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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| March 2025 | Sarah John was appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England, having previously served as the Bank's Chief Cashier. |
| 2025 |
Chief Cashier of the Bank of England
Victoria Cleland returns to the role of Chief Cashier, taking office from 2025 onwards.
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| January 2025 |
Digital pound
Bank of England announced the creation of the 'Digital Pound Lab', a technology sandbox to experiment with central bank digital currency functionality, test interfaces, and explore innovative use cases.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| 2024 | The Bank of England was settling approximately £500 billion worth of payments between banks daily, operating Real-time gross settlement systems including CHAPS. |
| 2024 | David Roberts appointed as Chair of the Court of Directors, leading the unitary board responsible for the Bank's strategic decisions. |
| 2024 | Andrew Bailey continues to serve as Governor of the Bank of England, with a standard eight-year term for governors. The Court of Directors includes five executive members and up to nine non-executive members appointed by the Crown. |
| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| June 5 2024 |
Bank of England note issues
Charles III versions of £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes entered circulation, replacing the Elizabeth II series.
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| March 2024 |
Digital pound
Harriett Baldwin, chair of the UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee, stated on BBC Radio 4's Money Box that a digital pound would not be introduced before 2030, with potential holdings limited to £10,000.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 |
Bank of England note issues
The 1936 £500 note from the Leeds branch was sold at auction for £24,000, highlighting its significant collectible value.
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| February 6 2023 |
Digital pound
Bank of England announced a four-month public consultation on the digital pound, exploring the potential implementation of a central bank digital currency.
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| December 20 2022 |
Bank of England note issues
Bank of England unveiled new banknotes featuring King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| September 30 2022 |
Bank of England note issues
£20 note featuring Adam Smith was withdrawn from circulation
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| September 30 2022 |
Bank of England note issues
£50 note featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt was withdrawn from circulation
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| September 27 2022 | Planned beginning of corporate bond sales from the QE portfolio. |
| September 27 2022 | Bank of England plans to begin sales of remaining corporate bond stock. |
| August 2022 | Bank reaffirms plan to accelerate QE wind-down through active bond sales. |
| August 2022 | Bank of England reaffirms plans to accelerate QE wind-down through active bond sales. |
| February 2022 | Bank of England announced intention to begin winding down the QE portfolio by not replacing maturing bond tranches. |
| 2021 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the second consecutive year.
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| 2021 | Huw Pill appointed as the Bank of England's chief economist. |
| June 23 2021 |
Bank of England note issues
The £50 polymer banknote featuring Alan Turing was issued, marking the first LGBT person to appear on a Bank of England banknote and the final Series G polymer note.
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| 2020 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards.
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| 2020 |
Orlando
The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art used Orlando as the primary inspiration for its spring exhibition titled 'About Time: Fashion and Duration', specifically drawing from the film's iconic 'labyrinth' scene featuring Tilda Swinton transitioning through different historical clothing periods.
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| 2020 |
The Fairy-Queen
Paul McCreesh recorded The Fairy-Queen with the Gabrieli Consort.
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| 2020 | Quantitative Easing portfolio reaches its peak at £895 billion, consisting of £875 billion in UK government bonds and £20 billion in high-grade commercial bonds. |
| October 2020 |
Orlando
The Met Gala exhibition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately opened in October 2020, though the planned Gala event was cancelled.
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| March 2020 |
Governor of the Bank of England
Andrew Bailey became the 121st Governor of the Bank of England, taking on the role of leading the bank and chairing the Monetary Policy Committee.
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| February 20 2020 |
Bank of England note issues
The £20 polymer banknote featuring J.M.W. Turner was introduced.
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| 2019 | The museum curated a special exhibition called '325 Years, 325 Objects', likely commemorating the Bank of England's 325th anniversary by displaying 325 significant objects from its history. |
| December 19 2019 |
Horrible Histories
Announcement made that the remaining episodes of series 8 would air in 2020, with a ninth series also planned.
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| August 15 2019 |
Horrible Histories
A special 'Back to School' episode hosted by Emily Atack aired on CBBC, featuring skits about school and education from previous series.
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| June 3 2019 |
Horrible Histories
The eighth series premiered on CBBC, featuring theme-based episodes and guest co-hosts.
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| 2018 | The Bank of England Museum hosted a temporary exhibition titled 'Feliks Topolski: Drawing Debden', showcasing artwork related to the artist Feliks Topolski. |
| September 2018 |
Horrible Histories
Filming began for the eighth series of Horrible Histories.
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| June 2018 |
Chief Cashier of the Bank of England
Sarah John is appointed as the 33rd Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, taking on the significant responsibility of overseeing banknote issuance and banking infrastructure.
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| April 23 2018 | The third season of the Versailles TV series was released in full on-demand, marking the complete availability of the show's latest season to viewers. |
| March 1 2018 |
Bank of England note issues
£10 note featuring Charles Darwin was withdrawn from circulation
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| 2017 | Bank of England discontinued the practice of allowing its staff to open current accounts with a unique sort code 10-00-00, ending a long-standing internal banking privilege. |
| 2017 |
Deputy governor of the Bank of England
Joanna Place succeeded Charlotte Hogg as Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England, taking office and continuing to serve in the role as of the time of this text.
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| September 14 2017 |
Bank of England note issues
The £10 polymer banknote featuring Jane Austen was issued.
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| July 2017 | BOEN (Bank of England Nominees) was dissolved following liquidation. |
| June 2017 |
Horrible Histories
The full-length seventh series began airing every Monday on CBBC, continuing into 2018, with a new format focusing each episode on a specific theme like music, explorers, medicine, and presidents.
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| May 5 2017 |
Bank of England note issues
£5 note featuring Elizabeth Fry was withdrawn from circulation
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