List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC

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This is a list of television programmes broadcast by the BBC either currently or previously broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Current programming

Programmes in this section have been broadcast by the BBC in the last year or have a commission for further episodes.

Recommissioned shows are shown as running to the present, as are any show that is currently airing.

Only channels where an episode first aired are listed (with the exception of episodes on non-BBC Three programmes which debuted online; for these) the linear channel and the transmission date on that channel are used.

Children's television programmes can be found at List of BBC children's television programmes.

Drama

TitleChannelFirst broadcastNotes
Doctor Who One23 November 1963 – 6 December 1989
27 May 1996 (film)Co-production with Fox
26 March 2005 – present (revival)Co-production with Disney+ (series 14–present)
A Ghost Story for Christmas One (1971–78)
Four (2005–06; 2018–19)
Two (2010–13; 2021–present)
24 December 1971 – 25 December 1978
23 December 2005 – present (revival)
Silent Witness One21 February 1996 – present
Waterloo Road One (2006–14; 2023–present)
Three (2015)
9 March 2006 – 9 March 2015
3 January 2023 – present (revival)
Moving On One18 May 2009 – 12 March 2021
Luther One4 May 2010 – 4 January 2019Continued by the film Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) on Netflix
Sherlock One25 July 2010 – 15 January 2017Co-production with PBS
Death in Paradise One25 October 2011 – present
Call the Midwife One15 January 2012 – present
Line of Duty Two (2012–16)
One (2017–21)
26 June 2012 – 2 May 2021
Father Brown One14 January 2013 – present
Shetland One10 March 2013 – present
Our Girl One24 March 2013 (pilot)
21 September 2014 – 28 April 2020
Peaky Blinders Two (2013–17)
One (2019–22)
12 September 2013 – 3 April 2022Set to be continued by the upcoming film The Immortal Man (TBA) on Netflix
Happy Valley One29 April 2014 – 5 February 2023Co-production with AMC+ (series 3)
Wolf Hall Two (2015)
One (2024)
21 January 2015 – 15 December 2024
Poldark One8 March 2015 – 26 August 2019
Doctor Foster One9 September 2015 – 3 October 2017
American Crime Story Two15 February 2016 – 21 December 2021Acquired from FX
The Night Manager One21 February 2016 – presentCo-production with AMC (series 1) and Amazon Prime Video (series 2–present)
The A Word One22 March 2016 – 9 June 2020
Taboo One7 January – 25 February 2017Co-production with FX
Strike One27 August 2017 – presentCo-production with Cinemax (series 1–4) and HBO (series 5–present)
Snowfall Two8 October 2017 – 13 July 2023Acquired from FX
McMafia One1 January – 11 February 2018Co-production with AMC
Keeping Faith Wales (2018)
One (2019–21)
13 February 2018 – 1 May 2021Co-production with S4C
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators One26 February 2018 – presentCo-production with Alibi (series 5)
The Split One24 April 2018 – 9 May 2022
29 – 30 December 2024 (specials)
Co-production with Sundance TV (series 1–2) and BBC America (series 3)
Bodyguard One26 August – 23 September 2018
Trust Two12 September – 14 November 2018Acquired from FX
Killing Eve One15 September 2018 – 17 April 2022Acquired from BBC America
The Sinner Four1 December 2018 – 11 January 2020Acquired from USA Network
Only the first two series were broadcast on the BBC. Moved to Netflix
Mayans M.C. Two2 February 2019 – 4 July 2021Acquired from FX
Only the first three series were broadcast on the BBC. Moved to Disney+
Baptiste One17 February 2019 – 22 August 2021
Pose Two21 March 2019 – 8 August 2021Acquired from FX
Gentleman Jack One19 May 2019 – 29 May 2022Co-production with HBO
London Kills One24 June 2019 – presentCo-production with Acorn TV
The Capture One3 September 2019 – 12 September 2022
World On Fire One29 September 2019 – 20 August 2023
Dublin Murders One14 October – 5 November 2019Co-production with Starz and RTÉ
Giri/Haji Two17 October – 5 December 2019Co-production with Netflix
Guilt Scotland30 October 2019 – 25 April 2023
His Dark Materials One3 November 2019 – 5 February 2023Co-production with HBO
Vienna Blood Two18 November 2019 – presentCo-production with ORF 2
The Mallorca Files One25 November 2019 – 8 February 2021Moved to Amazon Prime Video for the third series
Worzel Gummidge One26 December 2019 – 29 December 2021
Wisting Four28 December 2019 – presentAcquired from Viaplay
Good Omens Two15 January 2020 – presentCo-production with Amazon Prime Video
Get Even iPlayer14 February 2020
Noughts + Crosses One5 March 2020 – 17 May 2022
Five Bedrooms One10 March 2020 – 20 October 2023Acquired from Network 10 (series 1) and Paramount+ (series 2–4)
The Nest One22 March – 13 April 2020
Katy Keene iPlayer25 July 2020Acquired from The CW
Fort Salem Three26 July 2020 – 30 October 2022Acquired from Freeform
The Secrets She Keeps One6 July 2020 – 13 August 2022Acquired from Network 10 (series 1) and Paramount+ (series 2)
Harlots Two5 August – 21 October 2020Acquired from ITV Encore and Hulu
Good Trouble Three16 August 2020 – 3 October 2021Acquired from Freeform
Only the first three series were broadcast on the BBC. Moved to Disney+
Us One20 September – 11 October 2020
Life One29 September – 3 November 2020
Industry Two10 November 2020 – presentCo-production with HBO
Traces One4 January 2021 – 4 April 2024Acquired from Alibi
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists iPlayer16 January 2021Acquired from Freeform
Bloodlands One21 February 2021 – 23 October 2022Co-production with Acorn TV
The Pact One17 May 2021 – 28 November 2022
Time One6 June 2021 – 12 November 2023
Gossip Girl One25 August 2021 – 11 May 2023Acquired from HBO Max
Vigil One29 August 2021 – present
Showtrial One31 October 2021 – present
Hope Street Northern Ireland24 November 2021 – present
Superman & Lois One10 December 2021 – presentAcquired from The CW
Around the World in 80 Days One26 December 2021 – presentAcquired from France Télévisions, RAI and ZDF
The Tourist One1 January 2022 – presentCo-production with HBO Max (series 1), Stan and ZDF
The Responder One24 January 2022 – present
Cheaters One8 February – present
Sherwood One13 June 2022 – present
The Newsreader Two24 July 2022 – presentAcquired from ABC
Ralph & Katie One5 – 19 October 2022
SAS: Rogue Heroes One30 October 2022 – presentCo-production with Epix (series 1) and MGM+ (series 2)
Tokyo Vice One22 November 2022 – 12 June 2024Acquired from HBO Max (series 1) and Max (series 2)
Granite Harbour Scotland1 December 2022 – present
Marie Antoinette Two29 December 2022 – presentCo-production with Canal+
Pretty Little Liars One10 January 2023 – 3 September 2024Acquired from HBO Max (series 1) and Max (series 2)
The Gold One12 February 2023 – presentCo-production with Paramount+ (series 1)
Better One13 February – 13 March 2023
Beyond Paradise One24 February 2023 – presentCo-production with BritBox
Phoenix Rise Three21 March 2023 – present
Blue Lights One27 March 2023 – present
Ten Pound Poms One14 May 2023 – presentCo-production with Stan
Annika One20 May 2023 – presentAcquired from Alibi
Champion One1 July – 19 August 2023
We Hunt Together One26 June 2023 – 22 July 2024Acquired from Alibi
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies One29 August – 26 September 2023
Black Snow Four28 September 2023 – presentAcquired from Stan
Interview with the Vampire Two12 October 2023 – presentAcquired from AMC
Grime KidsThree13 November – 11 December 2023
Kin One18 November 2023 – 6 March 2024Acquired from RTÉ and AMC+ (series 2)
Scrublands Four18 November 2023 – presentAcquired from Stan
Mayfair Witches Two6 December 2023 – presentAcquired from AMC
Domino Day Three31 January 2024
The Gone Four16 March 2024 – presentAcquired from TVNZ and RTÉ
Rebus One17 May 2024
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Three1 July 2024 – presentCo-production with Netflix
The Turkish Detective Two7 – 29 July 2024Acquired from Paramount+
High Country One13 July 2024Acquired from Showcase
Ludwig One25 September 2024 – present
Mr Loverman One14 October 2024
The Listeners One19 November 2024
Return to Paradise One22 November 2024 – presentCo-production with ABC

Comedy

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
Not Going Out One6 October 2006 – present
Gavin & Stacey Three (2007–08)
One (2008–10; 19; 24)
13 May 2007 – 1 January 2010
25 December 2019 (special)
25 December 2024 (special)
Outnumbered One28 August 2007 – 5 March 2014
26 December 2016 (special)
25 December 2024 (special)
Mrs. Brown's Boys One21 February 2011 – presentCo-production with RTÉ One
Bad Education Three14 August 2012 – 21 October 2014
15 December 2022 – 28 January 2024 (revival)
Two Doors Down Scotland (2013)
Two (2016–22)
One (2022–present)
31 December 2013 (pilot)
1 April 2016 – present
Inside No. 9 Two5 February 2014 – 12 June 2024
Detectorists Four (2014–17)
Two (2022)
2 October 2014 – 13 December 2017
26 December 2022 (special)
Upstart Crow Two9 May 2016 – 25 December 2018
21 December 2020 (special)
Motherland Two (2016–21)
One (2022)
9 June 2016 (pilot)
7 November 2017 – 10 May 2021
23 December 2022 (special)
Man Like Mobeen Three6 October 2016 (pilot)
17 December 2017 – present
The Other One One13 September 2017 (pilot)
5 June 2020 – 6 May 2022
The Young Offenders Three (2018–20)
One (2024)
1 February 2018 – presentCo-production with RTÉ2 (series 1–2) and RTÉ One (series 3–present)
Hold the Sunset One18 February 2018 – 6 September 2019
There She Goes Four (2018)
Two (2020; 2023)
16 October 2018 – 6 August 2020
21 June 2023 (special)
Jerk Three24 February 2019 – 28 March 2023
This Time with Alan Partridge One25 February 2019 – 4 June 2021
Back to Life Three (2019)
One (2021)
15 April 2019 – 31 August 2021Co-production with Showtime
Ghosts One15 April 2019 – 25 December 2023
What We Do in the Shadows Two19 May 2019 – 2 November 2021Acquired from FX
Only the first three series were broadcast on the BBC. Moved to Disney+
Mandy Two25 July 2019 (pilot)
13 August 2020 – present
The Mind of Herbert ClunkerdunkTwo4 August 2019 – 9 February 2022
Scarborough One6 September – 11 October 2019
State of the Union Two8 September 2019 – 23 February 2022Acquired from Sundance TV
The Goes Wrong Show One23 December 2019 – 1 November 2021
The ScottsScotland6 January 2020 (pilot)
6 September 2021 – 5 December 2023
Alma's Not Normal Two7 April 2020 (pilot)
13 September 2021 – 11 November 2024
Dave Two10 May 2020 – 10 October 2021Acquired from FXX
Only the first two series were broadcast on the BBC. Moved to Disney+
Staged One10 June 2020 – 26 January 2021Moved to BritBox for the third series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Three2 October 2020 – 19 July 2023Acquired from Comedy Central
Out of Her Mind Two20 October – 24 November 2020
Here We Go One30 December 2020 (pilot)
29 April 2022 – present
PRUThree2 March 2021 (pilot)
26 May – 16 June 2022
The BreakThree27 March 2021 – 15 July 2023
Dreaming Whilst Black Three19 April 2021 (pilot)
24 July 2023 – present
Starstruck Three25 April 2021 – 11 September 2023Co-production with HBO Max (series 1–2) and Max (series 3)
The Cleaner One10 September 2021 – present
Bump One20 October 2021 – presentAcquired from Stan
The Outlaws One25 October 2021 – presentCo-production with Amazon Prime Video
Mammoth Wales (2021)
Two (2024–present)
5 November 2021 (pilot)
17 April 2024 – present
Toast of Tinseltown Two4 January – 8 February 2022Previously aired for three series on Channel 4 as Toast of London
The Witchfinder Two8 March – 12 April 2022
Peacock Three25 April 2022 – present
Everything I Know About Love One8 June – 21 July 2022
Avoidance One10 June 2022 – present
Ellie & Natasia Three(2022)
Two(TBA)
21 June 2022 – present
Am I Being Unreasonable? One23 September 2022 – present
Stuck Two26 September – 1 November 2022
Wreck Three9 October 2022 – present
Ghosts (US) Three20 November 2022 – presentAcquired from CBS
Our Flag Means Death Two28 January 2023 – 11 March 2024Acquired from HBO Max (series 1) and Max (series 2)
Rain Dogs One4 April – 23 May 2023Co-production with HBO
Colin from Accounts Two16 April 2023 – presentAcquired from Foxtel
Black Ops One5 May 2023 – present
FunboysThree14 June 2023 (pilot)
TBA
Queen of Oz One16 June – 21 July 2023
The Power of Parker One28 July 2023 – present
Henpocalypse! Two15 August – 19 September 2023
Juice Three18 September 2023 – present
Sandylands Two18 September 2023 – 30 May 2024Acquired from Gold
Crazy Fun Park Three16 – 20 October 2023Acquired from ABC
Such Brave Girls Three22 November 2023 – present
Boarders Three20 February 2024 – present
Things You Should Have Done Three29 February 2024 – present
Dinosaur Scotland21 April 2024 – presentCo-production with Hulu
SpentTwo1 July 2024
SneakerheadTwo25 July – 8 August 2024Acquired from Dave
Daddy Issues Three15 August 2024 – present
We Might Regret This Two19 August 2024 – present
Only Child Scotland21 November 2024
Smoggie QueensThree28 November 2024

