Jump to content

2013 in British television: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 97: Line 97:
|-
|-
|31 March
|31 March
|The [[BBC Television Centre]] is closed.
|The [[BBC Television Centre]] is closed but not for the last time.
|-
|-
|29 August
|29 August

Revision as of 20:43, 1 April 2013

List of years in British television (table)
+...

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

Events

Date Event
4 January The CBeebies block on BBC Two airs for the last time. The pre-school programming would in future air exclusively on their dedicated channel.
5–6 January CITV celebrates its 30th anniversary with an "Old Skool" marathon of archive programming on the weekend.
5 January 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.[1][2]
6 January 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.[3]
7 January BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan is appointed Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University.[4]
Anne Wood, creator of Teletubbies criticises the BBC's decision to remove children's programming from its mainstream channels, accusing them of "ghettoising" children's television.[5]
14 January 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.[6]
18 January After nearly 4 years, Countdown is filmed at the Granada Studios in Manchester for the last time. Subsequent series are now filmed at MediaCityUK in Salford thus marking the second time that the show has relocated in its 30 year history.
20 January 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.[7]
23 January Coronation Street, Downton Abbey, This Morning, Strictly Come Dancing and Miranda Hart are among the big winners at the 18th National Television Awards. Joanna Lumley takes home a lifetime achievement accolade.[8]
30 January The brother of actress Gemma McCluskie is convicted of her March 2012 murder and jailed for life.[9][10]
4 February More4 launches in high-definition for the first time.
5 February Cable television provider Virgin Media announced it is to be acquired by Liberty Global for US$23.3 billion (£15 billion).[11]
8 February 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.[12]
9 February BBC Three celebrates it's 10th anniversary.
13 February 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.[13]
14 February 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.[14]
15 February ITV drops the actor Michael Le Vell from Coronation Street pending the outcome of legal procedings after police charge him with 19 child sex offences allegedly committed between 2001 and 2010.[15]
16 February 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.[16]
18 February BBC journalists stage a one day strike over compulsory redundancies.[17]
25 February 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.[18]
16 March The 2013 Comic Relief telethon raises a record £75m for charity.[19]
17 March The final BBC News bulletins are aired from BBC Television Centre before news operations switch to Broadcasting House in Central London, effective from 18 March.[20]
19 March 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.[21]
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.[22]
24 March ITV Granada broadcasts from the MediaCityUK studios for the first time.
26 March BBC Two launches in high-definition for the first time 2 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 now.[23]
29 March BBC journalists stage a twelve hour strike, disrupting television and radio news programmes.[24]
30 March The BBC confirms that David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.[25]
31 March The BBC Television Centre is closed but not for the last time.
29 August 30 years of Blockbusters.
11 November Panorama becomes the first ongoing British TV progaramme to reach and celebrate its 60th anniversary.
23 November Doctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary by airing a special episode.

Debuts (including scheduled)

BBC

Date Debut Channel
2 January Africa BBC One
4 January The Dumping Ground CBBC
5 January Britain's Brightest BBC One
Richard Hammond's Secret Service BBC One
Animal Antics BBC One[26]
6 January The A to Z of TV Gardening BBC Two
An Drochaid/The Bridge Rising BBC Alba[27]
7 January Fit CBBC
The Polar Bear Family & Me BBC Two
Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic BBC Four[28]
The Battle for Malta BBC Two[29]
10 January Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork BBC Four
11 January Alba BBC Alba[30]
13 January Blandings BBC One
14 January Father Brown BBC One[31]
Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here BBC Two
15 January Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways BBC Two
16 January Funny Business BBC Two
17 January Dani's Castle CBBC
Fierce Earth CBBC
Winterwatch Unsprung BBC Two
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
23 January Bob Servant Independant BBC Four
24 January The Genius of Invention BBC Two
25 January An Ode to Burns and Ulster BBC Two[32]
27 January Wonders of Life BBC Two
Bachelor Knight BBC Two[33]
29 January The Mary Berry Story BBC Two
31 January The Planners BBC Two
31 January Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe BBC Two
1 February Monty Don's French Gardens BBC Two
A Concert for Bangladesh Revisited BBC Four[34]
4 February Am Prionnsa Beag/The Little Prince BBC Alba[35]
6 February Brain Doctora BBC Two
12 February The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track BBC Two
15 February The Beatles' Please Please Me: Remaking a Classic BBC Four
18 February Britain's Empty Homes Revisited BBC One
18 February City of Culture Film BBC Two Northern Ireland
21 February Beneath the Lab Coat BBC Two
23 February The Black Shield of Falworth BBC Two
3 March Boxing at the Movies: Kings of the Ring BBC Four
4 March Beat the Pack BBC One
5 March Bluestone 42 BBC Three
11 March Caught Red Handed BBC One
12 March Beyond Time: William Turnbull BBC Four
14 March Lee Nelson's Well Funny People BBC Three
18 March Can Eating Insects Save the World BBC Four
18 March The Challenger BBC Two
23 March Britain's Natural World BBC Four
31 March The Village BBC One
1 April A Bunch of Amateurs BBC Two
Unknown An Adventure in Space and Time BBC Two
Unknown Family Tree BBC Two
Unknown The Fall BBC Two
Unknown I Love My Country BBC One

