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| 2023 | Jane Hudson, who had been the executive producer since 2018, left her role. |
| August 2023 | TV Heartbeat Podcast was announced, an 8-part weekly series to be released on YouTube, featuring conversations with cast, writers, and fans of the show. |
| October 2022 | 50th anniversary episode aired with a 'huge shake-up', receiving mixed reactions from viewers and critics. |
| April 20 2022 | The 8,000th episode of Countdown is aired. |
| January 2022 | Production team confirmed they were creating 50th anniversary storylines set to air in October 2022. |
| October 12 2021 | Announcement made that Emmerdale would participate in a special crossover event with multiple British soaps to promote climate change ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. |
| 2020 | Production and filming of Emmerdale was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with episode transmission reduced from six to three per week. |
| June 6 2020 | Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow premiered, featuring a revival of The Price Is Right with classic pricing games like Cliffhangers, Hole in One, Any Number, Plinko, and Push Over |
| May 2020 | A seven-episode series is filmed at dock10 studios and broadcast on ITV. |
| May 2020 | A seven-episode series of The Price Is Right is filmed at dock10 studios and broadcast as part of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow. |
| May 29 2020 | ITV announced that Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow would start airing on 6 June 2020. |
| April 2020 | The show was originally scheduled to air in April, but did not premiere as planned. |
| April 2020 | Original planned air date for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow, which was not followed through |
| October 16 2019 | Emmerdale aired its 9,000th episode, a significant milestone in the show's long-running broadcast history. |
| June 2019 | The show is selected as one of five favourite game shows to be 'supersized and rebooted' in Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow. |
| May 30 2019 | ITV ordered Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow, which would include a revival of The Price Is Right among other classic game shows |
| March 2019 | An episode featuring an exclusively female cast and crew was aired in support of International Women's Day. |
| January 2019 | ITV3 began broadcasting 'classic episodes' of Emmerdale twice daily, allowing viewers to revisit earlier seasons of the show. |
| 2018 | The show produced a special week of episodes highlighting significant dramatic plot developments to maintain viewer engagement. |
| 2018 | After ITV Encore's closure, all series of Heartbeat began airing daily on ITV3. |
| December 30 2017 | Alan Carr hosted a one-off Christmas special pilot of The Price Is Right on Channel 4, filmed at Dock10 studios. Carr expressed excitement about hosting the legendary game show, describing it as a 'bucket list' achievement. The special featured five pricing games including Cliffhangers, Pay the Rent, Plinko, Bonkers, and Clock Game, culminating in a Showcase Final. |
| December 30 2017 | The first series of the British version of The Price Is Right begins transmission, hosted by Jimmy Carr. |
| October 2015 | The soap held a special episode to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring dramatic storylines and special tributes to the show's long-running history. |
| September 2015 | Series 1-10 of Heartbeat began airing on ITV Encore channel, available only on Sky TV platform. |
| November 5 2014 |
Heartbeat home media releases
DVD release of The Complete Series in Region 4 (Australia)
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| November 6 2013 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Series 11 and 12 of Heartbeat were released on DVD in Australia and the UK by Network DVD.
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| November 6 2013 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Series 11 and 12 of Heartbeat were released on DVD in Australia.
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| October 21 2013 |
Heartbeat home media releases
DVD release of Series 1-7 (The Rowan Years) in Region 2 (UK)
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| 2012 | Emmerdale celebrated its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of broadcasting as a popular British soap opera. |
| October 17 2012 | Emmerdale celebrated its 40th anniversary with its first-ever live episode, featuring the death of Carl King and a live music festival with performances by Scouting for Girls and the Proclaimers. |
| April 5 2012 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Release of The Complete Series 1 DVD in Region 4 (Australia and New Zealand).
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| April 5 2012 |
Heartbeat home media releases
First DVD release of Complete Series 1-5 in Region 4 (Australia and New Zealand)
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| October 10 2011 | Emmerdale began broadcasting in high definition, modernizing its technical presentation. |
| 2010 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Home media releases began for the television series Heartbeat across multiple regions.
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| November 13 2010 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Release of The Complete Series 1 DVD in Region 2 (Finland).
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| November 8 2010 |
Heartbeat home media releases
DVD release of Complete Series 2 in Region 2 (UK)
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| September 2010 |
Heartbeat cast members
Heartbeat concluded its run with the end of Series 18, completing a significant period in British television drama.
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| September 27 2010 |
Heartbeat home media releases
Release of Complete Series 1 in Region 2 (UK) on 27 September 2010.
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| January 2010 | Rumors emerged that Sky might purchase Heartbeat from ITV and take over its production. |
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