Miniseries

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
Looking For Alaska Three19 October – 9 November 2019Acquired from Hulu
Gold Digger One12 November – 17 December 2019
The War of the Worlds One17 November – 1 December 2019
A Christmas Carol One22 – 24 December 2019Co-production with FX
The Trial of Christine Keeler One29 December 2019 – 26 January 2020
Dracula One1 – 3 January 2020Co-production with Netflix
The Pale Horse One9 – 16 February 2020Co-production with Amazon Prime Video
Trigonometry Two15 March – 26 April 2020
My Left Nut One24 March – 7 April 2020
Devs Two15 April – 7 May 2020Acquired from Hulu
Normal People Three26 April – 31 May 2020Co-production with Hulu
I May Destroy You One8 June – 14 July 2020Co-production with HBO
The Salisbury Poisonings One14 – 16 June 2020
The Luminaries One21 June – 6 July 2020Co-production with TVNZ 1
Mrs. America Two8 – 30 July 2020Acquired from Hulu
The Last Wave Four25 July – 8 August 2020Acquired from France 2
A Suitable Boy One26 July – 30 August 2020
Small Axe One15 November – 13 December 2020Co-production with Amazon Prime Video
Black Narcissus One27 December 2020 – 10 January 2021Co-production with FX
The Serpent One1 January – 14 February 2021Co-production with Netflix
A Teacher One3 – 7 February 2021Acquired from Hulu
The Pursuit of Love One9 – 23 May 2021
Three Families One10 – 11 May 2021
The North Water Two10 September – 8 October 2021Co-production with CBC and Super Channel
Ridley Road One3 – 24 October 2021Co-production with PBS
You Don't Know Me One5 – 13 December 2021Co-production with Netflix
The Girl Before One19 – 22 December 2021Co-production with HBO Max
Four Lives One3 – 5 January 2022
Rules of the Game One11 – 19 January 2022
Chloe One6 – 21 February 2022Co-production with Amazon Prime Video
This is Going to Hurt One8 February – 22 March 2022Co-production with AMC+
Mood Three1 March – 6 April 2022
Life After Life Two19 April – 10 May 2022
Conversations with Friends Three15 May – 7 June 2022Co-production with Hulu and RTÉ One
Red Rose Three15 August – 6 September 2022Co-production with Netflix
Crossfire One20 – 22 September 2022
Inside Man One26 September – 4 October 2022Co-production with Netflix
The English Two10 November – 15 December 2022Co-production with Amazon Prime Video
Mayflies One27 – 28 December 2022
Great Expectations One26 March – 30 April 2023Co-production with FX on Hulu
Steeltown Murders One15 May – 5 June 2023
The Gallows Pole Two31 May – 14 June 2023
Best Interests One12 – 20 June 2023
The Sixth Commandment One17 – 25 July 2023
Clean Sweep Four29 July – 12 August 2023Acquired from RTÉ One
Wolf One31 July – 15 August 2023
The Woman in the Wall One27 August – 24 September 2023
Bad Behaviour Three4 – 25 September 2023Acquired from Stan
Boiling Point One1 – 22 October 2023
The Reckoning One9 – 17 October 2023
Boat Story One19 November – 4 December 2023Co-production with Amazon Freevee
Murder Is Easy One27 – 28 December 2023Co-production with BritBox
The Way One19 February – 4 March 2024
Newark, Newark Two5 – 19 March 2024Acquired from Gold
The Dropout One19 March – 9 April 2024Acquired from Hulu
This Town One31 March – 28 April 2024
Dopesick One28 April – 19 May 2024Acquired from Hulu
Spy/Master Four4 – 18 May 2024Acquired from Max
Lost Boys and Fairies One3 – 17 June 2024
The Jetty One15 – 22 July 2024
Dead and Buried Northern Ireland2 – 23 September 2024
Nightsleeper One15 – 30 September 2024
Moonflower Murders One16 November – 14 December 2024

Soap

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
EastEnders One19 February 1985 – present
Casualty One6 September 1986 – present
Holby City One12 January 1999 – 29 March 2022
Doctors One26 March 2000 – 14 November 2024Daytime programming
River City Scotland24 September 2002 – present
The Heights One15 June – 27 July 2020Acquired from ABC
Daytime programming

One-off drama

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
Elizabeth Is Missing One8 December 2019
Responsible Child Two16 December 2019
Martin's Close Four24 December 2019
The Windermere Children Two27 January 2020
Sitting in Limbo One8 June 2020
Make Me Famous Three17 June 2020
AnthonyOne27 July 2020
Danny Boy Two12 May 2021
Together Two17 June 2021
The Trick One18 October 2021

Unscripted

Documentaries

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
Panorama One11 November 1953 – present
Horizon Two2 May 1964 – present
The World About Us Two3 December 1967 – 20 July 1986
Arena Two & Four1 October 1975 – present
Child of Our Time One23 February 2000 – 11 March 2020
Imagine... One11 June 2003 – present
This World Two & World News4 January 2004 – present
Great British Railway Journeys Two & Four4 January 2010 – present
Nature's Weirdest Events Two3 January 2012 – 8 May 2017
Brian PernTwo & Four2014 – 2017
The Met: Policing London One8 June 2015 – 28 November 2023
Immortal Egypt Two4 – 25 January 2016Also known as The Story of Egypt
Cunk On...Two2016-2022
Civilisations Two1 March 2018
Once Upon a Time in Iraq Two13 July – 10 August 2020
The Kemps: All True Two2020
Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power Three13 May 2021
Life in Colour with David AttenboroughTwo2021Co-production with Netflix
9/11: Inside the President's War Room One1 September 2021Co-production with Apple TV+

Gameshows

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
Bargain Hunt One13 March 2000 – present
The Weakest Link Two14 August 2000 – 8 February 2008; 5 September 2011 – 30 March 2012; 17 November 2017
One31 October 2000 – 31 March 2012; 18 December 2021 – present
Flog It! Two27 May 2002 – 4 May 2020
One (2013–2020)
Eggheads One10 November 2003 – 28 October 2004
Two23 May 2005 – 6 May 2019
Pointless Two24 August 2009 – 26 August 2011
One29 August 2011 – present
Decimate One20 April 2015 – 28 October 2016
Think Tank One21 March – 16 December 2016
The Code One18 April 2016 – 21 April 2017
Debatable Two22 August 2016 – 2 June 2017
Impossible One2 January 2017 – present
The BossOne24 April – 13 October 2017
LetterboxTwo17 July 2017 – 8 November 2018
HardballOne14 May – 8 June 2018
Chase the Case One17 September – 12 October 2018
I'll Get This Two6 November 2018 – 12 May 2020
CatchpointOne23 March 2019 – 25 June 2022
The Hit List One25 May 2019 – present
Head Hunters One7 October – 15 November 2019
The Wall One12 October 2019 – 2 April 2022
Take Off with Bradley & Holly One24 December 2019
24 July – 14 August 2021
Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance One24 February – 14 March 2021
I Can See Your Voice One10 April 2021 – 24 December 2022
UnbeatableOne10 May 2021
Bridge of LiesOne14 March 2022
The Finish LineOne21 August 2023

Reality

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
The Sky at Night One24 April 1957 – 7 January 2013
Four2014
Blue Peter One16 October 1958 – 2012
CBBC2013
Points of View One2 October 1961 – present
Songs of Praise One1 October 1961 – present
Top of the Pops One1 January 1964 – 11 July 2005
24 December 1964 – 31 December 2021 (Christmas specials)
Two17 July 2005 – 30 July 2006
24 December 2022 – present (Christmas specials)
Match of the Day Two22 August 1964 – 1966
One1966 – present
Gardeners' World Two5 January 1968 – present
Question of Sport One2 December 1968 (pilot)
5 January 1970 – present
Mastermind One11 September 1972 – 1 September 1997
Discovery2001 – 2002
Two7 July 2003 – present
Football Focus One1974
Top Gear Two (1977–2020) Original series: 22 April 1977 – 17 December 2001
Revival series: 20 October 2002 – 1 March 2020; 4 October 2020 – 18 December 2022
One (2020–present)
Antiques Roadshow One18 February 1979 – present
See Hear Two11 October 1981 – present
Countryfile One24 July 1988 – present
MasterChef One2 July 1990 – 3 July 2001; 21 February 2005 – present
Two
Have I Got News for You One / Two28 September 1990 – present
Later... with Jools Holland Two8 October 1992 – present
The National Lottery One1994 – 2017 (short clip of draw results after BBC news)
2016 –
Room 101 Two4 July 1994 – 9 February 2007
One20 January 2012 – 6 April 2018
University Challenge ITV21 September 1962 – 31 December 1987
Two21 September 1994 – present
DIY SOS One7 October 1999 – present
Saturday Kitchen Two26 January 2002 – January 2006
OneJanuary 2006 –
The National Lottery: In It to Win It One18 May 2002 – 16 July 2016
Escape to the Country One2002Daytime programming
Two2002 – 2012
QI Four11 September 2003 – 2008
Two18 September 2003 – present
One26 November 2009 – present
Homes Under the Hammer One17 November 2003 – presentDaytime programming
Celebrity Mastermind One30 December 2002 – present
Live at the Apollo One6 September 2004 – 2 January 2015
Two9 November 2015 – present
Match of the Day 2 Two15 August 2004 – 2012
One2012 – present
Strictly Come Dancing One15 May 2004 – present
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Two25 October 2004 – present
Who Do You Think You Are? Two12 October 2004 – 15 February 2006
One6 September 2006 – present
Dragons' Den Two4 January 2005 – 12 April 2020
One1 April 2021 – present
Mock the Week Two5 June 2005 – 4 November 2022
Springwatch Two30 May 2005 – present
The Apprentice Two16 February 2005 – 10 May 2006
One28 March 2007 – present
The Apprentice: You're Fired! Three22 February – 10 May 2006
Two28 March 2007 – 23 March 2023
Celebrity MasterChef One2006 – 2011
Two2012
The One Show One14 August 2006 – present
The Graham Norton Show One22 February 2007 – present
Would I Lie to You? One16 June 2007 – present
The Big Questions One9 September 2007
Helicopter Heroes One3 September 2007 – 2 February 2015Daytime programming
Who Dares Wins One17 November 2007 – 7 September 2019
Only Connect Four15 September 2008 – 7 July 2014
Two1 September 2014 – present
The Sheriffs Are Coming One19 March 2012 – presentDaytime programming
The Great British Sewing Bee Two2 April 2013 – 2 April 2019
One22 April 2020 – 26 July 2023
The Great Interior Design Challenge Two20 January 2014 – 19 January 2017
The Great Pottery Throw Down Two3 November 2015 – 23 March 2017
Michael McIntyre's Big Show One25 December 2015 – present
The Big Painting Challenge Two22 February 2015 – 29 March 2016
One12 February 2017 –
Insert Name Here Two4 January 2016
The NFL Show One13 September 2016
NFL This Week Two13 September 2016
Sounds Like Friday Night One27 October 2017
The Greatest Dancer One5 January 2019
Race Across the World One3 March 2019 – present
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Three6 March 2019
Interior Design Masters Two14 August 2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Three3 October 2019
Little Mix: The Search One26 September 2020 – 7 November 2020
Pooch Perfect One7 January 2021 – 4 March 2021
Celebrity Best Home CookOne26 January 2021 – 17 February 2021
This is MY HouseOne24 March 2021 – 29 April 2021
All That GlittersTwo13 April 2021 –
Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: LiveOne11 June 2021 – 11 July 2021
The Traitors One29 November 2022 – present
Celebrity Race Across The WorldOne20 September 2023 – present
Doctor Who: Unleashed Three17 November 2023

News programming

For programmes which only air on the BBC World News Channel, see programming on BBC World News.

