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This is a list of events in 2025 relating to television in the United Kingdom.
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| 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 their linear TV channels including TNT Sports, with the WWE Network closing down at the same time. | |
| 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. Unless there is breaking news on weekends when it sticks with the international feed. [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] |
| 30 | Sally Magnusson announces she will stand down as presenter of the BBC's Reporting Scotland in April, but will continue to work for the BBC on a freelance basis. [21] |
| Natalie Cassidy announces her departure from EastEnders , with her character Sonia Fowler set to leave during the show's 40th anniversary. [22] |
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| 5 | Newscaster Kay Burley announces, during her breakfast show, she is leaving Sky News with immediate effect after 36 years with the channel. [23] |
| 6 | An ITV News investigation uncovers a number of allegations relating to inappropriate and intimidating behaviour by celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo. [24] |
| 7 | ITV removes Gino D'Acampo's upcoming shows from its schedule after he was accused of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour on set. [25] |
| 12 | Ofcom says it is "carefully assessing" 1,227 complaints relating to comments made by Josh Howie on an edition of GB News's Headliners on 22 January concerning the LGBT community. [26] |
| 15 | Netflix are forced to move their BAFTA Awards afterparty, scheduled to be held at the Chiltern Firehouse the following day, to a different venue after a fire at the hotel. [27] |
| Kay Wright is appointed Head of BBC Midlands, overseeing radio, television and online content in the East and West Midlands areas. [28] | |
| 18 | Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders , tells BBC Breakfast the franchise will continue beyond the upcoming film. [29] |
| 19 | EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary. The celebrations include two viewer votes to decide the outcome of storylines, a first for a British soap opera. [30] |
| 20 | Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she will raise concerns with BBC bosses over the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone , narrated by a 13-year-old boy who is the son of Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. Hamas is a prescribed terrorist group in the UK, Israel and many other countries. [31] The film is subsequently removed from BBC iPlayer. [32] |
| As part of their 40th anniversary week celebrations, EastEnders airs a live episode, during which the character Martin Fowler (James Bye) is killed-off. [30] Overnight viewing figures indicate the episode was watched by an average 3.7 million viewers. [33] | |
| Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson announce they are stepping down from control of the James Bond franchise, with creative control going to Amazon MGM Studios. [34] | |
| 21 | Amazon MGM Studios announces that Australian soap Neighbours will finish at the end of 2025, the second time the series has been cancelled, and two years after Amazon relaunched it. [35] |
| 22 | The BBC announces the return of Vicki Fowler to EastEnders after 21 years, with the role recast to Alice Haig. [36] |
| 25 | Actor Alexander Westwood, who appeared in the Netflix series Sex Education , is sentenced to fifteen and a half years in prison after he was convicted of 26 crimes against children and two pupils who went to him for acting tuition. [37] |
| 27 | Peppa Pig and Mummy Pig appear on Good Morning Britain , where the latter announces her third pregnancy. [38] |
| Charlotte Moore announces her departure as BBC Chief Content Officer; she will leave the post later in the year. [39] | |
| 28 | Eurosport closes in the UK and Ireland after 36 years when TNT Sports incorporates the coverage previously shown on Eurosport. This includes the Olympic Games, cycling (including the Tour de France), snooker, tennis (including three of the four majors) and winter sports. [40] |
| The High Court rules that Ofcom acted unlawfully with rulings over two shows hosted by Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News in 2023, which it said breached the broadcasting code on impartiality grounds. It is the first time Ofcom has lost such a case. [41] | |
| Philip Foster, an actor who appeared in Channel 4 soap Brookside , is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court over a £13.6m fraud involving fake model agencies. [42] |
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| 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. [43] |
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| 9 | CBBC celebrates its 40th anniversary. |
| 22 | ITV celebrates its 70th anniversary. |
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| 23 | Hollyoaks celebrates its 30th anniversary. |
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| 9 | Coronation Street celebrates its 65th anniversary. |
