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This is a list of events taking place in 2024 relating to television in the United Kingdom.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

Date Event
1 BBC One sees in the New Year with the concert Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve. Rick Astley is joined by various guests, including Rylan Clark with whom he performs a rendition of the Dead or Alive track "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".[1]
STV's Bringing in the Bells is hosted by Alex Norton, Blythe Duff, Martin Compston and others to see in the New Year.[2]
2 TV chef Simon Rimmer announces that Greens, a Manchester-based vegetarian restaurant of which he is co-owner, is closing with immediate effect after 33 years.[3]
3 Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi makes a guest appearance in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office as himself, questioning Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells in a 2015 House of Commons committee inquiry into the Horizon computer system.[4]
5 ITV criticises ex-footballer Joey Barton after he likened Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward, who were commentating on a football match the previous evening, to serial killers Fred and Rose West. ITV describes the remarks on X as "vindictive".[5]
Lawyers representing potential victims of the British Post Office scandal say they have been contacted by a further 50 people following the broadcast of the four episode series ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office.[6]
8 Ofcom delays the publication of research into politicians presenting news programmes until it has ruled on investigations open into GB News.[7]
The BBC wins the free to air rights to rugby league's Super League and World Club Challenge, beating Channel 4. The rights are on a three year contract, and matches will be shown on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.[8]
The weekday editions of Sky News Breakfast are refreshed. The programme starts at the earlier time of 6am, and new presenters join the programme.[9]
9 Provisional viewing figures indicate that 9.2 million people have watched the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, making it the most watched programme of 2024 so far.[10] Subsequent data, which includes catch-up, put the figure at 9.75m.[11]
11 The Liberal Democrats ask Ofcom to investigate GB News over alleged bias in its coverage of the Post Office scandal, including what the party's deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, describes as "a fictitious monologue" Nigel Farage delivered about leader Sir Ed Davey, which she says contained "a number of factual inaccuracies".[12]
13 Gladiators returns for its third run on BBC One and BBC iPlayer with Bradley Walsh and his son Barney presenting. The show was previously aired on ITV from 1992 to 2000 and Sky One from 2008 to 2009. The revival has attracted an audience of 6 million viewers, becoming the biggest entertainment launch for the BBC in seven years.[13][14]
EastEnders confirms that Patsy Palmer is to briefly reprise her role as Bianca Jackson later in the year following her departure from the series in 2019.[15]
14 Dancing on Ice returns for its sixteenth series on ITV with Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby presenting, Mulhern having succeeded Phillip Schofield as co-presenter.[16][17] Willoughby makes her return to television following her departure from This Morning.[18]
Debut of Smooth Radio's new television advertising campaign featuring famous UK landmarks and its new strapline, "Always the best music", which launches in a commercial break during the opening edition of Dancing on Ice.[19]
15 Love Island returns with an "All-Stars" series, with the launch show episode being broadcast simultaneously on ITV1 and ITV2, featuring former contestants from the past ten series.[20]
The BBC announces that Shini Muthukrishnan will become the 43rd presenter of Blue Peter.[21]
16 Rhodri Williams announces he has written to the UK government to ask them not to consider him for a second term as chairman of S4C following controversy at the TV channel.[22]
17 The BBC has agreed a deal with insurance company Axa to sell its Elstree Studios, which includes the EastEnders set. The set will be leased back from Axa so that filming can continue there.[23]
An error with the calculation of viewing figures that had given GB News a million viewers for its New Year's Eve coverage is corrected by BARB, and shows the channel actually had 33,000 viewers that evening.[24]
18 Kim Medcalf makes an unannounced departure from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, two years after returning to the soap as the character Sam Mitchell.[25]
22 The World launches on Sky News. The hour-long international news programme airs Monday to Thursday at 9pm and is part of Sky News' evening sequence of individually branded, and focussed, hour-long programmes.[26][27]
The UK government announces plans to give Ofcom more powers over the BBC's online content, including BBC News.[28]
The UK government rejects calls from Welsh MPs to add the Six Nations Championship to the list of guaranteed free-to-air sporting events on British television.[29]
24 The 2024 Brit Award nominees are announced. Raye received the most nominations with seven in total, breaking the record for the most nominations received by a single artist in a year.
25 Campaigners for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) have criticised BBC One's Dragons' Den for promoting a product with "unfounded" claims after a businesswoman appeared on the show promoting a product she claimed had helped improve her ME.[30] The episode is subsequently edited to include an onscreen message during the businesswoman's appearance.[31]
26 Harry Clark wins series two of The Traitors.[32][33]
29 Channel 4 announces the loss of 200 jobs as it seeks to slim down the organisation and focus on digital services.[34]
30 The BBC releases around 3,000 emails relating to Martin Bashir's 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales after a judge ordered their release.[35]
Sky announces plans to cut 1,000 jobs in the UK during 2024 as it moves towards internet-based services.[36]
ITV announces that Alison Hammond will replace Paul O'Grady as presenter of For the Love of Dogs.[37]

