2006 in British television

none April 2013 June 2020 2006 British television The following is a list of British television related events from the year 2006. Events January Date Event1 JanuaryBBC One airs The Queen by Rolf, a documentary following artist Rolf Harris as he paints a portrait of the Queen.Billen Andrew http://www.newstatesman.com/node/152317 National portrait New Statesman 9 January 2006 1 July 20142 JanuaryBBC One airs the network premieres of Piglet's Big Movie and the Steven Spielberg smash-hit Catch Me If You Can.3 JanuaryChannel 4 quiz show Countdown celebrates its 4000th edition.http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Countdown Countdown UKGameshows.com 21 February 20156 JanuaryITV debuts Soapstar Superstar, a singing talent contest in which soap actors compete to become series champion.Simon Jane http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ENTERTAINMENT+SOAPSTAR+SUPERSTAR+ITV1,+8.30pm.-a0140548829 Soapstar Superstar ITV1, 8.30pm The Mirror 6 January 2006 7 June 20147 JanuaryITV's Saturday morning children's show MoM is relaunched under the new title of Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown.9 JanuaryDebut of the offbeat police drama Life on Mars on BBC One and ITV's pilot programme of Dancing on Ice.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbe45ea177494b4789cde4cf7dbd75a0 Life on Mars – BBC One London – 9 January 2006 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 22 November 2018 10 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160510041844/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbe45ea177494b4789cde4cf7dbd75a0 dead14 JanuaryCoronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman wins the first series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar.http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/corries-richard-is-soapstar-superstar-1220231 Corrie's Richard is Soapstar Superstar Manchester Evening News 14 January 2006 7 June 2014Debut of ITV's Dancing on Ice.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4579968.stm Stars revealed for ITV ice show BBC News 4 January 2006 15 June 201415 JanuaryThe BBC announces details of Just the Two of Us, a singing contest following the Strictly Come Dancing format that will air in February and March. Vernon Kay and Tess Daly will present the series which will pair celebrities with professional singers, who will then compete to become series champion.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/01_january/15/two.shtml BBC Press Office Just the Two of Us 15 January 2006 7 June 201416 JanuaryTo coincide with the introduction of a new identity across ITV plc stations, UTV replaces its 2003 idents with a brand new set.UTV Today: 2006–07 Scenery Idents: About These Idents https://web.archive.org/web/20090106170258/http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/idents/0607_about.html 6 January 2009 . Retrieved 1 April 2008. The new idents featured newly recorded films shot across Northern Ireland, again in the form of panoramas. The landscape films used in these idents are updated in July 2007 and October 2008.25 JanuaryITV1 airs the network television premiere of the 2003 film Johnny English starring Rowan Atkinson and Natalie Imbruglia. The film previously aired on Sky Movies in 2004.27 JanuaryChantelle Houghton, a model from Essex, wins the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother after entering the series as a "fake" celebrity. In order to remain as a contestant she was required to convince the other participants that she was a famous singer.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4653346.stm 'Fake' celebrity wins Big Brother BBC News 28 January 2006 23 April 201429 JanuaryDebut of ITV's Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis. February Date Event8 FebruaryChannel 4 confirms that its pay-per-view movie channel FilmFour will go Free-to-air from July, when it will launch on Freeview.Wilkes Neil http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a28928/filmfour-to-go-fta-launch-on-freeview.html#~pajWKqeQsOW2D4 FilmFour to go FTA, launch on Freeview Digital Spy 8 February 2006 19 April 201510 FebruaryThe events of the 2006 Winter Olympics start broadcasting on the BBC.14 FebruaryCoronation Street bosses defend their decision to film a storyline involving a car breaking down on Saddleworth Moor, scene of the 1960s Moors murders, saying the plot has nothing to do with the events that occurred there.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4711534.stm Street chiefs defend Moors scene BBC News 14 February 2006 2 May 201415 FebruaryBBC One debuts Davina, a chat show presented by Davina McCall. Guests on the first edition include Charlotte Church, Tess Daly and Vernon Kay.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c66d39da1e74f839a69cdbbcd6c68dd Davina – BBC One London – 15 February 2006 BBC Genome 2018-01-13 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170823025624/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c66d39da1e74f839a69cdbbcd6c68dd dead The show proves to be a disaster, with The Guardians Gareth Maclean noting that McCall "found herself floundering and foundering, struggling through [interviews], and exposing herself in a way from which even the hardiest flasher would recoil", while Jonathan Ross blames a poor guest line up. The 8 March edition gives BBC One its worst ever peak time ratings of 2.75 million.Gareth Maclean https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/15/broadcasting.bigbrother The question: Why is Davina's chatshow such a disaster? | Media The Guardian 2018-01-13http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4842480.stm Entertainment | Ross rubbishes Davina chat show BBC News 2006-03-24 2018-01-13 By the time the show ends on 12 April ratings have fallen to below 2.5 million. It is axed shortly afterwards.http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e5a6295c2a3424aa652371cbc25f8cc Davina – BBC One London – 12 April 2006 – BBC Genome BBC Genome 2018-01-13http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4939660.stm BBC drops Davina's flop chat show BBC News 24 April 2006 22 August 201719 FebruaryChannel 4 airs the penultimate and final episode of Gene Simmons' Rock School where the band Hoax UK (formerly No Comment) opened for Judas Priest at Long Beach Arena. Members included the late Lil' Chris, Ellie Chapman, Samanie Warren-Close, Sammi Reeve, Lindsey Rose, Jess Reid and others.23 FebruaryJust the Two of Us debuts on BBC One.