ITV

Date Debut Channel
3 January Nursing the Nation ITV
Fake Reaction ITV2
5 January Splash! ITV
6 January Mr Selfridge ITV
The Magaluf Weekender ITV2
11 January Great Night Out ITV
17 January Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald ITV
22 January Great Houses with Julian Fellowes ITV
31 January The Big Reunion ITV2
13 February From the Heart ITV
18 February Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury ITV
27 February Food, Glorious Food ITV
Lightfields ITV
4 March Broadchurch ITV
18 March James Nesbitt's Ireland ITV
25 March Plebs ITV2
1 April Cook Me the Money ITV
7 April Off Their Rockers ITV
18 April The British Animal Honours ITV
April The Ice Cream Girls ITV
April My Man Can ITV
April Vicious ITV
Unknown Totally Senseless ITV

Channel 4

Date Debut Channel
7 January Face the Clock Channel 4
11 January First Time Farmers Channel 4
15 January Utopia Channel 4
18 February The Common Denominator Channel 4
6 April 5 Minutes to a Fortune Channel 4
Unknown This Is England '90[36] Channel 4

Channel 5

Date Debut

Subscription Channels

Date Debut
Unknown Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge on Sky Atlantic[37]

Channels debuts, endings, rebrands and returns

New channels

Date Channel
4 February More4 HD
26 March BBC Two HD
28 March Sky Movies Disney
Sky Movies Disney HD
30 April TLC
TLC HD
August BT Sport

Defunct channels

Date Channel
26 March BBC HD
28 March Disney Cinemagic
Disney Cinemagic +1
Disney Cinemagic HD

Rebranding channels

Date Old Name New Name
11 January FX Fox
FX + Fox +
FX HD Fox HD
14 January ITV1 ITV
ITV1 +1 ITV +1
ITV1 HD ITV HD

Changes of network affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
American Idol ITV2 5*

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)
Yes, Prime Minister 28 January 1988 BBC Two 15 January 2013 Gold
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 21 March 2009 ITV 23 February 2013 N/A (Same channel as original)
Catchphrase 19 December 2002 ITV 7 April 2013 N/A (Same channel as original)

1950s

Programme Date
Panorama (1953–present)
The Sky at Night (1957–present)
Final Score (1958–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)
Match of the Day (1964–present)
Top of the Pops (1964–present)
The Money Programme (1966–present)
Gardeners' World (1968–present)

1970s

Programme Date
A Question of Sport (1970–present)
Emmerdale (1972–present)
Mastermind (1972–present)
Newsround (1972–present)
Arena (1975–present)
Top Gear (1977–2001, 2002–present)
Antiques Roadshow (1979–present)
Question Time (1979–present)

1980s

Programme Date
Family Fortunes (1980–1985, 1987–2002, 2006–present)
Children in Need (1980–present)
Timewatch (1982–present)
Blockbusters (1983–1993, 1994–1995, 1997, 2000–2001, 2012–present)
EastEnders (1985–present)
Comic Relief (1985–present)
Casualty (1986–present)
ChuckleVision (1987–present)
This Morning (1988–present)
Countryfile (1988–present)
Red Dwarf (1988–1999, 2009–present)

1990s

Programme Date
Have I Got News for You (1990–present)
MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present)
Junior MasterChef (1994, 2010–present)
Room 101 (1994–2007, 2012–present)
Hollyoaks (1995–present)
Soccer AM (1995–present)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996–present)
Silent Witness (1996–present)
Midsomer Murders (1997–present)
Y Clwb Rygbi, Wales (1997–present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998–present)
Holby City (1999–present)

