad*BBC Three
10 October*Truckers*BBC One
21 October*Iceland Foods: Life in The Freezer Cabinet*BBC Two
22 October*Fox Wars*BBC One
23 October*Ambassadors*BBC Two
29 October*The Escape Artist*BBC One
4 November*Pressure Pad*
13 November*Tudor Monastery Farm*BBC Two
17 November*Britain and the Sea*BBC One
20 November*Backchat*BBC Three
21 November*An Adventure in Space and Time*BBC Two
25 November*Referendum Documentaries*BBC Two Scotland & BBC Parliament
29 November*Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom*BBC Two
9 December*Great British Garden Revival*
18 December*The Great Train Robbery*BBC One
26 December*Gangsta Granny*
*Death Comes to Pemberley*
30 December*The Thirteenth Tale*BBC Two
*Sacred Wonders of Britain*
31 December*Two Doors Down*BBC One Scotland

ITV

Datewidth=250Debutwidth=90Channel
3 January
5 January
6 January
*The Magaluf Weekender*
11 January
31 January
13 February
27 February
*Lightfields*
4 March
18 March
25 March
1 April
7 April
13 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
21 April
29 April
*The Job Lot*
5 June
9 June
29 June
22 July
31 July
19 August
22 August
31 August
3 September
*Ade in Adland*
4 September
5 September
*The Guilty*
*The Big Reunion: On Tour*
13 September
17 September
2 October
5 October
6 October
8 October
10 October
*Breathless*
27 October
*Sunday Scoop*
*Prize Island*
28 October
1 November
25 November
11 December
21 December
25 December

Channel 4

Datewidth=250Debutwidth=100Channel
2 January
7 January
11 January
15 January
18 February
7 March
4 April
6 April
10 June
24 June
28 July
1 August
18 September
6 October
29 December
Unknown

Channel 5

Datewidth=250Debutwidth=100Channel
11 June
8 July
28 August
8 October
30 November

Other channels

Datewidth=250Debutwidth=100Channel
8 February
10 March
10 June
16 June
17 September
10 November

Channels

New channels

DateChannel
4 FebruaryMore4 HD
26 MarchBBC Two HD
28 MarchSky Movies Disney
Sky Movies Disney HD
30 AprilInvestigation Discovery +1
TLC
TLC +1
TLC HD
03 MayGeo Tez
4 JuneTrue Drama
8 JulyDrama
22 JulyKix Power
1 AugustBT Sport 1
BT Sport 1 HD
BT Sport 2
BT Sport 2 HD
13 AugustTCM +1
1 OctoberKix +1
4 NovemberLifetime
Lifetime +1
10 DecemberBBC Three HD
BBC Four HD
BBC News HD
CBBC HD
CBeebies HD

Defunct channels

DateChannel
26 MarchBBC HD
28 MarchDisney Cinemagic
Disney Cinemagic +1
Disney Cinemagic HD
30 AprilDiscovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time +1
Discovery Travel & Living
DMAX +2
5 JulyBlighty
31 JulyESPN America
ESPN America HD
ESPN Classic
12 AugustTCM 2
17 AugustSky Movies 007 HD
1 OctoberKix Power
4 NovemberBio.

Rebranding channels

DateOld NameNew Name
11 JanuaryFXFox
FX +Fox +
FX HDFox HD
14 JanuaryITV1ITV
ITV1 +1ITV +1
ITV1 HDITV HD
7 OctoberPick TVPick
Pick TV +1Pick +1

Television shows

Changes of network affiliation

ShowMoved fromMoved to
*The Grand National*BBC One & BBC TwoChannel 4
*American Idol*ITV2[5*](5)
*The Paul O'Grady Show*Channel 4ITV
*M*A*S*H*Comedy Central ExtraTrue Entertainment
*Charlie Brooker's ...wipe*BBC FourBBC Two

