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|Former ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actor [[Ken Morley]] is removed from the [[Celebrity Big Brother 15|fifteenth series]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother]]'' for using "unacceptable and offensive language" after [[Ofcom]] received 233 complaints about his behaviour. |
|Former ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actor [[Ken Morley]] is removed from the [[Celebrity Big Brother 15|fifteenth series]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother]]'' for using "unacceptable and offensive language" after [[Ofcom]] received 233 complaints about his behaviour. The decision was taken to remove him from the house after he called fellow contestant [[Alexander O'Neal]] a "negro".<ref>{{cite news|first=Jenn |last=Selby |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ken-morley-removed-from-celebrity-big-brother-house-for-using-unacceptable-racist-language-9973071.html |title=Ken Morley removed from Celebrity Big Brother house for using 'unacceptable' racist language |publisher=Independent Print Limited |anewspaper=The Independent |date=12 January 2015 |accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> |
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This is a list of events taking place in 2015 related to British television.
Events
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | BBC One airs the final episode of Miranda Hart's self-titled sitcom, Miranda. Overnight viewing figures suggest it was watched by an audience of 7.3 million.[1] |
| 2 | Consolidated viewing figures reveal the comedy Mrs. Brown's Boys to have been the most watched programme on Christmas Day 2014, with an average audience of 9.69 million. However, viewing figures were lower than the previous year.[2] |
| 5 | The broadcasting regulator Ofcom clears EastEnders of breaching its regulations over a storyline involving the rape of Queen Victoria pub landlady Linda Carter (played by Kellie Bright).[3] |
| 7 | The Top Gear Patagonia Special, which included the series' controversial trip to Argentina, was the most watched programme on BBC iPlayer over the festive period.[4] |
| 8 | Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not take part in planned debates ahead of this year's general election unless the Green Party is included.[5] |
| 9 | It is reported that the BBC has submitted its news coverage of the police raid on a property belonging to Cliff Richard in July 2014 for best news story at the 2015 Royal Television Society journalism awards.[6] |
| 10 | Former Baywatch actor Jeremy Jackson is removed from the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother after he got drunk and pulled open fellow contestant Chloe Goodman's dressing gown the previous day.[7] |
| Comedian Dara Ó Briain confirms he is stepping down as presenter of The Apprentice: You're Fired!.[8] | |
| 12 | Former Coronation Street actor Ken Morley is removed from the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother for using "unacceptable and offensive language" after Ofcom received 233 complaints about his behaviour. The decision was taken to remove him from the house after he called fellow contestant Alexander O'Neal a "negro".[9] |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 | BBC One airs a live episode of EastEnders to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary |
March
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April
| Date | Event |
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May
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June
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July
| Date | Event |
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August
| Date | Event |
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September
| Date | Event |
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October
| Date | Event |
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November
| Date | Event |
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December
| Date | Event |
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Debuts
BBC
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 6 January | Six Puppies and Us[10][11] | BBC Two |
| 8 January | Crims[12] | BBC Three |
| 10 January | Now You See It | BBC One |
| Unknown | Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief | BBC Two |
| Unknown | Britain's Best Potter (working title)[13] | BBC Two |
| Unknown | Alex Polizzi: For Hire | BBC Two |
| Unknown | Pompidou | BBC One |
| Unknown | Car Share | BBC One |
| Unknown | River | BBC One |
| Unknown | South Side Story | BBC Three |
| Unknown | Ordinary Lies | BBC One |
| Unknown | How We Got to Now | BBC One |
| Unknown | The Game | BBC One[14] |
| Unknown | Inside KFC | BBC One |
| Unknown | Decimate | BBC One |
| Unknown | Crimes of Passion | BBC Four |
| Unknown | In and Out of the Kitchen | BBC Four |
| Unknown | The Edge | BBC One |
| Unknown | Prized Apart[15] | BBC One |
| Unknown | Woody | BBC One |
| Unknown | The Coroner | BBC One |
| Unknown | The Last Kingdom | BBC Two |