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastNotes
BBC News One5 July 1954 – present
News Channel1997
Question Time One25 September 1979 – present
Newsnight Two28 January 1980 – present
BBC News at Six One3 September 1984 – present
This Week News Channel16 January 2003 – 18 July 2019
Daily Politics Two, One & News Channel8 January 2003 – 24 July 2018
BBC News at One One27 October 1986 – present
BBC News at Nine News Channel18 March 2013 – 31 March 2015
Two5 November 2018 – 16 April 2023
One21 March – 4 September 2020
BBC World News One, Two & News Channel16 January 1995 – present
World Business Report One, Two & News Channel1995 – present
Sportday/Sport TodayOne, Two, World News & News Channel2003 – presentBranded as either Sportday or Sport Today depending on simulcasting.
BBC Breakfast One, Two & News Channel2 October 2000 – present
BBC News at Ten One16 October 2000 – present
The Andrew Marr Show One11 September 2005 – 19 December 2021Titled as Sunday AM 2005–2007.
BBC News at Five News Channel3 April 2006 – 13 March 2020
World News Today Four, News Channel and World News31 May 2006 – 20 March 2020Titled as World News Today with George Alagiah (2006–2010) and World News Today with Zeinab Badawi (2007–2014).
Newsday One, News Channel & World News13 June 2011 – present
Victoria Derbyshire Two & News Channel7 April 2015 – 17 March 2020
BBC Newsroom Live Two & News Channel21 March 2016 – 2020
GMT Two & World News1 February 2010 – 1 November 2019
The Context Four, News Channel & World News23 January 2017 – presentTitled as: 100 Days until May 2017, 100 Days + until July 2017 and Beyond 100 Days until March 2020.
Afternoon LiveNews Channel9 October 2017
The BriefingOne, News Channel & World News30 October 2017
Morning Live One26 October 2020 – present
Context with Christian FraserNews Channel & World News5 January 2022
The Catch Up Three1 February 2022 – present
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg One & News Channel4 September 2022 – present

Sports programmes

Events

Former programming

0–9

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
1 vs. 100 One30 September 200623 May 2009
100 Greatest Britons One
Two
20 October 2002
101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow One10 July 201028 August 2010
199 Park Lane One3 August 19651 October 1965
1990 Two18 September 197710 April 1978
2000 Today One31 December 19991 January 2000
20th Century Battlefields Two4 June 200723 July 2007
24 Two20032004
2point4 Children One3 September 199130 December 1999
3 Non-Blondes Three9 February 200321 December 2003
3rd Rock from the Sun Two24 October 19962002
5-Star Family Reunion One25 July 201515 October 2016
50/50 One
CBBC
7 April 199712 July 2005
55 Degrees North One6 July 200410 July 2005
60 Seconds Choice (2001–03)
Three (2003–16)
16 July 200116 February 2016
The 7 O'Clock News Three10 February 20032 December 2005
The 70s Two16 April 20127 May 2012
The 8:15 from Manchester One21 April 199014 September 1991
999 One25 June 199217 September 2003

A

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
A for Andromeda (1961) One3 October 196114 November 1961
A for Andromeda (2006) Four27 March 2006
The A to Z of TV GardeningTwo6 January 201330 June 2013
The A Word One22 March 20169 June 2020
The ABC Murders BBC One26 December 201828 December 2018
Absolute Power Two10 November 200325 August 2005
Absolutely Fabulous One12 November 1992
31 August 2001
25 December 2011
7 November 1996
25 December 2004
23 July 2012
Accidents Can Happen One20042006
Accused (1996) One3 November 199623 December 1996
Accused (2010) One15 November 20104 September 2012
Adam Adamant Lives! One23 June 196625 March 1967
The Admirable Crichton BBC TV11 June 195015 June 1950Live broadcast
Ads Infinitum Two19 December 199630 October 2000
The Adventure Game One
Two
24 May 198018 February 1986
An Adventure in Space and Time Two
Four
21 November 201323 November 2023
Adventure Story (1950) BBC TV1950
Adventure Story (1961) BBC TV12 June 1961
Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View by Rory Stewart One28 May 201230 May 2012
Africa One2 January 20136 February 2013
After You've Gone One12 January 200721 December 2008
Against the LawTwo2017
Age Before Beauty One31 July 201829 August 2018
An Age of Kings One28 April 196017 November 1960
Alan Davies Après-Ski Two7 February 201421 February 2014
Alaska: Earth's Frozen KingdomTwo2015
Alice in Wonderland (1966) One28 December 1966
All About Me One8 March 200229 October 2004
All Along the Watchtower One28 February 199911 April 1999
All Quiet on the Preston Front One4 January 19948 September 1997
All Round to Mrs. Brown's One25 March 201725 April 2020
All the Small Things One31 March 20095 May 2009
'Allo 'Allo! One30 December 198214 December 1992
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard One3 October 20067 November 2006
Amazon AbyssOne4 April 20058 April 2005
The Ambassador One4 January 199823 May 1999
Ambassadors Two23 October 20136 November 2013
Amber Four2014
American Dad! Two (2005–06)
Three (2007–16)
22 October 2005Acquired from Fox
The American Future: A History Two10 October 200831 October 2008
And Then There Were None One26 December 201528 December 2015
Andrina One30 November 1981
The Andromeda Breakthrough One28 June 19622 August 1962Sequel to A for Andromeda (1961)
Angel Pavement (1957) One27 December 195717 January 1958
Angel Pavement (1967) One19 August 19679 September 1967
Angels One1 September 197522 December 1983
Andes to Amazon Two6 November 200018 December 2000
Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain Two22 May 200719 June 2007
Andrew Marr's History of the World One23 September 201211 November 2012
Animal Antics One2012
Animal BabiesOne2016
Animal Hospital One29 August 199413 September 2004
Animals with CamerasOne2018
Ann Veronica Two23 May 196413 June 1964
Anna of the Five Towns Two9 January 198530 January 1985
Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife Three9 February 200625 July 2007
Any Dream Will Do One31 March 20079 June 2007
The Aphrodite Inheritance One3 January 197921 February 1979
Apparitions One13 November 200818 December 2008
Apple Tree Yard One22 January 20176 February 2017
Appointment with Drama One15 July 195512 August 1955
Archangel One19 March 200520 March 2005
Are You Being Served? One8 September 19721 April 1985
Are You an Egghead? Two20 October 200823 November 2009
Are You Fitter Than a Pensioner? Three23 September 201031 October 2010
Aristocrats One20 June 199925 July 1999
The Ark One30 March 2015
Around the World in 80 Treasures Two21 February 200518 April 2005
Armadillo One16 September 200130 September 2001
Artemis 81 One29 December 1981
As I Was Saying One10 September 195515 October 1955
As Seen on TV One17 July 20093 September 2009
As Time Goes By One12 January 199230 December 2005
The Ascent of Man Two5 May 1973
Ashes to Ashes One7 February 200821 May 2010Sequel to Life on Mars (2006–2007)
Ask Rhod Gilbert One27 September 20109 November 2011
Assy McGee Two (2010–12)
Three (2010–12)
26 November 2006Acquired from Adult Swim
Asylum Four9 February 201523 February 2015
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Two30 July 201513 August 2015
Atlantis One28 September 201316 May 2015
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Two16 November 201230 November 2012
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet One28 April 20028 February 2004

B

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Babs One7 May 2017
The Baby Borrowers Three8 January 200719 January 2007
Babyfather Two1 October 200118 December 2002
Back to the Floor Two28 October 199719 April 2002
Backchat Two
Three
20 November 201326 December 2015
Backup One7 September 19952 July 1997
Bad Education Three14 August 201219 February 2023
Badults Three23 July 20137 July 2014
Bake Off: Crème de la Crème Two29 March 201631 May 2017
Baker Boys One Wales23 January 20118 December 2011
The Baker Street Boys One8 March 19831 April 1983
Ballet Shoes (1975) One5 October 19759 November 1975
Ballet Shoes (2007) One26 December 2007
Ballykissangel One11 February 199615 April 2001
Band of Brothers Two2001
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer Two1 January 19995 February 1999
Bang Goes the Theory One27 July 20095 May 2014
Banished Two5 March 201516 April 2015
Baptiste One17 February 201922 August 2021
The Barbara Vine Mysteries BBC One10 May 19923 January 1994
The Barchester Chronicles BBC One10 November 198222 December 1982
Barnaby Rudge One30 September 196023 December 1960
Bat Out of Hell Two26 November 196624 December 1966
Battlestar Galactica Two10 September 1987 – 3 March 198825 August 1997 – 22 April 2001 (repeats)Acquired from ABC; previously aired on ITV
BBC Nine O'Clock News One14 September 197013 October 2000
BBC Sunday-Night Play One19601963
BBC Television Shakespeare Two3 December 197827 April 1985
BBC2 Playhouse Two13 March 197420 May 1983
The Bear Family & Me Two3 January 20115 January 2011
Beat the Brain Two11 May 201519 June 2015
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Four20 December 2006
Beau Geste One31 October 198219 December 1982
Beautiful People Two2 October 200818 December 2009
Beck One2 October 19961 November 1996
Becoming Human Three26 January 201120 March 2011
Being Human Three18 February 200810 March 2013
Bella and the BoysTwo2004
Bellamy's People Two21 January 201011 March 2010
Belonging One Wales199916 April 2009
Berkeley Square One10 May 199819 July 1998
Better Things Two20192022
Between the Lines One4 September 199221 December 1994
The Big Allotment Challenge Two15 April 201417 February 2015
Big Break One30 April 19919 October 2002
Big CatsOne2018
Big Deal One14 October 19844 November 1986
Big Guns One1 January 19585 February 1958
Big School One16 August 201310 October 2014
Big Ticket One28 March 199811 July 1998
The Big Trip Travel Show Two19941995
The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton One1 August 200520 November 2006
Bill Oddie Back in the USA Two11 January 200713 February 2007
The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop One18 March 2015
Bird of Prey One22 April 198227 September 1984
Birds of a Feather One16 October 198924 December 1998
Birdsong One22 January 201229 January 2012
Bizarre Animal ER Three14 February 200830 May 2011
Bizarre ER Three14 February 200816 May 2017
The Black and White Minstrel Show One14 June 195821 July 1978
Black Earth Rising Two10 September 201829 October 2018
Black Narcissus One27 December 2020
Blackadder One15 June 19832 November 1989
Blackpool One11 November 200410 June 2006
Blake's 7 One2 January 197821 December 1981
Blandings One13 January 201330 March 2014
Blankety Blank One18 January 1979 – 12 March 199026 December 1997 – 28 December 1999
Bleak House (1959) One16 October 195925 December 1959
Bleak House (1985) Two10 April 198529 May 1985
Bleak House (2005) One27 October 200516 December 2005
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Two19 December 20115 March 2012
Blessed One14 October 20059 December 2005
Blott on the Landscape Two6 February 198513 March 1985
The Blue Planet One12 September 200131 October 2001
Blue Planet II One29 October 201710 December 2017
Bluestone 42 Three5 March 201313 April 2015
Boats that Built Britain Four4 May 201019 May 2010
Bob's Full House One1 September 198427 January 1990
Bodies Three23 June 200413 December 2006
The Body Farm One13 September 201118 October 2011
The Book Quiz Four17 July 20075 May 2008
Bonekickers One8 July 200812 August 2008
Boomers One15 August 201429 April 2016
The Borderers Two31 December 196831 March 1970
Bottom Two17 September 199110 April 1995
The Boys from Baghdad High Two8 January 2008
Boy Meets Girl Two3 September 20154 August 2016
Boys from the Blackstuff Two10 October 19827 November 1982
The Boy with the Topknot Two8 November 2017
BreakawayTwo
One
12 March 20122 November 2012
Brian Pern Four10 February 201429 March 2017
Britain and the Sea One17 November 20138 December 2013
Britain from Above Two10 August 200824 August 2008
Britain Unzipped Three24 April 201221 November 2012
Britain's Great War One27 January 201417 February 2014
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones One31 May 201221 June 2012
Britain's Missing Top Model Three1 July 200830 July 2008
The British at Work Two11 March 20111 April 2011
The Brits Who Built the Modern World Four13 February 201427 February 2014
The Brittas Empire One3 January 199124 February 1997
Broken One23 May 20174 July 2017
The Bubble Two19 February 201026 March 2010
Buccaneer One27 April 198020 July 1980
The Buccaneers BBC One5 February 19955 March 1995
Bucket Four13 April 20174 May 2017
The Buddha of Suburbia Two3 November 199324 November 1993
Bugs One1 April 199528 August 1999
Bumps One21 February 2020
Burn Up Two23 July 200825 July 2008
By Any Means Two4 June 200823 December 2011
By Any Means One22 September 201327 October 2013
By the Sword Divided One16 October 198310 March 1985