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

ProgrammeDate(s) of original removalOriginal channel(s)Date of returnNew channel(s)
*Yes, Prime Minister*28 January 1988BBC Two15 January 2013Gold
*Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway*21 March 2009ITV23 February 2013N/A (Same channel as original)
*Catchphrase*19 December 20027 April 2013
*Through the Keyhole*4 June 2008ITV, BBC One & BBC Two31 August 2013ITV
*Eliot Kid*27 June 2012CBBC2 September 2013POP
*Fifteen to One*19 December 2003Channel 420 September 2013N/A (Same channel as original)
*The Paul O'Grady Show*23 December 2005
18 December 2009ITV
Channel 411 November 2013ITV
*Open All Hours* as *Still Open All Hours*26 March 1976
25 April 1982
6 October 1985BBC Two
BBC One26 December 2013BBC One

Continuing television shows

1920s

ProgrammeDate
*BBC Wimbledon*1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

1930s

ProgrammeDate
Trooping the Colour1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present
The Boat Race1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present

1950s

ProgrammeDate
*Panorama*1953–present
*The Sky at Night*1957–present
*Final Score*1958–present
*Blue Peter*

1960s

ProgrammeDate
*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
*Match of the Day*1964–present
*Top of the Pops*
*Gardeners' World*1968–present

1970s

ProgrammeDate
*Question of Sport*1970–present
*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

ProgrammeDate
*Family Fortunes*1980–1985, 1987–2002, 2006–present
*Children in Need*1980–present
*Countdown*1982–present
*Channel 4 Racing*1984–2016
*Thomas & Friends*1984–present
*EastEnders*1985–present
*Comic Relief*
*Catchphrase*1986–2002, 2013–present
*Casualty*1986–present
*This Morning*1988–present
*Countryfile*
*Red Dwarf*1988–1999, 2009–present
*Agatha Christie's Poirot*1989–2013

1990s

ProgrammeDate
*Have I Got News for You*1990–present
*MasterChef*1990–2001, 2005–present
*Junior MasterChef*1994, 2010–2014
*Room 101*1994–2007, 2012–2018
*The National Lottery Draws*1994–2017
*Top of the Pops 2*1994–2017
*Hollyoaks*1995–present
*Soccer AM*
*Never Mind the Buzzcocks*1996–2015
*Silent Witness*1996–present
*Midsomer Murders*1997–present
*Y Clwb Rygbi*, Wales
*Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?*1998–2014
*British Soap Awards*1999–2019, 2022–present
*Holby City*1999–2022

