1995 in British television

none December 2023 1995 British television This is a list of British television related events from 1995. Events January 2 January – The network television premiere on BBC2 of The Doors, Oliver Stone's critically acclaimed biopic of Jim Morrison, starring Val Kilmer.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1995-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017111022/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1995-01-02 dead 17 October 2014 BBC Two England – 2 January 1995 BBC Genome BBC 18 January 2016 3 January – The legal drama Kavanagh QC makes its debut on ITV, starring John Thaw. 4 January – The network television premiere on ITV of Chris Walas's 1989 horror sequel The Fly II, starring Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson and John Getz with a special appearance from Jeff Goldblum. 5 January – Jack Dee guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/deab6bd111f5431581521d6b1bf1c7c0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230625125202/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/deab6bd111f5431581521d6b1bf1c7c0 dead 25 June 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 5 January 1995 BBC BBC Genome 5 January 1995 25 June 2023 9 January – Sky One begins 24-hour broadcasting, filling the overnight hours with music videos under the name Hit Mix Long Play. 16 January – BBC World Service Television officially closes, ahead of the launch of two separate channels – BBC World and BBC Prime. 24 January – Martine McCutcheon makes her EastEnders debut as Tiffany Raymond, later Mitchell. 26 January – At 7:00pm London Time, BBC World Service Television is launched, offering two services: BBC World (since renamed BBC News): A 24-hour English free-to-air terrestrial international news channel: news bulletins, information, business and financial news magazines and current affairs programmes . BBC Prime (since replaced by BBC Entertainment): A 24-hour English cable lifestyle, variety and entertainment channel: variety, culture, leisure, lifestyle, art and light entertainment programmes.BBC World 1995 http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/news/bbcworld/1995.html TVARK 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318042746/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/news/bbcworld/1995.html 18 March 2012 usurped Contains video of pre-launch caption, and of the simultaneous launch of BBC World and BBC Prime. 27 January – Debut of the medical drama Dangerfield on BBC1, starring Nigel Le Vaillant. 29 January – The start of BBC2's weekly roundup of proceedings in the O. J. Simpson murder trial with The Trial of O. J. Simpson.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4e5b485df0134e2e8b2290e6c68ed86f https://web.archive.org/web/20161023071243/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4e5b485df0134e2e8b2290e6c68ed86f dead 23 October 2016 The Trial of OJ Simpson – BBC Two England – 29 January 1995 BBC Genome 29 January 1995 BBC 26 October 2016 30 January BBC Prime is launched at 7:00pm London Time. The most watched episode of Brookside is broadcast on Channel 4, in which the body of Trevor Jordache is found under the patio. February 1 February – The US medical drama series ER makes its British debut on Channel 4. 2 February – Kylie Minogue guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1613 Top of the Pops Archive – 02/02/1995 25 June 2023 3 February – An edition of the live morning ITV discussion show The Time, The Place abruptly ends ten minutes early after an item about men's fashion features a black male model wearing a skirt while another black man in the audience starts complaining that the show is racist, eventually making his way onto the stage.TV bosses investigate talk show sabotage https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post-tv-bosses-investigate-talk/153615245/ Nottingham Evening Post 2 4 February 1995 19 August 2024 Newspapers.comHecklers force TV show off air https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press-hecklers-force-tv-sh/153615845/ Western Daily Press 5 4 February 1995 19 August 2024 Newspapers.com 5 February – The network television premiere on ITV of Chris Columbus's 1990 holiday comedy Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara. 9 February – Gary Olsen guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1614 Top of the Pops Archive – 09/02/1995 25 June 2023 10 February – After a pilot episode broadcast in December 1993, the first full series of The Mrs Merton Show starts on BBC2, presented by Caroline Aherne as the titular character.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a24ecac2553c4da4b46edc2689f311f2 https://web.archive.org/web/20160917055020/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a24ecac2553c4da4b46edc2689f311f2 dead 17 September 2016 The Mrs Merton Show – BBC Two – 10 February 1995 BBC BBC Genome 10 February 1995 29 October 2023 13 February The network television premiere on ITV of Deceived, starring Goldie Hawn and John Heard. Launch of ITV Night Time, a new late night programming strand produced by London News Network. Initially only airing in the London region (Carlton & LWT) upon launch, the service is introduced to the majority of the other ITV regions serving England in June. 14 February – Sky One hosts Sky's first telethon, to raise money for the Variety Club. 16 February – Cable channel Wire TV is sold to Mirror Television, owned by the parent company of the Daily Mirror newspaper.Mirror Group buys cable TV channel The Independent London 16 February 1995 It plans to launch Sportswire as a full-time channel and replace Wire TV with a new channel called L!VE TV. 19 February – The 10th anniversary of the launch of the soap EastEnders on BBC1. As part of the celebrations, the first 25 episodes from 1985 are repeated each day at 10am during February and March, starting from episode one on Monday 20 Februaryhttp://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/17c28240a2844e98851a8b1a0a9a07ad https://web.archive.org/web/20150213124142/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/17c28240a2844e98851a8b1a0a9a07ad dead 13 February 2015 EastEnders – the Early Days – BBC One London – 20 February 1995 – BBC Genome 20 February 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 and ending on Friday 26 May.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019182317/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-05-26 dead 19 October 2014 The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One London – 26 May 1995 – BBC Genome Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-12-03 while selected episodes from 1985 and 1986 are also repeated on BBC1 on Fridays at 8:30pm for a short while. Billed as The Unforgettable EastEnders the episodes aired are as follows: 17 February: The identity of the father of Michelle Fowler's baby is revealed in October 1985.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07705a8fb3cf439a9c9bc9c0c7d1daf7 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213094007/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07705a8fb3cf439a9c9bc9c0c7d1daf7 dead 13 February 2015 The Unforgettable EastEnders – BBC One London – 17 February 1995 – BBC Genome 17 February 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 24 February: Michelle and Lofty's wedding day in September 1986.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eae91bfeda1b49d584aff81bef3f39a8 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213031011/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eae91bfeda1b49d584aff81bef3f39a8 dead 13 February 2015 The Unforgettable EastEnders – BBC One London – 24 February 1995 – BBC Genome 24 February 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 3 March: Den Watts hands Angie divorce papers on Christmas Day 1986, an episode originally watched by more than 30 million viewers.