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Top of the Pops
Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances
Only Connect
Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.
Storyville
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries
Remembering...
Famous names reflect on making some of TV's most popular and influential programmes.
Natural World
Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.
Arena
Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand
The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.
BBC Young Musician
Showcasing the UK's brightest young musical talent for over 30 years.
Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.
Call My Bluff
Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.
This Cultural Life
Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.
Omnibus
Long-running arts documentary strand.
Play For Today
Long-running strand of one-off BBC dramas.
In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.
Paris Police 1900
French crime drama set during the period of the notorious Dreyfus affair.
Miss Marple
Detective drama series featuring Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth.
Disclosure
Current affairs series examining the issues affecting the lives of people around Scotland
Face to Face
In a revival of the format, Jeremy Isaacs talks to leading personalities of the day
Life on Earth
The story of life, from the first cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
Secret Knowledge
Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a personal journey through artist MC Escher
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries.
The Cruise
The classic docusoap that made singer Jane McDonald a star.
Performance
Collection of studio-based dramas.
War Walks
Richard Holmes visits battlefields throughout Britain, northern France and Belgium
Classic Mastermind
Magnus Magnusson interrogates contenders in vintage editions of the classic quiz.
Mercury Prize
Coverage of the prestigious Mercury Prize awards for the best UK album of the year.
The Arctic Convoy
1942. A cargo ship’s captain and first mate clash on a voyage to Russia. Tense war drama.
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Travel series in which Michael Palin travels around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres.
A Timewatch Guide
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted great moments in our history.
The Wonder of Animals
Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.
Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure
Gareth Edwards and his wife Maureen cause chaos as they explore stunning Welsh canals.
Middlemarch
George Eliot’s epic story of rural life, social change and the complexities of marriage.
Reel Stories
Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande
The story of a band you may not have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations.
Ancient Worlds
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation.
Ulster in Focus
An educational television show exploring different aspects of life in Northern Ireland.
Scrublands
In the heart of the Australian Outback, a journalist picks the bones of a violent tragedy.
Secrets of Bones
Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive.
A Stitch in Time
Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore.
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
Noel Edmonds celebrates the first 20 years of the BBC's Saturday morning children's shows.
Singer-Songwriters at the BBC
Compilations of performances by singer-songwriters from the BBC vaults
Cyprus Avenue
David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland.
My Night with Reg
Six gay friends discuss love, friendship and infidelity over the course of three nights.
The Singing Detective
A pulp thriller writer relives his stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Wild China
Documentary exposing the wonderful creatures that live in China
Building Sights
Personal reflections on the best of 20th-century architecture in Britain
Scene By Scene
Actors and film-makers talk – often in frank depth – about their work and lives.
An Art Lovers' Guide
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take us on three cultural city breaks.
Waiting for God
Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden star as two geriatric delinquents.