2000s

ProgrammeDate2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
*Big Brother*2000–present
*Bargain Hunt*
*BBC Breakfast*
*Click*
*Doctors*
*A Place in the Sun*
*The Unforgettable*
*Unreported World*
*Celebrity Big Brother*2001–present
*BBC South East Today*
*Football Focus*
*Rogue Traders*
*Escape to the Country*2002–present
*Fifth Gear*2002–2016
*Flog It!*2002–present
*Foyle's War*2002–2015
*I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!*2002–present
*In It to Win It*2002–2016
*Inside Out*2002–present
*River City*
*Saturday Kitchen*
*Daily Politics*2003–present
*QI*
*Peep Show*2003–2015
*This Week*2003–present
*Celebrity Mastermind*
*New Tricks*2003–2015
*Eggheads*2003–present
*Extraordinary People*
*Grumpy Old Men*
*Homes Under the Hammer*
*Traffic Cops*
*Doc Martin*2004–2019
*Match of the Day 2*2004–present
*Shameless*2004–2013
*Strictly Come Dancing*2004–present
*The X Factor*2004–2018
*[60 Minute Makeover](60-minute-makeover)*2004–2014
*Agatha Christie's Marple*2004–2013
*The Big Fat Quiz of the Year*2004–present
*The Culture Show*
*Football First*
*The Gadget Show*
*Live at the Apollo*
*NewsWatch*
*SadlerVision*
*Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two*
*Who Do You Think You Are?*
*[8 Out of 10 Cats](8-out-of-10-cats)*2005–present
*Deal or No Deal*2005–2016
*The Andrew Marr Show*2005–present
*The Adventure Show*
*The Apprentice*
*Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model*2005–2013
*Dragons' Den*2005–present
*The F Word*
*The Hotel Inspector*
*The Jeremy Kyle Show*
*Mock the Week*
*Springwatch*
*Ukwia*
*Dancing on Ice*2006–2014
*Waterloo Road*2006–present
*The Album Chart Show*
*Animal Spies!*
*The Apprentice: You're Fired!*
*Banged Up Abroad*
*Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe*
*Cricket AM*
*Dickinson's Real Deal*
*Don't Get Done, Get Dom*
*Lewis*2006–2015
*Monkey Life*2006–present
*Not Going Out*
*The One Show*2006–present
*People & Power*
*Peschardt's People*
*Secret Millionaire*
*The Slammer*2006–2015
*Britain's Got Talent*2007–present
*Outnumbered*2007–2014
*Skins*2007–2013
*Would I Lie to You?*2007–present
*The Alan Titchmarsh Show*2007–2014
*Benidorm*2007–present
*The Big Questions*
*Don't Tell the Bride*
*Embarrassing Bodies*
*Escape from Scorpion Island*
*The Graham Norton Show*
*Harry & Paul*
*Heir Hunters*
*Helicopter Heroes*
*Inspector George Gently*
*An Island Parish*
*Jeff Randall Live*
*London Ink*
*Mary Queen of Shops*
*Primeval*
*Rapal*
*The Real MacKay*
*Real Rescues*
*An Là*2008–present
*Argumental*
*Being Human*2008–2013
*Big & Small*2008–present
*Bizarre ER*
*CCTV Cities*
*Celebrity Juice*
*Chuggington*
*Country House Rescue*
*The Hot Desk*
*House Guest*
*It Pays to Watch!*
*Only Connect*
*Police Interceptors*
*Rubbernecker*
*Rude Tube*
*Seachd Là*
