This is a list of events that took place in 2008 related to 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 17 February – The Last Enemy 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 29 September – Chuggington 7 October Sunshine 12 October – Stephen Fry in America 19 October – Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began 24 October – Little Dorrit 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 Playhouse Disney UK 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 1930s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Ending this year Deaths Top 10 highest viewed programmes Notes A Matter of Loaf and Death is the highest viewed non-sporting event since an episode of Coronation Street in 2004 had 16.33 million. Coronation Streets audience was boosted due to the death of long running and popular character Vera Duckworth. The results shows of The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent are counted as separate programmes. See also 2008 in British music 2008 in British radio 2008 in the United Kingdom List of British films of