Match of the Day

Match of the Day 1964

7.40

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

1964

University Challenge

University Challenge 1962

6.00

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

1962

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show 2007

7.17

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

2007

Horizon

Horizon 1964

7.30

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

1964

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You 1990

7.08

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

TOTP2

TOTP2 1994

5.50

Fast-moving music show mixing classic performances from the Top of the Pops archives with exclusive live performances.

1994

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965

3.80

Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known. Thirty-Minute Theatre followed on from a similarly named ITV series, beginning on BBC2 in 1965 with an adaptation of the black comedy Parsons Pleasure. In 1967 BBC2 launched the UK's first colour service, with the consequence that Thirty-Minute Theatre became the first drama series in the country to be shown in colour.

1965

Storyville

Storyville 1997

7.60

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.

1997

Ready Steady Cook

Ready Steady Cook 1994

1

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

1994

Natural World

Natural World 1983

7.10

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

1983

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 Culture Show

The Culture Show 2004

6.20

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

2004

Match of the Day 2

Match of the Day 2 2004

6.90

A light-hearted look at the United Kingdom's Premier League action, rounding-up the weekend's football action.

2004

Newsnight

Newsnight 1980

6.20

A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.

1980

Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country 2002

5.10

The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

2002

Arena

Arena 1975

6.71

Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has run since 1 October 1975 with over five hundred episodes made, directed by the likes of Martin Scorsese, Alan Yentob, Roly Keating, Frederick Baker, Volker Schlondorff and Vikram Jayanti. Arena's subjects are a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures from the 20th and 21st centuries, from singers Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse to academics Edward Said and Eric Hobsbawm, from writers Jean Genet and V S Naipaul to artists Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The current series editor is Anthony Wall.

1975

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

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

Top Gear

Top Gear 2002

7.48

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.

2002

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