*Snog Marry Avoid?*2008–2013
*Supersize vs Superskinny*2008–2014
*Wallander*2008–2016
*Miranda*2009–2015
*PhoneShop*2009–2013
*Pointless*2009–present
*Rip Off Britain*
*Russell Howard's Good News*2009–2015
*Sesame Tree*2009–2013
*The Chase*2009–present
*The Cube*2009–2015
*Alan Carr: Chatty Man*2009–2016
*Bang Goes the Theory*2009–2014
*Cast Offs*2009–present
*Copycats*
*Countrywise*
*Cowboy Trap*
*Fern Britton Meets...*
*The Football League Show*2009–2015
*Four Weddings*2009–present
*Grow Your Own Drugs*
*Horrible Histories*2009–2013
*Inside Nature's Giants*2009–present
*Katie*
*Piers Morgan's Life Stories*
*Peter Andre: My Life*2009–2013

2010s

ProgrammeDate2010201120122013
*Daybreak*2010–2014
*DCI Banks*2010–2016
*Downton Abbey*2010–2015
*Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers*2010–2014
*The Great British Bake Off*2010–present
*Great British Railway Journeys*
*Him & Her*2010–2013
*James May's Man Lab*2010–2013
*Late Kick Off*2010–present
*A League of Their Own*
*Little Crackers*
*Lorraine*
*Luther*
*The Million Pound Drop*2010–2015
*The Nightshift*
*The Only Way Is Essex*
*Pocket tv*
*Scream! If You Know the Answer*
*Sherlock*
*Stand Up for the Week*2010–2013
*Strike-back*2010–present
*Sunday Morning Live*
*Take Me Out*2010–2020
*The Trip*2010–present
*Turn Back Time – The High Street/ Turn Back Time – The Family*
*All Over the Place*2011–present
*Black Mirror*
*Episodes*2011–2017
*Four Rooms*2011–present
*The Field of Blood*2011–2013
*Fresh Meat*2011–2016
*Friday Download*2011–present
*Hacker Time*2011–2016
*Horrible Histories: Gory Games*2011–2018
*Junior Bake Off*2011–present
*Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands*2011–2013
*Made in Chelsea*2011–present
*Match of the Day Kickabout*
*Mad Dogs*2011–2013
*Perfection*2011–2015
*Ross Kemp: Extreme World*2011–2017
*Sadie J*2011–2013
*The Sparticle Mystery*2011–2015
*Scott & Bailey*2011–2016
*Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents*2011–present
*Text Santa*2011–2015
*The Jonathan Ross Show*2011–present
*Top Boy*2011–2013, 2019–present
*Trollied*2011–present
*Vera*2011–2025
*Endeavour*2012–present
*Call the Midwife*
*The Hoarder Next Door*2012–2014
*The Midnight Beast*
*Prisoners' Wives*2012–2013
*Pramface*2012–2014
*The Sarah Millican Television Programme*2012–2013
*The Syndicate*2012–present
*Stella*
*The Voice UK*
*Watson & Oliver*2012–2013
*Line of Duty*2012–present
*Tipping Point*
*Lemon La Vida Loca*2012–2013
*Hebburn*
*Ripper Street*2012–2016
*Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs*2012–2023
*Bad Education*2012–2014
*Last Tango in Halifax*2012–present
*Claimed and Shamed*
*The Dumping Ground*2013–present
*The Dog Rescuers*
*Splash!*2013–2014
*Big Star's Little Star*2013–present
*Two Doors Down*2013, 2016–present