C

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
The C-WordOne2015
Café Continental TV19471953
Le Café des Rêves Two26 October 199210 February 2000
Cagney & Lacey One
Two
29 March 198221 May 2006Acquired from CBS
Cambridge Spies One9 May 200330 May 2003
Candy Cabs One5 April 201119 April 2011
Canned Carrott One3 October 199026 August 1995
Canterbury Tales One11 September 200316 October 2003
Can't Touch This One26 March 20168 October 2016
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Two
Four
1 October 19932 January 2008Previously shown on ITV
Carrie & Barry One3 September 20043 December 2005
Carrott Confidential One3 January 198726 August 1989
Carrott's Lib One2 October 198230 December 1983
Casanova (1971) Two16 November 197121 December 1971
Casanova (2005) Three13 March 200527 March 2005
The Case One31 October 20114 November 2011
Case Histories One5 June 20112 June 2013
Cash in the Attic One4 November 200224 May 2012
Castles One31 May 199520 August 1995
The Casual Vacancy One15 February 20151 March 2015
Casualty@Holby City One26 December 200427 December 2005
CatchpointTwo23 March 201925 June 2022
Catchword One
Two
17 May 198523 May 1995
The Catherine Tate Show Two16 February 200425 December 2007
CatsTwoNovember 199113 December 1991
The Cazalets One22 June 200127 July 2001
CCTVThree2003
Celebdaq Three14 February 20032004
Challenge Anneka One8 September 198915 October 1995
Champion the Wonder Horse BBC TV
One
15 July 195623 January 1993Acquired from CBS
Chandler & Co One12 July 19941 September 1995
Changing Rooms One4 September 199628 December 2004
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe FourSeptember 2009
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Four2 March 200616 December 2008
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe Two31 January 201329 December 2016
The Chase One16 July 200626 August 2007
Chef! One28 January 199330 December 1996
The Child in Time One24 September 2017
Children of the North Two30 October 199120 November 1991
Children's TV on TrialFour26 May 200731 May 2007
The Chinese Detective One30 April 19815 November 1982
Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on EarthTwo14 February 201616 February 2016
Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years' War Four11 February 201325 February 2013
The Choir Two4 December 200628 December 2015
Christabel Two16 November 19887 December 1988
A Christmas Carol (2019) One22 December 201924 December 2019
Cilla One30 January 196817 April 1976
Citizen Khan One27 August 201223 December 2016
The City and the City Two6 April 201827 April 2018
City Central One4 April 199819 June 2000
City in the SkyTwo5 June 2016 – 19 June 201627 April 2020 – 29 April 2020
Civilisation Two23 February 196918 May 1969
Civilisations Two1 March 2018
Class Three22 October 20163 December 2016
The Cleopatras Two19 January 19839 March 1983
Clique Three5 March 20179 April 2017
Clocking Off One23 January 20006 April 2003
Close to the Enemy Two10 November 201622 December 2016
Coast Two22 July 200513 August 2015
The Colbys One24 January 1986
Colditz One19 October 19721 April 1974
Collateral Two12 February 20185 March 2018
The Collectors One1 March 19863 May 1986
Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough One3 April 200425 June 2005
Come Back Mrs. Noah One13 December 197714 August 1978
Come Fly with Me (2000)Choice2 October 200017 May 2002
Come Fly with Me (2010) One25 December 201027 January 2011
Come HomeOne27 March 201810 April 2018
Come Outside Two23 September 199318 March 1997
Comedy Playhouse One15 December 1961 – 9 July 197529 April 2014 – 15 September 2017
Coming of Age Three21 May 20078 March 2011
Common As Muck One7 September 199412 February 1997
Commonwealth Jazz Club Two2 September 19656 October 1965
Congo Two30 January 200113 February 2001
Connections 17 October 197819 December 1978
The Coroner One16 November 20152 December 2016
Count Arthur Strong Two
One
8 July 201314 July 2017
Coupling Two
Three
12 May 200014 June 2004
Cowboy Trap One7 September 20096 July 2013
Crackerjack! One14 September 1957 – 21 December 198417 January 2020 – 5 March 2021
Cradle to Grave Two3 September 201515 October 2015
The Crane Gang Two22 September 20136 October 2013
The Creatives Two2 October 199816 February 2000
Crime and Punishment Two12 February 200213 February 2002
Crime Traveller One1 March 199719 April 1997
Crimes of Passion Four30 August 2014
Crimewatch One7 June 198420 March 2017
Crims Three8 January 201512 February 2015
The Crimson Field One6 April 201411 May 2014
Crocodile Shoes One10 November 199422 December 1994
Crocodile Shoes II One14 November 199619 December 1996
Crooked House Four22 December 200824 December 2008
Cruise of the Gods Two23 December 2002
The Cry One30 September 2018
Cuckoo Three25 September 20124 January 2019
Cuffs One28 October 201516 December 2015
Cunk on Christmas One29 December 2016
Cunk on Britain TwoApril 2018
The Cut Two19 September 200918 December 2010
Cutting It One16 April 200212 July 2005

D

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Dad One25 September 199721 December 1999
Daily Politics Two8 January 200324 July 2018
Daktari One17 October 19666 January 1977Acquired from CBS
Dallas One1979 – 19911996 – 1998Acquired from CBS
Dalziel and Pascoe One16 March 199622 June 2007
Damages
Damilola, Our Loved Boy One7 November 2016
Dancing on the Edge Two4 February 201310 March 2013
Daniel Deronda (2002) One23 November 20027 December 2002
Dangerfield One27 January 199519 November 1999
Danger Mouse CBBC28 September 201530 October 2016
Dangerous KnowledgeTwo
Four
8 August 200711 June 2008
Danny and the Human Zoo One31 August 2015
Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family One23 January 2019 – 30 January 20196 February 2019 – 12 February 2019
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure Two24 March 2015 – 7 April 201510 May 2018 – 25 May 2018
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World Two29 July 201212 August 2012
Dark Money One8 July 201916 July 2019
The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan One8 September 200827 October 2008
The Dark Side of the Moon One13 September 198318 October 1983
Dave Allen at PeaceTwo2 April 2018
Davina One15 February 2006 – 12 April 20065 September 2006 –
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy One13 August 2006 – 27 August 20065 September 2006 – 7 September 2006
The Day of the Triffids (1981) One10 September 198115 October 1981
The Day of the Triffids (2009) One28 December 200929 December 2009
The Day Today Two19 January 199423 February 1994
The Day the Universe Changed One19 March 198521 May 1985
A Day with Dana Two1 December 197412 January 1975
Dead Head Two15 January 19865 February 1986
Dead of Night Two5 November 197217 December 1972
Dead Ringers Two15 March 200229 March 2007
The Dead Room Four24 December 2018
Dear Ladies Two15 March 198316 December 1984
Death and Nightingales Two28 November 2018
Death Comes to Pemberley One26 December 201328 December 2013
The Death of Yugoslavia One3 September 19956 June 1996
Death Unexplained One7 February 201221 February 2012
Deceit One2 April 20009 April 2000
Decidedly DustyOne9 September 196928 October 1969
Decline and Fall One31 March 201714 April 2017
The Deep One3 August 201031 August 2010
Detective 30 March 19649 November 1969
Defending the Guilty Two19 September 201822 October 2019
Desperate Romantics Two21 July 200925 August 2009
Detectorists Four2 October 201426 December 2022
Diagnosis: Murder One
Two
3 January 199324 May 2011Acquired from CBS
Diana and I Two4 September 2017
The Diary of Anne Frank (1987) One4 January 198725 January 1987
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) One5 January 2009 – 9 January 200912 January 2022 – 19 January 2022
The Diary of Samuel Pepys One7 March 195813 June 1958
Dickensian One26 December 201521 February 2016
Die Kinder Two14 November 199019 December 1990
Didn't They Do Well One15 January 200418 March 2004
dinnerladies One12 November 199827 January 2000
Dirty War Two26 September 2004
Disney Time One25 December 196431 August 1998
The Disorderly Room One19371939
Dixon of Dock Green One9 July 19551 May 1976
Doctor at the Top One21 February 19914 April 1991
Doctor Foster One9 September 20153 October 2017
Doctor Who Confidential Three26 March 20051 October 2011
Doctor Who Extra iPlayer23 August 201427 December 2017
Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS One29 November 1993
The Doctors One19 November 19691971
Doing Money Two5 November 2018
Dolphins - Spy in the Pod One2 January 20149 January 2014
Dombey and Son (1969) One17 August 19699 November 1969
Dombey and Son (1983) One16 January 198320 March 1983
Don't Forget the Driver Two9 April 201914 May 2019
Don't Scare the Hare One23 April 201122 October 2011
Don't Tell the Bride Three (2007–14)
One (2015)
8 November 2007 – 15 December 201524 June 2015 – 29 July 2015
Doomwatch One9 February 197014 August 1972
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery Two25 March 198730 May 1987
Down to Earth One28 August 20006 March 2005
Dragons Alive One24 March 20047 April 2004
Dreamspaces Three16 February 20035 February 2004
The Driver One23 September 20147 October 2014
Dry Your Eyes One NI10 March 20062007
Dublin Murders One14 October 20195 November 2019
The Duchess of Duke Street One4 September 197624 December 1977
Duckman Two6 January 19953 October 1997Acquired from USA Network
Dynasties One11 November 20189 November 2018
Dynasty One1 May 1982

E

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Earth: The Power of the Planet Two20 November 200718 December 2007
Earth's Great RiversTwo
Two NI
1 January 2019 – 3 January 201910 April 2023 – 12 April 2023
Earth's Greatest Spectacles Two5 February 201619 February 2016
Earth's Natural WondersOne
Four
5 August 2015 – 7 March 20187 June 2020 – 27 July 2023
Earth's Seasonal SecretsOne20162017
Earth's Wildest Waters: The Big FishTwo2015
Earthflight One29 December 201129 January 2012
EastEnders: E20 Online
Three
8 January 201021 October 2011
EastEnders Revealed Choice
Three
19981 January 2016
The Edge One
Two
16 March 201513 November 2015
Edge of Darkness Two4 November 19859 December 1985
Edwardian Farm Two10 November 201019 January 2011
Eldorado One6 July 19929 July 1993
Electric Dreams Four29 September 200913 October 2009
Emma Goes to Bollywood Two25 June 2005
Empire One27 February 201226 March 2012
Enterprice Three29 November 20188 March 2020
Epic Win One20 August 201124 September 2011
Episodes Two10 January 2011
Equator One
Two
6 October 2006 – 20 October 200631 August 2014 – 21 September 2014
Eric, Ernie and Me Four29 December 2017
The Escape Artist One29 October 201312 November 2013
The European Union: In or Out Two2 April 2014
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue One16 April 2011
Eurovision: Your Country Needs You One
Two
Four
22 January 19578 February 2019
ExcaliburOne19741975
Exile One1 May 20113 May 2011
Extras One
Two
21 July 200527 December 2007