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/17/justthetwoofus_stepping.shtml Just the Two of Us celebrities BBC Press Office 23 February 2006 7 June 201426 FebruaryThe events of the 2006 Winter Olympics end broadcasting on the BBC.28 FebruaryL!VE TV is moved to the adult section of Sky's EPG, and is rebranded as "Babeworld" two days later. This is because the channel has moved to broadcasting an increasingly adult themed content. March Date Event2 MarchCharlie Brooker's ...wipe series debuts on BBC Four, starting with the first episode of Screenwipe which is still a rival to ITV's Harry Hill's TV Burp.4 MarchBBC Two shows the network television premiere of Anita and Me, a coming of age drama based on the book of the same name by Meera Syal.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ed6bac26f8784cb593a72d9f9eb54c10 Anita & Me – BBC Two England – 4 March 2006 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 26 August 2018Actress Gaynor Faye and professional skating partner Daniel Whiston win the first series of Dancing on ice.https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/exclusive-gaynor-faye-on-her-romance-with-ice-581353 Gaynor Faye on her romance with ice Daily Mirror 6 March 2006 15 June 2014Tony Blair becomes the first serving prime minister to be interviewed by Michael Parkinson on his chat show. Blair volunteers the information that he believes he will be judged by God for the Iraq War.http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=328142006 'God will judge me on Iraq invasion' says Blair scotsman.com5 MarchSiân Reeves and Russell Watson win the first series of Just the Two of Us.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/05/two.shtml BBC Press Office Sian Reeves and Russell Watson are Just the Two of Us champions 5 March 2006 7 June 201411 MarchDick & Dom in da Bungalow comes to an end after four years on CBBC.ITV launches a CITV channel, which broadcasts during the downtime hours of ITV4, replacing the ITV News Channel.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds24949.html ITV confirms launch date for kids channel Digital Spy 4 October 2005 1 February 2013 19 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119064408/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds24949.html dead 18 MarchChristopher Napier, performing as George Formby, wins the fourth and final junior series of Stars in Their Eyes. The programme continues with a number of special editions during 2006, before a final celebrity special on 23 December.19 MarchAmerican period sitcom television series Everybody Hates Chris debuts on Five.23 MarchCoronation Street bosses dismiss as untrue media reports that the child actress who plays Amy Barlow is being replaced because her parents felt her storylines were "too harrowing", and her workload too heavy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4836794.stm Street denies child actress upset BBC News 23 March 2006 2 May 201424 MarchITV announces plans to air World of Chat, a show on ITV2 featuring the best from chat shows around the world.Ben Dowell https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/24/broadcasting.ITV ITV keeps faith with chatshows | Media The Guardian 2018-01-1325–26 MarchUKTV Gold presents its Mitchells Weekend to coincide with the return of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) to EastEnders. The weekend includes The Mitchells – The Full Story, a documentary about the soap family presented by actress Kim Medcalf.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a29834/kim-medcalf-to-host-eastenders-special.html#~oFhG4bNr3CQ9kc Kim Medcalf to host 'EastEnders' special Digital Spy 3 March 2006 25 May 2014 April Date Event3 AprilGraham Norton will present How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, a TV talent search for an actress to play Maria in a stage production of The Sound of Music, it is announced.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4873260.stm Norton leads TV search for Maria BBC News 3 April 2006 12 June 20147 April12.6 million viewers watch long-running Coronation Street character Mike Baldwin die in the arms of his long-time rival, Ken Barlow. Baldwin, played by Johnny Briggs, had been in the show for 30 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4890916.stm Baldwin finale pulls in viewers BBC News 8 April 2006 10 June 201413 AprilBBC daytime soap opera Doctors air the first same-sex marriage on British television when characters Greg Robinson (Ben Jones) and Rico Da Silva (Felix D'Alviella) get married.1002994286256934913 Brookside may have had the first gay kiss, but @bbcdoctors had the first gay wedding on British TV. #ThingsYouMayNotKnowAboutBBCDoctors #SoapAwards 2 June 2018 BBCDoctorshttps://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/a31279/doctors-to-show-first-gay-wedding/ 'Doctors' to show first gay wedding Digital Spy 4 January 2020 3 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200103100548/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/a31279/doctors-to-show-first-gay-wedding/ live17 AprilPeter Bayless wins the 2006 series of MasterChef Goes Large.19 AprilITV launches ITV Play, a new 24/7 participation TV channel, on Freeview in the United Kingdom. It will launch on other platforms later in the year.21 AprilThe Queen celebrates her 80th birthday at Windsor. The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute.Denis Norden announces his retirement from his two ongoing ITV shows It'll Be Alright on the Night and spin-off show Denis Norden's Laughter File, after 30 years with ITV.ITV secures the terrestrial television screening rights to Casino Royale, the new James Bond film that will be released in November.https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/itv-secures-terrestrial-tv-rights-new-bond-movie/555247 ITV secures terrestrial TV rights for new Bond movie Campaign Live 21 April 2006 26 January 2018 The film receives its terrestrial television premiere on 19 September 2009.https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/history_bond_on_tv.php3 James Bond on TV – Movies MI6 – The Home of James Bond 007 5 April 2011 26 January 2018 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106124333/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/history_bond_on_tv.php3 dead 24 AprilCartoon Network Too and Nick Jr. 2 are launched in the UK.25 AprilThe BBC announces that Grandstand, its flagship sports TV programme, will be phased out within the next year after nearly 50 years on air.