Ending this year

Date(s)ProgrammeChannel(s)Debut(s)
10 January*The Polar Bear Family & Me*BBC Two1985
6 February*Africa*BBC One
9 February*Britain's Brightest*
15 February*Great Night Out*ITV
21 February*Way To Go*BBC Three
22 February*Face the Clock*Channel 4
28 February*[64 Zoo Lane](64-zoo-lane)*CBeebies1999
*Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands*BBC Three2011
8 March*Wild Arabia*BBC Two2013
10 March*Being Human*BBC Three2008
27 March*Lightfields*ITV2013
30 March*Life's Too Short*BBC Two2011
2 April*Heading Out*2013
9 April*Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask*Dave2011
10 April*Anna & Katy*Channel 4
19 April*The Common Denominator*2013
25 April*James May's Man Lab*BBC Two2010
6 May*James Nesbitt's Ireland*ITV2013
9 May*The Politician's Husband*BBC Two
28 May*The Wright Way*BBC One
*Shameless*Channel 42004
30 May*Watson & Oliver*BBC Two2012
31 May*[1001 Things You Should Know](1001-things-you-should-know)*Channel 4
1 June*An Audience with...*ITV & Channel 41980
2 June*Ice Age Giants*BBC Two2013
12 June*[10 O'Clock Live](10-o-clock-live)*Channel 42011
18 June*Frankie*BBC One2013
24 June*May the Best House Win*ITV2010
30 June*Rise of the Continents*BBC Two2013
10 July*Love and Marriage*ITV
11 July*Lemon La Vida Loca*ITV22012
19 July*Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour*Channel 42013
26 July*Horrible Histories*CBBC2009
3 August*Your Face Sounds Familiar*ITV2013
5 August*The Dales*2011
*Skins*E42007
9 August*The Field of Blood*BBC One2011
18 August*The White Queen*2013
28 August*Restoration Home*BBC Two2011
29 August*PhoneShop*Channel 42009
30 August*Take On the Twisters*ITV2013
4 September*The Cafe*Sky 12011
5 September*Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model*Sky Living2005
6 September*Star Treatment*ITV2013
15 September*What Remains*BBC One
19 September*The Guilty*ITV
26 September*Chickens*Sky 1
27 September*The IT Crowd*Channel 42006
*David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates*BBC Two2013
28 September*I Love My Country*BBC One
*Stepping Out*ITV
9 October*Whitechapel*2009
10 October*Pat & Cabbage*2013
27 October*By Any Means*BBC One
29 October*London Irish*Channel 4
7 November*Truckers*BBC One
10 November*Ambassadors*
12 November*The Escape Artist*
13 November*Agatha Christie's Poirot*ITV1989
14 November*Breathless*2013
24 November*Was It Something I Said?*Channel 4
1 December*Prize Island*ITV
8 December*Britain and the Sea*BBC One
9 December*Snog, Marry, Avoid?*BBC Three2008
11 December*Misfits*E42009
13 December*Off the Beaten Track*ITV2013
*Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom*BBC Two
16 December*Ripper Street*BBC One2012
18 December*Lucan*ITV2013
19 December*The Great Train Robbery*BBC One
*Him & Her*BBC Three2010
20 December*Stand Up for the Week*Channel 4
*Show Me the Telly*ITV2013
22 December*Hebburn*BBC Two2012
*The Sarah Millican Television Programme*
23 December*Peter Andre: My Life*ITV22009
24 December*Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom*Channel 52008 or 2009
28 December*Death Comes to Pemberley*BBC One2013
29 December*Sunday Scoop*ITV
*Sunday Side Up*
*Agatha Christie's Marple*2004
*Mad Dogs*Sky 12011
*Cash in the Attic*BBC Two2002
31 December*Tudor Monastery Farm*2013