F

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
The Face of BritainTwo30 September 201528 October 2015
The Fall Two13 May 201328 October 2016
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin One8 September 197624 January 1979
Fame Academy One
Three
4 October 20024 October 2003
Family Guy Two (2005; 2015)
Three (2007–16)
22 October 200514 February 2016Acquired from Fox
Family Guy: Creating the ChaosThree18 April 2009
Family Guy: Groundbreaking GagsThree8 May 2011
Family Guy: The Story So Far...Three18 April 2009
Family Guy: The Top 20 CharactersThree8 May 20109 May 2010
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy ShowThree8 May 2010
Family Guys?: What Sitcoms Say About America NowHD
Two
27 October 2012
Famous, Rich and Hungry One12 March 201413 March 2014
Farscape Two29 November 199919 August 2007Acquired from Nine Network
Fast and Loose Two14 January 20114 March 2011
The Fast Show Two27 September 199429 December 1997
Fast Track World News12 January 20131 February 2014
Father Figure One18 September 201323 October 2013
Father Ted: The Passion of Saint Tibulus Two8 November 2008Previously shown on Channel 4
Fawlty Towers Two19 September 197525 October 1979
Feather Boy One16 March 20041 April 2004
Feel the Force Two8 May 200612 June 2006
Feud Two16 December 2017Acquired from FX
The Field of Blood One8 May 20119 August 2013
Film... One16 November 197128 March 2018
Finley the Fire Engine One
Two
CBeebies
23 July 20074 May 2014
Fireman Sam One (series 1–4)
CBeebies (series 5)
17 November 198725 December 2005
five by fiveThree27 March 2017
Five to Eleven One27 October 19861990
The First Churchills One27 September 196913 December 1969
The First Team Two28 May 20202 July 2020
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars One
Two
25 June 197711 October 1997
Fleabag Three21 July 20168 April 2019
Flight of the Conchords Four15 April 201022 June 2010
The Flintstones One
Two
4 September 1985Acquired from ABC; previously shown on ITV
Flower Pot Men One
CBeebies
18 December 19524 September 2002
The Flumps One14 February 19779 May 1977
Food and Drink Two6 July 198213 April 2015
Food Poker Two29 October 20077 December 2007
For Facts SakeOne15 October 201819 November 2018
For the Children One1937
9 June 1946
1939
December 1952
For What It's Worth One4 January 201626 June 2016
Forces of Nature One4 July 201625 July 2016
The Forsyte Saga Two7 January 19671 July 1967
Fox Wars One22 October 2013
Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe Two11 June 20062 July 2006
Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Two8 July 200813 August 2008
Francesco's Venice Two16 October 20046 November 2004
Frank Skinner's Opinionated Two16 April 201015 December 2011
Freaky Eaters Three14 February 20077 April 2009
French and Saunders Two (1987–93)
One (1994–2017)
9 March 198725 December 2017
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Two14 January 19912004Acquired from NBC
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross One2 November 200116 July 2010
From There to Here One22 May 20145 June 2014
The Frost Report One10 March 196626 December 1967
Frozen Planet One26 October 201128 December 2011
Funland Three23 October 20057 November 2005

G

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Galactica 1980 Two17 March 1988 – 1 June 198816 March 1998 – 10 June 2001 (repeats)Acquired from ABC; previously aired on ITV
Galápagos One
Two
26 September 2006 – 13 October 200623 March 2013
Gallowglass One10 January 199324 January 1993
The Game Two5 November 201410 December 2014
The Gamechangers Two15 September 2015
Game On Two27 February 19956 February 1998
Ganges Two3 August 200717 August 2007
Gangsters One9 September 197610 February 1978
Garrow's Law One1 November 20094 December 2011
Gavin & Stacey Three (2007–08)
One (2008–10; 2019)
13 May 200725 December 2019
The Generation Game One2 October 19718 April 2018
Genius Two20 March 200931 October 2010
The Genius of Invention Two24 January 201314 February 2013
George Washington Two27 July 1986 – 5 August 19861 August 1988 – 30 August 1988Acquired from CBS
Get Back One26 October 199215 November 1993
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley Two16 November 199521 December 1995
Ghostwatch One31 October 1992
Gimme Gimme Gimme Two (series 1–2)
One (series 3)
8 January 199914 December 2001
The Girl in the Café One25 June 2005
God Bless Ozzy OsbourneTwo29 January 2012
God's Wonderful Railway One6 February 1980
Going for a Song One6 October 19653 February 2002
Going Live! One26 September 198717 April 1993
Going Straight One24 February 19787 April 1978
The Good Life One4 April 197510 June 1978
The Good Old Days One20 July 195331 December 1983
Goodbye, Mr. Chips One29 January 19844 February 1984
The Goodies Two8 November 197018 February 1980
Goodness Gracious Me One
Two
12 January 1998 – 19 February 200126 May 2014 – 25 August 2015
Goodnight Sweetheart One18 November 199328 June 1999
Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & MeTwo26 December 201627 December 2016
Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance One24 February 202114 March 2021
Gormenghast One17 January 20007 February 2000
Grace & Favour One10 January 19928 February 1993
Grandma's House Two9 August 201024 May 2012
Grandstand One
Two
11 October 195828 January 2007
Great Barrier Reef (2012) Two1 January 201215 January 2012
Great Barrier Reef (2015) One30 December 201513 January 2016
The Great British Bake Off Two
One
17 August 2010
6 August 2014
22 October 2013
26 October 2016
Great British Garden Revival Two9 December 201321 January 2015
Great Railway Journeys Two23 October 19806 April 1999
The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Two24 January 20107 February 2010
The Great Train Robbery One18 December 201319 December 2013
The Great War One30 May 196422 November 1964
The Green Man One28 October 199011 November 1990
Ground Force One19 September 199724 July 2005
The Grove Family One9 April 195428 June 1957
Growing Pains One16 May 199214 July 1993
The Gruffalo One25 December 2009
The Gruffalo's Child One25 December 2011
Grushko One24 March 19947 April 1994
The Guess List One12 April 201424 May 2014
Guesstimation One11 July 200929 August 2009
Gunpowder One21 October 20174 November 2017
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot Two14 March 200421 March 2004

H

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Hamish Macbeth One26 March 19954 May 1997
Hancock's Half Hour One6 July 195630 June 1961
The Hanging Gale One14 May 19954 June 1995
Happy Birthday BBC Two Two20 April 200416 April 2014 – 24 April 2014
Happy Valley One29 April 20145 February 2023
Hard Sun One6 January 201810 February 2018
Harry One18 September 199312 April 1995
Harry and the Hendersons One
Two
27 September 199123 February 2001Acquired programming from Universal Television
Harry & Paul One
Two
13 April 20072 December 2012
Harry Enfield & Chums Two
One
8 November 199028 December 1998
Hayley in DisneylandOne25 December 1962
Head Hunters One7 October 201915 November 2019
Heartburn Hotel One20 July 199828 July 2000
Hebburn Two18 October 201222 December 2013
Hereward the Wake One12 September 196526 December 1965
Heroes Two20062010Acquired from NBC
Hi-de-Hi! One1 January 198030 January 1988
Hidden One6 October 201127 October 2011
Hidden Kingdoms One16 January 201430 January 2014
Highlands – Scotland's Wild HeartOne11 May 20161 June 2016
Him & Her Three6 September 201019 December 2013
Hinterland One Wales
Four
4 January 2014 – 18 December 2016
A History of Ancient BritainTwo2011
A History of Britain One30 September 200018 June 2002
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Two5 January 19819 February 1981
Hold the Back Page One12 November 198528 January 1986
Hole in the Wall One20 September 200812 December 2009
Holiday One2 January 196919 March 2007
Holidays in the Danger Zone Two31 January 20031 June 2005
The Hollow Crown Two30 June 201221 May 2016
Hollywood 7 One27 September 200120 December 2001
Hollywood ScienceTwo20012002
Home Again One5 May 20069 June 2006
Home Farm Twins One7 January 199930 March 2000
Homefront One19921997
Honey for Tea One13 March 199424 April 1994
Honey, We're Killing the Kids
The Honourable Woman Two3 July 201421 August 2014
Hope and Glory One22 June 19995 November 2000
Hope Springs One7 June 200926 July 2009
Horne & Corden Three10 March 200914 April 2009
Hospital People One21 April 201712 May 2017
Hostages Four2014
Hotel Babylon One19 January 200614 August 2009
Hotel of Mum and Dad Three3 October 20137 November 2014
House of Cards One18 November 19909 December 1990
The House of Eliott One31 August 19916 March 1994
House of Fools Two14 January 201430 March 2015
The House of Tiny Tearaways Three1 May 200521 December 2007
The House that £100k Built Two18 September 201331 March 2017
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? One29 July 200616 September 2006
How Do You View? TV26 October 19499 September 1953
How God Made the English Two17 March 201231 March 2012
How Not to Live Your Life Three27 September 200722 December 2011
How to Grow a Planet One7 February 201221 February 2012
How TV Ruined Your Life Two25 January 20118 March 2011
How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson Two2015
Howards End One12 November 20173 December 2017
Howards' Way One1 September 198525 November 1990
Human, All Too Human Two9 August 199911 August 1999
The Human Animal One
Knowledge
27 July 1994 – 31 August 199429 November 2000 – 31 January 2002
The Human Body One20 May 199825 June 1998
The Human Face One7 March 200125 March 2001
Human Planet One13 January 20113 March 2011
Human Universe Two7 October 20144 November 2014
The Hunt One1 November 201513 December 2015
Hunted One4 October 201222 November 2012
Hustle One24 February 200417 February 2012

I

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
I, Claudius Two20 September 19766 December 1976
I Love... Two22 July 20003 November 2001
I, Lovett Two9 June 198928 April 1993
Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip - An Emotional History of Britain Two
Two Scotland
2 October 201215 October 2012
Ice Age Giants Two19 May 20132 June 2013
Iceland Foods: Life in the Freezer Cabinet Two21 October 20134 November 2013
I'd Do Anything One15 March 200831 May 2008
Ideal Three11 January 200530 June 2011
If... Two10 March 200430 May 2006
I'll Get This Two6 November 201812 May 2020
Ill Behaviour iPlayer
Two
22 July 2017, 20 August – 3 September 2017
I'm Alan Partridge Two3 November 199716 December 2002
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! Two1 May 20105 June 2010
The Impressionists 30 April 200614 May 2006
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson One31 October 200921 December 2011
In and Out of the Kitchen Four11 March 201525 March 2015
In Deep One19 February 20014 March 2003
In the Club One5 August 20147 June 2016
In the Dark One11 July 20171 August 2017
In The Flesh Three17 March 20138 June 2014
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great 14 July 19984 August 1998
In the Night Garden... Two
CBeebies
19 March 20076 March 2009
In the Red Two26 May 19989 June 1998
In My Skin Three14 October 20187 November 2021
In the Teeth of JawsTwo8 November 1997
In with the Flynns One8 June 201121 September 2012
India: Nature's Wonderland Two
Four
1 September 2015 – 8 September 201531 January 2022 – 1 February 2022
The Indian Doctor One15 November 20108 November 2013
Informer One16 October 201820 November 2018
Inside Claridge's Two3 December 201217 December 2012
Inside Life CBBC13 October 200915 December 2009
Inside Men One2 February 201223 February 2012
Insides Out One15 September 199922 December 2000
Inside the Perfect PredatorOne
Two NI
25 March 20107 May 2021
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries One23 December 199029 August 1994
Inspector George Gently One8 April 200730 October 2017
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries One12 March 20011 June 2008
Inspector Montalbano Four13 December 2008 – 2 July 202228 December 2019 – 13 May 2023
The Interceptor One10 June 201529 July 2015
Into the West Two4 November 2006Acquired from TNT
Invasion of the Job Snatchers Three2 April 20147 May 2014
The Invisible Man (1975) One26 September 197527 August 1976Acquired from NBC
The Invisible Man (1984) One4 September 19849 October 1984
The Invisibles One1 May 20085 June 2008
I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse Three15 February 201530 March 2015
It Ain't Half Hot Mum One3 January 19743 September 1981
It's Lulu One11 July 197024 November 1973
It's Only a Theory Four6 October 200924 November 2009
It's Only TV...but I Like It One3 June 199916 August 2002

J

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Jam & Jerusalem One24 November 200623 August 2009
Jamaica Inn One21 April 201423 April 2014
James May's Man Lab Two31 October 201025 April 2013
Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands Two8 April 201522 June 2015
Jekyll One16 June 200728 July 2007
Jet Set One20 January 20018 August 2007
Jinx CBBC
Two
31 October 200923 January 2010
John Bishop's Britain One24 July 201027 December 2011
Joking Apart Two7 January 19937 February 1995
Jonathan Creek One10 May 199728 December 2016
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell One17 May 201528 June 2015
Jonny Briggs One11 November 198520 January 1987
Jonny Quest One6 January 1965 – 30 June 19651 November 1966 – 2 May 1967 (repeats)Acquired from ABC
Josephine Terry's Kitchen One11 November 194612 May 1947
Josh Three
One
11 November 20156 November 2017
Joshua Jones One
Two
Children's BBC
CBeebies
19922009
Judge John Deed One9 January 200118 January 2007
Juke Box Jury One (1959–1967; 1979)
Two (1989–1990)
1 June 195925 November 1990
Juliet Bravo One30 August 198021 December 1985
Jumbo: The Plane that Changed the World Two27 February 2014
Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands Three22 February 201128 February 2013
Junior Paramedics Three27 February 20148 April 2014
Just Good Friends One22 September 198325 December 1986