2000s

Programme Date
2000
Big Brother (2000–present)
Bargain Hunt (2000–present)
BBC Breakfast (2000–present)
Click (2000–present)
Doctors (2000–present)
A Place in the Sun (2000–present)
The Unforgettable (2000–present)
Unreported World (2000–present)
2001
Celebrity Big Brother UK (2001–present)
BBC South East Today (2001–present)
Football Focus (2001–present)
Real Crime (2001–present)
Rogue Traders (2001–present)
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–present)
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)
Sport Relief (2002–present)
2003
The Daily Politics (2003–present)
QI (2003–present)
Peep Show (2003–present)
This Week (2003–present)
Celebrity Mastermind (2003–present)
Eggheads (2003–present)
Extraordinary People (2003–present)
Grumpy Old Men (2003–present)
Homes Under the Hammer (2003–present)
Traffic Cops (2003–present)
2004
Doc Martin (2004–present)
Match of the Day 2 (2004–present)
Shameless (2004–2013)
Strictly Come Dancing (2004–present)
The X Factor (2004–present)
10 Years Younger (2004–present)
60 Minute Makeover (2004–present)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004–present)
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2004–present)
Car Booty (2004–present)
The Culture Show (2004–present)
Doc Martin (2004–present)
Football First (2004–present)
Funky Valley (2004–present)
The Gadget Show (2004–present)
Haunted Homes (2004–present)
Jimmy's Farm (2004–present)
Live at the Apollo (2004–present)
NewsWatch (2004–present)
New Tricks (2004–present)
SadlerVision (2004–present)
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (2004–present)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004–present)
2005
8 out of 10 Cats (2005–present)
Deal or No Deal (2005–present)
The Andrew Marr Show (2005–present)
The Adventure Show (2005–present)
The Apprentice (2005–present)
Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model (2005–present)
Dragons' Den (2005–present)
The F Word (2005–present)
Fifi and the Flowertots (2005–present)
The Hotel Inspector (2005–present)
The Jeremy Kyle Show (2005–present)
Ladette to Lady (2005–present)
Missing Live (2005–present)
Mock the Week (2005–present)
Springwatch (2005–present)
Ukwia (2005–present)
2006
Dancing on Ice (2006–present)
Waterloo Road (2006–present)
The Album Chart Show (2006–present)
Animal Spies! (2006–present)
The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006–present)
Banged Up Abroad (2006–present)
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (2006–present)
Codex (2006–present)
Cricket AM (2006–present)
Dickinson's Real Deal (2006–present)
Don't Get Done, Get Dom (2006–present)
Freshly Squeezed (2006–present)
Ghosthunting With... (2006–present)
How to Look Good Naked (2006–present)
The Large Family (2006–present)
Lewis (2006–2013)
Little Princess (2006–present)
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2006–present)
Monkey Life (2006–present)
Most Annoying People (2006–present)
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–present)
Soccer Aid (2006–present)
2007
Britain's Got Talent (2007–present)
Outnumbered (2007–present)
Skins (2007–present)
Trapped (2007–present)
Would I Lie to You? (2007–present)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007–present)
Benidorm (2007–present)
The Big Questions (2007–present)
Britain's Best Dish (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)
Mary Queen of Shops (2007–present)
Postcode Challenge (2007–present)
Primeval (2007–present)
Rapal (2007–present)
The Real MacKay (2007–present)
Real Rescues (2007–present)
2008
An Là (2008–present)
Are You an Egghead? (2008–present)
Argumental (2008–present)
Being Human (2008–2013)
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)
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)
It Pays to Watch! (2008–present)
Kerwhizz (2008–2009, 2011–present)
The Live Desk (2008–present)
Marvo the Wonder Chicken (2008–present)
Nightwatch with Steve Scott (2008–present)
Only Connect (2008–present)
Police Interceptors (2008–present)
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections (2008–present)
Rubbernecker (2008–present)
Rude Tube (2008–present)
Seachd Là (2008–present)
Sesame Tree (2008–present)
Snog Marry Avoid (2008–present)
Supersize vs Superskinny (2008–present)
The Supersizers... (2008–present)
UK Border Force (2008–present)
Unbreakable (2008–present)
Wallander (2008–present)
The World's Strictest Parents (2008–present)
2009
Miranda (2009–present)
PhoneShop (2009–present)
Pointless (2009–present)
Russell Howard's Good News (2009–present)
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–present)
The Chase (2009–present)
The Cube (2009–present)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–present)
Bang Goes the Theory (2009–present)
Cast Offs (2009–present)
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009–present)
Copycats (2009–present)
Countrywise (2009–present)
Cowboy Trap (2009–present)
Crash (2009–present)
Dating in the Dark (2009–present)
Don't Get Screwed (2009–present)
Fern Britton Meets... (2009–present)
Film Xtra (2009–present)
The Football League Show (2009–present)
Four Weddings (2009–present)
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–present)
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009–present)
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter (2009–present)