| 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 |
| 20 January | Wonderblocks | CBeebies |
| 2 February | Miss Austen | BBC One |
| 5 February | Amandaland | |
| 10 February | Virdee | |
| 22 February | Dope Girls | |
| 25 February | The One That Got Away | BBC Four |
| 10 March | Chess Masters: The Endgame | BBC Two |
| March | King and Conqueror | BBC One |
| High Hoops | CBBC | |
| TBA | Alan Partridge: How Are You? [44] | BBC One |
| Babies | ||
| Can You Keep a Secret? | ||
| Dear England | ||
| The Guest | ||
| Lockerbie | ||
| Lord of the Flies | ||
| Lynley | ||
| Mint | ||
| The Rapture | ||
| Reunion | ||
| Riot Women | ||
| Shuggie Bain | ||
| This City is Ours | ||
| Towards Zero | ||
| Two Tone | ||
| The War Between the Land and the Sea | ||
| Wild Cherry | ||
| 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 | ||
| A Yard of Sky | ||
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Playing Nice | ITV1 |
| 19 January | Out There | |
| 5 March | A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story | |
| TBA | Cold Water | |
| I Fought the Law | ||
| Code of Silence | ITVX | |
| The Fall | ||
| Protection | ||
| Transaction | ||
| XF:AI | ||
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 8 January | Patience | Channel 4 |
| 29 January | Brian and Maggie | |
| 3 February | Go Back to Where You Came From | |
| 5 March | Get Millie Black | |
| TBA | Disability Benefits | |
| Eat The UK | ||
| In Flight | ||
| Make That Movie | ||
| Passport to Paradise | ||
| Pierre | ||
| Trespasses | ||
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 10 March | The Au Pair | Channel 5 |
| TBA | Catch You Later | |
| The Feud | ||
| Date | Debut | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | Sky Atlantic |
| 27 February | Small Town, Big Story | |
| TBA | Atomic | |
| The Death of Bunny Munro | ||
| Iris | Sky Max | |
| Safe Space | Sky Comedy | |
| Amadeus | Sky Max | |
| Inheritance | ||
| Under Salt Marsh | ||
| 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 |
| 27 February | Bergerac | UKTV |
| Toxic Town | Netflix | |
| 5 March | The Leopard | |
| 13 March | Adolescence | |
| 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 | ||
| Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | ||
| The 39 Steps | Netflix | |
| Coming Undone | ||
| Department Q | ||
| Hostage | ||
| House of Guinness | ||
| How to Get to Heaven from Belfast | ||
| How to Kill Your Family | ||
| Out of the Dust | ||
| The Seven Dials Mystery | ||
| Too Much | ||
| The Undertow | ||
| White Stork | ||
| Wolf King | ||
| Little Disasters | Paramount+ | |
| Bookish | U&Alibi | |
| I, Jack Wright | UKTV | |
| Outrageous | ||
| Art Detectives | TBA | |
| The Christie Affair | ||
| Diva | ||
| The Forsyte Saga | ||
| Hot Air | ||
| Maigret | ||
| A Matter of Blood | ||
| Song of the Sun God | ||
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| Date | Channel |
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| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| 1 January | WWE Network |
| 28 February | Eurosport |
| Date | Old name | New name |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March | Channel 5 & My5 | 5 |
| Programme | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | Channel 4 (Weekday 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 | |
| Hacks | Prime Video | |
| Belgravia | ITV1 | ITVX |
| Snowpiercer | Netflix | |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | BBC One | U&Alibi |
| The Terror | AMC Global | BBC Two |
| Doctor Who | BBC One | BBC iPlayer |
| All Eurosport programming | Eurosport | TNT Sports |
| Programme | Date(s) of original removal | Original channel(s) | Date of return | New channel(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Celebrity Apprentice | 2017 | BBC One | 2025 | N/A (Same Channel as Original) |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| BBC Wimbledon | 1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present |
| 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 |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest | 1956–2019, 2021–present |
| The Sky at Night | 1957–present |
| Final Score | 1958–present |
| Blue Peter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| 2020 | |
| Beat the Chasers | 2020–present |
| Malory Towers | |
| The Masked Singer | |
| The Wheel | |
| 2021 | |
| Cooking with the Stars | 2021–present |
| Hope Street | |
| 2022 | |
| The 1% Club | 2022–present |
| Limitless Win | |
| Celeb Cooking School | |
| Heartstopper | |
| SAS: Rogue Heroes | 2022, 2025 |
| The Traitors | 2022–present |
| Trigger Point | |
| 2023 | |
| BBC News Now | 2023–present |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | |
| After the Flood | 2024–present |
| Boarders | |
| Love Island: All Stars | |
| Ludwig | |
| Return to Paradise | |
| Sweetpea | |
| The Answer Run | |
| Date | Programme | Channel(s) | Debut(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Vera | ITV1 | 2011 |
| 9 March | Dancing on Ice | 2006 & 2018 | |
| TBA | Neighbours | Amazon MGM Studios | 1986 & 2023 |
| SAS: Rogue Heroes | BBC One | 2022 |