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/38172b224e5b484e81505f707532d3ec https://web.archive.org/web/20150213021645/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/38172b224e5b484e81505f707532d3ec dead 13 February 2015 The Unforgettable EastEnders – BBC One London – 3 March 1995 – BBC Genome 3 March 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 10 March: Two-hander episode featuring Dot and Ethel from July 1987.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/adbfa0b7930a402fad8a98fb736f13f7 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032633/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/adbfa0b7930a402fad8a98fb736f13f7 dead 1 October 2017 The Unforgettable EastEnders – BBC One London – 10 March 1995 – BBC Genome 10 March 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 23 February – Peter Cunnah of D:Ream guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://totparchive.co.uk/episode?id=1616 Top of the Pops Archive – 23/02/1995 25 June 2023 25 February BBC2 airs a documentary about the Rev. W. Awdry called The Thomas the Tank Engine Man as part of their Bookmark series. It is narrated by Hilary Fortnam, Awdry's daughter, and includes a look at the Thomas merchandise, the success of Thomas, images from the original Railway Series books with stock narration by John Gielgud, interviews with several people such as Mr Awdry himself, fans of Thomas, Awdry's son Christopher, children's author and poet Michael Rosen, various people who worked on the books and toys, Brian Sibley who also wrote the Reverend's autobiography, the people behind the television broadcasts and rights of Thomas in Japan and the producers of the television series Britt Allcroft and David Mitton, plus a special behind the scenes peek of the 100th episode Thomas and the Special Letter and Mr Awdry criticising the third series episode Henry's Forest. The final episode of the light entertainment series Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is broadcast on Channel 4. 27–28 February – Sky One airs Episode 404 of E Street, the final episode of the Australian soap, splitting the hour-long edition into two half-hour episodes. March 1 March – TV Asia is renamed Zee TV following the sale of the business to Zee's owner Subash Chandra.Roy Bidisha 2017-01-06 Mr. HR Shah: The Doyen of Indian American Community https://www.theindianpanorama.news/unitedstates/mr-hr-shah-doyen-indian-american-community/ 2023-06-25 The Indian Panorama en-USJessica 2017-01-26 H. R. SHAH CONFERRED PADMA SHRI https://www.avstv.com/h-r-shah-conferred-padma-shri/ 2023-06-25 AVS TV Network – bollywood and Hollywood latest News, Movies, Songs, Videos & Photos – All Rights Reserved 2 March – Keith Allen guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gds17b https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180717/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gds17b dead 29 October 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 2 March 1995 BBC BBC Genome 2 March 1995 29 October 2023 4 March – Channel 4 airs "Pot Night", eight hours of programming dedicated to cannabis.http://indexd100.html/?page_id=1139 1995 : Off The Telly 23 January 2019May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 11 March – Channel 4: Begins airing a rerun of the Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, which made its debut on ITV on 11 November 1983. Debuts "Red Light Zone", a season of "late-night programming focusing on sex, the sex industries and sexual tourism". The strand runs weekly for eight weeks.Jasper Rees https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/red-hot-and-british-1610975.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/red-hot-and-british-1610975.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Red hot and British Independent Print Limited The Independent 11 March 1995 21 November 2018 12 March – Debut of Kay Mellor's crime drama series Band of Gold on ITV, starring Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton, which focuses on a group of prostitutes who live and work in Bradford's red-light district. 15 March – As part of the Modern Times series, BBC2 airs Death on Request, a Dutch documentary showing a doctor giving a terminally-ill patient a lethal injection of drugs.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/13f64b7353fd43b4be868d8da9b81d13 https://web.archive.org/web/20231029175549/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/13f64b7353fd43b4be868d8da9b81d13 dead 29 October 2023 Modern Times: Death on Request – BBC Two – 15 March 1995 BBC BBC Genome 15 March 1995 29 October 2023 The programme is criticized by groups opposed to euthanasia. 16 March – Lenny Henry guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gg3d47 https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181043/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gg3d47 dead 29 October 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 16 March 1995 BBC Genome BBC 16 March 1995 29 October 2023 17 March – The Night of Comic Relief, the 1995 Comic Relief telethon is broadcast on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9bc774eddb80411e97b7e236ce2be4b5 https://web.archive.org/web/20161030104417/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9bc774eddb80411e97b7e236ce2be4b5 dead 30 October 2016 The Night of Comic Relief – BBC One London – 17 March 1995 BBC Genome BBC 12 November 2016 24 March Following the recent death of James Herriot (Alf Wight), BBC1 airs A Tribute to James Herriot in which Robert Hardy introduces a 1980 episode of the series All Creatures Great and Small, which was based on Herriot's memoirs as a Yorkshire vet.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8e3e517607904c6e8e780ca5ca73ebe1 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032908/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8e3e517607904c6e8e780ca5ca73ebe1 dead 1 October 2017 A Tribute to James Herriot – BBC One London – 24 March 1995 – BBC Genome 24 March 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The final episode of The Word is broadcast on Channel 4 after five years on the air. 29 March – Trinity College, Cambridge wins the 1994–95 series of University Challenge on BBC2, beating New College, Oxford 390–180.http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/1995/03/22/120860027/ UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (FINAL – TRINITY CAMBRIDGE V. NEW COLLEGE OXFORD) ITN Source 11 September 2014 30 March P.J. and Duncan guest present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0ghff8m https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181359/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0ghff8m dead 29 October 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 30 March 1995 BBC BBC Genome 30 March 1995 29 October 2023 The third series of the hugely popular sitcom Absolutely Fabulous begins on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00db2v6 https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181624/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00db2v6 dead 29 October 2023 Absolutely Fabulous – BBC One – 30 March 1995 BBC BBC Genome 30 March 1995 29 October 2023 April 1 April Confessions makes its debut on BBC1. The programme is developed from Simon Mayo's Confessions feature on his BBC Radio 1 programme.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43eb34529dfb4905a0dccdfec9d8fc54 https://web.archive.org/web/20231203222455/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43eb34529dfb4905a0dccdfec9d8fc54 dead 3 December 2023 Confessions – BBC One – 1 April 1995 BBC BBC Genome April 1995 3 December 2023 The action/science-fiction series Bugs makes its debut on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00yp99h https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181846/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00yp99h dead 29 October 2023 Bugs – BBC One – 1 April 1995 BBC BBC Genome April 1995 29 October 2023 The US medical drama series Chicago Hope makes its UK debut on BBC1.