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4940490.stm Grandstand axed in BBC facelift BBC News 5 April 2006 15 June 2014 May Date Event5 MayThe BBC's local election coverage goes off air shortly before 3:00 am, due to a power failure at their Millbank studios. For the next hour coverage relocates to The Counting House pub, with results being read out using handwritten pieces of paper.6 MayITV1 broadcasts the network premiere of Peter Pan.8 MayGuy Goma, a graduate from the Congo who went to the BBC to attend a job interview, appears on BBC News 24 in place of an IT expert after a mix-up. Guy Kewney had been scheduled to comment on the subject of Apple Computer's court case with The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, but a producer collected the wrong man from the wrong reception at Television Centre.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4774429.stm BBC News 'wrong Guy' is revealed BBC News 16 May 2006 1 July 2009The Price Is Right returns to ITV1 after a five year absence with Joe Pasquale as host.10 MayFormer supermarket cashier Michelle Dewberry wins the second series of The Apprentice and a £100,000 a year job working for Sir Alan Sugar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4758185.stm Ex-cashier wins TV's Apprentice BBC News 10 May 2006 5 May 201414 MayProducers of Coronation Street confirm that Debra Stephenson, who plays Frankie Baldwin, will be leaving the soap at the end of the year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4770365.stm Actress Stephenson leaving Street BBC News 14 May 2006 10 June 201415 MayBBC High Definition Television Trial commences.The University of Manchester wins the 2005–06 series of University Challenge, beating Trinity Hall, Cambridge 160–150.18 MayChannel 4 airs the first ever Big Brother episode to be shot in 16:9 widescreen.20 MayJust minutes before the live Eurovision Song Contest final begins, BBC One's live National Lottery draw is invaded by Fathers 4 Justice protestors. The show is temporarily taken off air, leaving just a programme logo and announcer Alan Dedicoat's voice until the problems are resolved.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5001386.stm BBC News London Lottery show delayed by protest 20 May 2006 21 February 2012Finland's Lordi win the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Athens) with "Hard Rock Hallelujah".ITV airs The Princes' Trust 30th Birthday Concert Live which is a four-hour fundraiser telethon that includes an outdoor concert, royal interviews and studio-based sketches.22 MayBSkyB launch High-definition television in the UK under the brand Sky HD.26 MayUTV changes its registered company name from 'Ulster Television plc' to 'UTV plc', the company's belief being that the existing name no longer reflected the full scope of the company's business. https://web.archive.org/web/20060910061534/http://www.utvplc.com/uploads/statements/UTVNoticeofAGM2005.pdf 10 September 200627 MayThe BBC's first scheduled HDTV broadcast on BBC HD.The first ever Soccer Aid football match takes place at Old Trafford and is broadcast live on ITV1. England defeat the Rest of the World 2–1 and £2 million is raised for UNICEF, the event's charity partner.28 MayIt is announced that the traditional live Saturday morning kids' programmes are to be axed after 38 years on either channels, ending on 1 July. This is because children have more choice to digital multi channels and ITV will rival Saturday Kitchen with Saturday Cooks!.30 MayScottish and Grampian are rebranded as STV Central and STV North respectively. June Date Event4 JuneCoronation Street confirms that Richard Fleeshman, who plays Craig Harris, will be leaving the soap to follow a singing career.Green Kris http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a33816/richard-fleeshman-quits-the-street.html#~oI21ogr0slirBz Richard Fleeshman quits the Street Digital Spy 4 June 2006 23 June 20145 JuneActress Lucy Benjamin wins The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, a celebrity version of the ITV music talent contest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5051026.stm Soap star wins celebrity X Factor BBC News 6 June 2006 1 October 20156 JuneITV announces that Central News South's existence as a news region will end after 17 years when the eastern half of the region (the area served by the Oxford transmitter) merges its operations with Meridian West's output, forming a new news region named ITV Thames Valley.9 June–9 JulyLive coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup from Germany is aired by the BBC and ITV.15 JuneThe BBC announces that Billie Piper will leave her role as Rose Tyler on Doctor Who at the end of the second series the following month.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5082668.stm Billie Piper to leave Doctor Who BBC News 15 June 2006 16 March 2012 19 JuneBBC One Controller Peter Fincham announces that They Think It's All Over will not be recommissioned for a new series, ending a run of eleven years on air.Leigh Holmwood https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/19/sport.bbc They Think It's All Over ... it is now The Guardian 19 June 2006 1 October 201520 JuneThe BBC announces that Top of the Pops will be axed, the final show airing on 30 July.