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This is a list of events in 2025 relating to television in the United Kingdom.

Events

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January

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Date Event
1 BBC One sees in the New Year with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who performs and hosts a "New Year Disco".[1]
Ross Kemp will reprise his role as EastEnders character Grant Mitchell to coincide with the programme's 40th anniversary.[2]
Details of the most-watched television events of the decade so far are released. In first place is Boris Johnson's 23 March 2020 Downing Street address at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, watched by 28.3 million viewers. This is followed by an address given by Johnson on 10 May 2020, watched by 27.6 million. In third place is the state funeral of Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022 (26.5 million), followed by Elizabeth II's COVID-19 address on 5 April 2020 (24.5 million), and the UEFA Euro 2020 final on 11 July 2021 (22.5 million).[3]
Joel Dommett and Ellie Taylor are crowned the winners of the Gladiators Celebrity Special after beating Rob Beckett and Louise Minchin.[4]
All WWE wrestling programmes move to Netflix after many years on linear TV, with the WWE Network closing down coincidentally.
2 A new Gavin & Stacey clip showing scenes from a long-discussed fishing trip that was a running joke throughout the series is released.[5]
6 Barb-produced figures give the Christmas Day episode of Gavin and Stacey an audience of 19.11 million in the first week following its transmission.[6]
After 20 years on Channel 4, the broadcaster moves its traditional weeknight showing of The Simpsons to E4.[7]
Debut of BBC Scotland's new weeknight news bulletin, Reporting Scotland: News at Seven, presented by Laura Maciver and Amy Irons.[8]
10 Royal Mail launches a set of special stamps to celebrate award-winning sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.[9]
11 An advert for Endrick Clothing filmed on the wedding day of reality TV stars Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan, and that shows the groom and groomsmen smoking cigars, is banned by the Advertising Standards Agency for glamorising smoking.[10]
13 It is announced that London Live will close down on 19 January at midnight.[11]
15 The BBC News Channel stops simulcasting BBC Breakfast during the week, instead airing the global news service which, at that time of day, broadcasts rolling news and business reports. Breakfast will continue to air on the BBC News Channel at the weekend.[12]
It is announced that Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan will replace Gary Lineker as presenters of Match of the Day from the beginning of the next football season.[13]
Cyclone (Lystus Ebosel) and Hammer (Tom Wilson) are announced as two new Gladiators ahead of the second series on BBC One.[14]
17 Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announces that the BBC would not be funded from general taxation if the TV licence fee were to be abolished.[15]
19 London Live closes down following the sale of the channel to David Montgomery's Local TV Ltd.[16]
20 London TV, a London version of the Local TV Network, which airs True Crime for most of the day, replaces London Live as London's local television station.[11]
24 Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley win the third series of The Traitors.[17] Overnight viewing figures indicate the episode had an audience of 7.4 million viewers, giving the programme its highest viewing figures to date.[18]
26 Comedian Josh Jones is forced to withdraw from Dancing on Ice due to an injury sustained while training.[19]
27 Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, makes a cameo appearance in an episode of Emmerdale.[20]

February

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Date Event
19 EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary.

March

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Date Event
6 Back on 23 November 2024, Sky News reported that CVC Capital Partners, TF1, RedBird Capital Partners, All3Media, Mediawan and KKR had been linked to a potential takeover bid for ITV plc and a possible break-up of core assets such as ITV Studios and ITVX. This is expected to be announced by 6 March 2025. ITV plc is currently listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index as of January 2025.

April

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Date Event

May

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Date Event
25 Gary Lineker presents his last regular edition of Match of the Day. He will continue to host FA Cup coverage and the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the BBC in the 2025–26 season before leaving the BBC.[21]

June

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Date Event

July

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Date Event

August

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Date Event

September

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Date Event
9 CBBC celebrates its 40th anniversary.
22 ITV celebrates its 70th anniversary.

October

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Date Event
23 Hollyoaks celebrates its 30th anniversary.

November

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Date Event

December

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Date Event
9 Coronation Street celebrates its 65th anniversary.

Debuts

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BBC

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Date Debut Channel
6 January Joanna Page's Wild Life BBC Two
9 January Video Nasty BBC Three
10 January Monty Don's British Gardens BBC Two
14 January An t-Eilean BBC Alba
2 February Miss Austen BBC One
5 February Amandaland
February King and Conqueror
March High Hoops CBBC
TBA Alan Partridge: How Are You?[22] BBC One
Can You Keep a Secret?
Dear England
Dope Girls
The Guest
Lockerbie
Lord of the Flies
Lynley
Mint
The Rapture
Reunion
Riot Women
Shuggie Bain
This City is Ours
Towards Zero
Two Tone
Virdee
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Porth Purgatory BBC Two Wales
Film Club BBC Three
We Go Again
Crongton BBC iPlayer
Death Valley
Late in Life
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
Wahala

ITV

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Date Debut Channel
5 January Playing Nice ITV1
19 January Out There
TBA Cold Water
I Fought the Law
Code of Silence ITVX
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
The Fall
Protection
Transaction
XF:AI

