Parkinson

Parkinson 1998

1

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

1998

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You 1990

7.10

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

1990

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

Sherlock

Sherlock 2010

8.51

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

2010

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

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

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

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

Panorama

Panorama 1953

6.20

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

1953

Merlin

Merlin 2008

7.81

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

2008

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

Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill 1991

3.10

Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.

1991

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead 2001

7.20

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

2001

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

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing 2004

5.90

A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?

2004

Doctor Who

Doctor Who 2024

6.39

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

2024

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

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities 2011

6.30

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

2011

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

Torchwood

Torchwood 2006

7.29

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

2006