2010s

Programme Date
2010
Accused (2010–present)
Ask Rhod Gilbert (2010–present)
Being... N-Dubz (2010–present)
Being Victor (2010–present)
Chinese Food in Minutes (2010–present)
A Comedy Roast (2010–present)
Dave's One Night Stand (2010–present)
Daybreak (2010–present)
Dirty Sexy Funny (2010–present)
Downton Abbey (2010–present)
Gordon's Great Escape (2010–present)
The Great British Bake Off (2010–present)
Great British Railway Journeys (2010–present)
Him & Her (2010–present)
Hotter Than My Daughter (2010–present)
ITV Breakfast (2010–present)
James May's Man Lab (2010–present)
Lip Service (2010–present)
Late Kick Off (2010–present)
A League of Their Own (2010–present)
Lee Nelson's Well Good Show (2010–present)
Little Crackers (2010–present)
Liza & Huey's Pet Nation (2010–present)
Lorraine (2010–present)
Luther (2010–present)
The Million Pound Drop Live (2010–present)
The Nightshift (2010–present)
The Only Way Is Essex (2010–present)
Pen Talar (2010–present)
Penelope Princess of Pets (2010–present)
Pete versus Life (2010–present)
Pocket tv (2010–present)
Popstar to Operastar (2010–present)
Rev. (2010–present)
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club (2010–present)
The Rob Brydon Show (2010–present)
Scream! If You Know the Answer (2010–present)
Sherlock (2010–present)
Stand Up for the Week (2010–present)
Strike Back (2010–present)
Sunday Morning Live (2010–present)
Take Me Out (2010–present)
Thorne (2010–present)
The Trip (2010–present)
Turn Back Time – The High Street (2010–present)
The Zone (2010–present)
2011
All Over the Place (2011–present)
Bedlam (2011–present)
Episodes (2011–present)
Four Rooms (2011–present)
Friday Download (2011–present)
Friday Night Dinner (2011–present)
Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands (2011–present)
Made in Chelsea (2011–present)
Match of the Day Kickabout (2011–present)
Mad Dogs (2011–present)
Perfection (2011–present)
Red or Black? (2011–present)
Sadie J (2011–present)
Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up (2011–present)
Scott & Bailey (2011–present)
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents (2011–present)
Text Santa (2011–present)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011–present)
Vera (2011–present)
Black Mirror (2011–present)
2012
The Bank Job (2012–present)
Call the Midwife (2012–present)
Prisoners' Wives (2012–present)
Pramface (2012–present)
The Syndicate (2012–present)
Stella (2012–present)
The Exit List (2012–present)
The Voice UK (2012–present)
Line of Duty (2012–present)
Tipping Point (2012–present)
Hebburn (2012–present)
Ripper Street (2012–present)
Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic (2012–present)
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (2012–present)
Bad Education (2012–present)
Last Tango in Halifax (2012–present)
2013
The Dumping Ground (2013–present)
Splash! (2013–present)

Ending this year

Date(s) Programme Channel(s) Debut(s)
4 January CBBC on BBC Two BBC Two 1985
11 February Lewis ITV 2006
10 March Being Human BBC Three 2008
21 March Born to Be Different Channel 4 2003, 2006, 2009 & 2011
30 March Life's Too Short BBC Two 2011
28 May Shameless Channel 4 2004
July Skins E4 2007

Deaths

Date Name Age Broadcast credibility
1 January Christopher Martin-Jenkins[38] 67 Test Match Special commentator
11 January Robert Kee[39] 93 Writer and broadcaster
15 February Pat Derby[40] 69 British-born American animal trainer for numerous television shows in the United States and animal rights activist
17 February Richard Briers[41] 79 Narrator, Actor, Voice actor (Marriage Lines, Roobarb, The Good Life, Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, Watership Down, Ever Decreasing Circles, Bob The Builder, Monarch of the Glen)
Derek Batey[42] 84 Television presenter and executive (Mr. and Mrs.)
21 February Raymond Cusick[43] 84 BBC designer (designed the Daleks on Doctor Who)
22 February Bob Godfrey[44] 91 Animator, Director, Narrator, Voice actor (Roobarb, Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, Henry's Cat)
11 March Tony Gubba[45] 69 Sports commentator (also known for his role as voiceover on Dancing on Ice)
14 March Norman Collier[46] 87 Comedian
16 March Frank Thornton[47] 92 Actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Are You Being Served?)
28 March Richard Griffiths[48] 65 Actor