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84aceb4fe7354caaa601c8b22a7efd95 https://web.archive.org/web/20170713114120/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84aceb4fe7354caaa601c8b22a7efd95 dead 13 July 2017 Chicago Hope – BBC One – 1 April 1995 BBC BBC Genome April 1995 29 October 2023 3 April – A Scottish court imposes a prohibition on BBC Scotland airing an edition of Panorama that includes an interview with Prime Minister John Major amid concerns it could affect local elections to be held on 6 April. However, the edition is broadcast in England and Wales. 8 April–20 May – ITV shows the LWT-made cue sports tournament Tenball, a variant of snooker with elements of pool. It is won by Jimmy White, but neither show nor sport are revived after this single season.Tenball UKGameshows 2018-05-21 http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Tenball live https://web.archive.org/web/20170702044844/http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Tenball 2017-07-02 10 April – Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken calls a televised press conference three hours before the transmission of a World in Action film, Jonathan of Arabia, demanding that allegations about his dealings with leading Saudis to be withdrawn.https://www.theguardian.com/century/1990-1999/Story/0,,112789,00.html Aitken sues over Saudi claims The Guardian London 11 April 1995 29 March 2013 He promises to wield "the simple sword of truth and the trusty shield of British fair play ... to cut out the cancer of bent and twisted journalism."https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo971217/debtext/71217-03.htm House of Commons Hansard Debates for 17 Dec 1997 House of Commons 17 December 1997 29 March 2013 After launching a subsequent libel case against the makers of the film, Aitken is sentenced to 18 months in prison for perjuring himself.https://www.theguardian.com/aitken Special reports: the Aitken case The Guardian 29 March 2013 13 April – Phill Jupitus guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gjl3sc https://web.archive.org/web/20231203220924/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gjl3sc dead 3 December 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 13 April 1995 BBC BBC Genome 13 April 1995 3 December 2023 17 April – ITV airs an adaptation of the Joanna Trollope novel A Village Affair.The Weasel https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/up-down-canary-wharf-5426766.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/up-down-canary-wharf-5426766.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Up & Down Canary Wharf The Independent 2018-01-13 21 April – Channel 4 airs the first episode of the Irish sitcom Father Ted starring Dermot Morgan and Ardal O'Hanlon. 22 April – Fully Booked replaces Parallel 9 as BBC1's Saturday morning Summer children's show. 27 April – Chris Evans guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gl96jh https://web.archive.org/web/20231203221457/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gl96jh dead 3 December 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 27 April 1995 BBC BBC Genome 27 April 1995 3 December 2023 28 April – The hugely popular US sitcom Friends makes its UK debut on Channel 4.https://www.theguardian.com/arts/features/story/0,,1140666,00.html Influential Friends | | guardian.co.uk Arts www.theguardian.com 3 December 2023https://www.nexttv.com/news/friends-a-timeline-of-obscene-profitability 'Friends' – A Timeline of Obscene Profitability Daniel Frankel 27 May 2021 NextTV 3 December 2023 29 April The final edition of ITV's Saturday morning show What's Up Doc? is broadcast. It is replaced the following Saturday by Scratchy & Co. The final episode of You Bet! presented by Matthew Kelly is broadcast on ITV. May 1 May – ITV airs what is billed as a one-off episode of Boon. The episode, Thieves Like Us, was originally due to air at the end of series 7 in 1992/93. 2 May Closing date for applications to run Channel 5. Four bids are received, from New Century TV Ltd (British Sky Broadcasting, Goldman Sachs, Granada Group, Hoare Govett, Kinnevik, Polygram, Really Useful Group and TCI International) who bid £2,000,000, Virgin TV Ltd with a bid of £22,002,000, UKTV (CanWest Global Communications Corp., Scandinavian Broadcast System SA, SelectTV Plc, The Ten Group Ltd) who bid £36,261,158 and Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (MAI (now United News and Media Plc), CLT/UFA, Pearson Plc, Warburg Pincus & Co) with a bid of £22,002,000.http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/hist_01.shtml thisisfive.co.uk – the story of five www.thisisfive.co.uk 2005 7 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120124715/http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/hist_01.shtml 2008-11-20 live Debut of News '45, a news bulletin-style programme presented by Sue Lawley to mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day on BBC1. 4 May – Whigfield guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gmr819 https://web.archive.org/web/20231203222829/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gmr819 dead 3 December 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 4 May 1995 BBC BBC Genome 4 May 1995 3 December 2023 8 May The 50th anniversary of VE Day is widely marked with a series of television programmes. The network television premiere of John Singleton's 1991 drama Boyz n the Hood on BBC2, starring Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ec0ec18f5d914d2a8683ac39076c0398 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923195037/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ec0ec18f5d914d2a8683ac39076c0398 dead 23 September 2017 Boyz'n the Hood – BBC Two England – 8 May 1995 – BBC Genome 8 May 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 9 May – The US/Canadian police comedy drama Due South makes its UK debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9b5e7db2013645d8927f4298a6fc0400 https://web.archive.org/web/20161012085150/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9b5e7db2013645d8927f4298a6fc0400 dead 12 October 2016 Due South – BBC One London – 9 May 1995 BBC Genome BBC 11 October 2016 11 May – Channel 4 screens a shortened version of the controversial film The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie, which disputes the conclusion reached by the official investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, instead advancing the theory that the bomb was introduced onto the aircraft by an unwitting drug mule, Khaled Jafaar, in what the filmmaker claims is a CIA-protected suitcase. The film draws criticism from some American relatives of the victims, who accuse Channel 4 of giving air-time to what they claim as "Libyan propaganda."Alan George Channel 4 in storm on Lockerbie Evening Standard London 15 1995-05-05 13 May – Norwegian duo Secret Garden win the 40th Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Dublin and broadcast in the UK by the BBC) with "Nocturne". The UK entry, "Love City Groove" performed by rap group Love City Groove, finishes in 10th place. 15 May – Bruce Gyngell, the former chairman of the breakfast station TV-am, becomes Yorkshire–Tyne Tees Television's managing director.Mathew Horsman Yorkshire snaps up former TV-am boss Bruce Gyngell Independent on Sunday https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/yorkshire-snaps-up-former-tvam-boss-bruce-gyngell-1617892.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/yorkshire-snaps-up-former-tvam-boss-bruce-gyngell-1617892.