– Hep Hep (1972) 7 March – Des (1972) 4 April – A Place in the Sun (1972) 7 April – Shirley's World (1972) 8 April – Funny You Should Say That (1972) 9 April – Doctor in Charge (1972–1973) 10 April Pardon My Genie (1972–1973) Six Days of Justice (1972–1975) 12 April – Late Night Theatre (1972–1974) 13 April – Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976) 14 April – Clapperboard (1972–1982) 16 April – The Organization (1972) 18 April – Columbo (1968, 1971–1978) 19 April – Escape Into Night (1972) 22 April – New Scotland Yard (1972–1974) 8 May – The David Nixon Magic Show (1972–1977) 14 May – The Frighteners (1972) 20 May – The Train Now Standing (1972–1973) 31 May – Fly Into Danger (1972) 5 June – Alcock and Gander (1972) 2 July – Villains (1972) 7 July – In for a Penny (1972) 21 July – The Man from Haven (1972) 15 August – Whodunnit? (1972–1978) 18 August – Shut That Door! (1972–1973) 20 August – Country Matters (1972) 1 September – Holly (1972) 13 September – Van der Valk (1972–1973, 1977, 1991–1992, 2020) 17 September – The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974) 27 September – The Pathfinders (1972–1973) 29 September The Adventurer (1972–1973) The Protectors (1972–1974) The New Adventures of Madeline (1972–1981) 1 October – Weekend World (1972–1988) 2 October – The Stanley Baxter Picture Show (1972–1975) 11 October – Crown Court (1972–1984) 16 October – Emmerdale Farm (1972–present) 17 October – Harriet's Back in Town (1972–1973) 19 October – General Hospital (1972–1979) 21 October – Russell Harty Plus (1972–1977) 23 October – Spring & Autumn (1972–1976) 31 October – Thirty Minutes Worth (1972–1973) 7 November – The Strauss Family (1972) 12 November – Rainbow (1972–1992) 17 November – Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour (1972) 18 November – The Reg Varney Revue (1972) 4 December – The Black Arrow (1972–1975) 6 December – Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973) 24 December – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1972) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present) 1930s The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019) BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024) 1940s Come Dancing (1949–1998) 1950s Watch with Mother (1952–1975) The Good Old Days (1953–1983) Panorama (1953–present) Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976) Crackerjack (1955–1984, 2020–present) Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990) This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992) Armchair Theatre (1956–1974) What the Papers Say (1956–2008) The Sky at Night (1957–present) Blue Peter (1958–present) Grandstand (1958–2007)