Deaths

DateNameAgeBroadcast credibility
1 JanuaryChristopher Martin-Jenkins67*Test Match Special* commentator
11 JanuaryRobert Kee93Writer and broadcaster
28 JanuaryBernard Horsfall82English-Scottish actor
29 JanuaryDavid Taylor78Veterinarian and television host
15 FebruaryPat Derby70British-born American animal trainer for numerous television shows in the United States and animal rights activist
17 FebruaryRichard Briers79Narrator, actor, Voice actor (*Marriage Lines*, *Roobarb*, *Noddy*, *The Good Life*, *Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk*, *Watership Down*, *Ever Decreasing Circles*, *Bob The Builder*, *Monarch of the Glen*)
Derek Batey84Television presenter and executive (*Mr. and Mrs.*)
21 FebruaryRaymond Cusick84BBC designer (designed the Daleks on *Doctor Who*)
22 FebruaryBob Godfrey91Animator, director, narrator, Voice actor (*Roobarb*, *Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk*, *Henry's Cat*, *Bunyip*)
11 MarchTony Gubba69Sports commentator (also known for his role as voiceover on *Dancing on Ice*)
14 MarchNorman Collier87Comedian
16 MarchFrank Thornton92Actor (*Last of the Summer Wine*, *Are You Being Served?*)
20 MarchJack Stokes92Animator and director (*The Beatles: Yellow Submarine*, *Roobarb*)
28 MarchRichard Griffiths65Actor (*Pie in the Sky*, *Harry Potter* films)
5 MayNick Milligan51BSkyB executive
16 MayPaul Shane72Actor (*Hi-de-Hi!*, *You Rang, M'Lord?*, *Oh, Doctor Beeching*)
18 MayArthur Malet85Actor (*Mary Poppins*, *In the Heat of the Night*, *The Black Cauldron*, *Anastasia*)
22 MayRichard Thorp81Actor (*Emmerdale*) aka Alan Turner
27 MayBill Pertwee86Actor (*Dad's Army*), author
7 JuneDavid Lyon72Actor (*House of Cards*)
24 JuneMick Aston66Media personality and archaeologist (*Time Team*)
4 JulyBernie Nolan52Singer and actress (*Brookside*, *The Bill*) aka Sheelagh Murphy
7 JulyAnna Wing98Actress (*EastEnders*)
12 JulyAlan Whicker87Journalist and broadcaster (*Whicker's World*)
Paul Bhattacharjee53Actor (*EastEnders*)
Ray Butt78Television producer and director (*Only Fools and Horses*)
17 Julydate=20 July 2013title=Actress Briony McRoberts killed by Tube trainwork=BBC Newslocation=Londonurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23389849accessdate=24 July 2013}}56Actress (*Take the High Road*)
19 JulyMel Smith60Comedian (*Alas Smith and Jones*, *Not the Nine O'Clock News*)
27 JulyJon Leyne55Reporter of BBC News, BBC News, BBC World News, Reporters
14 AugustMick Deane61Sky News cameraman
31 AugustDavid Frost74Television presenter, journalist, comedian and writer (host of *Breakfast with Frost*, *Through the Keyhole*, *That Was the Week That Was* and *The Frost Report*)
2 SeptemberDavid Jacobs87Actor and broadcaster (*Top of the Pops*, *Juke Box Jury*, *A Song for Europe*, *Come Dancing*)
18 OctoberFelix Dexter52Actor, writer and comedian
25 OctoberNigel Davenport85Stage, television and film actor (*Chariots of Fire*, *The Treasure Seekers*, *A Man for All Seasons*, *Much Ado About Nothing*, *Howards' Way*, *Without a Clue*)
7 NovemberJohn Cole85Journalist and broadcaster, former BBC Political Editor
18 NovemberPeter Cartwright78Actor (*Emmerdale*) aka George Postlethwaite
19 NovemberRay Gosling74Journalist and broadcaster
27 NovemberLewis Collins67Actor (*The Professionals*)
2 DecemberMary Riggans78Actress (*Take the High Road*, *Balamory*) aka Suzie Sweet
21 DecemberDavid Coleman87BBC Sports commentator
30 DecemberGeoffrey Wheeler83Broadcaster (*Top of the Form*, *Songs of Praise*)
31 DecemberJohn Fortune74Comedian and satirist (*Bremner, Bird and Fortune*)