Channel 4

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Date Debut Channel
8 January Patience Channel 4
29 January Brian and Maggie
TBA Disability Benefits
Eat The UK
Get Millie Black
In Flight
Make That Movie
Passport to Paradise
Trespasses
Mudtown S4C

Channel 5

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Date Debut Channel
TBA The Au Pair Channel 5
The Feud

Sky

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Date Debut Channel
2 January Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Sky Atlantic
TBA Atomic Sky Atlantic
The Death of Bunny Munro
Iris
Safe Space Sky Comedy
Amadeus Sky Max
Small Town, Big Story
Inheritance
Under Salt Marsh

Other platforms

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Date Debut Channel
1 January Missing You Netflix
16 January The Crow Girl Paramount+
22 January Prime Target Apple TV+
21 February A Thousand Blows Disney+ / Star
5 March The Leopard Netflix
TBA Anansi Boys Amazon Prime Video
The Assassin
Fear
Haven
Lazarus
Malice
Quarter Life
Young Sherlock
Down Cemetery Road Apple TV+
Marlow BritBox
Beaumont Disney+ / Star
Kensal Town
The Stolen Girl
The Sunnyridge 3
The 39 Steps Netflix
Adolescence
The Choice
Coming Undone
Department Q
House of Guinness
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Out of the Dust
The Seven Dials Mystery
Too Much
Toxic Town
The Undertow
White Stork
Wolf King
Bookish U&Alibi
Bergerac UKTV
I, Jack Wright
Outrageous
The Christie Affair TBA
Diva
The Forsyth Saga
Hot Air
Maigret
Song of the Sun God

Channels and streaming services

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New channels

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Date Channel

New streaming services

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Date Channel

Defunct channels/streaming services

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Date Channel
1 January WWE Network
28 February Eurosport

Rebranding channels/streaming services

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Date Old name New name
March Channel 5 & My5 5

Television programmes

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Changes of network affiliation

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Programme Moved from Moved to
The Simpsons Channel 4 (Re-runs) E4
Sky Showcase (First runs) Disney+
Raw TNT Sports Netflix
Smackdown
NXT WWE Network
From Sky Sci-Fi Sky Max
Condor Universal TV
Belgravia ITV1 ITVX
Snowpiercer Netflix
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators BBC One U&Alibi
The Terror AMC Global BBC Two
All Eurosport programming Eurosport TNT Sports

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

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Programme Date(s) of original removal Original channel(s) Date of return New channel(s)

Continuing television programmes

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1920s

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

1930s

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Programme Date
Trooping the Colour 1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present
The Boat Race 1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present
BBC Cricket 1939, 1946–1999, 2020–present

1950s

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

1960s

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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

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

1980s

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Programme Date
Children in Need 1980–present
Countdown 1982–present
EastEnders 1985–present
Comic Relief 1988–present
Catchphrase 1986–2002, 2013–present
Casualty 1986–present
This Morning 1988–present
Countryfile
Wheel of Fortune 1988–2001, 2024–present
You Bet! 1988–1997, 2024–present

1990s

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Programme Date
Have I Got News for You 1990–present
MasterChef 1990–2001, 2005–2025
Gladiators 1992–2000, 2008–2009, 2024–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

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Programme Date
Bargain Hunt 2000–present
BBC Breakfast
Big Brother 2000–2018, 2023–present
Click 2000–present
Unreported World
BBC South East Today 2001–present
Survivor 2001–2002, 2023–present
Escape to the Country 2002–present
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
River City
Saturday Kitchen
QI 2003–present
Eggheads
Homes Under the Hammer
Match of the Day 2 2004–present
Strictly Come Dancing
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Newswatch
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Who Do You Think You Are?
The Apprentice 2005–present
Deal or No Deal 2005–2016, 2023–present
Dragons' Den 2005–present
The Hotel Inspector
Springwatch
The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2006–present
Banged Up Abroad
Dancing on Ice 2006–2014, 2018–present
Not Going Out 2006–present
The One Show
Waterloo Road 2006–2015, 2023–present
Britain's Got Talent 2007–2020, 2022–present
The Adventure Show 2007–present
Would I Lie to You?
The Graham Norton Show
Police Interceptors 2008–present
Soccer Aid 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018–present
Pointless 2009–present
The Chase
Kate Garraway's Life Stories

2010s

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Programme Date
The Great British Bake Off 2010–present
Great British Railway Journeys
Lorraine
The Only Way Is Essex
Sunday Morning Live
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
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2012–present
Call the Midwife
Stand Up To Cancer
The Voice UK
Tipping Point
The Dumping Ground 2013–present
Father Brown
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
Hunted 2015–present
Love Island
SAS: Who Dares Wins
Taskmaster
Travel Man
Bake Off: The Professionals 2016–present
Naked Attraction
Sorry, I Didn't Know 2016, 2020–present
The Repair Shop 2017–present
Richard Osman's House of Games
Strike
Peston 2018–present
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star 2019–present
The Hit List
Mandy
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2020s