K

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
K-9 and Company One28 December 1981Doctor Who spin-off; pilot for a proposed series
Kaleidoscope TV22 November 194626 June 1953
Kat & Alfie: Redwater One18 May 201722 June 2017
Keeping Up Appearances One29 October 199025 December 1995
The Kenny Everett Television Show One24 December 198118 January 1988
Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? One8 February 201214 March 2012
A Kick Up the Eighties One21 September 198124 January 1984
Killer Magic Three24 March 201528 April 2015
The Kids Are All Right One12 April 200814 June 2008
The King Is Dead Three2 September 201014 October 2010
King Charles III Two10 May 2017One-off drama
King Gary One10 January 20203 September 2021
King Lear Two28 May 2018One-off drama
King of the Rocket Men Two
One
9 March 1981 – 20 March 198123 December 1991 – 7 January 1992
Kiss Me Kate One4 May 199826 December 2000
Kiss of Death One26 May 2008One-off drama
Knots Landing One26 April 1980
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge Two16 September 199421 October 1994
Knowitalls Two27 July 200914 August 2009
Kojak One23 August 19746 March 1982
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Two11 June 20096 July 2009
The Kumars at No. 42 Two (2001–04)
One (2005–06)
12 November 200118 August 2006
Kyle XY Two20072009
KYTV Two12 May 198922 October 1993

L

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Ladhood Three24 November 20195 September 2022
Land of the Tiger Two17 November 199726 December 1997
Laramie One (1959–65)17 October 1959 – 19 September 196530 April 1985 – 15 January 1987 (repeats)Acquired from NBC
Two (1985–87)
Lark Rise to Candleford One13 January 200813 February 2011
The Last Enemy One17 February 200816 March 2008
The Last Kingdom Two10 October 20154 May 2017Moved to Netflix for series 3–5
Last of the Summer Wine One4 January 197329 August 2010
Last Tango in Halifax One20 November 201220 December 2016
The Last Post One2017
The Late Edition Four20052008
The Late, Late Breakfast Show One4 September 19828 November 1986
The Late Show Two19891995
Laurel and Hardy One3 June 1948
Two26 Dec 1964
The League of Gentlemen Two11 January 1999 – 31 October 2002 (series)8 November 2017 – 12 January 2020
18 December 2017 – 20 December 2017 (specials)
Lee Mack's All Star Cast One18 June 201123 July 2011
Lee Nelson's Well Funny People Three14 March 201326 April 2013
Lee Nelson's Well Good Show Three10 June 201013 October 2011
Leonardo CBBC20112012
Les Misérables (2018) One30 December 20183 February 2019
Life One12 October 200914 December 2009
Life in Cold Blood One4 February 20083 March 2008
Life in Squares Two27 July 201510 August 2015
Life in the Air One3 April 201617 April 2016
Life in the Freezer One18 November 199323 December 1993
Life in the Snow One29 December 2016
Life in the Undergrowth One23 November 200521 December 2005
The Life of Birds One21 October 199823 December 1998
The Life of Mammals One20 November 20025 February 2003
Life of Riley One8 January 20091 June 2011
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern Four10 February 201424 February 2014
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television One2002
Life on Earth Two16 January 197910 April 1979
Life on Mars One9 January 200610 April 2007
Life Story One23 October 201427 November 2014
Light Fantastic Four1 December 200422 December 2004
The Likely Lads Two16 December 196423 July 1966
The Line of Beauty Two17 May 200631 May 2006
The Link One5 May 201417 July 2015
Liquid News Choice (2000–03)
One (2001–03)
Three (2003–04)
30 May 20001 April 2004
Liquid Television Two13 May 199126 October 1992Co-production with MTV
Little Britain Three
One
9 February 200330 December 2006
Little Britain USA One2008
Little Dorrit One2008
The Little Drummer Girl One2018
Little House on the Prairie One3 January 197526 June 1976Acquired from NBC
Little Miss One14 February 198322 December 1988
Little Women One26 December 201728 December 2017
Live & Kicking One2 October 199315 September 2001Live broadcast
Live at the Electric Three31 May 201228 February 2014Live broadcast
The Living and the Dead One28 June 20162 August 2016
Living Britain Two31 October 19995 December 1999
Living in the Past Two23 February 197811 May 1978
The Living Planet One19 January 198412 April 1984
Local Heroes Two19942000
London Spy Two9 November 20157 December 2015
The Long Song One2018
Look and Read One
Two
9 January 196729 March 2004
Look Around You Two10 October 20027 March 2005
The Lost DecadeFour20052006
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Two15 January 199830 October 2000
Love Hurts One3 January 199218 March 1994
Love, Lies and Records One16 November 201721 December 2017
Love, Nina One20 May 201617 June 2016
Love Soup One27 September 200517 May 2008
Lovejoy One10 January 19864 December 1994
Lum the Invader Girl Choice5 August 2000
Lunch Monkeys Three12 May 2008

M

TitleChannelFirst broadcastLast broadcastNotes
Mad Men Four2 March 2008
Madagascar Two9 February 201123 February 2011
Madhouse on Castle Street One13 January 1963
Maestro Two12 August 200813 September 2008
The Magicians One1 January 201111 February 2012
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men One16 November 198916 February 1994
Making Out One6 January 198912 November 1991
Malcolm in the Middle Two6 April 20012009
Man in an Orange Shirt Two31 July 20177 August 2017
The Man With the Flower in His Mouth One14 July 1930
Manchild TwoFebruary 2002April 2003
Manga!Two7 January 1994Hosted by Jonathan Ross
Mapp & Lucia One29 December 201431 December 2014
Martin Chuzzlewit Two7 November 199412 December 1994
Marvellous Two25 September 2014
Mary, Mungo and Midge One7 October 196930 December 1969
The Mary Whitehouse Experience Two3 October 19906 April 1992
Match of the Day from Northern Ireland One Northern Ireland
Two Northern Ireland
1985present
Match of the Day Kickabout Two
CBBC
8 January 201127 March 2021
Material Girl One14 January 201018 February 2010
The Matt Lucas Awards One10 April 201217 December 2013
Mechannibals Two2005
Megamaths Two16 September 19964 February 200
Meet the Ancestors Two8 January 19982004
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Four17 April 20121 May 2012
Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture Two24 February 20129 March 2012
Men Behaving Badly One1 July 199428 December 1998
Men of the World One14 March 199430 August 1995
Merlin One20 September 200824 December 2012
Merlin: Secrets and MagicOne19 September 200921 December 2009
Messiah One26 May 200121 January 2008
Miami Vice One4 March 198520 August 1990
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show One10 March 201425 December 2014
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow One (2009—11)
HD (2009)
One HD (2010—11)
6 June 200925 December 2011
Michel Roux's ServiceHD
Two
12 January 20113 February 2011
Middlemarch Two12 January 199416 February 1994
The Mighty Boosh Three18 May 200420 December 2007
Millionaire Manor One3 December 20054 March 2006
Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest Two3 March 201410 March 2014
The Miniaturist One26 December 201727 December 2017
Miranda Two (2009–10)
One (2012–15)
9 November 20091 January 2015
Misbehaving Mums To Be Three14 April 201110 June 2011
The Missing One28 October 201430 November 2016
Mister Maker CBeebies17 September 200725 December 2009
Mister WinnerTwo25 March 2020
Monarch of the Glen One27 February 200023 October 2005
The Money Programme Two5 April 19669 November 2010
Mongrels Three22 June 201019 December 2011
Mongrels UncoveredThree7 November 2011
Monkey Dust Three9 February 20038 February 2005
Monkey Planet One2 April 201416 April 2014
Monty Python's Flying Circus One (1969–73)
Two (1974)
5 October 19695 December 1974
The Moonstone One31 October 20164 November 2016
The Moorside One7 February 201714 February 2017
The Morecambe & Wise Show Two
One
2 September 196825 December 1977
Most Annoying People Three27 December 200626 December 2011
MotherFatherSon Two6 March 201924 April 2019
Mountain: Life at the ExtremeTwo2017
Moviedrome
Mr Benn One25 February 197131 March 1972
Mr. Men One31 December 197422 December 1988
Mr Tumble Two
CBeebies
1 September 200312 February 2016
Mrs Wilson One27 November 201811 December 2018
Muffin the Mule One
CBeebies
20 October 1946 – 1955, 27 January 1957
September 2005 and August 2008
Mulberry One24 February 199225 May 1993
Mum Two13 May 201619 June 2019
The Munsters Two1 April 1965
Muppet MagicOne2 February 1986
The Muppet Show One8 February 19863 September 1999
Muppets Tonight One13 September 19964 Oct 1996Acquired from ABC
Murder Two26 August 201217 March 2016
The Murder Game One
Three
29 March 200324 May 2003
Murder in Successville Three6 May 201524 May 2017
Murder Most Horrid Two14 November 19912 April 1999
Murder, She Wrote Two
One
30 June 2002
Music Makers Two
CBBC
19942007
The Musketeers One19 January 20141 August 2016
My Family One19 September 20002 September 2011
My Hero One4 February 200010 September 2006
My Mother and Other Strangers One13 November 201611 December 2016
My Wife Next Door One19 September 197212 December 1972
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Two10 January 201211 January 2012

N

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
The Naked Chef Two14 April 199919 December 2001
The Naked Choir Two22 September 201527 October 2015
Naked UsOne2004
The Name of the Rose Two2019
Nationwide One19691983
Natural World Two19832020
Nature's Epic Journeys One2016
Nature's Great Events One2009
Nature's Greatest DancersOne2015
Nature's Microworlds Four20122013
Nature's Miracle BabiesOne2011
Nature's Miracle OrphansOne2014
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of EvolutionFour2016
Neighbours One19852008
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Two19962015
The New Adventures of Superman One
Two
8 January 19942002Acquired from ABC
New Blood One9 June 201621 July 2016
New Street Law One20062007
New Tricks One20032015
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical IslandsTwo2016
Newsround One
CBBC
1971 – 2012, 2002 – present
Nigella Express Two20062009
Nighty Night Three20042005
Nineteen Eighty-Four One12 December 195416 December 1954Live broadcast
The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow One3 September 198815 December 1990
Noel's House Party One23 November 199120 March 1999
Not in Front of the Children One26 May 19679 January 1970
Not the Nine O'Clock News Two16 October 19798 March 1982
Numberblocks Four
CBeebies
20172022
Numbertime Two19932001
NW Two14 November 2016

O

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Ocean Giants One14 August 201128 August 2011
Ocean Odyssey One24 May 200629 June 2006
Oceans Two12 November 200819 December 2008
Odd One Out One16 April 198219 April 1985
Odyssey Two28 June 201513 March 2018
The Office Two (2001–02)
One (2003)
9 July 200127 December 2003
Oh, Brother! One13 September 196827 February 1970
Oh, Doctor Beeching! One14 August 199528 September 1997
Oh Happy Band! One3 September 19808 October 1980
The Old Grey Whistle Test Two (1971–88)
Four (2018)
21 September 197123 February 2018
The Old Guys One31 January 200913 August 2010
Oliver's Travels One11 June 19959 July 1995
Oliver Twist One18 December 200722 December 2007
The Omid Djalili Show One17 November 200725 May 2009
On the Record One18 September 198815 December 2002
On the Spot One29 July 20002 September 2000
One by One One29 January 19842 May 1987
One Foot in the Grave One4 January 199020 November 2000
One Man and His Dog Two (1976–2012)
One (2013–present)
17 February 1976present
One Night One26 March 201230 March 2012
One of Us One23 August 201613 September 2016
The One... One25 December 201016 January 2012
The Onedin Line One15 October 197126 October 1980
Only Fools and Horses One8 September 198125 December 2003
Open All Hours Two (1973–76)
One (1981–85)
23 March 19736 October 1985
Operation Good Guys Two29 December 199731 August 2000
Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow Two5 January 201412 January 2014
Ordinary Lies One17 March 201522 November 2016
Ordeal by Innocence One1 April 201815 April 2018
Orphan Black Three20 September 20134 October 2015
The Other Half One7 June 19972 February 2002
Our Friends in the North Two15 January 199611 March 1996
Our WorldNews2007present
Our Zoo One3 September 20148 October 2014
Out of the Blue (1995) One23 May 19959 September 1996
Out of the Blue (2008) One (2008)
Two (2008–09)
28 April 200829 January 2009
Outcasts One7 February 201113 March 2011
OvershadowedThree1 October 2017
OWL/TV

