was killed off in a fireball car explosion. 2 March – BBC Knowledge ceases transmission in the early hours (the first BBC channel to permanently close) with BBC Four launching to replace it at 7pm. The opening night is simulcast on BBC Two. 3 March Will Young's debut single tops the charts, having accrued calculated sales of 1,108,269. It remains at the number one position for three weeks, before being replaced on 24 March by Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates, with his version of Unchained Melody. The acclaimed US spy drama 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as agent Jack Bauer makes its British television debut on BBC Two. 11 March – Somerville College, Oxford wins the 2001–02 series of University Challenge, beating Imperial College London 200–185. 12 March – A report conducted for the Independent Television Commission and Broadcasting Standards Commission indicates that for the first time at least half of television viewers have access to multi channel television, i.e., channels other than the main five terrestrial channels. 13 March – A report by the Independent Television Commission indicates that viewer dissatisfaction with the quality of television stood at 64% in 2001, an 18% rise on the previous year. However, the authors of the report attribute the dramatic increase to the time at which their survey was conducted, shortly after the controversial Channel 4 spoof Brass Eye was broadcast. 15 March – Former Coronation Street actress Jane Danson will join ITV's The Bill as the series first lesbian police officer, it is reported. Her character, Gemma Osbourne, will be seen on screen in the Summer. 19 March – The Office of Communications Act 2002 receives Royal Assent, enabling the establishment of Ofcom. 21 March – Theo Paphitis and Neil Doncaster, the respective chairmen of Millwall and Norwich City football clubs, warn of serious financial consequences for their teams if ITV are allowed to renegotiate the £315 million agreement they signed to screen Football League matches. 26 March – BBC One announces that the current hot-air balloon idents are to be axed and be replaced by a new set called Rhythm & Movement on 29 March. 27 March – ITV Digital is placed into administration after failing to reach an agreement with the Football League over the £315 million three-year deal to air league matches. The company still owes £180 million which it says it cannot pay after its revenue was not