2012 in British television
This is a list of events that took place in 2012 related to British television.
Events
June
Olympics
See main article, 2012 Summer OlympicsChannels
Defunct channels
| Date | Channel |
| 5 January | NME TV |
| 14 February | Diva TV |
| 21 February | Sky Living Loves |
| 11 March | Current TV |
| 16 April | Channel M |
| 3 May | Movies4Men 2 |
| 3 May | Movies4Men 2 +1 |
| 26 June | More4 +2 |
| 3 July | Bio. HD |
| 3 July | Q |
| 13 August | BBC Olympics 1–24 |
| 13 August | BBC Olympics 1–24 HD |
| 10 September | C4 Para 1–3 |
| 10 September | C4 Para 1–3 HD |
| 2 October | Nicktoons Replay |
| 1 December | Clirlun |
| 31 December | Renault TV |
Continuing television shows
2000s
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
| January | Bryan Daly | 91 | Theme tune composer |
| 3 January | Jenny Tomasin | 73 | Actress |
| 4 January | Kerry McGregor | 37 | Singer-songwriter and actress |
| 6 January | Bob Holness | 83 | Game show host |
| 10 January | Lila Kaye | 82 | Actress |
| 22 January | Sarah Cullen | 62 | Television and radio journalist |
| 26 January | Ian Abercrombie | 77 | Actor |
| 26 January | Colin Tarrant | 59 | Actor aka Andrew Monroe |
| 12 February | David Kelly | 82 | Actor |
| 15 February | James Whitaker | 71 | Journalist, specialising in the British royal family |
| 22 February | Frank Carson | 85 | Comedian |
| 1 March | Gemma McCluskie | 29 | Actress |
| 5 March | Philip Madoc | 77 | Actor |
| 3 May | Charlotte Mitchell | 85 | Actress |
| 17 May | Colin McIntyre | 85 | Founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax teletext service |
| 5 June | Caroline John | 71 | Actress |
| 17 June | Brian Hibbard | 65 | Actor, singer |
| 4 July | Eric Sykes | 89 | Comedian |
| 20 July | Sir Alastair Burnet | 84 | Journalist and broadcaster |
| 20 July | Simon Ward | 70 | Actor and Stage. |
| 21 July | Angharad Rees | 68 | Actress. |
| 26 July | Mary Tamm | 62 | Actress. |
| 27 July | Geoffrey Hughes | 68 | Actor aka Eddie Yeats |
| 11 August | Sid Waddell | 72 | Sports commentator and television personality |
| 31 August | Max Bygraves | 89 | Comedian, singer, actor and variety performer |
| 6 September | Terry Nutkins | 66 | British TV presenter and naturalist |
| 22 September | Mike Baker | 55 | BBC journalist |
| 27 September | Herbert Lom | 95 | Actor |
| 22 October | Mike Morris | 66 | British TV presenter and journalist |
| 6 November | Clive Dunn | 92 | Actor and entertainer |
| 9 November | Bill Tarmey | 71 | Actor aka Jack Duckworth |
| 9 December | Patrick Moore | 89 | Astronomer and broadcaster |
| 14 December | Kenneth Kendall | 88 | BBC's first in-vision newsreader |
| 21 December | Daphne Oxenford | 93 | Radio presenter and actress |
| 26 December | Gerry Anderson | 83 | Producer, writer and director |
| 29 December | Tony Greig | 66 | Former England Cricket Captain and sports commentator |