Parkinson

Parkinson 1998

1

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

1998

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month 1965

5.00

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

1965

Spooks

Spooks 2002

7.70

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.

2002

Gavin & Stacey

Gavin & Stacey 2007

7.50

Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love - bringing their friends, family and baggage with them.

2007

Sherlock

Sherlock 2010

8.51

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

2010

Grange Hill

Grange Hill 1978

6.70

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

1978

Blue Peter

Blue Peter 1958

7.60

A fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world.

1958

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead 2001

7.20

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

2001

Doctors

Doctors 2000

4.72

Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.

2000

Bergerac

Bergerac 1981

6.70

Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.

1981

Omnibus

Omnibus 1967

7.20

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

1967

Merlin

Merlin 2008

7.82

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.

2008

Hustle

Hustle 2004

7.70

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

2004

Shetland

Shetland 2013

7.54

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

2013

Ambulance

Ambulance 2016

8.20

Insight into the London, West Midlands and North West of England ambulance services, from the highly-pressurised control room to the crews on the streets. Ambulance provides an honest 360-degree snapshot of the daily dilemmas and pressures.

2016

Torchwood

Torchwood 2006

7.30

The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

2006

Doctor Who

Doctor Who 2024

6.39

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

2024

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You 1970

7.12

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

1970

New Tricks

New Tricks 2004

7.36

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

2004

Panorama

Panorama 1953

6.20

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

1953