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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
Natural World
Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.
The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.
Digging for Britain
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs
Arena
Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand
Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show
imagine...
The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.
All Creatures Great and Small
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.
Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.
Yes, Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others
Remembering...
Famous names reflect on making some of TV's most popular and influential programmes.
Canal Boat Diaries
Robbie Cumming journeys 300 miles across the Midlands and northern England in a narrowboat
Call My Bluff
Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.
Omnibus
Long-running arts documentary strand.
Radio 2 In Concert
Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives
Screen Two
Series of single made-for-television dramas.
Miss Marple
Detective drama series featuring Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth.
In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries.
This Cultural Life
Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.
Dark Hearts
An elite military unit take on a high-risk extraction operation in war-torn Iraq.
Wild
Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-before-seen footage.
Wogan
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan.
Face to Face
In a revival of the format, Jeremy Isaacs talks to leading personalities of the day
Face the Music
Game show that invites viewers to match their musical wits against a celebrity panel.
The Many Faces of...
Actors look back at their career, with testimony from friends and colleagues.
Parkinson: The Interviews
Michael Parkinson presents highlights from his archive of interviews
A Timewatch Guide
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted great moments in our history.
The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw takes to the skies for a bird's-eye perspective on inspirational gardens
Disclosure
Current affairs series examining the issues affecting the lives of people around Scotland
Great Railway Journeys
Public figures travel the world by train
Wildlife on One
Nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough
BBC One Sessions
Series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest stars around
Michael Palin: The Art of Travel
Michael Palin experiences a bygone age of rail travel in the UK.
Talking Heads
Series of dramatic monologues written by British playwright Alan Bennett.
Guitar Heroes at the BBC
Compilation of archive BBC performances featuring some of the world
Mercury Prize
Coverage of the prestigious Mercury Prize awards for the best UK album of the year.
Tribe (2005)
Documentary series from 2005 looking at the lives of indigenous communities.
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher.
An Art Lovers' Guide
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take us on three cultural city breaks.
Genius of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the influential maverick thinker Socrates.
The Channel Tunnel – Life on the Inside
Documentary going behind the scenes of the Channel Tunnel.
The Story of Welsh Art
Broadcaster Huw Stephens discovers the many treasures of Welsh art.
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon explores Spain
Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain
How the great icons of Gothic British architecture were all created by one family.
Steam Days
A series of journeys by steam train.
Railways: The Making of a Nation
Exploring how railways stimulated great changes to the nation