P

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Pacific Abyss One2008
Pan Am Two2012
The Paper Chase Two26 April 19795 April 1986Acquired from CBS and Showtime
Parade's End Two24 August 201221 September 2012
The Paradise Club One19 September 198927 November 1990
Parkinson One19 June 197124 April 2004
Parks and Recreation Four6 March 20132 April 2014
Partners in Crime One26 July 201530 August 2015
The Passing Bells One3 November 20147 November 2014
Pat and Margaret One11 September 1994One-off drama
Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise Two25 September 20159 October 2015
Pathways of Belief Two7 October 19962001
Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds One4 November 201329 November 2013
Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood Two27 May 201110 June 2011
Paula Two25 May 20178 June 2017
Pebble Mill at One One2 October 197229 March 1996
Pennies from Heaven Two7 March 197811 April 1978
The Pennine ChallengeOne17 November 19918 December 1991
The Pennine Way (1972)One6 August 1972One-off drama
The Pennine Way (2015)One10 April 20151 May 2015
People Just Do Nothing Three20 July 201417 December 2018
People Like Us Two20132014
The People's Quiz One24 March 200723 June 2007
Perfect World One25 February 200025 June 2001
Perfection Two
One
17 January 201130 March 2015
Performance Two5 October 199121 March 1998
Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners Two25 February 201411 March 2014
Personal Affairs Three16 June 200914 July 2009
Peter Kay's Car Share One29 April 201528 May 2018
Petrocelli One21 April 1978 – 2 November 19798 December 1997Acquired from NBC
Petrolheads Two12 February 200619 March 2006
The Phil Silvers Show One20 April 19575 November 2004Acquired from CBS
Pianos I Have Known TV28 January 195825 February 1958
Picture Book TV14 February 195523 September 1963
A Picture of Britain One5 June 200510 July 2005
Picture Page One8 October 19361939
The Pink Panther Show One (1970–86)
Two (1986–2011)
12 September 197028 November 2011
Pinwright's Progress TV29 November 194616 May 1947
Pitch Battle One17 June 201722 July 2017
Planet Dinosaur One14 September 201119 October 2011
Planet Earth One5 March 200610 December 2006
Planet Earth II One6 November 201611 December 2016
Planet Earth: The Future Four26 November 200610 December 2006
Planet Earth Live One6 May 201224 May 2012
The Planets (1999) Two29 April 199917 June 1999
The Planets (2019) Two29 May 201925 June 2019
The Planners Two31 January 201321 March 2013
The Planners Are Coming One11 September 200814 April 2009
The Plantagenets Two17 March 201431 March 2014
Play for Today One15 October 197028 August 1984
Play for Tomorrow One13 April 198218 May 1982
Play of the Month One19 October 196512 September 1983
The Play on One One19 January 198829 August 1991
Play School Two
One
21 April 196411 March 1988
Playdays One
Two
17 October 198828 March 1997
A Poet in New York Two2014
The Polar Bear Family and MeTwo2013
Poldark (1975) One5 October 19754 December 1977
Poldark (2015) One8 March 201526 August 2019
The Politician's Husband TwoApril 2013
The Politics Show One20032011
Pop Life Two2012
Porridge One5 September 197425 March 1977
Posh Nosh Two2003
Postman Pat One
CBeebies
16 September 198129 March 2017
Pound Shop Wars One2014
The Power of Nightmares Two2004
Pramface Three20122014
Prehistoric AutospyTwo2012
Press One2018
Pride One2004
Pride and Prejudice (1995) One1995
A Prince Among Men One15 September 199714 June 1998
Prisoners' Wives One31 January 20124 April 2013
The Private Life of a Masterpiece Two8 December 200125 December 2010
The Private Life of Plants One11 January 199515 February 1995
Protecting Our Children Two30 January 201213 February 2012
Public Account One6 January 19753 July 1978
Public Enemies One4 January 20126 January 2012
Pulling Three23 November 200617 May 2009
Pulse
Puppy Love Four13 November 201418 December 2014

Q

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Q... Two24 March 196925 October 1982
Quantum Leap Two13 February 199028 December 1999Acquired from NBC
Quatermass II BBC TV22 October 195526 November 1955Second installment in the Quatermass series
Quatermass and the Pit BBC TV22 December 195826 January 1959Third installment in the Quatermass series
The Quatermass Experiment (1953) BBC TV18 July 195322 August 1953First installment in the Quatermass series; 4 of 6 episodes missing
The Quatermass Experiment (2005) Four2 April 2005One-off drama; remake of the 1953 serial
Queers Four31 July 20173 August 2017
A Question of Genius Two16 March 20094 June 2010
Quincy, M.E. One22 June 19942003
Quirke One25 May 20148 June 2014

R

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track Two12 February 201319 March 2013
Raven One
CBBC
20022010
Ready Steady Cook Two (1994–2010)
One (1997–2003, 2020–21)
24 October 199415 April 2021
Real Rescues One15 October 200725 October 2013
Real Story One10 March 2003
Red Alert One19992000
Red Dwarf Two15 February 19885 April 1999
Reflex One2014
Reg One6 June 2016
Reggie Perrin One20102011
Rellik One2017
Remington Steele One3 September 198327 September 1994Acquired from NBC
Remember Me One23 November 20147 December 2014
The Ren & Stimpy Show Two10 January 199410 May 1999Acquired from Nickelodeon
The Replacement One28 February 201714 March 2017
Requiem One2 February 20186 March 2018
The Restaurant Two29 August 200717 December 2009
Restoration Two8 August 200325 April 2009
Restoration Home Two5 July 201128 August 2013
Rev. One28 June 201028 April 2014
Revenge of the Egghead Two24 February 20144 April 2014
Rex the Runt Two (1998–2001)
Four (2005)
21 December 199819 April 2005
Rich Hall's Fishing Show Four2003
Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel Two2007
The Riff Raff Element One19931994
Rillington Place One29 November 201613 December 2016
Ripper Street One30 December 201224 July 2017
Ripping Yarns One19761979
River One13 October 201517 November 2015
The Rob Brydon Show Two20102012
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive Three2006–2007
Robin Hood (1953) BBC TV17 March 195321 April 1953
Robin Hood (2006) BBC One7 October 200627 June 2009
Robot Wars Two
Choice
1998
2016
2003
2018
Rock Profile Two24 December 2000 – 18 March 200118 March 2022
The Rockford Files One
Two
18 March 19756 October 2015Acquired from NBC
Roger & Val Have Just Got In Two6 August 201014 March 2012
Rome Two20052007
Roots One8 April – 1 May 19779 May 1981 – 13 June 1981Miniseries; acquired from ABC
Two19 September 197824 October 1978
Roots: The Next Generations One30 September – 11 November 197927 June – 8 August 1981Miniseries; acquired from ABC
Rough Science Two20002005
Roughnecks One16 June 199421 December 1995
The Route Masters: Running London's Roads Two18 June 20132 February 2014
The Royle Family Two
One
14 September 199825 December 2012
Running Blind 10 July 197917 July 1979
Russell Howard's Good News Three
Two
22 October 200917 December 2015

S

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Sacred Wonders of Britain Two30 December 201313 January 2014
Salamander Four8 February 2014
Salting the Battlefield Two27 March 2014
The Sandie Shaw Supplement One10 September 196815 October 1968
The Sarah Jane Adventures One
CBBC
1 January 200718 October 2011Doctor Who spin-off
The Sarah Millican Television Programme Two8 March 201222 December 2013
SAS: Rogue WarriorsTwo6 February 201720 February 2017
Saturday Playhouse One4 January 19581 April 1961
Scallywagga Three29 April 200830 March 2010
Scene 19682002
School's Out One5 April 20061 September 2007
Science Shack Two20012002
Scoop CBBCJanuary 2009August 2011
ScreenPlay Two9 July 198627 October 1993
ScreenPlay Firsts Two17 August 198729 September 1993
The Sculptress One24 February 19963 March 1996
Sea of Souls One2 February 200419 April 2007
Second City Firsts Two15 October 197313 May 197823 episodes missing
Secret Fortune One12 February 201129 December 2012
The Secret Show Two
CBBC
16 September 200627 October 2007
The Secrets One7 September 201412 September 2014
See You in Court One29 March 201117 May 2011
Semi-DetachedTwo6 August 201010 September 2020
Seven Ages of Britain One31 January 201021 March 2010
Seven Ages of Rock Two19 May 200730 June 2007
Seven of One Two25 March 19736 May 1973
Sex on the EdgeThree2016
Sexy Beasts Three14 February 20149 September 2014
The Shadow Line Two5 May 201116 June 2011
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Two9 November 199214 December 1994
Shakespeare UnlockedTwo2012
Shark: Beneath the Surface One7 May 201521 May 2015
Shaun the Sheep Two
CBBC
5 March 200718 November 2016
Sherlock One25 July 201015 January 2017
The Shiny Show CBeebies
One
Two
11 February 200230 July 2002
The Shock of the New Two
Four
21 September 1980 – 9 November 198012 September 2023 – 2 October 2023
Shoestring One30 September 197921 December 1980
Shooting Stars Two (1993–2011)
Choice (2002)
27 December 199312 September 2011
Should I Worry About...? One9 September 200418 August 2005
Show Me the Monet Two2011
Shrill Three15 December 20197 May 2021
Siblings Three7 August 20148 February 2016
Silk One22 February 201131 March 2014
Simon Schama's Power of Art Two2006
Simon Schama's ShakespeareTwo2012
The Simpsons One
Two
23 November 19967 May 2004Acquired from Fox
The Singing Detective One16 November 198621 December 1986
Six-Five Special One16 February 195727 December 1958
The Slate
Slim John One1969
Small Talk One24 July 199418 December 1996
SMart One (1994–2006)
Two (2007–08)
CBBC (2009)
5 October 19944 April 2009
SMarteenies CBeebiesFebruary 2002January 2008
Smiley's People Two20 September 198225 October 1982
Snog Marry Avoid? Three23 June 20089 December 2013
The Snow Wolf Family & MeTwo2014
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Two19941997
So Haunt Me One23 February 19926 February 1994
So What Now? One26 March 200122 May 2001
So You Think You Can Dance One2 January 201011 June 2011
Solo One11 January 198117 October 1982
Some Girls Three6 November 201222 December 2014
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em One15 February 197325 December 1978
Something Else Two11 March 19785 November 1982
Something Special Two
CBeebies
1 September 2003present
South Pacific Two10 May 200914 June 2009
South Side Story Three26 January 20152 March 2015
Space: 1999 One (1994)
Two (1998–99)
30 August 1994; 11 May 19985th Jun 1999Previously shown on ITV
Space Precinct Two19952003
Spender One8 January 199129 December 1993
Spies of Warsaw Four9 January 201316 January 2013
Spirit Warriors CBBC22 January 201026 March 2010
Spooks One13 May 200223 October 2011
Spooks: Code 9 Three10 September 20087 October 2008
Sports Review BBC TV30 April 19371946
Spy in the Wild One12 January 201719 February 2020
SS-GB One19 February 201719 March 2017
Stand by to Shoot BBC TV6 June 195311 July 1953
Star Cops Two6 July 198731 August 1987
Star Trek One12 July 1969
19 August 1992
15 December 1971
19 January 1994
Acquired from NBC
Star Trek: The Animated Series 31 August 197422 December 1974Acquired from NBC
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Two28 September 1995Acquired programming from Paramount Television
Star Trek: The Next Generation 26 September 19906 May 1992Acquired programming from Paramount Television
Star Trek: Voyager One26 August 1996Acquired from UPN
The Star Trek StoryOne26 August 1996
Starlight BBC TV3 November 19361949
The State Within One2 November 20067 December 2006
Steptoe and Son One7 June 196226 December 1974
Still Game One6 September 200228 March 2019
Still Open All Hours One26 December 201323 December 2019Sequel to Open All Hours
Stingray Two11 September 199221 January 2004Previously shown on ITV
Stingray: The Reunion PartyFour2 January 2008
The Story of ChinaTwo2016
Storyboard BBC TV28 July 19611 September 1961
Strange One9 March 20025 July 2003
The Street One13 April 200617 August 2009
Streets Apart One24 October 19889 October 1989
Students on the EdgeThree2018
Sugartown One24 July 20117 August 2011
Summer of Rockets Two22 May 201926 June 2019
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents Three4 January 20118 July 2015
Sunday Night Theatre BBC TV5 March 195020 December 1959
Sunshine One7 October 200821 October 2008
SunTrap One27 May 20151 July 2015
Super Cute AnimalsOne2015
Super Senses: The Secret Power of AnimalsTwo2014
Super Smart AnimalsOne2012
Supergiant AnimalsOne2013
Supermarket Secrets One4 July 20133 April 201
Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals One1999
Supersized EarthOne2012
The Supersizers... Two20 May 200827 July 2009
Survivors (2008) One16 April 19758 June 1977
Survivors (2008) One23 November 200823 February 2010
Swallows and Amazons Forever! Two14 March 19842 May 1984
Sweat the Small Stuff Three30 April 20137 January 2015
Sykes One14 September 197216 November 1979
Sykes and a... One29 January 196016 November 1965
Sykes and a Big, Big Show One26 February 19712 April 1971
The Syndicate One27 March 20124 May 2021