References

  1. ^ Webb, Sam (2 January 2013). "Showdown between James Bond and Goldfinger voted greatest 007 moment of all time". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Best moment from the 007 movies". The Times Of India. The Times Group. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "The Sky at Night, Reaching for the Stars". BBC Online. BBC. 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Gabby Logan appointed Leeds Trinity Chancellor". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  5. ^ Silverman, Rosa (7 January 2013). "BBC is 'ghettoising' children's programmes, warns Teletubbies creator". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (14 January 2013). "Goodbye ITV1... broadcaster's major rebrand goes live". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ^ BBC (20 January 2013). "BBC under fire after Tweenies character dresses up as Jimmy Savile". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ "National Television Awards: full list of the winners". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  9. ^ "EastEnders' Gemma McCluskie death: Brother faces murder trial". BBC News. BBC. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Brother of EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie found guilty of murdering her and dismembering her body". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Liberty Global to Acquire Virgin Media" (PDF) (Press release). Liberty Global. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  12. ^ "BBC to trial selected shows online". BBC News. BBC. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Daisy (13 February 2013). "This Morning apologises for showing image of pregnant Kate Middleton in bikini". The Independent. Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  14. ^ "Helen Boaden appointed Director, BBC Radio". Radio Today. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  15. ^ "Michael Le Vell Will 'Fight' Child Sex Charges". Sky News. British Sky Broadcasting. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Sir Jonathan Ive honoured with exclusive gold Blue Peter Badge". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  17. ^ "BBC journalists strike over redundancies". BBC News. BBC. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  18. ^ Deans, Jason; Gibson, Owen (25 February 2013). "BT buys ESPN'S UK and Ireland TV channels". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Comic Relief: Red Nose night raises record £75m". BBC News. BBC. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  20. ^ "BBC TV Centre to broadcast last network news bulletins". BBC News. BBC. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  21. ^ Press Association (20 March 2013). "Coronation Street star Bill Roache apologises for sex abuse comments". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  22. ^ Sherwin, Adam (19 March 2013). "American-style televised courts move a step closer: Channel 4 to show a British murder trial for first time". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  23. ^ Pickover, Ella (26 March 2013). "TV linked to risk of antisocial behaviour". Irish Examiner. Landmark Media Investments. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  24. ^ "BBC staff strike over job cuts ends". BBC News. BBC. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  25. ^ "Doctor Who: David Tennant returns for anniversary show". BBC News. BBC. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  26. ^ "BBC One - Animal Antics, Episode 1". BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  27. ^ "BBC ALBA - An Drochaid/The Bridge Rising". BBC. 6 January 2013-. Retrieved 13 February 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ "BBC Four - Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic". BBC. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  29. ^ "BBC Two - The Battle for Malta". BBC. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  30. ^ Annie Cheape (13 January 2013). "BBC ALBA - Alba, Series 2, 1970". BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  31. ^ Eames, Tom (22 June 2012). "'Harry Potter' Mark Williams cast in BBC drama 'Father Brown'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  32. ^ "BBC Two - An Ode to Burns and Ulster". BBC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  33. ^ "BBC Two - Bachelor Knight". BBC. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  34. ^ Claire Ferguson (2 February 2013). "BBC Four - A Concert for Bangladesh Revisited". BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  35. ^ "BBC ALBA - Am Prionnsa Beag/The Little Prince, Planaid an Tim/Planet of Time Part 1". BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  36. ^ "'This Is England 1990' to shoot in 2013, says star Stephen Graham". Digital Spy. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  37. ^ "New Alan Partridge Confirmed - Mid Morning Matters To Return For Series 2". Sky Atlantic. British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  38. ^ "Christopher Martin-Jenkins, TMS commentator, dies aged 67". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  39. ^ "Robert Kee". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  40. ^ "Pat Derby, 'Flipper,' 'Lassie' Trainer, Dies at 69" from AP/TV News Check (February 19, 2013)
  41. ^ "Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79". BBC News. BBC. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  42. ^ "Mr & Mrs gameshow host Derek Batey dies aged 84". BBC News. BBCk. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  43. ^ "Doctor Who Dalek designer Ray Cusick dies after illness". BBC News. BBC. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  44. ^ "Bob Godfrey, Roobarb animator, dies aged 91". BBC News. BBC. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  45. ^ "Sports presenter Tony Gubba dies from illness aged 69". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  46. ^ "Comedian Norman Collier dies aged 87". BBC News. BBC. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  47. ^ "Are You Being Served? actor Frank Thornton dies aged 92". BBC News. BBC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  48. ^ "Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies". BBC News. BBC. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=2013_in_British_television&oldid=548206048"