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5099894.stm BBC calls time on Top of the Pops BBC News 20 June 2006 21 June 201418.46 million watch England vs Sweden in the 2006 FIFA World Cup from Germany, the highest rated programme of the year.24 JuneJames Martin presents his first edition of Saturday Kitchen, taking over from Antony Worrall Thompson who has moved to ITV with rival show Saturday Cooks!.26 June–9 JulyLive coverage of the Wimbledon 2006 is aired by the BBC with the first Wimbledon season to be shot in 16:9 widescreen. July Date Event1 July The last live Saturday morning regular-based children's show, Holly and Stephen's Saturday Showdown, is aired after 38 years of broadcasting Saturday morning kids' shows on both channels. They are replaced by cookery programmes permanently.5 JulyActress Freema Agyeman is announced as the new Doctor Who companion Martha Jones replacing Billie Piper's Rose Tyler.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/05/agyeman2.shtml Freema Agyeman confirmed as new companion to Doctor Who BBC 5 July 2006 5 July 2006http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5146666.stm Doctor's next assistant is named 5 July 2006 5 July 20067 July Launch of Only Fools on Horses on BBC One, a celebrity show jumping contest airing over nine successive nights in aid of Sport Relief.10 JulyPokerFace debuts on ITV1, stripped across a week with a nightly prize of £50,000 to the winning contestant. The final will then feature the winners of the first six shows gambling their winnings for the chance to walk away with one million pounds.11 JulyIt is announced that actress Wendy Richard will leave EastEnders as Pauline Fowler at Christmas. She is one of the only remaining cast members from the show's 1985 launch.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/11/broadcasting.bbc Pauline to leave EastEnders The Guardian Michael Stuart 11 July 2006 4 June 2009 London16 JulySarah Lang wins one million pounds in the final of the ITV1 gameshow PokerFace.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/5186468.stm £1m winner has stars in her eyes BBC News 17 July 2006 3 July 2009 As she had also won £32,500 on the BBC One gameshow In It to Win It the previous year, this makes her the biggest known female gameshow winner in UK television history, and second overall behind Ian Woodley.19 JulyCITV transmits its last ever episode of Thomas and Friends. From here, Channel 5 will take over the license to broadcast the series on free-for-air television.21 JulyJames Dreyfus replaces Ardal O'Hanlon as George Sunday (Thermoman) in the sixth and final series of My Hero. The series ends in September due to low viewing figures.23 JulyFilmFour is relaunched as a free-to-air channel. It had originally been a subscription service, but this has ended four days previously.29 JulyDebut of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? on BBC One.https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/11/maria.shtml BBC Press Office How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? 29 July 2006 12 June 201430 JulyTop of the Pops airs its final regular edition after being axed earlier in the year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5215906.stm Curtain falls on Top of the Pops BBC News 26 July 2006 21 June 2014 However, the show returns for a Christmas special.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6172060.stm Piper and Lucas top BBC Christmas BBC News 22 November 2006 21 June 2014 August Date Event14 AugustThe One Show is first broadcast on BBC One.18 AugustPete Bennett wins series seven of Big Brother.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5260766.stm Pete Bennett seizes Brother title BBC News 18 August 2006 2 April 201422 AugustBBC Three debuts Little Miss Jocelyn, written by and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien, marking the first time in the history of television – in either the UK or the US – that a black woman has been given her own solo comedy sketch show.https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/sep/09/comedy.thebestofbritishcomedy3 Little Miss Britney Brian Logan 2006-09-09 The Guardian London23 AugustITV secures a deal to sell its 45% stake in Ireland's TV3 for £70m.Richard Wray https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/aug/24/itv.television ITV sells £70m stake in Irish broadcaster TV3 The Guardian 24 August 2006 11 April 2012Central Tonight presenter Joanne Malin apologises after swearing during a live broadcast from Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent. Central subsequently claims to have received no viewer complaints as a result of her description of the inclement weather, but Trentham says several people contacted them offering the presenter their support.https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2006/08/24/centrals-joanne-turns-the-air-blue/ Central's Joanne turns the air blue Express & Star 24 August 2006 9 June 2013 27 August Playhouse Disney removes most of its in-vision continuity, and its two main presenters Dave Benson Phillips and Alex Lovell (referred to as Big Dave and Little Alex) leave the network. 28 August Bianca Gascoigne and model Calum Best win the second and final (for the time being) series of Love Island. 29 August Supernanny airs the controversial Hillhouse-Docharty family episode where Jo Frost fails to curb a 9-year old boy’s violent behaviour in a blended Scottish family, the second ever UK episode where is unsuccessful. September Date Event1 SeptemberBBC Entertainment replaces BBC Prime in global markets.4 SeptemberITV Lunchtime News moves to 13:30 and returns to run for 30 minutes.13 SeptemberIngram Wilcox, a civil servant and quiz show fanatic, has become the fifth person to win the £1 million prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, it is reported. The episode showing his win, the first in two and a half years, is aired on 16 September.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5341708.stm Quiz fan wins Millionaire jackpot BBC News 13 September 2006 13 May 201416 SeptemberConnie Fisher wins BBC One's How Do You Solve a Problems Like Maria?. She will make her debut in the role in a revival of The Sound of Music at London's Palladium Theatre on 14 November.