2011 in British television
This is a list of events that took place in 2011 related to British television.
Events
January
February
Date |
Event |
1 February |
The Sky HD swap is introduced giving HD channels more prominence. Sky also sees the launch of brand-new channel Sky Atlantic, and the Living channels are rebranded as Sky Living. Channel One closed down at 6 am, and was replaced on Freeview by Challenge. |
2 February |
John Nettles appears in his final ever episode of Midsomer Murders, having starred in a total of 81 episodes since the series was launched in 1997.[8][9] |
BBC executive Craig Oliver is appointed as Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications.[10] |
4 February |
The BBC apologises for remarks about Mexicans made on its Top Gear television programme but defends the original remarks as well.[11] |
14 February |
Channel 5 reverts to its original name after almost a decade. |
16 February |
BBC One airs a special hour-long episode of its daytime soap Doctors to celebrate the series 2000th episode.[12] |
28 February |
The ban on product placement in television programmes is lifted, allowing advertisers to pay for their goods to be seen on British TV. The first product to be displayed in this regard is a Nescafe coffee machine, which appeared on This Morning.[13][14] A year-long trial also begins allowing commercial television channels to show up to 12 minutes of adverts per hour during films and dramas, bringing them into line with soap operas where this is already permitted.[15] |
March
April
Date |
Event |
6 April |
Channel 5 officially announced that it had bought the rights to show former Channel 4 reality series Big Brother from August 2011.[19] |
6–20 April |
Analogue signals are switched off in the Bromsgrove, Lark Stoke and Ridge Hill (Central and West) areas. |
7 April |
Top of the Pops returns to television in its former Thursday evening slot as BBC Four begins airing old episodes from 1976, the point at which the broadcaster's full archive of shows begins.[20] |
13 April |
Former Brookside actor Brian Regan, who played Terry Sullivan in the long-running series is remanded in custody on a charge of murder following the fatal shooting of a doorman in Liverpool in February.[21] |
19 April |
Helen Mirren apologises after swearing during an interview on the day's edition of BBC Breakfast.[22][23] |
27 April |
Tim Anderson wins the 2011 series of MasterChef.[24] |
29 April |
Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton shown on BBC One and ITV. Audiences of around 24.5 million watched in the UK alone.[25] |
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Debuts
BBC Television Services
ITV
Channel 4
Five/Channel 5
Other channels
Channels
New channels
Defunct channels
Rebranded channels
Changes of network affiliation
Television shows
Returning this year after a break of one year or longer
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Programme |
Date |
2000 |
Bargain Hunt |
(2000–present) |
BBC Breakfast |
(2000–present) |
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids |
(2000–2007, 2011–present) |
Big Brother |
(2000–2010, 2011–present) |
Click |
(2000–present) |
Doctors |
(2000–present) |
My Family |
(2000–2011) |
A Place in the Sun |
(2000–present) |
Shipwrecked |
(2000–2002, 2006–2009, 2011–2012) |
The Unforgettable |
(2000–present) |
Unreported World |
(2000–present) |
Waking the Dead |
(2000–2011) |
The Weakest Link |
(2000–2012) |
The Wright Stuff |
(2000–present) |
2001 |
Celebrity Big Brother |
(2001–2002, 2005–2007, 2009–present) |
BBC South East Today |
(2001–present) |
Football Focus |
(2001–present) |
Real Crime |
(2001–present) |
Rogue Traders |
(2001–present) |
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps |
(2001–2011) |
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 |
(2002–2015) |
Harry Hill's TV Burp |
(2002–2012) |
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) |
Spooks |
(2002–2011) |
Sport Relief |
(2002–present) |
The Story Makers |
(2002–present) |
Tikkabilla |
(2002–present) |
2003 |
Celebrity Mastermind |
(2003–present) |
Daily Politics |
(2003–present) |
Eggheads |
(2003–present) |
Extraordinary People |
(2003–present) |
Grumpy Old Men |
(2003–present) |
Homes Under the Hammer |
(2003–present) |
New Tricks |
(2003–2015) |
Peep Show |
(2003–2015) |
QI |
(2003–present) |
The Politics Show |
(2003–present) |
The Royal |
(2003–2011) |
This Week |
(2003–present) |
Traffic Cops |
(2003–present) |
2004 |
10 Years Younger |
(2004–present) |
60 Minute Makeover |
(2004–present) |
Agatha Christie's Marple |
(2004–2013) |
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) |
Hustle |
(2004–2012) |
Jimmy's Farm |
(2004–present) |
Live at the Apollo |
(2004–present) |
Match of the Day 2 |
(2004–present) |
NewsWatch |
(2004–present) |
Peppa Pig |
(2004–present) |
SadlerVision |
(2004–present) |
Shameless |
(2004–2013) |
Strictly Come Dancing |
(2004–present) |
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two |
(2004–present) |
Supernanny |
(2004–2008, 2010–present) |
Who Do You Think You Are? |
(2004–present) |
The X Factor |
(2004–present) |
2005 |
8 out of 10 Cats |
(2005–present) |