February[edit]

Date Event
2 Construction work begins on The Tea Factory, the BBC's new Birmingham headquarters.[38]
5 Kate Garraway makes her first television appearance since the death of her husband, Derek Draper, and gives an interview to Good Morning Britain.[39]
8 Kate Garraway returns to her presenting role on Good Morning Britain, presenting alongside Ben Shephard.[39][40]
TalkTV airs the final edition of Piers Morgan Uncensored to be shown regularly on the channel. In a subsequent interview with The Times, Morgan announces he is moving the show to his YouTube channel, where he can conduct longer and more in-depth interviews without the "unnecessary straitjacket" of television, and build a global following. TalkTV says some of Morgan's shows will continue to air on the channel.[41]
10 ITV and Guinness trial live audio described commentary for blind and partially sighted viewers of the 2024 Six Nations match between England and Wales.[42]
12 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears on an hour long GB News People's Forum, where a selected audience of undecided voters are invited to ask him questions. The programme is presented by Stephen Dixon.[43]
13 The BBC announces the closure of the BBC iPlayer downloads service for desktop and laptop computers from 8 April; downloads will still be available for users of the BBC iPlayer app on mobile and tablet, and streaming remains possible on all devices.[44]
The US entertainment website Deadline.com reports that Gavin and Stacey will be returning for a 2024 Christmas special, five years after the last one. But there is no official announcement from BBC Studios.[45][46]
15 The BBC confirms that Asif Munaf, a contestant on The Apprentice, will not appear on the spin-off show, The Apprentice: You're Fired, when he exits the show after posting antisemitic comments on social media.[47]
16 BBC Four airs four editions of Top of the Pops that were presented by Steve Wright as a tribute following the announcement of his death a few days earlier.[48]
ITV confirms that Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley will be the new permanent presenters of This Morning following the departure of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in 2023.[49]
18 The 2024 BAFTA Awards are held at London's Royal Festival Hall and presented by David Tennant.[50]
19 Piers Morgan Uncensored begins airing regularly on Morgan's YouTube channel.[41]
TBA Maryam Moshiri relaunches The World Today at 7pm as an evening programme on BBC News.[51]

March[edit]

Date Event
15 Sir Lenny Henry presents the BBC's Comic Relief telethon for the last time, having previously announced he felt it was time for "new faces" to succeed him.[52]

April[edit]

Date Event
1 The cost of a TV licence will increase by £10.50 from £159 to £169.50.[53]
21 The BBC airs live coverage of the 2024 London Marathon games.
Points of View returns to BBC One for a brand new series, with Tina Daheley returning as the narrator.

May[edit]

Date Event

June[edit]

Date Event

July[edit]

Date Event

August[edit]

Date Event

September[edit]

Date Event

October[edit]

Date Event

November[edit]

Date Event

December[edit]

Date Event
TBA Doctors and Classic Doctors both end after 24 years.[54]

Debuts[edit]

BBC[edit]

Date Debut Channel
10 January Style It Out CBBC
17 January Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal[55] BBC Three
21 January Wilderness with Simon Reeve BBC Two
22 January David & Jay's Touring Toolshed
31 January Domino Day BBC Three
2 February Amityville: An Origin Story BBC Two
14 February Bring the Drama
19 February The Way BBC One
20 February Boarders BBC Three
TBA Dope Girls BBC One
Hot Flush
The Jetty
King and Conqueror
Lockerbie
Lord of the Flies
Lost Boys & Fairies
Ludwig
Miss Austen
Moonflower Murders
Mr Loverman
Nightsleeper
The Rapture
This Town
Two Tone
Virdee
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Spent BBC Two
We Might Regret This
Porth Purgatory BBC Two Wales
Daddy Issues BBC Three
Dinosaur
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Kidnapped
Peck'Eds
Things You Should Have Done
Late in Life
Shuggie Bain
Wahala

ITV[edit]

Date Debut Channel
1 January Mr Bates vs The Post Office[56] ITV1
6 January Big Zuu's 12 Dishes in 12 Hours
10 January After the Flood
15 January Love Island: All-Stars ITV2
22 January Born from the Same Stranger ITV1
8 February G'wed ITVX
19 February Breathtaking
TBA
Douglas is Cancelled
Joan
Out There
Passenger
Playing Nice
Protection
Red Eye
Ruth ITVX