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5351816.stm Connie wins Maria talent contest BBC News 17 September 2006 12 June 201418 SeptemberLoose Women now broadcasts weekdays at 12.30pm.20 SeptemberTop Gear presenter Richard Hammond is seriously injured after crashing a jet-powered car at 280 mph.Julia Day https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/21/lifeandhealth.bbc Top Gear host 'serious but stable' after 300mph crash The Guardian 21 September 2006 21 February 2015BBC One's daytime soap Doctors celebrates its 1000th episode with a one-hour special.Kris Green http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s16/doctors/news/a36976/doctors-celebrates-1000-episodes.html#~p4WsWYa3ashlGg 'Doctors' celebrates 1000 episodes Digital Spy 20 September 2006 21 February 201522 SeptemberBBC One airs Episode 5000 of Neighbours.http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2006&episode=5000 Neighbours Episode 5000 from 2006 - NeighboursEpisodes.com neighboursepisodes.com 7 October 201823 SeptemberBBC One airs the National Lottery one-off show Everyone's A Winner, and is the first BBC show to be presented by Noel Edmonds in over seven years. At the same time, the National Lottery draws are moved to a new separate studio base with its own individual presenter.25 SeptemberLianna Fowler wins Cycle 2 of Britain's Next Top Model.29 SeptemberMatt Dawson wins the 2006 series of Celebrity MasterChef.30 September1 vs. 100, the National Lottery game show, debuts on BBC One. October Date Event5 OctoberQI publishes its first book: The Book of General Ignorance. The book becomes a No. 1 best-seller for amazon.co.uk.6 OctoberThe BBC defends presenter Graham Norton after he admits to having taken recreational drugs, including ecstasy in an interview for Marie Claire magazine. Of Norton's revelation the broadcaster says: "The issues that Graham discusses in this interview are aimed at an adult audience and reflect the frank and open nature of his personality".Jo Revill https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/08/bbc.drugs BBC backs Norton over drugs admission The Guardian 7 October 2006 17 May 20147 OctoberAfter four and a half years, the BBC 'Rhythm & Movement' idents are shown for the final time on BBC One at 1:10 am, as part of a special montage (2:55 am on BBC One Northern Ireland). Their replacements, the 'Circle' idents, debut at 10 am.12 OctoberITV announces that Where the Heart Is will not be commissioned for a new series.Green Kris http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s39/where-the-heart-is/news/a38099/where-the-heart-is-axed-after-a-decade.html#~pdCAsya0uGxEIF 'Where The Heart Is' axed after a decade Digital Spy 12 October 2006 24 May 201515 OctoberFive Life is launched. Among its schedule includes the introduction of a 'first look' showing of Home and Away episodes before they are shown on the main Five channel the next day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6035029.stm Five TV spin-offs bring escapism BBC News Kevin Young 13 October 2006 4 June 200916 OctoberFive US is launched.Numberjacks, the 3D children's educational show, debuts on CBeebies.20 OctoberEntertainer Jimmy Tarbuck is forced to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing because of his health problems.26 OctoberITV confirms the axing of its prison drama, Bad Girls after eight series.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6088240.stm Axe falls on ITV drama Bad Girls BBC News 26 October 2006 7 June 201428 October Family Fortunes returns to ITV1 after a four year absence with new host Vernon Kay and under the title of All Star Family Fortunes, with celebrities playing alongside their real life families to win money for their chosen charity.29 October After a six-year absence from television, The Royle Family returns for what is billed as its final episode, an hour-long show titled "The Queen of Sheba".https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/comedy-a-royle-tribute-421723.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121230070853/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/comedy-a-royle-tribute-421723.html dead 30 December 2012 Comedy: A Royle tribute The Independent 28 October 2006 14 June 201430 October In the Grid, a 70 episode primetime game show hosted by Les Dennis, premieres on Five.Long running animated series for children Horrid Henry begins on CITV.31 OctoberPop star Madonna appears on Newsnight, where she gives her first British television interview about her controversial adoption of an African baby.Jeevan Vasagar https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/01/musicnews.bbc Madonna on BBC2 to defend adoption The Guardian 1 November 2006 22 September 2018 November Date Event8 November Virgin Media comes into being when NTL Telewest does a deal to license the Virgin name.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/08/citynews.digitalmedia NTL rebrands as Virgin Media Katie Allen 8 November 2006 The Guardian 26 August 201810 November Lorraine Chase makes her final appearance in Emmerdale as Steph Stokes.13 NovemberBBC Parliament broadcasts in full screen format for the first time on the Freeview service, having previously only been available in quarter screen format.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/6144072.stm BBC Parliament goes full screen 1 May 2009 13 November 2006 BBC News The BBC has eventually found the bandwidth to make the channel full-screen after receiving "thousands of angry and perplexed e-mails and letters",https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/10/resizing_parliament.html BBC NEWS – The Editors 1 May 2009 not to mention questions asked by MPs in the Houses of Parliament itself.ITV launches some new idents themed around "alive with colour", replacing the previous "Emotions" set which have been in use since January.14 NovemberCadbury announces its intention to end its £10m a year sponsorship deal with Coronation Street after a decade. The current sponsorship contract is due to expire at the end of 2007, but Cadbury says it would end the deal earlier if another sponsor is found.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6148006.stm Coronation Street loses sponsor BBC News 14 November 2006 30 August 201517 NovemberEpisode eight of Series D of QI is a Children in Need special with Alan Davies, Rich Hall, Jonathan Ross and Phill Jupitus, who discuss the topic of Descendants with presenter Stephen Fry.