2011

2011 (unfinished)

MMXI
 * FA Cup Winners: Manchester City (beat Stoke City 1-0)
 * Christmas Number One: Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Duesseldorf, Germany, 14 May 2011 (final)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Blue- I Can (position 11th/25)
 * Contest Winner: Ell & Nickie - Running Scared (Azerbaijan)


 * Blue Peter Team:
 * Doctor Who: Matt Smith (S06, starts 23 April)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Chris Moyles
 * Christmas Day Films On BBC1: Monsters v. Aliens, Ratatouille

Main events

 * Revolution in Egypt,
 * The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (29 April), UK local elections (5 May),
 * Osama Bin Laden killed,
 * Space Shuttle Atlantis' final flight, 10th anniversary of 09/11 attacks.

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows
full list
 * BBC One: Zen (02 January), Human Planet (narr. John Hurt, 13 January), Pointless Celebrities (04 July),
 * BBC Two: Two Greedy Italians (04 May),
 * ITV: The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV debut, 03 September)
 * C4: Jamie's Dream School (02 March)
 * MTV: Geordie Shore (24 May)

Shows ending
full list
 * Torchwood (09 September), Doctor Who Confidential (BBC Three, 01 October),

Other TV events

 * ITV+1, Sky Atlantic, Dave TV launched, The Weakest Link moves back to BBC Two (from 05 September), Pointless moves to BBC One, Celebrity Big Brother debut on C5, Big Brother (S12) debut on C5.

Radio

 * 60th anniversary of The Archers (R4), Vanessa Feltz begins early morning show on R2, Jo Whiley moves from R1 to R2, Radcliffe and Maconie move from R2 to 6Music, BBC Radio 7 rebranded as BBC Radio 4 Extra.
 * David Jensen and Simon Bates join Smooth Radio.
 * R2 scraps Melodies For You,  Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park debut,

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Adele - Someone Like You, Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Adele - 21, Michael Bublé - Christmas, Ed Sheeran - + (full list)
 * Compilation albums: NOW 77.... NOW 80, The Old Grey Whistle Test – 40th, BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge – Vol 6, NOW R&B
 * Debut albums: Mirrors - Lights and Offerings, Matt Cardle - Letters, Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes
 * Eponymous debuts - Anna Calvi, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
 * Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

Births

 * Name Surname (day)

Birthdays

 * 20: Ed Sheeran, Pixie Lott,
 * 30: Peter Crouch, Zara Phillips, Mark Rhodes, Natasha Bedingfield, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Holly Willoughby
 * 40: Mary J Blige, Pep Guardiola, Gary Barlow, Jayne Middlemiss, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant, Luigi Di Biagio, Noah Wyle, Mark Wahlberg, David Walliams, Martin Freeman, Richard Ashcroft, Stella McCartney, Tiffany (singer), Winona Ryder, Ricky Martin,
 * 50: Lothar Matthäus, Susan Boyle, Robert Carlyle, Jay Aston, Tim Roth, Harry Enfield, Michael J. Fox, Boy George, Alison Moyet, Curt Smith, Carl Lewis, Suzanne Dando, Martin Gore, The Edge, Roland Orzabal, Heather Locklear,
 * 60: Phil Collins, Kevin Keegan, Peter Davison, Mike Read, Sting, Bonnie Tyler,
 * 70: Ed Stewart, Mike Yarwood, Bill Oddie, Tommy Vance,

Deaths
list
 * Mick Karn (04 January, 52), Gerry Rafferty (04 January, 63), Susannah York (15 January), Trevor Bannister (14 April), Elisabeth Sladen (19 April), Kathy Kirby (19 May, 72), Flick Colby (26 May), Jimmy Savile (29 October).