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 2 May 1995 2010-01-24 22 May – The toy shop format of Rainbow is broadcast for the final time as it is axed due to poor reception. It is to be replaced a year later with Rainbow Days. 25 May – Stewart Lee and Richard Herring guest present an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gp57wv https://web.archive.org/web/20231203224149/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gp57wv dead 3 December 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 25 May 1995 BBC BBC Genome 25 May 1995 3 December 2023 25 May–24 June – ITV provides coverage of the 1995 Rugby World Cup from South Africa as the first Rugby World Cup to be held entirely in one country since it was banned in South Africa during the apartheid regime. May – TCI, owner of Telewest, and NYNEX, do a deal which includes a clause that the cable operators do not launch any rival channels to those already operated by Sky. This marks the end of Cable Program Partners One, which had been set up to try to provide alternative content to the satellite-dominated multi-channel environment, and causes the collapse of its sports channel Sportswire just days before its launch as full time service. 31 May – Debut of the new twice-weekly soap Castles on BBC1, focusing on the lives of the middle-class Castle family. The series attracts a relatively poor peak time audience of 3.2 million, leading the corporation's head of Drama, Charles Denton to brand it a failure.Rhys Williams https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bbc-chief-admits-castles-a-failure-1591023.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bbc-chief-admits-castles-a-failure-1591023.html 2022-05-01 subscription live BBC chief admits 'Castles' a failure Independent Print Limited The Independent 12 July 1995 3 June 2013 It is cancelled after 26 episodes with the last episode airing on 20 August.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5e18499e1c794df098895276d85032ac https://web.archive.org/web/20181105063134/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5e18499e1c794df098895276d85032ac dead 5 November 2018 Castles – BBC One London – 20 August 1995 BBC Genome 20 August 1995 BBC 18 May 2017 June 1 June SelecTV launches on cable. Broadcasting drama, comedy and entertainment, the channel airs on weekdays between 17:00 and 00:00 and at the weekend between 12:00 and 00:00. Despite the closure of Wire TV the previous day, Sportswire does not launch following TCI (owners of Telewest) and NYNEX's deal with British Sky Broadcasting. 2 June – The new British adult service Television X – The Fantasy Channel is launched, which broadcasts between 10.00pm and 5.30am. 5 June Granada's Night Time presentation is dropped after seven years, as it is fully absorbed into the late night service produced by LNN. ITN's Early Evening News is revamped with a new look inspired by News at Ten. The new titles are produced by Lambie-Nairn. The new look is rolled out across weekend and overnight bulletins by July, having been introduced on the lunchtime bulletin in March. 12 June – Mirror Group Newspapers launches the cable channel L!VE TV.Mathew Horsman https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/mirror-tv-move-outlined-as-profits-jump-43-1616518.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/mirror-tv-move-outlined-as-profits-jump-43-1616518.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Mirror TV move outlined as profits jump 43% Independent Print Limited The Independent 21 April 1995 28 June 2014 It broadcasts continuous live programming from its base on the 24th floor of London's Canary Wharf with output containing a rolling mix of celebrities, interviews, reviews, lifestyle features and reports from events and happenings across the UK. 15 June Michelle Gayle guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0grp4ss https://web.archive.org/web/20231217213359/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0grp4ss dead 17 December 2023 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 15 June 1995 BBC BBC Genome 15 June 1995 17 December 2023 Sue Cook presented her final edition of Crimewatch UK. 20 June – The network television premiere on ITV of Tony Scott's 1991 buddy action comedy The Last Boy Scout, starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. 22 June Prime Minister John Major's intention to resign and stand in a Conservative Party leadership election is announced on screen as England are playing France in the Rugby World Cup third place play off. Cable television channel Channel One announces the acquisition of rights to air two-and-a-half hours of Wimbledon highlights for the next three-year period of secondary rights.https://uk.themedialeader.com/channel-one-wins-wimbledon-rights/ Channel One Wins Wimbledon Rights The Media Leader June 23, 1995 27 June – the final episode of The Legends of Treasure Island airs on Children's ITV. 29 June – Debut of Gaytime TV on BBC2, the BBC's first gay magazine programme.Paul Burston https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/gay-tv-as-in-lively-bright-playful-merry-1587377.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/gay-tv-as-in-lively-bright-playful-merry-1587377.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Gay TV: as in lively, bright, playful, merry Independent Print Limited The Independent 20 June 1995 4 April 2014 July 3 July – Bell Cablemedia is formed when a number of cable companies, including Jones Cable UK, merge. 5 July – Bob Holness presented his final edition of Blockbusters. 6 July – Wendy Lloyd guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gstzys https://web.archive.org/web/20240114191555/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gstzys dead 14 January 2024 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 6 July 1995 BBC BBC Genome 6 July 1995 14 January 2024 8 July BBC1 repeats the 1994 reality special Girl Friday in which Joanna Lumley spends nine days on a desert island with just a basic survival kit, partly self-filmed.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/460faa1ab0a341b0bcd36fbe3b4aeb4c https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052449/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/460faa1ab0a341b0bcd36fbe3b4aeb4c dead 22 September 2017 Girl Friday – BBC One London – 8 July 1995 – BBC Genome 8 July 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 Lee Griffiths wins the sixth series of Stars in Their Eyes on ITV, performing as Bobby Darin. The final edition of the long-running darts-based game show Bullseye is broadcast on ITV. It would be briefly revived on Challenge in 2006. 9 July For the first time, the BBC shows live coverage of the Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final in tennis on BBC1. Previously, it has been shown on BBC2 as part of Sunday Grandstand. Marion Macfarlane wins the 1995 series of MasterChef on BBC1. 13 July – Dale Winton guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gtbzcj https://web.archive.org/web/20240114192006/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gtbzcj dead 14 January 2024 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 13 July 1995 BBC BBC Genome 13 July 1995 14 January 2024 20 July – Gayle Tuesday guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gtc2b4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240114192339/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gtc2b4 dead 14 January 2024 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 14 July 1995 BBC BBC Genome 20 July 1995 14 January 2024 26 July – BBC Enterprises, the BBC's commercial arm, is restructured as BBC Worldwide Ltd. 27 July – Craig McLachlan guest presents an edition of Top of the Pops.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gv679x https://web.archive.org/web/20240114192945/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p0gv679x dead 14 January 2024 Top of the Pops – BBC One – 27 July 1995 BBC BBC Genome 27 July 1995 14 January 2024 August 2 August – Channel 4 begins a season of documentaries and features for gay and lesbian viewers. 10 August – The final episode of The Crystal Maze is broadcast on Channel 4; it will be revived in 2016. 14 August – The sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching! makes its debut on BBC1. 15 August – Sue Lawley presents News '45: VJ Day on BBC1 to mark the 50th anniversary of VJ Day and the conclusion of World War II. 17 August – ITV airs the 2,000th episode of Emmerdale. 