T

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Takeover Bid One26 May 199015 July 1991
Takin' Over the Asylum Two27 September 19941 November 1994
Tales from Soho BBC TV21 January 195625 February 1956
Tales from the Green Valley Two19 August 20054 November 2005First installment in the BBC historic farm series
Tales from the PalacesFour29 September 200524 November 2005 [1]
The Tales of Para Handy One31 July 199421 August 1995
Tales of the Gold Monkey One5 November 198221 June 1983Acquired from ABC
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads One19871998
Talking to a Stranger Two1966
Tatau Three2015
Taxi One19781983
Teacher Didn't Tell Me BBC TV19571957
Telecrime BBC TV10 August 193825 July 1939
Telecrimes BBC TV22 October 194628 November 1946
The Telegoons BBC TV
One
5 October 19631 August 1964
Teletubbies One
Two
CBeebies
1997 – 2001, 2002 – present
Television Newsreel BBC TV5 January 19484 July 1954
Tenko One22 October 19811985
Test the Nation One11 May 200227 August 2007
Testament: The Bible in Animation One16 October 199611 December 1996
Thailand: Earth's Tropical ParadiseTwo2017
That Day We Sang Two2014
That Mitchell and Webb Look Two20062010
That Puppet Game Show One20132014
Theatre 625 Two3 May 19645 August 1968
Theatre Night Two15 September 198521 July 1990
Theatre Parade 19361938
They Think It's All Over One14 September 19959 June 2006
The Thick of It Four
Two
19 May 200527 October 2012
The Thin Blue Line One13 November 199523 November 1996
Thirteen Three28 February 201627 March 2016
Thirty-Minute Theatre Two7 October 19659 August 1973241 episodes missing
This Country Three8 February 201723 March 2020
This Life Two18 March 19967 August 1997
This Time Tomorrow One5 July 200823 August 2008
This World Two
World News
2004present
Threads One23 September 1984
Three Girls One16 May 201718 May 2017
Three Men in a Boat Two3 January 200628 December 2011
Three Up, Two Down One15 April 198518 June 1989
Through Hell and High Water Two13 February 200617 February 2006
Thunderbirds Two
Four
20 September 1991Previously shown on ITV1
Till Death Us Do Part One
Four
1965 – 1975, 2016
Time Commanders Two
Four
4 September 2003 – 13 March 200512 September 2016 – 27 December 2016
The Time Machine BBC TV25 January 1949Live broadcast
Time Trumpet Two3 August 20067 September 2006
Timewatch Two29 September 198215 November 2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy One10 September 197922 October 1979
Tipping the Velvet Two9 October 200223 October 2002
To the Ends of the Earth Two6 July 200520 July 2005
To the Manor Born One30 September 1979 – 29 November 198125 December 2007
To Walk Invisible One29 December 2016
Tomorrow's World One7 July 196516 July 2003
Tonight's the Night One18 April 20093 December 2011
Too Much TV Two29 February 20161 April 2016
Top Cat One16 May 19621989
Top Gear America Two
Three
2011present
Top of the Lake Two20132017
Top of the Pops One
Two
1 January 196430 July 2006
Top of the Pops 2 Two17 September 199422 December 2017
Torchwood Three
Two
One
22 October 20069 September 2011Doctor Who spin-off
Total Wipeout One20092012
Totally Saturday One2009
Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor Three20062008
Tough Young Teachers Three2014
The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities One2007
Tracy Beaker Returns CBBC20102012
Tracey Ullman's Show One11 January 201617 March 2017
Traffic Cops One20032015
Trainer One19911992
The Traitors One2022
The Traitors US One2023
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom One2007
Trapped! One
CBBC
20072010
Treasures of Ancient Rome Four3 September 201217 September 2012
Trexx and Flipside Three6 July 20083 August 2008
The Trials of Life One3 October 199019 December 1990
Triangle One5 January 19816 July 1983
Tribes, Predators & Me Two20 March 2016 – 21 September 201730 October 2023 – 6 November 2023
The Trip Two1 November 201031 March 2020
Troy: Fall of a City One17 February 20187 April 2018
Truckers One10 October 20137 November 2013
Trust Me One8 August 20177 May 2019
The Tube Two20 February 201226 March 2012
Tudor Monastery Farm Two13 November 201318 December 2013Fifth installment of the BBC historic farm series
The Tudors Two5 October 20072010
Tumble One9 August 201413 September 2014
Turks & Caicos Two20 March 2014
Turn Back Time – The High Street One2 November 20107 December 2010
Turnabout One26 March 19907 October 1996
Two Fat Ladies Two9 October 199628 September 1999
Two Greedy Italians Two4 May 201117 May 2012
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps One
Choice
Three
26 February 200124 May 2011
The Two Ronnies One10 April 197125 December 1987
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook One18 March 200525 December 2005
Two Thousand Acres of Sky One1 January 200121 February 2003
Two Tribes Two18 August 201431 August 2015
Two Up, Two Down One11 May 197915 June 1979
Tyger Takes On... Three15 May 201419 November 2015

U

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
UnbeatableOne10 May 2021present
Uncle Three13 January 201412 February 2017
Underground Ernie Two5 June 200623 December 2006
The Underground Murder MysteryBBC TV19 January 1937
United! One4 October 19652 March 1967
Up Pompeii! One30 March 197026 October 1970
Up Sunday One16 January 197223 December 1973
Up the Women Four (2013)
Two (2015)
30 May 201325 February 2015
Upstairs, Downstairs One26 December 201025 March 2012Co-production with PBS Masterpiece

V

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
The Vampyr: A Soap Opera Two29 December 1992 – 2 January 19939 January 1993
Venice 24/7 Four7 March 201211 April 2012
The Verdict Two11 February 200715 February 2007
Versailles Two1 June 20166 August 2018
A Very British Airline Two2 June 201416 June 2014
A Very British Scandal One26 December 202128 December 2021
A Very English Scandal One20 May 20183 June 2018
Vexed Two15 August 20105 September 2012
The Vicar of Dibley One10 November 199423 December 2020
Vic and Bob's Big Night Out Two (2017); Four (2018–19)29 December 2017 (pilot); 28 November 2018 – 18 March 201919 March 2020
The Victim One8 April 201911 April 2019
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Two11 January 198518 December 1987
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea One10 April 2013 – 11 April 20138 September 2013
The Village One31 March 201314 September 2014
The Virgin Queen One22 January 200612 February 2006
Virtual Murder One24 July 199228 August 1992
The Voice UK One24 March 20129 April 2016

W

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
W1A Two19 March 201423 October 2017
Wacky Races One7 October 196917 June 1999
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home One23 December 198420 September 1986
Waking the Dead One4 September 200011 April 2011
Walking with Beasts One15 November 200121 December 2001
Walking with Cavemen One27 March 200323 April 2003
Walking with Dinosaurs One4 October 19998 November 1999
Walking with Monsters One5 November 2005
The Wall One12 October 20192 April 2022
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions One (2002–03)
Three (2009–12)
24 December 2002 – 23 March 20031 May 2009 – 10 June 2012
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention One3 November 20108 December 2010
Walliams & Friend One24 December 201527 December 2016
The Walshes Four13 March 201427 March 2014
Walt DisneyOne25 December 1960
Walt DisneyOne25 December 1963
Walt DisneyTwo10 December 201617 December 2016
Walt Disney on Making a FilmOne15 October 1953
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color One4 September 19712 January 1972
Wanderlust One4 September 20189 October 2018
War & Peace One3 January 2016 – 7 February 2016
The War of the Worlds One17 November 2019 – 1 December 2019
War Walks Two26 July 199619 December 1997
Warren One25 February 20191 April 2019
Wasp's Nest BBC TV18 June 1937Live broadcast
The Way of the Warrior Two11 May 1983 – 29 June 19839 May 1989 – 20 June 1989
Watch with Mother One19511972
Watchdog One14 July 198517 October 2019
Watchdog Test House One10 March 201420 March 2015
Watermen: A Dirty Business Two15 April 201420 May 2014
Watership Down One22 December 2018 – 23 December 2018
Watson & Oliver Two20 February 201230 May 2013
Way to Go Three17 January 201321 February 2013
Ways of Seeing Two8 January 197229 January 1972
We Are History Two3 April 200030 October 2001
We Love SitcomOne9 September 2016
The Wednesday Play One28 October 196427 May 1970
West 10 LDN Three10 March 2008
We've Got Your Number One27 February 199922 May 1999
What the Ancients Did for Us Two16 February 2005 – 13 April 200523 January 2008 – 23 April 2008
What Do Artists Do All Day? Four19 March 201326 August 2015
What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us Two7 October 200311 November 2003
What Not to Wear Two (2001–2003)
One (2004–2007)
29 November 20014 October 2007
What the Papers Say Two19892008
What Remains One25 August 201315 September 2013
What the Romans Did for Us Two6 November 200011 December 2000
What the Stuarts Did for Us Two21 October 200211 November 2002
What the Tudors Did for Us Two23 September 200214 October 2002
What the Victorians Did for Us Two3 September 200122 October 2001
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? One9 January 197324 December 1974
White Gold Two28 May 201710 April 2019
White Heat Two8 March 201212 April 2012
White Van Man Three22 March 201229 March 2012
Whites Two28 September 20102 November 2010
The White Queen One16 June 201318 August 2013
Whoops Baghdad One25 January 19731 March 1973
Whose Doctor Who BBC Two3 April 1977
Why Don't You? One20 August 197321 April 1995
Wild Africa Two7 November 200112 December 2001
Wild Arabia Two22 February 20138 March 2013
Wild Brazil Two14 January 201416 January 2014
Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom Two29 November 201313 December 2013
Wild Caribbean Two16 January 20076 February 2007
Wild China Two11 May 200815 June 2008
Wild Down Under Two12 September 200317 October 2003
Wild In Your Garden Two2003
Wild Ireland: The Edge of the WorldTwo2017
Wild New World Two3 October 20027 November 2002
Wild Wales One2010
Wild West: America's Great FrontierTwo2016
Wildlife on One One6 January 197717 February 2005
Wildlife on Two Two19772005
Wilfred Three16 August 20112015
Winning Lines One12 June 199916 October 2004
Wipeout One25 May 199417 April 2003
The Wire Two2009
The Witness for the Prosecution One26 December 201627 December 2016
Wogan One4 May 19823 July 1992
The Woman in White One22 April 20187 May 2018
The Wombles One5 February 197324 October 1975
The Wonderful World of Disney One8 April 19727 May 1984
Wonders of Life Two27 January 201324 February 2013
Wonders of the Monsoon Two5 October 20142 November 2014
Wonders of the Solar System Two7 March 20104 April 2010
Wonders of the Universe Two6 March 201127 March 2011
Words and Pictures Two17 October 197028 October 2006
Working Lunch Two19 September 199430 July 2010
The World About Us Two3 December 196720 July 1986
The World of Walt DisneyOne25 December 1961
World Series of Dating Three26 March 20128 May 2012
World Tour of Scotland One12 July 1994 – 16 August 199418 September 1995 – 23 October 1995
World's Craziest Fools Three6 June 201111 March 2013
World's Most Dangerous Roads Two4 September 20119 January 2013
World's Sneakiest AnimalsTwo25 December 2015 – 14 January 201631 July 2023 – 8 August 2013
The World's Strictest Parents Three1 September 200815 December 2011
World's Weirdest EventsTwo3 September 201520 March 2016
The Worst Week of My Life One12 March 200422 December 2006
WPC 56 One18 March 201313 March 2015
Wright Around the World One25 October 20038 January 2005
The Wright Way One23 April 201328 May 2013
The Wrong Door Three28 August 20082 October 2008
The Wrong Mans Two24 September 201323 December 2014

X

TitleChannelFirst broadcastLast broadcastNotes
X Change One (2000–01)
Two (2001–04)
CBBC (2002–06)
24 July 200031 March 2006
The X-Files Two (1994–2004)
One (1996–2000)
19 September 199420 March 2004Acquired from Fox

Y

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
A Year in the Life of a Year Four30 December 201630 December 2017
Years and Years One14 May 201918 June 2019Co-production with HBO
Yellowstone Two15 March 200929 March 2009
Yellowstone: Wildest Winter to Blazing SummerTwo3 January 20175 January 2017
Yes Minister Two25 February 198017 December 1984
Yes, Prime Minister Two9 January 198628 January 1988
You Know What People Are One1 June 19556 July 1955
You Rang, M'Lord? One29 December 198824 April 1993
Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum Three19 July 200918 September 2011
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles One (1994–95; 2002–03)
Two (1995–2005)
20 November 199424 April 2005Acquired from ABC
The Young Ones Two9 November 198219 June 1984
Your Life in Their Hands One
Two
11 February 19588 November 2005
Your Wardrobe One5 April 194921 Dec 1950

Z

TitleChannelFirst BroadcastLast BroadcastNotes
Z-Cars One2 January 196220 September 1978
Zen One2 January 201116 January 2011
Zoo Quest One21 December 195431 May 1963

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