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Top of the Pops
Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances
Only Connect
Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.
Storyville
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries
Natural World
Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.
The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.
Digging for Britain
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs
Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.
Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show
BBC Young Musician
Showcasing the UK's brightest young musical talent for over 30 years.
Radio 2 In Concert
Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others
This Cultural Life
Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.
Detectorists
Comedy series about two metal-detecting enthusiasts.
State of Happiness
When a Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes.
Canal Boat Diaries
Robbie Cumming journeys 300 miles across the Midlands and northern England in a narrowboat
As Time Goes By
Classic sitcom. Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a misunderstanding.
Call My Bluff
Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.
In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.
All Creatures Great and Small
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.
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
Those Who Kill
Nordic noir following criminal profiler Louise Bergstein.
The Wonder of Animals
Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.
Sorry!
British sitcom about a 41-year-old librarian who still lives at home with his parents.
Sight and Sound in Concert
Vintage rock and pop performances from the archives
The Secret Life of Books
Classic books are reconsidered by returning to the writers
Hancock's Half Hour
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy starring Tony Hancock.
Winter Walks
Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Face the Music
Game show that invites viewers to match their musical wits against a celebrity panel.
The Read
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels.
The Box of Delights
Entrusted with a magical box, a child goes on a thrilling journey in time and space.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
A man tries to atone for his past, in the Thomas Hardy classic, adapted by Dennis Potter.
Colosseum
Are you not entertained? The Roman Empire's rise and fall at the Colosseum.
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres.
BBC One Sessions
Series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest stars around
Rock Goes to College
Series featuring leading bands from the past performing live at various universities
Folk America at the Barbican
London concerts centring on American folk music from the 1920s to the 1960s
Clive James
Series of travel documentaries.
Wessex Tales
Adaptations of a selection of short stories by Thomas Hardy.
Five to Eleven
Noted actors read poetry and prose.
Art on the BBC
How television has influenced our understanding of the world's great artists.
Sirius: An Apocalyptic Order
The almost unbelievable story of an obscure death cult that shocked the world.
Landscape and Memory
Series examining the relationship between culture and the natural environment.
The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw takes to the skies for a bird's-eye perspective on inspirational gardens
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, written by David Nicholls
What’s Your Thing?
Journalist Adam Clarkson explores the normal, the unusual and everything in between.
Wonders of Life
Professor Brian Cox asks what is life and how did it begin?
Theatre 625
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two from 1964 to 1968.
Country Christmas
Festive music from some of the biggest stars of country music.
Earth from Space
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective.