| List of years in British television (Table) |
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This is a list of events taking place in 2012 related to British television.
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| Date | Event |
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| 9 January | Nick Hewer takes over as presenter of Countdown as the game show returns for a new series.[1] |
| 11 February | CBeebies celebrates its 10th anniversary of being separated from CBBC. |
| 30 March | Channel 5 celebrates 15 years on air. |
| 27 July | The events of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin airing with the opening ceremony in London. |
| 12 August | The 2012 Summer Olympics end with the closing ceremony. |
| 16 October | Emmerdale celebrates 40 years on air. |
| 20 October | Top Gear marks its 35th actual anniversary |
| 2 November | Channel 4 celebrates its 30th anniversary. |
| 9 November | The BBC News Channel celebrates 15 years on air. |
| Date | Debut |
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| Date | Debut |
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| 2 January | Endeavour on ITV1 |
| 6 January | Eternal Law on ITV1 |
| Date | Debut |
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| 2 January | The Bank Job on Channel 4 |
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| Date | Channel |
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| March | Sky Sports F1 |
| Sky Sports F1 HD |
| Date | Channel |
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| 5 January | NME TV |
| 24 January | Sky Livingit +1 |
| Sky Living Loves |
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
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| Programme | Date(s) of original removal | Original channel | Date of return | New channel(s) |
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| Programme | Date |
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| Panorama | (1953–present) |
| The Sky at Night | (1957–present) |
| Blue Peter | (1958–present) |
| Programme | Date |
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| Coronation Street | (1960–present) |
| Points of View | (1961–present) |
| Songs of Praise | (1961–present) |
| Doctor Who | (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) |
| Match of the Day | (1964–present) |
| Jackanory | (1965–1996, 2006–present) |
| The Money Programme | (1966–present) |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| A Question of Sport | (1970–present) |
| Emmerdale | (1972–present) |
| Newsround | (1972–present) |
| Arena | (1975–present) |
| Top Gear | (1977–2001, 2002–present) |
| Antiques Roadshow | (1979–present) |
| Question Time | (1979–present) |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Family Fortunes | (1980–1985, 1987–2002, 2006–present) |
| Postman Pat | (1981, 1991, 1996, 2004–present) |
| Timewatch | (1982–present) |
| Thomas and Friends | (1984–present) |
| EastEnders | (1985–present) |
| Comic Relief | (1986–present) |
| Casualty | (1986–present) |
| Fireman Sam | (1987–1994, 2005–present) |
| ChuckleVision | (1987–present) |
| This Morning | (1988–present) |
| Red Dwarf | (1988–1999, 2009–Present) |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Have I Got News for You | (1990–present) |
| MasterChef | (1990–2001, 2005–present) |
| BBC World News | (1991–present) |
| Absolutely Fabulous | (1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2011–present) |
| Time Team | (1994–present) |
| Junior MasterChef | (1994, 2010–present) |
| Hollyoaks | (1995–present) |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | (1996–present) |
| Silent Witness | (1996–present) |
| Midsomer Murders | (1997–present) |
| Y Clwb Rygbi, Wales | (1997–present) |
| Bob the Builder | (1998–present) |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | (1998–present) |
| Bremner, Bird and Fortune | (1999–present) |
| Holby City | (1999–present) |
| Programme | Date |
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| Big Brother | (2000–present) |
| Celebrity Big Brother UK | (2001–present) |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | (2002–present) |
| Harry Hill's TV Burp | (2002–present) |
| The Daily Politics | (2003–present) |
| QI | (2003–present) |
| Peep Show | (2003–present) |
| This Week | (2003–present) |
| Doc Martin | (2004–present) |
| Match of the Day 2 | (2004–present) |
| Shameless | (2004–present) |
| Supernanny | (2004–2008, 2010–present) |
| Strictly Come Dancing | (2004–present) |
| The X Factor | (2004–present) |
| Coach Trip | (2005–2006, 2009–present) |
| 8 out of 10 Cats | (2005–present) |
| Deal or No Deal | (2005–present) |
| The Andrew Marr Show | (2005–present) |
| Mock the Week | (2005–present) |
| That Mitchell and Webb Look | (2006–present) |
| Waterloo Road | (2006–present) |
| Britain's Got Talent | (2007–present) |
| Outnumbered | (2007–present) |
| Skins | (2007–present) |
| Would I Lie to You? | (2007–present) |
| Argumental | (2008–present) |
| Merlin | (2008–present) |
| The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson | (2009–present) |
| 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) |
| Date | Programme | Channel(s) | Debut |
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| Spring | The Weakest Link | BBC One & BBC Two | 2000 |
| Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
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