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Programme Date
Beat the Chasers 2020–present
Malory Towers
The Masked Singer
The Wheel
Cooking with the Stars 2021–present
Hope Street
The 1% Club 2022–present
Limitless Win
Celebrity Cooking School
Heartstopper
SAS: Rogue Heroes
The John Bishop Show
The Traitors
Trigger Point
African Queens 2023–present
At Home with the Furys
BBC News Now
Black Ops
Blue Lights
Beyond Paradise
Break Point
Changing Ends
Doctor Who: Unleashed
PopMaster TV
The Couple Next Door
The Famous Five
The Finish Line
The Piano
The Toy Hospital
After the Flood 2024–present
Boarders
Love Island: All Stars
Ludwig
Return to Paradise
Sweetpea
The Answer Run

Ending this year

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Date Programme Channel(s) Debut(s)
2 January Vera ITV1 2011

Deaths

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Date Name Age Broadcast credibility
5 January The Vivienne[23] 32 Drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice)
7 January Barbara Clegg[24] 98 Actress (Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street)
8 January Charles Kay[25] 94 Actor (Churchill's People, Edge of Darkness, I, Claudius)
9 January Laurie Holloway[26] 86 Musical director (Parkinson, Strictly Come Dancing) and theme tune composer (Maggie and Her, Game for a Laugh, Blind Date, Beadle's About)
10 January Christopher Benjamin[27] 90 Actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed)
14 January Tony Slattery[28] 65 Actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Have I Got News for You)
15 January Paul Danan[29] 46 Actor (Hollyoaks, Celebrity Love Island)
Diane Langton[30] 80 Actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders)
16 January Dame Joan Plowright[31] 95 Actress (Stalin, The Importance of Being Earnest)
18 January Claire van Kampen[32] 71 Composer (Wolf Hall), playwright and theatre director

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Savage, Mark (21 November 2024). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor to play the BBC's New Year Eve concert". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ McIntosh, Steven (1 January 2025). "EastEnders: Ross Kemp to return as Grant Mitchell for soap's 40th anniversary". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ^ "History-making events top chart of decade's biggest TV audiences so far". Border Counties Advertizer. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ Anderton, Joe (2 January 2025). "Strictly and I'm a Celeb stars crowned winners on Celebrity Gladiators". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ Leston, Ryan (2 January 2025). "Gavin and Stacey: New clip reveals rare fishing trip moment". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ Mzimba, Lizo (6 January 2025). "Gavin & Stacey: 19.1 million viewers watched finale in first week". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. ^ "The Simpsons gets channel swap in the UK with new broadcast home". Digital Spy. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ^ "News at Seven: BBC Scotland launches new programme". BBC News. BBC. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Royal Mail launches stamps to celebrate The Vicar of Dibley". BBC News. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan Instagram ad banned for smoking". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b Thornham, Marc (13 January 2025). "London Live to close in uncertain year for Freeview local TV". RXTV. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  12. ^ "BBC News serves up changes at Breakfast". RXTV. 13 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Match of the Day presenters: Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan to host MOTD". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  14. ^ Hibbs, James (16 January 2025). "Gladiators officially unveils 2 brand new stars: Cyclone and Hammer". Radio Times.
  15. ^ Youngs, Ian (17 January 2025). "Licence fee: Lisa Nandy rules out funding BBC from taxes". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Montgomery-backed Local TV swoops on Lebedev's London Live licence". Sky News. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  17. ^ Tinoco, Armando (24 January 2025). "'The Traitors UK' Season 3 Crowns Winner On BBC One". Deadline.
  18. ^ Lambert, Guy (25 January 2025). "The Traitors finale most-watched live episode in show's history". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  19. ^ Lambert, Guy (26 January 2025). "Dancing on Ice: Comedian Josh Jones out after rehearsal injury". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Sir Lindsay Hoyle brings 'Order' to TV soap Emmerdale". Sky News. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  21. ^ Moench, Mallory; Razzall, Katie (11 November 2024). "Gary Lineker: BBC Match of the Day host to leave at end of season". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  22. ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alan-partridge-how-are-you/
  23. ^ Wratten, Marcus (5 January 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32". PinkNews.
  24. ^ "Barbara Clegg 1926-2025". Doctor Who News. 11 January 2025.
  25. ^ Coveney, Michael (14 January 2025). "Charles Kay obituary". The Guardian.
  26. ^ McLaughlin, Charlotte (10 January 2025). "Former Strictly and Parkinson musical director Laurence Holloway dies aged 86". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  27. ^ Hibbs, James (16 January 2025). "Tributes paid after Christopher Benjamin, Doctor Who star and esteemed actor, dies aged 90". Radio Times.
  28. ^ "Tony Slattery: Comedian and actor dies aged 65". BBC News. BBC. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  29. ^ Saunders, Emma; Youngs, Ian (16 January 2025). "Ex-Hollyoaks star Paul Danan dies at 46". BBC News. BBC.
  30. ^ "Only Fools and Horses star and soap legend Diane Langton dies aged 77". LBC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  31. ^ Youngs, Ian (17 January 2025). "Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95". BBC News. BBC.
  32. ^ Coveney, Michael (21 January 2025). "Claire van Kampen obituary". The Guardian.
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