2008 in British television

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Debuts

BBC One

• 1 January – Sense and Sensibility
• 5 January –
• * Basil's Swap Shop
• *The One and Only
• 8 January – Mistresses
• 10 January – Fairy Tales
• 13 January – Lark Rise to Candleford
• 4 February – Frankenstein's Cat
• 7 February – Ashes to Ashes
• 10 March – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
• 15 March – I'd Do Anything
• 28 March – The Passion
• 12 April – The Kids Are All Right
• 28 April – Out of the Blue
• 1 May – The Invisibles
• 30 June – Criminal Justice
• 5 July – Last Choir Standing
• 8 July – Bonekickers
• 30 July – Lost Land of the Jaguar
• 10 August – Britain From Above
• 26 August – Mutual Friends
• 11 September – The Planners Are Coming
• 14 September – Tess of the D'Urbervilles
• 18 September – The Undercover Soldier
• 20 September –
• *Merlin
• *Hole in the Wall
• 7 October Sunshine
• 12 October – Stephen Fry in America
• 19 October –
• 3 November – The Pinky and Perky Show
• 13 November – Apparitions
• 23 November – Survivors
• 30 November – Wallander
• 25 December – A Matter of Loaf and Death

  BBC Two

BBC Three

BBC Four

ITV (1/2/3/4/CITV)

Channel 4

Five

E4

Sky1

Watch

Dave

FX

Changes of network affiliation

• It later moved to CITV in early 2009 for brand newer series and then in late 2012 back to Channel 5.

  Channels

New channels

Defunct channels

Rebranding channels

Television shows

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

Continuing television shows

1920s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Ending this year

Deaths

Top 10 highest viewed programmes