27 August – Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Michael Mansfield QC, one of Britain's leading barristers, calls for television cameras to be admitted into English courts to help demystify the legal process and restore public confidence in it.Rhys Williams https://www.independent.co.uk/news/cameras-in-court-will-let-justice-be-seen-to-be-done-1598322.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/cameras-in-court-will-let-justice-be-seen-to-be-done-1598322.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Cameras in court 'will let justice be seen to be done' Independent Print Ltd The Independent 28 August 1995 2 May 2012 28 August – The Krypton Factor returns to ITV after a two-year break with a new format, presented by Gordon Burns with Penny Smith. 30 August – The first National Television Awards are held at the Wembley Conference Centre and presented by Eamonn Holmes. September 2 September Dyke TV, the first television series aimed at lesbians, makes its debut on Channel 4. The game show Raise the Roof makes its debut on ITV; it is presented by Bob Holness, and contestants can win a house worth £100,000. However, the series is not a success and it is axed in January 1996. 4 September Carlton introduces new idents. The Price Is Right is relaunched under the name Bruce's Price Is Right, presented by Bruce Forsyth. 5 September The US animated fantasy sitcom featuring Felix the Cat called The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat makes its UK debut on ITV before airing in its homeland on 16 September. Jill Dando succeeds Sue Cook as co-presenter of Crimewatch alongside Nick Ross.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/10ff818d1cb6441a9a3eb1f55fccb0a3 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901053133/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/10ff818d1cb6441a9a3eb1f55fccb0a3 dead 1 September 2020 Crimewatch UK – BBC One London – 5 September 1995 – BBC Genome 5 September 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The Jerry Springer Show makes its UK TV debut on UK Living and is aired twice weekly at 7pm. Mr. Men and Little Miss debuts on ITV. 10 September – BBC Wales relaunches its rugby union coverage under the name of Scrum V. It replaces Rugby Special Wales. 11 September The children's stop-motion animated series Oakie Doke makes its debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dbc6ecd4b4544621bca0015eaecda53a https://web.archive.org/web/20200901055312/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dbc6ecd4b4544621bca0015eaecda53a dead 1 September 2020 Oakie Doke – BBC One London – 11 September 1995 – BBC Genome 11 September 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The final edition of the long-running dance competition Come Dancing is broadcast on BBC1, although special editions would air until 1998. 12 September The children's animated series Oscar's Orchestra, featuring the voice of Dudley Moore, makes its debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bae525417f484c33be6d16f877760961 https://web.archive.org/web/20180114022641/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bae525417f484c33be6d16f877760961 dead 14 January 2018 Oscar's Orchestra – BBC One London – 12 September 1995 – BBC Genome 12 September 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The series is designed to inspire children with the delights of classical music and incorporates orchestral works from famous composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach. Debut of the sitcom Is It Legal? on ITV and later on Channel 4. 14 September – Debut of the sports-themed comedy panel show They Think It's All Over on BBC1, presented by Nick Hancock. 24 September Pride and Prejudice, the massively popular TV adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, makes its debut on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d5c6738502c140d0bebf899d4825c89f https://web.archive.org/web/20181105063308/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d5c6738502c140d0bebf899d4825c89f dead 5 November 2018 Pride and Prejudice – BBC One London – 24 September 1995 – BBC Genome 24 September 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The six-part serial finishes on 29 October.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/99789b92f31d454a85ece2b64ee16647 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105062629/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/99789b92f31d454a85ece2b64ee16647 dead 5 November 2018 Pride and Prejudice – BBC One London – 29 October 1995 – BBC Genome 29 October 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 The network television premiere of Arthur Hiller's 1992 baseball drama The Babe on BBC2, starring John Goodman as American baseball legend George Herman ‘‘Babe’’ Ruth.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/acf482d456d0489d95ea340631fac043 https://web.archive.org/web/20230416035607/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/acf482d456d0489d95ea340631fac043 dead 16 April 2023 The Babe – BBC Two England – 24 September 1995 – BBC Genome 24 September 1995 Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2018-01-13 28 September – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine makes its UK debut on BBC2 with the feature-length episode Emissary.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6474839c1f504818afca7fa6b46e6585 https://web.archive.org/web/20190204070311/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6474839c1f504818afca7fa6b46e6585 dead 4 February 2019 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Emissary 21 September 1995 3740 114 3 February 2019 BBC Genome September STV acquires a 20% stake in HTV worth £36 million as part of a deal with Flextech.http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/1995/10/24/mirror-group-rebuilds-stv-stake/ MediaTel: Newsline: Mirror Group Rebuilds STV Stake mediatel.co.uk Janet Street-Porter resigns from L!VE TV and is replaced by Kelvin MacKenzie who axes the rolling content and replaces it with programmes that quickly earn it a reputation as tabloid television. The BBC Select name for overnight educational programming is used for the final time.BBC Select: A Failed Subscription Service October 1 October Six years after it was originally planned, the British version of the Disney Channel goes on the air. The Sci-Fi Channel launches. However, its full schedule, 8am to 2am, is only available to cable viewers as satellite subscribers are only able to see the channel for a few hours each day as it shares transponder space with a number of other channels. The UK's first Christian channel, Christian Channel Europe, launches. It broadcasts for three hours each day, between 4am and 7am. 7–28 October – Cable channel L!VE TV broadcasts matches from the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. It shows many of them exclusively, because, apart from the opening game, the BBC does not show any live matches until the semi-final stage. 8 October BBC2 airs the final edition of The Trial of O. J. Simpson as coverage of the trial draws to a conclusion.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d85f6dae6fc14c5b94671d0411b45c73 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023071239/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d85f6dae6fc14c5b94671d0411b45c73 dead 23 October 2016 The Trial of OJ Simpson – BBC Two England – 8 October 1995 BBC Genome 8 October 1995 BBC 26 October 2016 The BBC's subscription service BBC Select ends after three years on the air. 9 October – Launch of The Learning Zone, an education service shown overnight on BBC2. 12 October – ITV airs Bait, an episode of The Bill that concludes a three-part story and sees the exit of the character Jo Morgan, played by Mary Jo Randle, who is shot while trying to warn June Ackland (Trudie Goodwin) of an impending attack on her car. 15 October – The final edition of Challenge Anneka is broadcast on BBC1. 