Café, a comedy-drama by Richard Curtis made as part of the global Make Poverty History campaign, is shown by both BBC One in the United Kingdom and HBO in the United States on the same day. 26 June – Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley dies at Leeds General Infirmary following a short illness. CBeebies airs the last ever episode of children’s classic show Balamory. July 1 July – Channel 4 broadcasts the last episode of Countdown hosted by Richard Whiteley.' 2 July – Broadcast of Live 8, a string of benefit concerts, in the G8 states and South Africa. They are timed to precede the 31st G8 summit being held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July; they also coincide with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. 4 July – The BBC apologises to viewers after a computer malfunction causes its new 3D weather graphics to freeze. 7 July Regular programming is suspended by major networks to provide ongoing news coverage after a series of co-ordinated terrorist bombings strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour. BBC One airs an edition of Question Time from Johannesburg, South Africa as world leaders convene for the 31st G8 summit in Scotland, and following the Live 8 concerts. 8 July – The Animals of Farthing Wood airs on CBBC for the very last time but continues to air on RTÉ2 in Ireland. 12 July – BBC One airs the 250th episode of Holby City. 17 July – After forty-one years broadcasting on BBC One, music show Top of the Pops is switched to BBC Two due to declining audiences. This is not enough to save it, and it is axed the following year. 19 July – Jessie Wallace confirms she will leave EastEnders at the end of the year, having played Kat Slater since 2000. August 1 August – BBC Broadcast, formerly Broadcasting & Presentation, and responsible for the playout and branding of all BBC Channels, is sold to Creative Broadcast Services, owned by the Macquarie Capital Alliance Group and Macquarie Bank. It is renamed Red Bee Media on 31 October. 2 August – Five announces its soap, Family Affairs will be axed at the end of the year. 4 August – BBC One airs Sinatra: Dark Star, a documentary investigating rumours of Frank Sinatra's links to organised crime. 12 August – Anthony Hutton wins series six of Big