The Adventure Show |
(2005–present) |
The Andrew Marr Show |
(2005–present) |
The Apprentice |
(2005–present) |
The Biggest Loser |
(2005–present) |
Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model |
(2005–2013) |
Coach Trip |
(2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2013–present) |
Coast |
(2005–present) |
Come Dine with Me |
(2005–present) |
Deal or No Deal |
(2005–2016) |
Doctor Who Confidential |
(2005–2011) |
Dragons' Den |
(2005–present) |
The F Word |
(2005–2010) |
Fifi and the Flowertots |
(2005–present) |
The Hotel Inspector |
(2005–present) |
Ideal |
(2005–2011) |
The Jeremy Kyle Show |
(2005–present) |
Ladette to Lady |
(2005–present) |
Missing Live |
(2005–present) |
Mock the Week |
(2005–present) |
Quizmania |
(2005–present) |
Springwatch |
(2005–present) |
The Thick of It |
(2005–2012) |
Ukwia |
(2005–present) |
2006 |
The Album Chart Show |
(2006–present) |
Animal Spies! |
(2006–present) |
The Apprentice: You're Fired! |
(2006–present) |
Banged Up Abroad |
(2006–2013) |
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe |
(2006–present) |
Codex |
(2006–present) |
...Cooks! |
(2006–present) |
Cricket AM |
(2006–present) |
Dancing on Ice |
(2006–2014) |
Dickinson's Real Deal |
(2006–present) |
Don't Get Done, Get Dom |
(2006–present) |
Fonejacker |
(2006–2008) |
Freshly Squeezed |
(2006–2012) |
Ghosthunting With... |
(2006–present) |
How to Look Good Naked |
(2006–present) |
The IT Crowd |
(2006–2013) |
The Large Family |
(2006–present) |
Lead Balloon |
(2006–2011) |
Lewis |
(2006–2015) |
Little Princess |
(2006–present) |
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies |
(2006–present) |
That Mitchell and Webb Look |
(2006–present) |
Monkey Life |
(2006–present) |
Most Annoying People |
(2006–present) |
Numberjacks |
(2006–2009) |
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) |
Something for the Weekend |
(2006–2012) |
Torchwood |
(2006–2011) |
Waterloo Road |
(2006–2015) |
Wild at Heart |
(2006–2012) |
World Business |
(2006–2011) |
2007 |
The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
(2007–2014) |
The Armstrong and Miller Show |
(2007–2010) |
Benidorm |
(2007–present) |
The Big Questions |
(2007–present) |
Britain's Best Dish |
(2007–2011) |
Britain's Got Talent |
(2007–present) |
Coming of Age |
(2007–2011) |
Daybreak Scotland |
(2007–2012) |
Diddy Dick and Dom |
(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) |
M.I. High |
(2007–2011) |
Mary Queen of Shops |
(2007–present) |
Mister Maker |
(2007–present) |
Outnumbered |
(2007–2014) |
Postcode Challenge |
(2007–present) |
Primeval |
(2007–2011) |
Rapal |
(2007–present) |
The Real MacKay |
(2007–present) |
Real Rescues |
(2007–present) |
The Sarah Jane Adventures |
(2007–2011) |
Secret Diary of a Call Girl |
(2007–2011) |
Shrink Rap |
(2007–present) |
Skins |
(2007–present) |
Trapped |
(2007–present) |
The Tudors |
(2007–2011) |
Wanted Down Under |
(2007–present) |
What the Dickens |
(2007–present) |
Who Dares Wins |
(2007–present) |
Would I Lie To You? |
(2007–present) |
2008 |
An Là |
(2008–present) |
Are You an Egghead? |
(2008–present) |
Argumental |
(2008–present) |
Basil's Swap Shop |
(2008–present) |
Battle of the Brains |
(2008–present) |
Being Human |
(2008–present) |
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) |
Dani's House |
(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) |
The Inbetweeners |
(2008–present) |
It Pays to Watch! |
(2008–present) |
Kerwhizz |
(2008–2009, 2011–present) |
Lark Rise to Candleford |
(2008–2011) |
The Live Desk |
(2008–present) |
Lunch Monkeys |
(2008–2011) |
Marvo the Wonder Chicken |
(2008–present) |
Merlin |
(2008–2012) |
Nightwatch with Steve Scott |
(2008–present) |
Only Connect |
(2008–present) |
Police Interceptors |
(2008–present) |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is |
(2008–2011) |
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections |
(2008–present) |
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure |
(2008–present) |
Rubbernecker |
(2008–present) |
Rude Tube |
(2008–present) |
Scallywagga |
(2008–present) |
Seachd Là |
(2008–present) |
Sesame Tree |
(2008–present) |
Snog Marry Avoid? |
(2008–2013) |
Supersize vs Superskinny |
(2008–2014) |
The Supersizers... |
(2008–present) |
UK Border Force |
(2008–present) |
Unbreakable |
(2008–present) |
Wallander |
(2008–2016) |
Wogan's Perfect Recall |
(2008–present) |
The World's Strictest Parents |
(2008–present) |
2009 |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man |
(2009–present) |
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps |
(2009–present) |
Bang Goes the Theory |
(2009–2014) |
Bookaboo |
(2009–present) |
Brain Box |
(2009–2011) |
Campus |
(2009–2011) |
Cast Offs |
(2009–present) |
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night |
(2009–present) |
Copycats |
(2009–present) |
Countrywise |
(2009–present) |
Cowboy Trap |
(2009–present) |
Crash |
(2009–present) |
The Chase |
(2009–present) |
The Cube |
(2009–present) |
Dating in the Dark |
(2009–2011) |
Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions |
(2009–present) |
Fern Britton Meets... |
(2009–present) |
Film Xtra |
(2009–2011) |