Channel 4[edit]

Date Debut Channel
3 January Truelove Channel 4
4 January Secret Life of the Safari Park
14 February Alice & Jack
TBA Big Mood
Disability Benefits
The Gathering
Generation Z
Get Millie Black
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Queenie

Channel 5[edit]

Date Debut Channel
17 January Finders Keepers Channel 5
14 February Too Good To Be True
March Love Rat
TBA The Hardacres
The Wives

Sky[edit]

Date Debut Channel
5 March Mary & George Sky Atlantic
TBA Sweetpea
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Mr Bigstuff Sky Comedy
Safe Space
The Death of Bunny Munro Sky Max
Small Town, Big Story
Day of the Jackal

Other channels[edit]

Date Debut Channel
1 January Fool Me Once Netflix
10 January Criminal Record Apple TV+
14 January Belgravia: The Next Chapter MGM+
25 January Sexy Beast Paramount+
7 February Hot Mess Summer[57] Amazon Prime Video
8 February One Day Netflix
21 February Constellation Apple TV+
1 March The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin[58]
Dead Hot Amazon Prime Video
7 March The Gentlemen Netflix
29 March Renegade Nell Disney+ / Star
TBA The Vanishing Triangle Acorn TV
The Red King Alibi
Anansi Boys Amazon Prime Video
My Lady Jane
A Very Royal Scandal
Prime Target Apple TV+
Marlow BritBox
Beaumont Disney+ / Star
Iwájú
Kensal Town
Playdate
Rivals
Shardlake
A Thousand Blows
The 39 Steps Netflix
Baby Reindeer
Black Doves
Coming Undone
Department Q
Eric
Geek Girl
Kaos
The Leopard
Love Is Blind: UK[59]
Supacell
Toxic Town
White Stork
The Road Trip Paramount+
Stags
The Marlow Murder Club UKTV Play
Diva TBA
Hot Air
Nautilus
Obituary
Song of the Sun God

Channels and streaming services[edit]

New channels[edit]

Date Channel
2 January That’s TV 2
11 February Sky Sports Tennis

New streaming services[edit]

Date Channel
TBA Freely

Defunct channels/streaming services[edit]

Date Channel
1 January E!
9 January Peacock
25 January Viaplay Xtra
29 February Lionsgate+
20 March Tiny Pop
30 April BritBox UK

Television programmes[edit]

Changes of network affiliation[edit]

Programme Moved from Moved to

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer[edit]

Programme Date(s) of original removal Original channel(s) Date of return New channel(s)
Jeopardy! 2 July 1984
9 April 1993
7 June 1996 		Channel 4
ITV1
Sky1 		1 January 2024 N/A (same channel as original)
Wheel of Fortune 21 December 2001 ITV1 6 January 2024
Gladiators 1 January 2000
25 October 2009 		ITV1
Sky1 		13 January 2024 BBC One
The World Today 6 May 2011 BBC One
BBC News Channel
BBC World News 		February 2024 BBC News
Celebrity Big Brother 25 January 2010
10 September 2018 		Channel 4
Channel 5 		4 March 2024 ITV1

Continuing television programmes[edit]

1920s[edit]

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

1930s[edit]

Programme Date
The Boat Race 1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present
BBC Cricket 1939, 1946–1999, 2020–present

1950s[edit]

Programme Date
Panorama 1953–present
Eurovision Song Contest 1956–2019, 2021–present
The Sky at Night 1957–present
Final Score 1958–present
Blue Peter

1960s[edit]

Programme Date
Coronation Street 1960–present
Points of View 1961–present
Songs of Praise
University Challenge 1962–1987, 1994–present
Doctor Who 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present
Horizon 1964–present
Match of the Day
Top of the Pops 1964–2006, 2006–present
Gardeners' World 1968–present

1970s[edit]

Programme Date
Emmerdale 1972–present
Mastermind (including Celebrity Mastermind) 1972–1997, 2003–present
Football Focus 1974–1988, 1992–present
Top Gear 1977–present
Ski Sunday 1978–present
Blankety Blank 1979–1990, 1997–2002, 2016, 2020–present
Antiques Roadshow 1979–present
Question Time

1980s[edit]

Programme Date
Children in Need 1980–present
Countdown 1982–present
ITV Breakfast 1983–present
EastEnders 1985–present
Comic Relief 1988–present
Catchphrase 1986–2002, 2013–present
Casualty 1986–present
This Morning 1988–present
Countryfile

1990s[edit]

Programme Date
Have I Got News for You 1990–present
MasterChef 1990–2001, 2005–present
ITV News Meridian 1993–present
National Television Awards 1995–2008, 2010–present
Silent Witness 1996–present
Midsomer Murders 1997–present
Classic Emmerdale 1998–2004, 2019–present
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1998–2014, 2018–present
Loose Women 1999–present

