University Challenge

University Challenge 1962

5.80

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

1962

Pointless

Pointless 2009

6.60

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

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games 2017

6.00

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

2017

TOTP2

TOTP2 1994

5.50

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

1994

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders 2013

8.50

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

2013

Newsnight

Newsnight 1980

6.10

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

1980

Countryfile

Countryfile 1988

3.90

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

1988

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

Horizon

Horizon 1964

7.30

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

1964

Mastermind

Mastermind 1972

5.40

Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.

1972

Only Connect

Only Connect 2008

6.40

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

2008

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf 1988

8.00

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

1988

Ready Steady Cook

Ready Steady Cook 1994

1

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

1994

Impossible

Impossible 2017

5.50

Quiz show in which the 30 contestants competing across the series must avoid giving impossible answers to give themselves a chance of winning £10,000.

2017

The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom 2015

8.30

A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

2015

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

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show 2007

7.16

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

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

Top Gear

Top Gear 1978

7.80

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

1978

Daily Politics

Daily Politics 2003

8.50

Daily Politics is a British television show launched by the BBC in 2003 and presented by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn. The programme takes an in-depth look at the daily goings on in Westminster and other areas across Britain and the world, and includes interviews with leading politicians and political commentators.

2003