Theatre 625

Theatre 625 1964

7.20

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

1964

This Life

This Life 1996

7.24

Five aspiring lawyers are aiming for the top - but behind the scenes they're a mess of love, drugs and excess.

1996

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011

5.00

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

2011

Extras

Extras 2005

7.79

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

2005

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965

3.43

An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

1965

Later... with Jools Holland

Later... with Jools Holland 1992

5.30

Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.

1992

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? 2004

6.70

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

2004

Episodes

Episodes 2011

7.18

A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

2011

Timewatch

Timewatch 1982

6.90

Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.

1982

The Old Grey Whistle Test

The Old Grey Whistle Test 1971

7.50

The Old Grey Whistle Test is an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.

1971

Robot Wars

Robot Wars 1998

6.80

Teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out over a series of rounds in a huge purpose-built arena aiming to become the Robot Wars Champion.

1998

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers 1975

8.28

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

1975

This World

This World 2004

6.00

The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

2004

40 Minutes

40 Minutes 1981

5.50

40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. The documentaries could be on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes. Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.

1981

Antiques Road Trip

Antiques Road Trip 2010

5.00

Antiques experts travel across the country, competing to make a profit at auction.

2010

The Goodies

The Goodies 1970

7.50

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

1970

The Young Ones

The Young Ones 1982

7.89

The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).

1982

The Expert

The Expert 1968

10.00

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

1968

Pointless

Pointless 2009

6.40

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

2009