16 October After 25 years as Coronation Street landlady Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) makes her final regular appearance in the soap. She briefly returns to the show in 2002 and 2003 and stars in a spin-off series, Coronation Street: After Hours, in 1999. At the time of her departure, Goodyear has recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural National Television Awards. ITV airs a five-part documentary every weekday celebrating 40 years of their children's input since the launch of the network in 1955, Simply the Best: CITV. 20 October – Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited is awarded the licence to launch Channel 5.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-channel-5-licence-was-the-last-chance-to-offer-something-new-on-a-free-station-the-itc-blew-it-1580312.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-channel-5-licence-was-the-last-chance-to-offer-something-new-on-a-free-station-the-itc-blew-it-1580312.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 'The Channel 5 licence was the last chance to offer something new on ahttps://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/19-october-1995/itc-to-identify-channel-5-winner/ ITC to identify Channel 5 winner – Design Week 20 October 1995 It is a consortium of four investors, Pearson, United News and Media, CLT-Ufa and Warburg Pincus.Tara Conlan https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/20/citynews.broadcasting A history of Five The Guardian 20 July 2005 22 November 2018 21 October Comedian Jim Davidson succeeds Bruce Forsyth as presenter of The Generation Game on BBC1.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c83ec81c1b95470a910025558432e6ed https://web.archive.org/web/20160918214512/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c83ec81c1b95470a910025558432e6ed dead 18 September 2016 Jim Davidson's Generation Game – BBC One London – 21 October 1995 BBC BBC Genome Project 21 October 1995 17 October 2016 The short-lived US science-fiction series VR.5 makes its debut on Sky One. The network television premiere of Tim Burton's 1992 blockbuster sequel Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito and Christopher Walken on ITV. The network television premiere of Sheldon Lettich's 1991 American martial arts action thriller Double Impact on ITV, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe, Bolo Yeung and Philip Chan Yan Kin, with a special appearance by female bodybuilder and fitness expert Cory Everson. 22 October – Jenna Tinson wins the 1995 series of Junior MasterChef on BBC1. 23 October – The first episode of the soap Hollyoaks is broadcast on Channel 4. 31 October – The final episode of Mr. Bean is broadcast on ITV with Goodnight Mr. Bean. But, it continued with both on VHS, the final half-hour episode, Hair by Mr. Bean of London on 15 November, and a clip special, The Best Bits of Mr. Bean on 21 October, 1996. November 1 November – Four more satellite and cable channels launch in the UK with European Business News, Playboy TV, The Paramount Channel and Sky Sports Gold. 11 November The History Channel launches in the UK. The network television premiere on ITV of Mick Jackson's 1992 romantic drama thriller The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and singer Whitney Houston. 12 November – BBC2 airs Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch's 1992 prequel to the acclaimed series Twin Peaks, starring Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise and Kyle MacLachlan.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f31512591c2b42b2942d6e9be86857a4 https://web.archive.org/web/20170710223511/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f31512591c2b42b2942d6e9be86857a4 dead 10 July 2017 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – BBC Two England – 12 November 1995 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 12 November 1995 18 September 2018 13 November – Debut on BBC1 of the sitcom The Thin Blue Line, starring Rowan Atkinson. 19 November – ITV airs The Beatles Anthology, a six-part documentary series chronicling the career of The Beatles, which leads to the release of two previously unreleased songs, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love". 20 November Zee TV launches in the UK. The cookery series Can't Cook, Won't Cook makes its debut on BBC1. The final edition of The Krypton Factor is broadcast on ITV, although it would be revived in 2009. During an hour-long interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC's Panorama, the Princess of Wales speaks about her marriage to the Prince of Wales and his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and admits to her intimate relationship with James Hewitt.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/20/newsid_4341000/4341436.stm Diana admits adultery in TV interview BBC On This Day 2012-02-15 1995-11-20 An estimated 22.78 million watch the interview,Top 10 Programmes – 1995 http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981?year=1995&view=top10 BARB 2012-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120327074438/http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981/?year=1995&view=top10 2012-03-27 dead the all-time record for a British current affairs programme. It is subsequently acknowledged by the BBC that Bashir had used forged documents to win Diana's trust to secure the interview.https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/bbc-says-sorry-to-dianas-brother-earl-spencer-for-interview-deceit-ghfjqbbbx BBC says sorry to Diana's brother Earl Spencer for interview 'deceit' The Sunday Times London Urwin Rosamund 2020-11-01 2020-11-07 Spencer is understood to have told Davie that he has records of all his meetings and conversations with Bashir. These are alleged to show that Bashir told Diana fantastical stories to win her trust and that he used the fake bank statements to garner his first meeting with her. 22 November – After Virgin TV challenges the ITC's decision to award the licence to run the UK's fifth television channel to Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, the High Court grants leave for a judicial review into the decision. December 2–3 December – Channel 4 airs "Soap Weekend", a weekend of programming dedicated to soap operas with documentaries and classic episodes of series including EastEnders, Neighbours and Brookside. 13 December – Granada plc and BSkyB agree to create a joint venture to operate four services.Granada Joint Venture With BSkyB 18 December – BBC1 shows the network premiere of the 1986 fantasy action adventure film Highlander, starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. 24 December – A Close Shave, the third short film starring Wallace and Gromit, makes its debut on BBC2, featuring the voices of Peter Sallis and Anne Reid. 25 December The network television premiere on BBC1 of Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy film Hook, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins. The film was first shown on Sky Movies on 25 December 1993.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019181655/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-25 dead 19 October 2014 BBC One London – 25 December 1995 BBC Genome BBC 18 January 2016 Christmas Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premiere of Adrian Lyne's 1993 drama Indecent Proposal, starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019181655/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-25 dead 19 October 2014 BBC One London – 25 December 1995 BBC Genome BBC 18 January 2016 The final episode of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances is broadcast on BBC1. ITV shows the network premiere of the 1992 comedy film Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg. 31 December – New Year's Eve highlights on BBC1 include Songs of Praise on Ice from the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ice Arena and the network television premiere of Baz Luhrmann's 1992 comedy romance Strictly Ballroom.