2010

2010 to be completed

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 * FA Cup Winners: Chelsea FC (beat Portsmouth 1-0)
 * Christmas Number One: Matt Cardle - When We Collide (Cardle won The X Factor, S7 on 12 December)
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Oslo, 29 May (Final)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me (25th and last)
 * Contest Winner: Lena - Satellite (Germany)


 * Blue Peter Team: Joel Defries (until 14 December), Helen Skelton, Ayo Akinwolere.
 * Doctor Who: Matt Smith (S05, 03 April - 26 June)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Chris Moyles

Main events

 * 2010 Winter Olympics (Vancouver, 12 February - 28 February), UK General Election (06 May) results in hung parliament, 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (11 June - 11 July), Cumbria shootings (02 June)
 * Instagran launched (06 October)

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows
full list
 * Luther (BBC1, 4 May), Sherlock (BBC1, 25 July), Daybreak (ITV, 06 September - replacing GMTV), The Great British Bake-Off (BBC2, 17 August), Downton Abbey (ITV, 26 September), The Only Way Is Essex (ITV2, 10 October)

Shows ending
full list
 * Ready, Steady, Cook (BBC1,02 February - revived in 2020), Ashes to Ashes (BBC1, 21 May), Big Brother (C4, 24 August), Last of the Summer Wine (BBC1, 29 August - began 1973), The Bill (ITV, 31 August - began 1983), GMTV (ITV, 03 September - began 1993),

Other TV events

 * Doctor Who 'The End of Time' (01 January 2010), EastEnders live episode (25th anniversary, 19 February), Doctors 10th anniversary (26 March), Outnumbered (S3, 08 April), Holby City 500th episode (13 April), The X Factor S7 (ITV, 21 August), Sky 3D channel launches (01 October),Strictly Come Dancing (S8, 02 October 2010), Film 2010 taken over by Claudia Winkleman from 13 October, Coronation Street 50th anniversary live episode (ITV, 09 December), Upstairs, Downstairs returns (BBC1, 26 December - previously on ITV, 1971 - 1975).

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Artist - Title (full list) Eminem - Love The Way You Lie, Matt Cardle - When We Collide, Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are.
 * Biggest selling albums: Take That - Progress (rel. November),  (full list)
 * Compilation albums: Robbie Williams - In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010, VV AA - Now 75, Now 76, Now 77
 * Debut albums: Ellie Goulding- Lights
 * Eponymous debuts - Olly Murs, Eliza Doolittle, Jason Derulo
 * Alternative/independent: Vampire Weekend - Contra, Lostprophets - The Betrayed

Births

 * Name Surname (day)

Birthdays

 * 20: Emma Watson
 * 30: Tom Ravenscroft, Harry Potter, Ben Whishaw, Kim Kardashian
 * 40: Alexander Armstrong, Zoe Ball, Andre Agassi, Uma Thurman, Rachel Weisz, John Simm, Jason Orange, Tamzin Outhwaite, Antonio Banderas, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Richard Jobson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Diego Maradona, Tilda Swinton
 * 50: Greta Scacchi, Linford Christie, Bono Vox, Tony Hadley, VInce Clarke, Tilda Swinton
 * 60: Billy Ocean, Malcolm MacDonald, Peter Gabriel, Mark Spitz, Agnetha Fältskog, Billy Currie, Suzi Quatro
 * 70: Tom Jones, David Jason, Annie Nightingale, Penelope Keith
 * 80: Clint Eastwood
 * 90: Ray Bradbury

Deaths

 * Ian Carmichael (05 February, 89), Michael Foot (03 March, 96), James Aubrey (06 April),