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d7886b76ec004d5cac9c6fb6b4dce2e8 QI – BBC Two England – 17 November 2006 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 6 November 201824 NovemberITV Summer tropical reality series Love Island is axed after two series, due to poor ratings. The programme would see a successful return in 2015 on ITV2.27 NovemberThe BBC confirms that the long-running Holiday Programme is being axed after 37 years on air.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a39995/bbc-axes-holiday-after-37-years.html BBC axes 'Holiday' after 37 years Digital Spy 27 November 2006 13 June 2013 West, Dave28 NovemberITV confirms that BBC chairman Michael Grade is to become its chief executive in early 2007.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/28/itv.citynews Grade confirmed as ITV boss The Guardian Katie Allen 28 November 2006 30 April 2009 LondonLaunch of 4 on demand, a service which allows some internet, Virgin Media Television, Tiscali TV and BT Vision users to view programming recently shown on Channel 4, E4 or More4, or from their archives.29 NovemberAfter seven and a half years on air, Jungle Run airs its last episode.Channel 4 axes its music reality series Rock School due to Gene Simmons' other commitments, after two series. December Date Event1 DecemberMatt Willis, a former member of boy band Busted, wins the sixth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6198146.stm Matt crowned 'King of the Jungle' BBC News 1 December 2006 23 April 20143 DecemberThe last edition of Central News South is aired. From tomorrow the Central South region will cease to exist. The east of the region including Oxford becomes part of ITV Thames Valley, the west half of the region, covering Cheltenham and Gloucester is absorbed into the ITV West region, while Herefordshire rejoins the Central West region.4 DecemberThe ITV Thames Valley region, a composite of the old Meridian West and eastern part of the Central South regions, goes on air with a new regional news programme Thames Valley Tonight.10 DecemberEquestrian Zara Phillips is named as this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year, following her mother, Anne, Princess Royal, who won the title in 1971.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/10/1 Awards: Zara Phillips is BBC Sports Personality of the Year The Guardian 10 December 2006 6 November 2015Final episode of Byker Grove aired with the final series having been only shown on the CBBC Channel. The series was axed so that CBBC could shift its focus toward a younger, primary-school-aged audience https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/may/11/bykergroveseesnocreativef#comments Awards: Byker Grove sees no Creative Future The Guardian 11 May 2006 4 July 202613 DecemberThe Berwick-upon-Tweed transmitter transfers from Border to Tyne Tees as part of the preparations for the digital switchover of the Border region in 2008.Thomas Baldwin Digital switchover confusion is resolved Berwick Advertiser http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=970&ArticleID=1654750 27 July 2006 16 September 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080222001428/http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=970&ArticleID=1654750 22 February 200816 DecemberAt 5.30am BBC Two airs the final Open University course-related television broadcast. With Open University course content now available through media such as podcasts and DVDs it is no longer necessary for the programmes to be aired on television and radio. However, the Open University continues to make programming for a broader audience, with series including Coast, Child of Our Time and Battle of the Geeks.https://www3.open.ac.uk/media/fullstory.aspx?id=9898 End of a cultural era – but OU on TV evolution continues www3.open.ac.uk 22 February 2019https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2609c15ac27b49f594dae26638c89d76 BBC Learning Zone: Open University/General Interest 16 December 2006 BBC Genome 22 February 2019Leona Lewis wins the third civilian series of The X Factor, becoming the ITV show's first female winner. It is also the last edition to be presented by Kate Thornton who is replaced by Dermot O'Leary the following year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6182453.stm Leona crowned winner of X Factor BBC News 17 December 2006 23 April 201419 DecemberFollowing the success of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, BBC One announces plans for Any Dream Will Do, a follow-up series that will search for someone to play Joseph in the West End musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6195135.stm TV search for new West End Joseph BBC News 19 December 2006 12 June 201422 DecemberCITV programmes are aired on a weekday afternoon on ITV1 for the final time after 23 years.Conlan Tara Deans Jason 2007-01-02 ITV1 drops afternoon kids' shows https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/02/broadcasting.ITV 2026-08-29 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Starting in January 2007, it will be replaced with repeats of gameshows and dramas.Conlan Tara 2007-01-15 ITV1 freezes out afternoon kids' TV shows https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/15/ITV.broadcasting 2026-08-29 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 From 2007, CITV programmes are aired exclusively on its own dedicated channel, though ITV1 continues to air some CITV programmes on weekend mornings up until 2023.Desmond Lynam presents his last Channel 4's Countdown after over a year of presenting. He will be succeeded in January by Des O'Connor.23 DecemberBBC One airs the network premiere of the 2003 DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.Cricketer Mark Ramprakash and his dancing partner Karen Hardy win the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6203723.stm Strictly success for Ramprakash BBC News 24 December 2006 23 April 2014Stars in Their Eyes ends, with the last special celebrity episode presented by Cat Deeley, due to the fact that she has moved to the US by this point. The show is revived in 2015, fronted by Harry Hill.24 DecemberChristmas Eve highlights on BBC One include Calendar Girls, a film starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters along with an ensemble cast.