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018011624/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-12-31 dead 18 October 2014 BBC One London – 31 December 1995 BBC Genome BBC 26 October 2016 December – Channel 4 airs the documentary Sex with Paula, in which Paula Yates talks to celebrities about their love lives. Originally made in 1986, the programme was deemed to be unsuitable for audiences at the time, owing to its perceived message of promiscuity at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Debuts BBC1 1 January Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995) Cold Comfort Farm (1995) 3 January – Timekeepers (1995–1996) 4 January Elidor (1995) Devil's Advocate (1995) 5 January Down to Earth (1995) Robinson Sucroe (1994–1995) 8 January – Tears Before Bedtime (1995) 11 January – The Private Life of Plants (1995) 12 January – Bad Boys (1995–1996) 20 January – The Plant (1995) 21 January – Ghosts (1995) 27 January – Dangerfield (1995–1999) 5 February – The Buccaneers (1995) 15 February – The Biz (1995–1997) 23 February – Crown Prosecutor (1995) 19 March – The Choir (1995) 26 March – Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997) 1 April Confessions (1995–1998) Bugs (1995–1999) Chicago Hope (1994–2000) 4 April – Monty the Dog who wears glasses (1995) 14 April – BBC Wildlife Specials (1995–present) 9 May – Due South (1995–1999) 13 May – Rumble (1995) 14 May – The Hanging Gale (1995) 15 May – Next of Kin (1995–1997) 17 May – Glad Rags (1995) 21 May – The Vet (1995–1996) 23 May – Out of the Blue (1995–1996) 31 May Castles (1995) Monkhouse's Memory Masters (1995) 11 June – Oliver's Travels (1995) 27 June – Bump in the Night (1994–1995) 26 July – Match of the Seventies (1995–1996) 27 July – Resort to Murder (1995) 14 August – Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) 28 August – Atletico Partick (1995–1996) 4 September – The Peter Principle (1995–1997, 2000) 7 September – Backup (1995–1997) 10 September – Soul Survivors (1995) 11 September – Oakie Doke (1995–1997) 12 September – Oscar's Orchestra (1995–2000) 13 September – People's Century (1995–1997) 14 September – They Think It's All Over (1995–2006) 19 September – How to Be a Little Sod (1995) 24 September – Pride and Prejudice (1995) 29 September – Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995–1998) 5 November – The Final Cut (1995) 13 November – The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996) 15 November – The Queen's Nose (1995–2003) 20 November – Can't Cook, Won't Cook (1995–2000) 23 December – Nick and Noel (1993) 30 December – Iznogoud (1995) 31 December – Black Hearts in Battersea (1995–1996) BBC2 5 January – Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld (1995–1996) 7 January – The Last Machine (1995) (film documentary) 10 January – The Tick (1994–1996) 16 January – Signs and Wonders (1995) 10 February – The Mrs Merton Show (1995–1998) 13 February – Blood and Peaches (1995) 23 February – The Glam Metal Detectives (1995) 27 February – Game On (1995–1998) 11 April – Fist of Fun (1995–1996) 16 April – Persuasion (1995) 22 April – Fully Booked (1995–1999) 1 May – The Outer Limits (1995–2002) 15 May – The Music Biz (1995) (music documentary) 24 June The Saturday Night Armistice (1995–1999) Rock Family Trees (1995) 29 June – Gaytime TV (1995–1999) 18 August – Pulp Video (1995) 3 September – The Death of Yugoslavia (1995) 12 September – Nautilus (1995) (documentary series) 13 September – Degrees of Error (1995) 16 September – Love Bites (Anthology – 3 dramas: Go Now / Loved Up / In Your Dreams) (1995) 14 October – The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995) 16 October – Going, Going, Gone (1995–1998) 19 October – In the Company of Men (1995) 16 November – The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995) 17 November – Coogan's Run (1995) 24 December – A Close Shave (1995) ITV 2 January – A Mind to Murder (1995) 3 January – Kavanagh QC (1995–2001) 6 January – The Glass Virgin (1995) 9 January – Lucky Numbers (1995–1997) 1 February – Thief Takers (1995–1997) 10 February – Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999) 20 February – Beyond Reason (1995) 26 February – The Gambling Man (1995) 5 March – The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995) 6 March – She's Out (1995) 9 March – Chiller (1995) 12 March – Band of Gold (1995–1997) 15 March – Cone Zone (1995–1997) 4 April – My Good Friend (1995–1996) 5 April – Sharman (1995–1996) 13 April – The Baldy Man (1995–1998) 17 April – A Village Affair (1995) 6 May – Scratchy & Co. (1995–1998) 14 May – The Governor (1995–1996) 22 May – Bramwell (1995–1998) 23 May – Dangerous Lady (1995) 5 June – The Caribou Kitchen (1995–1998) 8 June – Searching (1995) 10 July – Barbara (1995–2003) 17 July – Sometime, Never (1995–1996) 2 September Gladiators: Train 2 Win (1995–1998) Raise the Roof (1995–1996) 4 September – The Slow Norris (1995–1999) 5 September – The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997) Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995–1997) 6 September – The Perfect Match (1995) 7 September – Fantomcat (1995–1996) 8 September – Jays' World (1995–1997) 10 September – The Famous Five (1995–1997) 11 September – The Singing Kettle News (1995–2000) 12 September – Is It Legal? (1995–1998) 9 October – Wolves, Witches and Giants (1995–1999) 11 October – Bliss (1995–1997) 24 October – Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries (1995–2000) 25 October – Paparazzo (1995) 26 October – My Kind of People (1995) 27 October – Freakazoid! (1995–1997) 17 November – Faith in the Future (1995–1998) 19 November – The Beatles Anthology (1995–1996) 10 December – Pinky and the Brain (1995–1998) 25 December – The Little Engine That Could (1991) 26 December – The Snow Queen (1995) 28 December – McCallum (1995–1998) Channel 4 1 February – ER (1994–2009) 16 February – Hearts and Minds (1995) 20 March – Deadline (1995) 21 April – Father Ted (1995–1998) 28 April – Friends (1994–2004) 4 May – Paul Merton's Life of Comedy (1995) 16 May – The Politician's Wife (1995) 21 May – A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) 4 September – One for the Road (1995) 20 September – Absolutely Animals (1995–1998) 12 October – Jake's Progress (1995) 23 October – Hollyoaks (1995–present) 13 November – Porkpie (1995–1996) 24 November – Dressing for Breakfast (1995–1998) 25 November – England, My England (1995) 24 December – The Adventures of Mole (1995) S4C 11 September – Rownd a Rownd (1995–present) The Paramount Channel 15 November – Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995–2002) Channels New channels DateChannel 16 January BBC World 26 January BBC World BBC Prime 30 January BBC Prime 27 February European Business News 1 June SelecTV 2 June Television X – The Fantasy Channel 12 June L!VE TV 1 October The Disney Channel Sci-Fi Channel Christian Channel Europe 1 November The Paramount Channel Sky Sports Gold The History Channel Playboy TV 20 November Zee TV Defunct channels DateChannel 16 January BBC World Service Television 26 January BBC World Service Television March TV Asia 31 May Wire TV Television shows Returning this year after a break of one year or longer Gambit (1975–1985, 1995) Boon (1986–1992, 1995) Chain Letters (1987–1990, 1995–1997) The Price Is Right (1984–1988, 1995–2001, 2006–2007) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) 1930s Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present) The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024) 1940s Come Dancing (1949–1998) 1950s Panorama (1953–present) What the Papers Say (1956–2008)What the Papers Say in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2008/may/29/what.the.papers.say The Guardian 2 April 2022 29 May 2008 The Sky at Night (1957–present) Blue Peter (1958–present) Grandstand (1958–2007) 1960s Coronation Street (1960–present) Songs of Praise (1961–present) World in Action (1963–2000) Top of the Pops (1964–2006) Match of the Day (1964–present) Mr. and Mrs. (1965–1999) Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006) Sportsnight (1965–1997) Call My Bluff (1965–2005) The Money Programme (1966–2010) 1970s Emmerdale (1972–present) Newsround (1972–present) Pebble Mill (1972–1986, 1991–1996) Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) That's Life! (1973–1994) Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003) Arena (1975–present) Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994) One Man and His Dog (1976–present) Grange Hill (1978–2008) Ski Sunday (1978–present) The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979–1994) Antiques Roadshow (1979–present) Question Time (1979–present) 1980s Family Fortunes (1980–2002, 2006–2015, 2020–present) Children in Need (1980–present) Danger Mouse (1981–1992, 2015–2019) Timewatch (1982–present) Brookside (1982–2003) Countdown (1982–present) Right to Reply (1982–2001) First Tuesday (1983–1993) Highway (1983–1993) Blockbusters (1983–93, 1994–95, 1997, 2000–01, 2012, 2019) Spitting Image (1984–1996) Surprise Surprise (1984–2001, 2012–2015) The Bill (1984–2010) Channel 4 Racing (1984–2016) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present) Busman's Holiday (1985–1993) EastEnders (1985–present) The Cook Report (1987–1999) Crosswits (1985–1998) Screen Two (1985–1998) Telly Addicts (1985–1998) Blind Date (1985–2003, 2017–2019) Comic Relief (1985–present) ScreenPlay (1986–1993) Beadle's About (1986–1996) The Chart Show (1986–1998, 2008–2009) Equinox (1986–2006) The Really Wild Show (1986–2006) Casualty (1986–present) Every Second Counts (1986–1993) Lovejoy (1986–1994) The Raggy Dolls (1986–1994) Allsorts (1987–1995) Going Live! (1987–1993) Watching (1987–1993) Going for Gold (1987–1996, 2008–2009) The Time, The Place (1987–1998) Chain Letters (1987–1997) ChuckleVision (1987–2009) Count Duckula (1988–1993) You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993) You Bet! (1988–1997) Playdays (1988–1997) Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001) London's Burning (1988–2002) On the Record (1988–2002) Fifteen to One (1988–2003, 2013–2019) This Morning (1988–present) Fun House (1989–1999) Absolutely (1989–1993) KYTV (1989–1993) Press Gang (1989–1993) Birds of a Feather (1989–1998, 2014–2020) A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) Byker Grove (1989–2006)Byker Grove https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/november/byker-grove/ www.bbc.com 25 March 2023 en Desmond's (1989–1994) Bodger & Badger (1989–1999) Children's Ward (1989–2000) Mike and Angelo (1989–2000) 1990s Mr. Bean (1990–1995) The Crystal Maze (1990–1995, 2016–2020) Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995) Turnabout (1990–1996) The Upper Hand (1990–1996) Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998) One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000) MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present) How 2 (1990–2006) Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2006, 2015) The Dreamstone (1990–1995) Rosie and Jim (1990–2000) Big Break (1991–2002) Spender (1991–1993) The Brittas Empire (1991–1997) Bottom (1991–1995) Soldier Soldier (1991–1997) Noel's House Party (1991–1999) 2point4 Children (1991–1999) Little Dracula (1991–1999) Where's Wally?: The Animated Series (1991) GamesMaster (1992–1998) Heartbeat (1992–2010)ITV axes popular police drama Heartbeat https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4365441/ITV-axes-popular-police-drama-Heartbeat.html?fb www.telegraph.co.uk 28 January 2009 14 July 2023 Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998) The Big Breakfast (1992–2002) 999 (1992–2003) Sooty & Co. (1993–1998) Mr. Motivator exercise routines (1993–2000) Breakfast with Frost (1993–2005) Terror Towers (1994–1996) Ky’s Cartoons (1994–1999) Animal Hospital (1994–2004) The National Lottery Draws (1994–2017) Time Team (1994–2013) The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007) Wipeout (1994–2003) Frasier (1993–2004) Wycliffe (1994–1998) Top of the Pops 2 (1994–present) Ending this year The Tomorrow People (1973–1979, 1992–1995) Why Don't You? (1973–1995) We Are the Champions (1973–1995) Gambit (1975–1985, 1995) The Krypton Factor (1977–1995, 2009–2010) Bullseye (1981–1995, 2006) Blockbusters (1983–1995) Boon (1986–1992, 1995) The DJ Kat Show (1986–1995) Allsorts (1986–1995) A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) Challenge Anneka (1989–1995, 2006) Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995) The Crystal Maze (1990–1995, 2016–2020) The Dreamstone (1990–1995) Mr. Bean (1990–1995) Bottom (1991–1995) What's Up Doc? (1992–1995) The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993–1995) The Legends of Treasure Island (1993–1995) Alphabet Castle (1993–1995) The High Life (1994–1995) Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (1994–1995) Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (1994–1995) Scavengers (1994–1995) Incredible Games (1994–1995) Knowing Me Knowing You (1994–1995) The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994–1995) Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–1995) Castles (1995) Births 23 January – Holly Kenny, actress 1 February – Richard Wisker, actor, singer and presenter 10 February – Archie Madekwe, actor 30 March – Simone Ashley, actress 16 April – Poppy Lee Friar, actress 17 April – Phoebe Dynevor, actress 4 May – Alex Lawther, actor 9 July – Georgie Henley, actress 26 August – Hannah van der Westhuysen, actress 27 August – Jessie Mei Li, actress 31 August – Ceallach Spellman, actor and radio DJ 26 September – Chloe Burrows, TV personality 15 November – Amy James-Kelly, actress Deaths Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility7 JanuaryLarry GraysonAnthony Hayward https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-larry-grayson-1567199.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-larry-grayson-1567199.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Obituary: Larry Grayson Independent Print Limited The Independent 8 January 1995 15 January 201671comedian and television presenter9 JanuaryPeter Cook57comedian and actor23 JanuaryKen Hill57television scriptwriter30 JanuaryGerald Durrell70naturalist, writer and presenter of natural history programmes2 FebruaryDonald Pleasence75actor8 FebruaryRachel Thomas89actress (Pobol y Cwm)23 FebruaryJohn Paul73actor (Marcus Agrippa in I, Claudius)7 MarchIvan Craig83actor11 MarchMyfanwy Talog50actress17 MarchDonald Baverstock71television producer and executive21 MarchRobert Urquhart72actor (Pathfinders, Brideshead Revisited)22 MarchPeter Woods64BBC journalist and newsreader4 AprilKenny Everett50comedic performer and DJ15 AprilMichael Aldred49television presenter (Ready Steady Go!)16 AprilArthur English75actor (The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Are You Being Served?, In Sickness and in Health)2 MayMichael Hordern83actor (narrator of Paddington Bear and voice of badger from The Wind in the Willows)10 MayHarold Berens92actor and comedian11 MayJohn Phillips80actor (Z-Cars)15 MayEric Porter67actor (Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, The Jewel in the Crown)22 MayRobert Flemyng85actor (Compact)15 JuneCharles Bennett95television scriptwriter18 JuneArthur Howard85actor29 JuneNoel Dyson78actress (Coronation Street, Father, Dear Father)12 JulyMichael Clegg62naturalist and television presenterGordon Flemyng61television producer10 SeptemberDerek Meddings64television special effects designer12 SeptemberJeremy Brett59actor (Sherlock Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)29 SeptemberSusan Fleetwood51actress (The Buddha of Suburbia, Lovejoy)6 OctoberAnthony Newlands70actor (The Avengers)12 OctoberGary Bond55actor16 OctoberRichard Caldicot87actor (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)4 NovemberMarti Caine51actress, dancer, presenter, singer, writer and comedianPaul Eddington68actor (The Good Life and Yes Minister)3 DecemberJimmy Jewel85actor (Funny Man)9 DecemberBenny Lee79actor (Are You Being Served?) See also 1995 in British music 1995 in British radio 1995 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1995 References 30em External links List of 1995 British television series at IMDb 1995