2019

2019

MMXIX


 * FA Cup Winners: Manchester City
 * Christmas Number One:


 * Eurovision Song Contest (64th): Tel Aviv, Final: 18 May.
 * Contest Winner: Duncan Laurence - Arcade (The Netherlands)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (position 26th, last in final)


 * Blue Peter Team: Lindsey Russell & Radzi Chinyanganya
 * Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker
 * Breakfast Show DJs: R1 Greg James, R2 Zoe Ball, 6 Music Lauren Laverne.
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: tbc

Main events

 * Brexit voting in Parliament (March), Boris Johnson new PM (July)
 * FIFA Women's World Cup
 * UEFA European U-21 Championship

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows:

 * Back In Time For School (BBC Two, 03 January)
 * This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC One, 25 February)
 * After Life (Netflix, 08 March)
 * Back To Life (BBC One/Three, 15 April)
 * Years and Years (BBC One, 14 May)
 * Gentleman Jack (BBC One, 19 May)

Shows ending

 * Fleabag (BBC Three, 8 April), Poldark (BBC One, S5),

Other TV events

 * Victoria  (S3, ITV 24 March), Peaky Blinders (S5, BBC1 25 August)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles:
 * Biggest selling albums:
 * Debut albums: Claire Richards - My Wildest Dreams (01 Feb.), Tom Walker - What A Time To Be Alive (01 March),

Births

 * Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (06 May)

Birthdays

 * 40: Michael Owen, Daniel Bedingfield, Kelly Brook, Pink,
 * 50: Sophie Kinsella,
 * 60: Andy McCluskey, Simon Cowell,
 * 70: Bill Nighy

Deaths

 * Mark Hollis (25 Feb), Andre Previn (28 Feb), Keith Flint (04 March), Luke Perry (04 March), Scott Walker (22 March), Mya-Lecia Naylor (07 April, aged 16), Freddie Starr (09 May), Doris Day (13 May), Niki Lauda (20 May), Paul Darrow (03 June), Franco Zeffirelli (15 June), Rutger Hauer (19 July), Toni Morrison (05 August), Peter Sissons (01 October), Marie Fredriksson (09 December), David Bellamy (11 December), Kenny Lynch (18 December).