2021

**2021**

2020 - 2022

**MMXXI**

* FA Cup Winners: Leicester City (beat Chelsea 0-1, Wembley Stadium 15 May)
* Christmas Number One: [1]
* Eurovision Song Contest: Rotterdam, 22 May
	+ Contest Winner: Måneskin - Zitti e buoni (Italy)
	+ UK Eurovision Entry: James Newman - Embers (position -26th, last place with no points from either jury or televoting[2])
* Blue Peter Team: Lindsey Russell, Richie Driss, Mwaka Mudenda, Adam Beales.
* Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker (NYD Special,..)
* Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Greg James
* Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: *Mary Poppins Returns*

## Main events

* **January**: COVID deaths in the UK pass 100,000, third UK lockdown imposed, Joe Biden inaugurated as US President
* **February**: UK lockdown and vaccine roll-out programme continues, roadmap for lockdown exit announced; Perseverance lands on Mars.
* **March**: Protesters clash with police in London, Bristol, lockdown regulations eased.
* **April**: death of HRH Prince Philip, N. Ireland unrest, re-openings begin, "Super League" launches and flops, first winged flight on Mars.
* **May**: unrest in the Middle East, UK lockdown easing continues despite India variant,
* **June**: G7 summit in Cornwall
* **July**: England make the Euro 2020 final, and lose on penalties; most coronavirus restrictions lifted in England and Wales; millionaires in space; '2020' Olympics open in Tokyo;
* **August**: Olympic Games close in Tokyo; the Taleban take Kabul, refugee airlifts begin;
* **September**: ABBA announce *Voyage*; space tourism begins; UK fuel supply crisis
* **October**: supply crisis continues; MP killed: G20 in Rome
* **November**: COP26 in Glasgow
* **December**: Omicron variant spreads, booster jab roll-out campaign

TV
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(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

### New shows

* *The Serpent* (BBC1, 01 January)*, Finding Alice* (ITV, 17 January), *It's a Sin* (C4, 22 January), *The Nevers* (HBO, 11 April)

### Shows ending

*full list*

### Other TV events

* *Death in Paradise* (S10, BBC1), *Line of Duty* (S6, BBC1)

## Radio

* Annie Mac leaves R1 after 17 years [3], Shaun Keaveny leaves BBC 6 Music,

## Music

* Biggest selling singles: Artist - Title (*full list*)
* Biggest selling albums: Artist - *Title* (*full list*)
	+ Compilation albums: *Title*
* Debut albums: Artist - Title (*full list*)
	+ Eponymous debuts - Artist, Artist,
* Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

## Films

*UK release*

* *No Time To Die*

## Births

* Frederick Lampard (15 March), Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (04 June),

## Birthdays

* **20**: Billie Eilish, Ellie Leach
* **30**: Eden Hazard, Pixie Lott, Ed Sheeran,
* **40**: Peter Crouch, Tom Hiddleston, Zara Phillips, Natasha Bedingfield, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Holly Willoughby, Natalie Portman, Beyoncé, Ben Barnes, Tom Hiddleston, Zlatan Ibrahimović
* **50**: Gary Barlow, Charlie Brooker, Rachel Weisz, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant, Stella McCartney, Pep Guardiola,
* **60**: Gillian Gilbert, Lloyd Cole, Rory Bremner, Boy George, Alison Moyet, Ricky Gervais, Frank Bruno, Nastassja Kinski, Jay Aston, Enya, Nick Heyward, Boy George
* **70**: Kevin Keegan, Steve Harley, Bonnie Tyler, Sting, Phil Collins, Peter Davison, Sting, Bob Geldof
* **80**: Mike Yarwood, Bill Oddie, Hank Marvin, Pete Best, Sir Alex Ferguson, Neil Diamond, Nick Nolte, Bob Dylan, Charlie Watts

## Deaths

* Gerry Marsden (03 January), Colin Bell (05 January), Michael Apted (07 January), Christopher Plummer (05 February), Ian St. John (02 March), HRH Prince Philip (09 April), Shirley Williams (12 April), Helen McCrory 16 April, Les McKeown (20 April), Tom O'Connor (18 July), Charlie Watts (24 August, 80), Sarah Harding (05 September, 39), Sir Clive Sinclair (16 September, 81), Jimmie Greaves (19 September, 81), Alan Lancaster (26 September, 72), Lionel Blair (04 November, 92), Janice Long (25 December, 66)

## See also

* 2021 Category page
* 2021 Calendar