| Autumn | Partners in Crime | BBC One |
ITV
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Fat Pets - Slimmer of the Year | ITV |
| Richard Wilson On the Road | ITV | |
| 6 January | The Wonder of Britain | ITV |
| Britain's Best Back Gardens | ITV | |
| Blue Go Mad in Ibiza | ITV2 | |
| 7 January | Chrisley Knows Best | ITVBe |
| 8 January | The Kyle Files | ITV |
| Bring Back Borstal | ITV | |
| 12 January | Mel and Sue | ITV |
| The Real Housewives of Cheshire | ITVBe | |
| 13 January | Cockroaches | ITV2 |
| 17 January | Planet's Got Talent | ITV |
| 18 January | Get Your Act Together | ITV |
| February | The Keith Lemon Sketch Show | ITV2 |
| February | The Big Fish Off[16] | ITV4 |
| Unknown | Thunderbirds Are Go! | ITV / CITV |
| Unknown | The Mafia | ITV |
| Unknown | Safe House | ITV |
| Unknown | The Ibiza Weekender | ITV2 |
| Unknown | Barging About Britain | ITV |
| Unknown | 1000 Heartbeats | ITV |
| Unknown | Driving with the Stars | ITV |
| Unknown | Arthur & George | ITV |
| Unknown | The Trip Advisors | ITV |
| Unknown | Code of a Killer | ITV |
| Unknown | Planet's Got Talent[17][18] | ITV |
| Unknown | The Trials of Jimmy Rose | ITV |
| Unknown | You're Back in the Room | ITV |
| Unknown | Delivery Man | ITV |
| Unknown | Celebrity Survivor | ITV |
| Unknown | Jekyll & Hyde | ITV |
| Unknown | Black Work | ITV |
| Unknown | Beowulf[19] | ITV |
Channel 4
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 20 January | Catastrophe | Channel 4 |
| 22 January | Cucumber | Channel 4 |
| Unknown | Banana | E4 |
| Unknown | This Is England '90 | Channel 4 |
| Unknown | The Night Bus[20] | Channel 4 |
Channel 5
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Channel 5 |
Other channels
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 12 January | Drunk History[21] | Comedy Central |
| Unknown | Relatively Clever | Sky1 |
| Unknown | Braking Badly[22] | Sky1 |
| Unknown | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge[23] | Sky Atlantic |
Channels
New channels
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| 5 January | TBN UK [24] |
| Unknown | BBC One +1 [25] |
Defunct channels
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| Unknown | BBC Three [26] |
Rebranding channels
Television shows
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| Count Arthur Strong | BBC Two | BBC One |
| Don't Tell the Bride | BBC Three | |
| Waterloo Road | BBC One | BBC Three |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars in Their Eyes | 2006 | ITV | 10 January 2015 | N/A (same channel) |
| Danger Mouse | 1992 | CITV | 2015 | CBBC |
| Clangers | 1973 | BBC One | 2015 | CBeebies |
| Teletubbies | 2001 2009 |
CBBC | Autumn 2015 | |
| Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge | 2012 | Sky Atlantic | 2015 | N/A (same channel) |
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) |
| South Today | (1961–present) |
| University Challenge | (1962–1987, 1994–present) |
| Doctor Who | (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) |
| Horizon | (1964–present) |
| Match of the Day | (1964–present) |
| Top of the Pops | (1964–present) |
| Gardeners' World | (1968–present) |
| A Question of Sport | (1968, 1970–present) |
1970s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Emmerdale | (1972–present) |
| Mastermind | (1972–present) |
| Newsround | (1972–present) |
| Arena | (1975–present) |
| One Man and His Dog | (1976–present) |
| Top Gear | (1977–2001, 2002–present) |
| Antiques Roadshow | (1979–present) |
| Question Time | (1979–present) |
1980s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Children in Need | (1980–present) |
| Countdown | (1982–present) |
| ITV Breakfast | (1983–present) |
| Good Morning Britain | (1983–1992, 2014–present) |
| Thomas & Friends | (1984–present) |
| EastEnders | (1985–present) |
| Comic Relief | (1985–present) |
| Casualty | (1986–present) |
| Fifteen to One | (1988–2003, 2013–present) |
| This Morning | (1988–present) |
| Countryfile | (1988–present) |
1990s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Have I Got News for You | (1990–present) |
| MasterChef | (1990–2001, 2005–present) |
| ITV News Meridian | (1993–present) |
| Junior MasterChef | (1994–1999, 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) |
| Holby City | (1999–present) |
2000s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| 2000 | |
| Big Brother | (2000–2010, 2011–present) |
| Bargain Hunt | (2000–present) |
| BBC Breakfast | (2000–present) |
| Click | (2000–present) |
| Doctors | (2000–present) |
| A Place in the Sun | (2000–present) |
| The Unforgettable | (2000–2002, 2010–present) |
| Unreported World | (2000–present) |
| 2001 | |
| Celebrity Big Brother | (2001–2010, 2011–present) |
| BBC South East Today | (2001–present) |
| Football Focus | (2001–present) |
| Rogue Traders | (2001–present) |
| 2002 | |
| Escape to the Country | (2002–present) |
| Fifth Gear | (2002–present) |
| Flog It! | (2002–present) |
| Foyle's War | (2002–present) |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | (2002–present) |
| In It to Win It | (2002–present) |