2000s[edit]

Programme Date
2000
Bargain Hunt 2000–present
BBC Breakfast
Big Brother 2000–2018, 2023–present
Click 2000–present
Unreported World
2001
BBC South East Today 2001–present
Survivor 2001–2002, 2023–present
2002
Escape to the Country 2002–present
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2002–2009, 2013–2018, 2020–2024
River City 2002–present
Saturday Kitchen
2003
QI 2003–present
Eggheads
Homes Under the Hammer
Traffic Cops
2004
Match of the Day 2 2004–present
Strictly Come Dancing
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Live at the Apollo
Newswatch
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Who Do You Think You Are?
2005
The Adventure Show 2005–present
The Apprentice 2005–present
Classic Doctors 2005, 2023–2024
Deal or No Deal 2005–2016, 2023–present
Dragons' Den 2005–present
The Hotel Inspector
Springwatch
2006
The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2006–present
Banged Up Abroad
Dancing on Ice 2006–2014, 2018–present
Monkey Life 2006–present
Not Going Out
The One Show
2007
Britain's Got Talent 2007–2020, 2022–present
Would I Lie to You? 2007–present
The Graham Norton Show
2008
Police Interceptors 2008–present
Soccer Aid 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018–present
2009
Pointless 2009–present
The Chase
Kate Garraway's Life Stories

2010s[edit]

Programme Date
2010
The Great British Bake Off 2010–present
Great British Railway Journeys
Lorraine
The Only Way Is Essex
Sunday Morning Live
2011
Junior Bake Off 2011, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021–present
Made in Chelsea 2011–present
Death in Paradise
Vera
24 Hours in A&E
The Jonathan Ross Show
2012
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2012–present
Call the Midwife
Stand Up To Cancer
The Voice UK
Tipping Point
2013
The Dumping Ground 2013–present
Father Brown
Two Doors Down 2013, 2016–present
2014
Agatha Raisin 2014–present
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Good Morning Britain
Grantchester 2014, 2016–2017, 2019–present
STV News at Six 2014–present
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2015
Hunted 2015–present
Love Island
SAS: Who Dares Wins
Taskmaster
Travel Man
2016
Bake Off: The Professionals 2016–present
Naked Attraction
Sorry, I Didn't Know 2016, 2020–present
2017
The Repair Shop 2017–present
Richard Osman's House of Games
Strike
2018
Peston 2018–present
2019
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star 2019–present
The Hit List
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2020s[edit]

Programme Date
2020
Beat the Chasers 2020–present
The Wheel
The Masked Singer
Noughts + Crosses
2021
Cooking with the Stars 2021–present
Hope Street
2022
The 1% Club 2022–present
The Andrew Neil Show
Limitless Win
Celeb Cooking School
Heartstopper
The John Bishop Show
National Comedy Awards
Trigger Point
2023
African Queens 2023–present
At Home with the Furys
BBC News Now
Black Ops
Blue Lights
Break Point
Changing Ends
PopMaster TV
The Piano
The Toy Hospital

Ending this year[edit]

Date Programme Channel(s) Debut(s)
2 January Wild Scandinavia BBC Two 2023
4 January Mr Bates vs The Post Office ITV1 2024
February The Daily Global BBC News 2023
April Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ITV1 2002, 2013 & 2020
December Doctors and Classic Doctors BBC One 2000

Deaths[edit]

Date Name Age Broadcast credibility
4 January Georgina Hale[60] 80 Actress (After the Dance, T-Bag)
Glynis Johns[61] 100 Actress (Batman, Playhouse, Mary Poppins)
David Soul[62] 80 Actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer
11 January Annie Nightingale[63] 83 British DJ and television broadcaster (The Old Grey Whistle Test)
15 January Charmian Abrahams[64] 96 Actress (Crossroads)
16 January Laurie Johnson[65] 96 Theme tune composer (The Avengers, The Professionals, Animal Magic, This Is Your Life)
29 January[fn 1] Pat Webb[66] 75 Reality show participant (Gogglebox)
30 January[fn 1] Richard Howard[67] 79 Actor (Emmerdale Farm)
2 February[fn 1] Jonnie Irwin[68] 50 English television presenter (A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy)
2 February Ian Lavender[69] 77 English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders)
5 February Michael Jayston[70] 88 Actor (Doctor Who, Emmerdale, Jane Eyre, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Only Fools and Horses, Midsomer Murders)
12 February Steve Wright[71] 69 Presenter (Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops 2, The Steve Wright People Show)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Death announced on this date.

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