The Football League Show |
(2009–2015) |
Four Weddings |
(2009–present) |
Garrow's Law |
(2009–2011) |
Getting On |
(2009–2012) |
Got to Dance |
(2009–2014) |
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 |
(2009–2011) |
Law & Order: UK |
(2009–present) |
The Legend of Dick and Dom |
(2009–2011) |
Let's Dance for Comic Relief |
(2009–present) |
Life of Riley |
(2009–2011) |
Little Howard's Big Question |
(2009–present) |
Live from Studio Five |
(2009–2011) |
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow |
(2009–present) |
Miranda |
(2009–2015) |
Misfits |
(2009–2013) |
Moving On |
(2009–present) |
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker |
(2009–present) |
The Old Guys |
(2009–present) |
Paradise Cafe |
(2009–2011) |
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter |
(2009–2013) |
PhoneShop |
(2009–2013) |
Piers Morgan's Life Stories |
(2009–present) |
Pointless |
(2009–present) |
Psychoville |
(2009–2011) |
A Question of Genius |
(2009–present) |
Rip Off Britain |
(2009–present) |
Russell Howard's Good News |
(2009–present) |
School of Comedy |
(2009–2010) |
Scoop |
(2009–present) |
Sea Patrol UK |
(2009–present) |
Sport Nation |
(2009–present) |
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle |
(2009–present) |
Strictly Money |
(2009–2011) |
STV News at Six |
(2009–present) |
Timmy Time |
(2009–present) |
Tonight's the Night |
(2009–present) |
Total Wipeout |
(2009–present) |
Trusadh |
(2009–present) |
Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure |
(2009–present) |
Undercover Boss |
(2009–present) |
Walk on the Wild Side |
(2009–present) |
We Need Answers |
(2009–present) |
Whitechapel |
(2009–2013) |
You Have Been Watching |
(2009–present) |
You're Nicked! |
(2009–present) |
Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum |
(2009–2011) |
2010s
Ending this year
Deaths
Date |
Name |
Age |
Broadcast credibility |
2 January |
Pete Postlethwaite |
64 |
Actor |
12 January |
Helene Palmer[79] |
82 |
Actress |
15 January |
Susannah York[80] |
72 |
Actress ('Jane Eyre) |
2 February |
Margaret John[81] |
84 |
Actress |
22 February |
Nicholas Courtney[82] |
81 |
Actor (Doctor Who) |
15 March |
Keith Fordyce[83] |
82 |
Radio and television presenter (Ready Steady Go!) |
15 April |
Trevor Bannister[84] |
76 |
Actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine) |
19 April |
Elisabeth Sladen[85] |
65 |
Actress (Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures) |
23 April |
John Sullivan |
64 |
Writer (Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith) |
James Casey |
88 |
Comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (The Clitheroe Kid) |
26 May |
Flick Colby[86] |
65 |
Dancer and choreographer (co-founder/creator of the Top of the Pops dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co., and Zoo; The Two Ronnies) |
4 June |
Donald Hewlett[87] |
90 |
Actor (It Ain't Half Hot Mum, You Rang M'Lord?) |
8 June |
Roy Skelton |
79 |
Actor (Doctor Who, Rainbow) |
25 June |
Margaret Tyzack[88] |
Actress (The Forsyte Saga) |
2 August |
Richard Pearson[89] |
93 |
Actor |
11 September |
Andy Whitfield[90] |
39 |
Actor and model (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) |
27 September |
David Croft[91] |
89 |
Television producer |
15 October |
Betty Driver[92] |
91 |
Actress (Coronation Street) |
29 October |
Jimmy Savile[93] |
84 |
DJ and Television Presenter (Top of the Pops, Jim'll Fix It) |
20 November |
Angie Dowds[94] |
42 |
Personal trainer (The Biggest Loser) |
References
- ↑ Halliday, Josh (5 January 2011). "ITV News banned from Joanna Yeates press conference". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ McAthy, Rachel (7 January 2011). "Sun offers £50000 reward in Joanna Yeates case". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Samantha Womack to leave EastEnders". BBC News. BBC. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ McCorkell, Andy; Johnson, Andrew (9 January 2011). "How 'EastEnders' lost the plot over cot death". The Independent on Sunday. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ Anthony, Andrew (9 January 2011). "The Archers and EastEnders: why are fans making such a fuss?". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ Gibson, Owen (26 January 2011). "Andy Gray sacked but pressure on Sky to remove Richard Keys". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Keys resigns from Sky after sexist remarks". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ Wilson, Benji (3 February 2011). "John Nettles's final case in Midsomer Murders: review". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Laughlin, Andrew (3 February 2011). "'Midsomer' Nettles farewell grabs 6.9m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Watt, Nicholas; Robinson, James (2 February 2011). "BBC editor Craig Oliver replaces Andy Coulson as No 10 communications chief". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ "BBC defends 'Top Gear' joke". Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (10 November 2010). "'Doctors' 2,000th episode plans revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Product placement ban on British TV lifted". BBC News. BBC. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Barnett, Emma (28 February 2011). "TV product placement makes a typically English debut". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Singh, Anita (23 February 2011). "TV films to be interrupted by 12 minutes of adverts". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Rupert Murdoch to sell Sky News for takeover approval". BBC News. BBC. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover gets government go-ahead". BBC News. BBC. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Sam Attwater wins 'Dancing On Ice' 2011". Digital Spy. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Big Brother moving to Channel 5". BBC News. BBC. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "Top of the Pops returns to BBC in original time slot". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Brookside star Brian Regan remanded over murder of bouncer shot at point blank range". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ↑ Love, Ryan (19 April 2011). "Dame Helen Mirren apologises for BBC gaffe". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Sarah (20 April 2011). "Dame Helen Mirren swearing live on BBC breakfast about Arthur role with Russell Brand". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Vicky (27 April 2011). "MasterChef winner delivers an unrivalled 'culinary explosion'". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Royal wedding watched by 24.5 million on terrestrial TV". BBC News. BBC. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cheryl Cole joins The X Factor USA". The X Factor. itv.com. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "X Factor confirms Cheryl Cole is not a judge in US show". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. BBC. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ McIvor, Jamie (12 May 2011). "Taggart police drama axed by ITV". BBC Scotland News. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ Mulkern, Patrick (12 May 2011). "Coronation Street's original badboy returns". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Sperling, Daniel (14 May 2011). "Dannii Minogue quits 'The X Factor'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (20 May 2011). "Ken Clarke detains 3 million on Question Time". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Deans, Jason; Plunkett, James (19 May 2011). "BBC's Matt Frei joins Channel 4 News". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Kanter, Jake (24 May 2011). "ITV to launch investigative journalism strand". Broadcast. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Countdown host Jeff Stelling to leave show". BBC News. BBC. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (30 May 2011). "Tulisa, Kelly Rowland confirmed for 'X Factor'". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Britain's Got Talent: Jai McDowall beats Ronan Parke". BBC News. BBC. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Executive priorities and summary workplan for 2011/12" (PDF). BBC Online. 6 June 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "ITV children's show breaches product placement rules". BBC News. BBC. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ Love, Ryan (6 June 2011). "'So You Think You Can Dance' axed by BBC?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ Sperling, Daniel (11 June 2011). "Matt Flint wins 'So You Think You Can Dance'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ Gee, Catherine (13 June 2011). "Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die, BBC Two, review". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Westcott, Sarah (18 June 2011). "BBC blunder as female presenters wear similar outfits". Daily Express. Express Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Deans, Jason (22 June 2011). "BBC's Laura Kuenssberg to join ITV". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "'Coronation Street' moves back to Wednesday nights". Digital Spy. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lord Sugar chooses Tom Pellereau as Apprentice". BBC News. BBC. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Sweney, Mark (3 August 2010). "Natasha Kaplinsky takes ITV news anchor role". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (12 August 2011). "Question Time riots special draws 3.6m viewers". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "BBC sells Radio Times as part of £121m sell-off". BBC News. BBC. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ Hough, Andrew (18 August 2011). "London riots: CCTV shows thugs blasting man defending shop with fire extinguisher". The Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Police release shocking fire extinguisher attack footage from Battersea riots". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Patrick Monahan wins Show Me The Funny". BBC News. BBC. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Dean, Will (27 August 2011). "The one where Channel 4 finally stops showing repeats of Friends". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ "Friends' end ushers in new comedy on E4". BBC News. BBC. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ "Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty wins Celebrity Big Brother". BBC News. BBC. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Labour leader Ed Miliband's keynote speech attacks Tories and promises 'new bargain' despite broadcast black-out from Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Trinity Mirror. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Thomas, Liz (5 October 2011). "Young grandmother who honed cooking skills making cakes for sons crowned Great British Bake-Off winner". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017". BBC News. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "BBC cuts at a glance". BBC News. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (15 October 2011). "'Coronation Street' star Helen Flanagan confirms soap exit". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Conlan, Tara; Sweney, Mark (18 October 2011). "ITV plc buys Channel Television". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Sperling, Daniel (22 October 2011). "'Celebrity MasterChef' winner announced – MasterChef News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "MEP Jill Evans fined for TV licence protest over S4C". BBC News. BBC. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "Channel 5 axes 'OK! TV' after ITN news deal – Media News". Digital Spy. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ Sweney, Mark (14 November 2011). "Big Brother live final opens its door to 2m". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "Amelia Lily Replaces Frankie Cocozza on X Factor Amid Twitter Claims Of 'Fix' In Phone Voting". Sky News. British Sky Broadcasting. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Coronation Street Uses Product Placement". Sky News. Skynews.com. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Apprentice star Nick Hewer to host Countdown". BBC News. BBC. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Attorney General seeks to sue Sky over Chandler kidnap". BBC News. BBC. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson's 'One Show' rant complaints top 31,000". Digital Spy. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ↑ "McFly bassist Dougie Poynter wins I'm a Celebrity". BBC News. BBC. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Matthew Wright apologises for comments on Lewis murder". BBC News. BBC. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Salter, Scott (11 December 2011). "Last ever Bristol-made 'Casualty' aired". The Bristol Bulletin. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Little Mix win 'The X Factor' 2011". Digital Spy. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Young Apprentice: Derry teen James McCullagh misses out". BBC News. BBC. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing: McFly's Harry Judd lifts trophy". BBC News. BBC. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Personality of the Year 2011: Mark Cavendish wins BBC award". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Daniel Sperling (22 January 2011). "BBC confirms 'Lark Rise To Candleford' axe". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ Love, Ryan (25 March 2011). "'My Family' axe confirmed by BBC". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "Corrie star bows out". Bridlington Free Press. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ "Susannah York, British Actress, Dies at 72" from New York Times (January 17, 2011)
- ↑ Conlan, Tara (2 February 2011). "Gavin & Stacey star Margaret John dies". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ Hadoke, Toby (23 February 2011). "Nicholas Courtney obituary". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ Leigh, Spencer (29 March 2011). "Keith Fordyce: Unflappable host of 'Ready Steady Go!'". The Independent. London: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ "Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister dies at 76". BBC News. BBC. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen dies aged 63". BBC News. BBC. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "Pan's People co-founder Flick Colby dies aged 65". Telegraph.co.uk. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Donald Hewlett dies at 90". BBC News. BBC. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Forsyte Saga's Margaret Tyzack dies after short illness". BBC News. BBC. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Pearson obituary". Michael Billington. The Guardian. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Spartacus TV actor Andy Whitfield dies at 39". BBC News. BBC. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Dad's Army co-creator David Croft dies aged 89". BBC News. BBC. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "Coronation Street actress Betty Driver dies, aged 91". BBC News. BBC. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ "DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile dies, aged 84". BBC News. BBC. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Watson, Leon (24 November 2011). "Angie Dowds: Davina McCall pays tribute to diet guru in Biggest Loser | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011.