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9e21c14485ab435abf0d52f697b59d41 Calendar Girls – BBC One London – 24 December 2006 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 23 November 201825 DecemberActress Wendy Richard makes her final appearance in EastEnders after her character, Pauline Fowler, is killed off in a dramatic storyline. She has been in the show since its inception in 1985. Richard dies in February 2009 at the age of 65.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a40664/pauline-dies-alone-in-the-square.html Pauline dies alone in the Square Digital Spy Kris Green 4 June 2009Launch of Emmerdales whodunit storyline involving the murder of Tom King (played by Ken Farrington). Tom is hit over the head and falls through a window to his death on his wedding day.Ruck Fulton http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOAPS%3A+Emmerdale%27s+grisly+plot+is+fit+for+a+King%3B+RUCK+FULTON%27S+GOT...-a0155191766 Emmerdale's grisly plot is fit for a King Daily Record 30 November 2006http://www.thefreelibrary.com/No+peace+towards+Tom.-a0158870085 No peace towards Tom The Journal 20 December 2006 19 February 201526 DecemberCasper is aired on BBC One for the last time. Boxing Day highlights on BBC One include the films Freaky Friday and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. ITV airs a one-off dramatisation of After Thomas, with Keeley Hawes, Ben Miles, Sheila Hancock, Asa Butterfield and Andrew Byrne. It is produced by Beryl Vertue and Elaine Cameron, directed by Simon Shore, and written by Lindsey Hill. The film centres on the severely autistic child Kyle Graham and the progress he makes when his parents adopt a Golden Retriever named Thomas. It is based on the true story of Scottish child Dale Gardner and his dog Henry. Debuts BBC One Date Debut9 JanuaryLife on Mars15 JanuaryJohnny and the BombFriends and Crocodiles19 JanuaryHotel Babylon22 JanuaryThe Virgin Queen26 FebruaryGideon's Daughter9 MarchWaterloo Road23 MarchThe Family Man30 MarchCasualty 1900s13 AprilThe StreetTotally Doctor Who4 MayNew Street Law5 MayHome Again5 JuneMaya & Miguel12 JuneDon't Get Done, Get Dom16 JulyThe Chase26 JulyShiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart8 SeptemberAftersun21 September Young Dracula22 September The Slammer24 SeptemberJane Eyre3 OctoberThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard6 OctoberNot Going Out7 OctoberRobin Hood9 October Wide Sargasso Sea2 NovemberThe State Within27 December The Ruby in the Smoke28 DecemberDracula BBC Two Date Debut11 JanuaryHyperdrive12 FebruaryPetrolheads17 MayThe Line of Beauty6 JuneThe Thieving Headmistress19 JuneSaxondale12 JulySoundproof3 AugustTime Trumpet4 SeptemberMe Too!16 SeptemberThe Secret ShowTMi8 OctoberSomething for the Weekend16 OctoberNumberjacks BBC Three Date Debut16 JulySinchronicity22 AugustLittle Miss Jocelyn22 OctoberTorchwood BBC Four Date Debut2 MarchCharlie Brooker's ...wipe20 MarchThe Chatterley Affair4 October Lead Balloon ITV (1/2/3/4/CITV) Date Debut14 JanuaryDancing on Ice16 JanuaryNorthern Lights29 JanuaryLewis, a spin-off from Inspector Morse.Wild at Heart27 FebruaryLove Lies Bleeding13 March A Good Murder9 AprilGhostboat21 AprilThe Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant7 MayIf I Had You14 MaySee No Evil: The Moors Murders10 JulyPokerFace12 JulyJane Hall13 SeptemberLosing It16 October Bel's Boys30 OctoberHorrid Henry6 NovemberDickinson's Real Deal16 November Strictly Confidential9 DecemberExtinct10 DecemberHousewife, 4918 DecemberLosing Gemma26 DecemberAfter Thomas Channel 4 Date Debut6 JanuaryMy Name Is Earl3 FebruaryThe IT Crowd7 MayHow I Met Your Mother11 MayAll in the Game27 JuneHow to Look Good Naked1 AugustBlunder14 September Low Winter Sun18 OctoberGoldplated26 OctoberLongford2 November A Harlot's Progress Five Date Debut19 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Defunct channels List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom#2006 DateChannel6 MarchCartoon Network +16 MarchToon Disney18 AprilUKTV People +119 JulyFilmFour Weekly1 AugustVH2 Rebranded channels DateOld NameNew Name23 JulyFilmFourFilm4FilmFour +1Film4 +131 JulySky Sports HDSky Sports HD 128 SeptemberPlayerBravo 2 Television shows Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved to Lost Channel 4 Sky OneBagpuss FiveThe ClangersIvor the EngineNoggin the Nog World's Strongest Man BBC One Thomas & Friends ITV The Paul O'Grady Show Channel 4 Sonic Underground GMTV GMTV2 / CITV Family Guy (first run rights) BBC Two BBC Three Little Einsteins Playhouse Disney CITV Returning this year after a break of one year or longer ProgrammeDate(s) of original removalOriginal channel(s)Date(s) of returnNew channel(s)Finders Keepers1 March 19856 August 1996CITV6 January 2006N/A (Same channel as original)Jackanory24 March 1996BBC OneCBBC27 November 2006Family Fortunes as All Star Family Fortunes31 May 198530 December 2002ITV28 October 2006 Words and Pictures2001BBC One & BBC Two2006CBeebies 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) 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) Doctor Who (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) Top of the Pops (1964–2006) Match of the Day (1964–present) The Money Programme (1966–2010) 1970s Emmerdale (1972–present) Newsround (1972–present) Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) Arena (1975–present) One Man and His Dog (1976–present) Grange Hill (1978–2008) Ski Sunday (1978–present) Antiques Roadshow 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(1998–2014) Bob the Builder (1998–present). Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999–2010) British Soap Awards (1999–2019, 2022–present) Family Guy (1999–2002, 2005–present) SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) Holby City (1999–2022)Holby City – an oral history by the show's stars and creators https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/holby-city/a35594857/holby-city-an-oral-history-by-the-shows-stars-and-creators/ Digital Spy 4 April 2022 29 March 2022 2000s The Weakest Link (2000–2012, 2017–present) Popworld (2001–2007) Real Crime (2001–2011) Flog It! (2002–2020) Foyle's War (2002–2015) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2002–present) Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002–2012) Spooks (2002–2011) River City (2002–2026) Top Gear (2002–present) Daily Politics (2003–2018) New Tricks (2003–2015) Peep Show (2003–2015) All Grown Up! (2003–2008) Tiny Pop (2003–2008) Politics Show (2003–2011) QI (2003–present) The Royal (2003–2011) PointlessBlog (2003–2007) This Week (2003–2019) Strictly Come Dancing (2004–present) Sea of Souls (2004–2007) Supernanny (2004–2008, 2010–2012) Shameless (2004–2013) Doc Martin (2004–2019) The X Factor (2004–2018) More4 News (2005—2009) Love Soup (2005–2008) Come Dine with Me (2005–present) Pocoyo (2005–2012, 2017–present) The Jeremy Kyle Show (2005–2019) It's Me or the Dog (2005–2012) Deal or No Deal (2005–2016) Sunday AM (2005–2021) Ending this year Date(s) Show Channel(s) Debut(s)13 January Muffin the MuleCBeebies1946 & 2005ITV DayITV200519 FebruaryRock SchoolChannel 428 FebruaryLove Lies BleedingITV20063 MarchPinguCBeebies/BBC One1986 & 20041 AprilCD:UKITV19986 AprilThe Family ManBBC One200614 AprilFootballers' WivesITV2002Finders KeepersCITV1991 & 20062 MayThat'll Teach 'EmChannel 420039 JuneThey Think It's All OverBBC One199529 JuneCash CabITV200530 JuneCoach TripChannel 41 JulySaturday morning kids' programmesCBBC & CITV196830 JulyTop of the Pops (weekly episodes)BBC One & BBC Two196417 AugustSugar RushChannel 4200518 AugustThe KumarsBBC One200128 August(Celebrity) Love IslandITV200529 AugustBad Lads' Army: Extreme200210 September Where the Heart Is1997My HeroBBC One200022 SeptemberBullseyeChallenge1981 & 200615 OctoberJane EyreBBC One200622 OctoberPrime SuspectITV19916 NovemberVincent200522 NovemberAfterlife7 DecemberThe State WithinBBC One200610 DecemberByker Grove198916 DecemberExtinctITV200618 DecemberMy Parents Are Aliens1999Rodger James My Parents Are Aliens cast reunite after 17 years as fans left emotional https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/parents-aliens-cast-reunite-after-26543597 BirminghamLive 25 March 2023 en 23 March 202319 DecemberLosing Gemma200623 DecemberStars in Their Eyes199027 DecemberThe Biggest LoserSky2005 Deaths DateName Age Broadcast credibility2 JanuaryJohn Woodnutt81actor (Jeeves and Wooster, Doctor Who)28 JanuaryHenry McGee76actor (The Benny Hill Show)5 FebruaryPeter Philp85television presenter (Collectors' Club)16 FebruaryDennis Kirkland63television director and producer (The Benny Hill Show)20 FebruaryLou Gish38actress (Casualty, EastEnders, New Tricks)27 FebruaryLinda Smith48comedian1 MarchJack Wild53actor (H. R. Pufnstuf, The Newcomers, George and the Dragon)7 MarchJohn Junkin76comic actor and screenwriter (The Sweeney, Only When I Laugh, Inspector Morse)16 MarchMoira Redmond77actress (Domitia in I, Claudius)18 MarchMichael Attwell63actor (Kenny Beale in EastEnders)24 MarchLynne Perrie74actress (Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street)12 AprilRichard Bebb79actor (Compact, Poirot)13 AprilJohn Read85television producer17 AprilPeter Cadbury88television executive23 AprilJennifer Jayne74actress (The Adventures of William Tell)19 MayPeter Bryant82actor (The Grove Family) and television producer2 JuneRonald Cass83television scriptwriter4 JuneAlec Bregonzi76actor (Hancock's Half Hour, The Two Ronnies, Filthy Rich and Catflap)25 JuneElkan Allan83television producerKenneth Griffith84actor and documentary film-maker (Minder, Lovejoy)6 JulyTom Weir91mountaineer and television presenter (Weir's Way)8 JulyPeter Hawkins82actor and voice artist (Doctor Who, Rainbow, Captain Pugwash)18 JulyDavid Maloney72television director and producer (Doctor Who, Blake's 7)25 JulyBob Simpson61BBC news correspondent28 JulyPatrick Allen79actor (The Saint, UFO, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)6 AugustStella Moray83actress (Coronation Street, Crossroads, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, George and Mildred)13 AugustTony Jay73actor, voice actor and singer (Mighty Ducks, ReBoot, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Jungle Book 2, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Beauty and the Beast)19 AugustJoyce Blair73actress (The Morecambe and Wise Show, The Benny Hill Show, The Adventures of Robin Hood) 24 AugustDavid Plowright75television producer and executive2 SeptemberCharlie Williams78footballer, actor and comedian (The Comedians, Love Thy Neighbour)5 SeptemberAnne Gregghttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2349094,00.html Anne Gregg: Multitalented TV presenter whose work on magazines and TV continued long after her controversial exit from Holiday The Times London 9 September 2006 7 May 2011September 2024 medicmedic66travel writer and television presenter (Holiday)Hilary Mason89actress (Maid Marian and her Merry Men)8 SeptemberFrank Middlemass87actor (As Time Goes By, To Serve Them All My Days, Heartbeat)14 SeptemberPeter Ling80television scriptwriter (Crossroads)15 SeptemberRaymond Baxter84television presenter (Tomorrow's World)4 OctoberTom Bell73actor (Prime Suspect)5 October Jennifer Moss61actress (Lucille Hewitt in Coronation Street)15 OctoberDerek Bond86actor (Callan, Thriller)16 OctoberRoss Davidson57actor (Andy O'Brien in EastEnders)21 OctoberPeter Barkworth77actor (The Avengers, Manhunt, Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years)Paul Walters59television producer22 OctoberRichard Mayes83actor29 OctoberNigel Kneale84television scriptwriter (The Quatermass Experiment)10 NovemberDiana Coupland78actress (Bless This House)Chubby Oates63comedian11 NovemberRonnie Stevens81actor (Goodnight Sweetheart, Only When I Laugh, Ever Decreasing Circles, Hi-de-Hi!, Yes, Prime Minister, As Time Goes By)14 NovemberJohn Hallam65actor (EastEnders)23 NovemberNick Clarke58television presenter26 NovemberAnthony Jackson62actor (Rentaghost, Bless This House)27 NovemberAlan Freeman79radio DJ and presenter (Top of the Pops)6 DecemberMavis Pugh92actress (Are You Being Served?, Fawlty Towers, You Rang, M'Lord?)7 DecemberDesmond Briscoe81television sound engineer23 DecemberCharlie Drake81comic performer (The Worker) See also 2006 in British music 2006 in British radio 2006 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2006 References 30em External links List of 2006 British television series at IMDb 2006