| Inside Out | (2002–present) |
| Most Haunted | (2002–2010, 2014–present) |
| River City | (2002–present) |
| Saturday Kitchen | (2002–present) |
| 2003 | |
| The Daily Politics | (2003–present) |
| QI | (2003–present) |
| This Week | (2003–present) |
| Celebrity Mastermind | (2003–present) |
| New Tricks | (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) |
| Strictly Come Dancing | (2004–present) |
| The X Factor | (2004–present) |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | (2004–present) |
| The Culture Show | (2004–present) |
| Football First | (2004–present) |
| The Gadget Show | (2004–present) |
| Live at the Apollo | (2004–present) |
| NewsWatch | (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) |
| Coach Trip | (2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2013–present) |
| Deal or No Deal | (2005–present) |
| The Andrew Marr Show | (2005–present) |
| The Adventure Show | (2005–present) |
| The Apprentice | (2005–present) |
| Dragons' Den | (2005–present) |
| The F Word | (2005–present) |
| The Hotel Inspector | (2005–present) |
| The Jeremy Kyle Show | (2005–present) |
| Mock the Week | (2005–present) |
| Springwatch | (2005–present) |
| 2006 | |
| Waterloo Road | (2006–present) |
| The Album Chart Show | (2006–present) |
| Animal Spies! | (2006–present) |
| Lewis | (2006–present) |
| The Apprentice: You're Fired! | (2006–present) |
| Banged Up Abroad | (2006–present) |
| Cricket AM | (2006–present) |
| Dickinson's Real Deal | (2006–present) |
| Don't Get Done, Get Dom | (2006–present) |
| Monkey Life | (2006–present) |
| Not Going Out | (2006–present) |
| The One Show | (2006–present) |
| People & Power | (2006–present) |
| Peschardt's People | (2006–present) |
| The Secret Millionaire | (2006–2008, 2010–present) |
| The Slammer | (2006–present) |
| 2007 | |
| Britain's Got Talent | (2007–present) |
| Would I Lie to You? | (2007–present) |
| Benidorm | (2007–present) |
| The Big Questions | (2007–present) |
| Don't Tell the Bride | (2007–present) |
| The Graham Norton Show | (2007–present) |
| Harry & Paul | (2007–present) |
| Heir Hunters | (2007–present) |
| Helicopter Heroes | (2007–present) |
| Inspector George Gently | (2007–present) |
| London Ink | (2007–present) |
| Real Rescues | (2007–present) |
| The Hot Desk | (2007–present) |
| 2008 | |
| An Là | (2008–present) |
| Big & Small | (2008–present) |
| Celebrity Juice | (2008–present) |
| Chuggington | (2008–present) |
| Country House Rescue | (2008–present) |
| Only Connect | (2008–present) |
| Police Interceptors | (2008–present) |
| Rubbernecker | (2008–present) |
| Seachd Là | (2008–present) |
| Snog Marry Avoid? | (2008–present) |
| Supersize vs Superskinny | (2008–present) |
| Wallander | (2008–present) |
| 2009 | |
| PhoneShop | (2009–present) |
| Pointless | (2009–present) |
| Russell Howard's Good News | (2009–present) |
| The Chase | (2009–present) |
| The Cube | (2009–present) |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | (2009–present) |
| Bang Goes the Theory | (2009–present) |
| Countrywise | (2009–present) |
| Cowboy Trap | (2009–present) |
| The Football League Show | (2009–present) |
| Four Weddings | (2009–present) |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | (2009–present) |
| Peter Andre: My Life | (2009–present) |
2010s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| 2010 | |
| Accused | (2010–present) |
| Downton Abbey | (2010–present) |
| The Great British Bake Off | (2010–present) |
| Great British Railway Journeys | (2010–present) |
| James May's Man Lab | (2010–present) |
| A League of Their Own | (2010–present) |
| Little Crackers | (2010–present) |
| Lorraine | (2010–present) |
| The Million Pound Drop Live | (2010–present) |
| The Nightshift | (2010–present) |
| The Only Way Is Essex | (2010–present) |
| Sherlock | (2010–present) |
| Stand Up for the Week | (2010–present) |
| Sunday Morning Live | (2010–present) |
| Take Me Out | (2010–present) |
| 2011 | |
| All Over the Place | (2011–present) |
| Four Rooms | (2011–present) |
| Friday Download | (2011–present) |
| Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands | (2011–present) |
| Made in Chelsea | (2011–present) |
| Match of the Day Kickabout | (2011–present) |
| Perfection | (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 | |
| Call the Midwife | (2012–present) |
| Prisoners' Wives | (2012–present) |
| Pramface | (2012–present) |
| The Syndicate | (2012–present) |
| Stella | (2012–present) |
| Stand Up To Cancer | (2012–present) |
| The Voice UK | (2012–present) |
| Tipping Point | (2012–present) |
| Hebburn | (2012–present) |
| Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs | (2012–present) |
| Last Tango in Halifax | (2012–present) |
| The Exit List | (2012–present) |
| 2013 | |
| The Dumping Ground | (2013–present) |
| Mr Selfridge | (2013–present) |
| Blandings | (2013–present) |
| Dani's Castle | (2013–present) |
| Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom | (2013–present) |
| Broadchurch | (2013–present) |
| Bluestone 42 | (2013–present) |
| In the Flesh | (2013–present) |
| The Village | (2013–present) |