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  50. (2 May 2013). "MasterChef: Natalie Coleman wins with scotch egg dish". BBC News.
  51. (6 May 2013). "Cornwall speedboat crash victim was BSkyB executive". BBC News.
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  53. (9 May 2013). "BT offers free Premier League football in BSkyB battle". BBC News.
  54. (16 May 2013). "BBC apologises for Newsnight Help for Heroes report". BBC News.
  55. (17 May 2013). "Button Moon creator Ian Allen wins court copyright fight". BBC News.
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  66. (7 June 2013). "Queen officially opens BBC's new Broadcasting House building". BBC News.
  67. (9 June 2013). "Eggs thrown at Britain's Got Talent Final". BBC News.
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  76. (17 June 2013). "Ofcom investigates broadcasting of Lee Rigby footage". BBC News.
  77. (17 June 2013). "Jo Whiley slates 'cruel' television talent shows". Johnston Press.
  78. (18 June 2013). "Birds of a Feather sitcom to return – on ITV". BBC News.
  79. (19 June 2013). "BT complains to Ofcom about Sky Sports TV supply". BBC News.
  80. (23 June 2013). "Andrea Begley wins The Voice final". BBC News.
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  82. (25 June 2013). "ITV game show Prize Island may 'never be aired' say reports". [[Metro (British newspaper).
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  86. (5 July 2013). "BBC 3D programming 'on hold' indefinitely". BBC News.
  87. (8 July 2013). "Murray Wimbledon final draws highest TV audience of 2013". BBC News.
  88. Kilkelly, Daniel. (9 July 2013). "'EastEnders' films Andy Murray reference after Wimbledon triumph".
  89. (9 July 2013). "Barbara Windsor in EastEnders 'special episode' return". BBC News.
  90. (17 July 2013). "Paul Bhattacharjee's body found in East Sussex". BBC News.
  91. (17 July 2013). "Londonderry's Leah Totton crowned Apprentice winner". BBC News.
  92. (18 July 2013). "Derry hails Apprentice star Leah Totton". BBC News.
  93. (21 July 2013). "Freeview failure hits Sony recorder owners". BBC News.
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  95. (23 July 2013). "Big Brother, the Ashes help Channel 5 beat Channel 4 for first time".
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  97. (2 August 2013). "Broadchurch to be remade for US audience". BBC News.
  98. (1 August 2013). "'Doctor Who': New Doctor will be revealed in live Sunday special". Los Angeles Times.
  99. (4 August 2013). "Peter Capaldi revealed as Doctor Who's new lead". BBC News.
  100. (7 August 2013). "Marmite TV advert draws widespread complaints". BBC News.
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  102. (14 August 2013). "Sky News Cameraman, Mick Deane, Killed in Egypt Violence; 61-Year-Old Shot Dead in Cairo Covering Clashes". International Business Times.
  103. (19 August 2013). "Sam Evans wins Big Brother 2013".
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  105. Jeffery, Morgan. (1 October 2013). "Channel 5 picks up season two of 'Wentworth Prison'".
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  107. (5 September 2013). "Coronation Street explores right to die". BBC News.
  108. (7 September 2013). "Adrian Edmondson wins Celebrity MasterChef 2013". The Guardian.
  109. (10 September 2013). "Coronation Street's Le Vell cleared of child rape". BBC News.
  110. (11 September 2013). "Kylie Minogue to join The Voice". BBC News.
  111. "Peaky Blinders". BBC.
  112. (13 September 2013). "'Geordie Shore' star Charlotte Crosby wins Celebrity Big Brother".
  113. (18 September 2013). "Sports Personality: Sue Barker steps down from role after 19 years". BBC Sport.
  114. Brown, David. (20 September 2013). "EastEnders: Barbara Windsor back on the Square – special Peggy post-credits scene to air tonight".
  115. (26 September 2013). "Stephanie Flanders to leave the BBC for JP Morgan". BBC News.
  116. (27 September 2013). "Scottish independence: David Cameron will not have TV debate with Alex Salmond". BBC News.
  117. Dowell, Ben. (27 September 2013). "Do TV detector vans exist? Leaked document suggests they could be a ruse".
  118. Furness, Hannah. (7 October 2013). "Paxman: teaching history through Blackadder is 'stupid'". The Daily Telegraph.
  119. Goodacre, Kate. (7 October 2013). "Sir David Jason to star in 'Open All Hours' Christmas special". Digital Spy.
  120. (8 October 2013). "BBC plans to launch BBC One +1". BBC News.
  121. Sweeney, Sabrina. (8 October 2013). "Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes defends storyline". BBC News.
  122. Masters, Tim. (11 October 2013). "Doctor Who: Yeti classic among episodes found in Nigeria". BBC News.
  123. (12 October 2013). "BBC denies Daily Mail editor's claim of bias over Miliband". BBC News.
  124. Burrell, Ian. (16 October 2013). "BBC unveils the star of its First World War anniversary coverage – Rupert Murdoch". The Independent.
  125. (17 October 2013). "Robert Peston to become BBC economics editor". BBC News.
  126. (22 October 2013). "Stuart Hall stripped of OBE by Queen after sex offences conviction". BBC News.
  127. Malnick, Edward. (22 October 2013). "Frances Quinn is surprise Great British Bake Off winner". Telegraph Media Group.
