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Top of the Pops
Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances
Only Connect
Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.
Storyville
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries
Natural World
Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.
imagine...
The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.
Arena
Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand
Digging for Britain
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs
Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.
Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others
Radio 2 In Concert
Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience
This Cultural Life
Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.
Canal Boat Diaries
Robbie Cumming journeys 300 miles across the Midlands and northern England in a narrowboat
All Creatures Great and Small
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.
In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.
Detectorists
Comedy series about two metal-detecting enthusiasts.
Yes, Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP
As Time Goes By
Classic sitcom. Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a misunderstanding.
State of Happiness
When a Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes.
One Foot in the Grave
Sitcom featuring grumpy old man Victor Meldrew and the odd situations he finds himself in
The Wonder of Animals
Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.
Winter Walks
Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Inside Classical
BBC orchestras and guests perform in some of the UK's most prestigious concert halls.
Electric Proms
A festival of music featuring a series of concerts with rock
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres.
The Read
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels.
Gospel According to Mica – The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs
British soul singer Mica Paris traces the origins of six famous gospel songs.
Screen Two
Series of single made-for-television dramas.
Sorry!
British sitcom about a 41-year-old librarian who still lives at home with his parents.
Art on the BBC
How television has influenced our understanding of the world's great artists.
Colosseum
Are you not entertained? The Roman Empire's rise and fall at the Colosseum.
BBC One Sessions
Series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest stars around
Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan discovers the truth about those responsible for the collapse of the civilisation.
Pride and Prejudice
The Bennet daughters react in very different ways to the arrival of their new neighbour.
Clive James
Series of travel documentaries.
Five to Eleven
Noted actors read poetry and prose.
Parkinson: The Interviews
Michael Parkinson presents highlights from his archive of interviews
Crá
In a close-knit Irish village, a body is found in a bog. Tense, atmospheric drama.
Soprano Sundays
BBC Four celebrates some of the most well-known sopranos.
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Mark Gatiss presents chilling Christmas stories for a cold winter’s night.
Folk America at the Barbican
London concerts centring on American folk music from the 1920s to the 1960s
The Mayor of Casterbridge
A man tries to atone for his past, in the Thomas Hardy classic, adapted by Dennis Potter.
Sykes
Classic 70s sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques
What We Were Watching
Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.
Charles I: Downfall of a King
How Charles I’s rule collapsed in just fifty tempestuous days.
Classic Soul at the BBC
With Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.
Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas
Christopher Lee reads the disturbing Victorian ghost stories of writer MR James.
Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski reveals the latest scientific insights into icebergs.