| Great British Sewing Bee | (2013–present) |
| The Fall | (2013–present) |
| Big School | (2013–present) |
| Big Star's Little Star | (2013–present) |
| The Dog Rescuers | (2013–present) |
| Still Open All Hours | (2013–present) |
| 2014 | |
| The Jump | (2014–present) |
| The Great Interior Design Challenge | (2014–present) |
| Hair | (2014–present) |
| The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice | (2014–present) |
| Ejector Seat | (2014–present) |
| Happy Valley | (2014–present) |
| Tyger Takes On... | (2014–present) |
| Educating Joey Essex | (2014–present) |
| Two Tribes | (2014–present) |
| The Michael McIntyre Chat Show | (2014–present) |
| Weekend | (2014–present) |
| Daily Brunch | (2014–present) |
| Judge Rinder | (2014–present) |
| Grantchester | (2014–present) |
| Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis | (2014–present) |
| The Big Allotment Challenge | (2014–present) |
| Benefits Street | (2014–present) |
| Babylon | (2014–present) |
| W1A | (2014–present) |
| House of Fools | (2014–present) |
Ending this year
| Date(s) | Programme | Channel(s) | Debut(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Miranda | BBC One | 2009 |
| 18 January[27] | Foyle's War | ITV | 2002 |
| 9 March | Waterloo Road | BBC One & BBC Three | 2006 |
| Unknown | Peep Show[28][29] | Channel 4 | 2003 |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Fiona Cumming | 77 | Actress and director (Doctor Who) |
| 2 January | Roger Kitter | 64 | Actor ('Allo 'Allo!) |
| 6 January | Lance Percival[30] | 81 | Comedian, actor and singer (That Was the Week That Was, Up Pompeii!) |
References
- ^ "Miranda fans get happy ending in finale of hit sitcom". BBC News. BBC. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC's Mrs Brown's Boys dominates festive viewing". BBC News. BBC. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "EastEnders cleared of breaching Ofcom rules". BBC News. BBC. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Top Gear in Argentina tops festive iPlayer chart". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (8 January 2015). "David Cameron threatens to drop out of debates unless Greens invited". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC puts forward Cliff Richard 'scoop' for journalism award". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Jeremy Jackson thrown out of Celebrity Big Brother". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Dara O Briain to leave Apprentice show You're Fired". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. BBC. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Selby, Jenn (12 January 2015). "Ken Morley removed from Celebrity Big Brother house for using 'unacceptable' racist language". Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|anewspaper=ignored (help) - ^ "BBC Two announces Meet the Puppies documentary series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC2 to Meet the Puppies". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Crims". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Makers of The Great British Bake Off for new pottery show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Impressive cast convene for Toby Whithouse's new BBC One spy thriller, The Game". BBC. 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Emma Willis, Reggie Yates to host new BBC Saturday night show Prized Apart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "See Dappy, Ollie Locke and Kirk Norcross in ITV4's The Big Fish Off". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Planet's Got Talent comes to ITV". ITV. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Warwick Davis to host Planet's Got Talent for ITV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "ITV commissions 13-part epic warrior drama Beowulf". ITV. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "The Night Bus: Channel 4 to hop on London bus for new documentary". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Comedy Central UK commissions full Drunk History series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Sky1 orders new documentary series Braking Badly". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ John Plunkett. "Alan Partridge to return to Sky Atlantic for second Mid Morning Matters series". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Ofcom awards TBN UK TV licence". Ofcom. 31 July 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - BBC plans to launch BBC One +1". BBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC - BBC announces plans to close BBC Three as a TV channel in 2015 - Media centre". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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- ^ Sherwin, Adam (25 September 2013). "Peep Show star David Mitchell defends panel shows after attack by Fast Show co-creator Charlie Higson". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Sam Masters (25 September 2013). "Peep Show to end next year after ninth series". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Lance Percival - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.