  128. (22 October 2013). "'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' to end after 15 years".
  129. (24 October 2013). "Russell Brand admits he's never voted and declares Paxman's beard 'gorgeous'". London Evening Standard.
  130. (5 November 2013). "Jeremy Paxman: Like Russell Brand, I didn't vote". BBC News.
  131. (28 October 2013). "'The Apprentice': Next series pushed back to avoid World Cup clash".
  132. Plunkett, John. (29 October 2013). "The Sky at Night gets new slot on BBC4 following 40,000-signature petition". The Guardian.
  133. (31 October 2013). "TV cameras allowed into Court of Appeal". BBC News.
  134. Roberts, Scott. (1 November 2013). "Harriet Harman and John Prescott heap praise on Paris Lees in Question Time debut". Pink News.
  135. (9 November 2013). "Champions League: BT Sport win £897m football rights deal". BBC Sport.
  136. Plunkett, John. (12 November 2013). "BBC loses Alan Titchmarsh for Chelsea Flower Show coverage". The Guardian.
  137. (12 November 2013). "Prince William 'agrees to Blackadder cameo'". BBC News.
  138. Plunkett, John. (12 November 2013). "BBC Newsnight recruits ITV's Laura Kuenssberg". The Guardian.
  139. Sweney, Mark. (18 November 2013). "ITV agrees James Bond TV rights deal". The Guardian.
  140. (20 November 2013). "Scottish independence: Scotland 'would have licence fee funded TV'". BBC News.
  141. (24 November 2013). "Millions tune in for Doctor Who 50th anniversary show". BBC News.
  142. Watt, Nicholas. (26 November 2013). "Independent Scotland would keep sterling, says Alex Salmond". The Guardian.
  143. Ross, Jamie. (30 December 2013). "Scotland's referendum: Ten things we learned in 2013". BBC News.
  144. (27 November 2013). "Tony Hall: BBC should promote itself more". BBC News.
  145. (29 November 2013). "Coronation Street's new set unveiled". BBC News.
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  147. Morris, Carl. (2 December 2013). "Katie Hopkins faces TV ban petition after being accused of Glasgow helicopter crash 'joke'". Metro.
  148. Westbrook, Caroline. (6 December 2013). "Nelson Mandela death: BBC incurs wrath of Mrs Brown's Boys fans after interruption midway through episode". Metro News.
  149. Ward, Rachel. (6 December 2013). "Nelson Mandela tribute documentaries in TV schedules". The Daily Telegraph.
  150. (6 December 2013). "Channel 4 suffers 2013 ratings slump". BBC News.
  151. (9 December 2013). "Westlife's Kian Egan wins I'm A Celebrity". BBC News.
  152. (9 December 2013). "EastEnders and Question Time to remember Nelson Mandela". BBC News.
  153. (9 December 2013). "BBC launches five new HD channels". BBC.
  154. (10 December 2013). "Fifteen to One returns to Channel 4". BBC News.
  155. Gentchev, Nicolai. (6 December 2013). "Question Time to broadcast from South Africa". BBC.
  156. (12 December 2013). "MasterChef: The Professionals 2013 – Steven Edwards crowned winner".
  157. (13 December 2013). "Complaints about BT TV double since launch of BT Sport". BBC News.
  158. (15 December 2013). "Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013". BBC Sport.
  159. (16 December 2013). "Sam Bailey wins X Factor final". BBC News.
  160. (17 December 2013). "Rowan Atkinson Comic Relief skit tops Ofcom complaints". BBC News.
  161. (17 December 2013). "Sheridan Smith to star in C4 comedy pilot". BBC News.
  162. Swinford, Steven. (21 December 2013). "TV licence should be abolished, major inquiry into future of BBC to hear". The Daily Telegraph.
  163. Savage, Mark. (21 December 2013). "Abbey Clancy wins Strictly Come Dancing 2013". BBC News.
  164. (22 December 2013). "Anna Soubry Apologises To Nigel Farage For 'Finger Up His Bottom' Remark". Huffington Post.
  165. Furness, Hannah. (26 December 2013). "BBC wins Christmas Day ratings war, as Mrs Brown's Boys beats Downton". The Daily Telegraph.
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  173. (19 February 2013). "Mr & Mrs gameshow host Derek Batey dies aged 84". BBC News.
  174. (23 February 2013). "Doctor Who Dalek designer Ray Cusick dies after illness". BBC News.
  175. (22 February 2013). "Bob Godfrey, Roobarb animator, dies aged 91". BBC News.
  176. (11 March 2013). "Sports presenter Tony Gubba dies from illness aged 69". The Guardian.
  177. (15 March 2013). "Comedian Norman Collier dies aged 87". BBC News.
  178. (18 March 2013). "Are You Being Served? actor Frank Thornton dies aged 92". BBC News.
  179. (29 March 2013). "Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies". BBC News.
  180. (16 May 2013). "Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane dies". BBC News.
  181. (4 July 2013). "Singer Bernie Nolan dies aged 52". BBC News.
  182. (11 July 2013). "Anna Wing, EastEnders' Lou Beale, dies aged 98". BBC News.
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  186. (20 July 2013). "Mel Smith dies of a heart attack aged 60". BBC News.
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  188. (2 September 2013). "Broadcaster David Jacobs dies at 87". BBC News.
  189. (19 October 2013). "Comedian Felix Dexter dies of cancer". BBC News.
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  194. (31 December 2013). "John Fortune, satirical comedian, dies aged 74". BBC News.
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