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1. The World at War (1973–1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Averell Harriman, Anthony Eden, Albert Speer
Votes: 29,645
2. Taking Sides (2001)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Music, War
After the end of World War II, a famous German conductor is accused of loyalty to the Nazi regime. He argues that art and politics are separate. An investigator thinks otherwise.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr
Votes: 3,824 | Gross: $0.19M
3. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
4. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 599
5. Cold War (1998)
47 min | Documentary, History
A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Anatoli Dobrynin, Robert McNamara, Vladimir Yerofeyev
Votes: 1,039
6. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 314
7. Question Time (1979– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Politicians, public office-holders and celebrities face questions on topical issues from a studio audience.
Stars: David Dimbleby, Robin Day, Peter Sissons, Fiona Bruce
Votes: 412
8. A Sense of Freedom (1981)
81 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: David Hayman, Jake D'Arcy, Sean Scanlan, Alex Norton
Votes: 614
9. Hollywood (1980)
676 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.
Stars: James Mason, Colleen Moore, Byron Haskin, Viola Dana
Votes: 855
10. The Real... (1998–2004)
65 min | Documentary
Stars: Patricia Mountbatten, Mark Easton, Philip Ziegler, Audrey Whiting
Votes: 11
11. News at Ten (1967–2024)
News
ITV's long running late-night national news bulletin and weather forecast.
Stars: Lucy Verasamy, Tom Bradby, Alex Beresford, Julie Etchingham
Votes: 79
12. Forty Years of Fuck (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
2 part tv documentary examining swearing in British TV over 40 Years. Highlights include the first use of the "F" word and "C" word and how films redubbed for tv substitute swear words for made up ones.
Directors: Ellen Evans, Matt O'Casey | Stars: Max Beesley, Helen Adams, John Aldridge, Jennie Bond
Votes: 38
13. The Late Show (1988–1995)
Documentary
Television programme on arts, the media and culture.
Stars: Sarah Dunant, Tracey MacLeod, Clive James, Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 31
14. The London Programme (1975–2008)
60 min | News
London Regional Current Affairs programme. Some weeks political, some weeks cultural. Greg Dyke was the Deputy Editor.
Stars: Trevor Phillips, Godfrey Hodgson, John Taylor, Andrew Phillips
Votes: 54
15. All Our Yesterdays (1960–1989)
Documentary
Series looking back at events in the same week 25 years earlier.
Stars: Bernard Braden, James Cameron, Kathryn Davies, Brian Inglis
Votes: 37
16. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
17. Granpa (1989 TV Movie)
35 min | Animation, Family
Granpa (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells stories to his granddaughter Emily (Emily Osborne), who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.
Director: Dianne Jackson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Emily Osborne
Votes: 208
18. Carmen by Georges Bizet (1991 TV Movie)
162 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The opera tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen.
Director: Barrie Gavin | Stars: Zubin Mehta, Maria Ewing, Luis Lima, Leontina Vaduva
Votes: 61
19. The Works (1996–1997)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Stars: Mark Lawson, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Brian Sewell, Ute Lemper
Votes: 12
20. The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007–2014)
60 min | Talk-Show
Alan Titchmarsh presents a mix of celebrity interviews, music, topical discussions and gardening features.
Stars: Alan Titchmarsh, Myleene Klass, Gloria Hunniford, Nick Ferrari
Votes: 96
21. The Royal Opera House (1996)
Documentary
A six part series filmed over a turbulent year inside the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Jeremy Isaacs, Anthony Dowell, Keith Cooper
Votes: 18
22. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
23. Ireland: A Television History (1980– )
60 min | Documentary
Ireland's history from earliest times to 1980.
Stars: Robert Kee, David Walterhouse
Votes: 29
24. Did You See..? (1980–1993)
30 min | Talk-Show
Presenter Ludovic Kennedy and three guests discuss the week's television, while there are also interviews with those responsible for making it. The series was later revived with Jeremy Paxman as the host.
Stars: Ludovic Kennedy, Jeremy Paxman, Sarah Dunant, Sue Peacock
Votes: 7
25. Black and White in Colour (1992– )
Documentary
Stars: Stuart Hall, Pearl Connor, Carmen Munroe, Thomas Baptiste
26. The World at War - The Making of the Series (1989)
48 min | Documentary
The making of 'The World At War.' Each film in the 26 episode series had to be an essay on an aspect of the war, because the length and separate aspects of the war was far too much to cover... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tiffin | Stars: Adolf Hitler, Jeremy Isaacs, Albert Speer
Votes: 32
27. Thinking Aloud (1984–1987)
40 min
Stars: Michael Ignatieff, Bryan Magee, Bernard Williams, Richard Gregory
28. Restoring the World at War (2010 Video)
31 min | Documentary, Short, War
Accompanying documentary about the painstaking detail that went into the complete restoration process of the iconic TV series.
Director: Leigh Tarrant | Stars: Henry Coleman, Christos Glaridis, James Greenwall, Jeremy Isaacs
29. Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.
Director: Louis Heaton | Stars: Sam Neill, Russell T. Davies, Tamsin Greig, John Hurt
30. La Traviata (1994 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama, Music
Courtesan falls in love, lives with her man, but his father convinces her to give him up. Some time after they parted, they have an ugly public confrontation. Ultimately, consumption decides her fate, and her lover regrets his actions.
Directors: Humphrey Burton, Peter Maniura | Stars: Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci, Richard Van Allan
Votes: 109
31. The Garden Party (1988–1991)
60 min
Stars: Paul Coia, Eamonn Holmes, Richard Jobson, Viv Lumsden
32. Sex on TV (2002)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: David Aaronovitch, Graham Norton, Hanif Kureishi, Germaine Greer
33. Face to Face (1994–1998)
45 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Jeremy Isaacs, Steven Spielberg, Billy Connolly, Ken Loach
Votes: 15
34. HARDtalk Extra (2004– )
Talk-Show
Independently produced arts and culture strand of the HARDtalk brand.
Stars: Gavin Esler, Paddy O'Connell, Mishal Husain, Razia Iqbal
Votes: 31
35. Millennium: A Thousand Years of History (1999– )
History
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Andre Lillis
Votes: 18
36. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information and clips were "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats", bitesize segments of comedy ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Gershfield, Pati Marr | Stars: Michael Abbensetts, Fiona Allen, Michael Angelis, Michael Appleton
Votes: 60
37. Queen of Hearts (1972 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary about the life of Eva Peron.
Director: Carlos Pasini Hansen | Stars: Diana Rigg, Jolyon Wimhurst
38. Report (1969–1975)
Documentary
Stars: Victor Henry, Ray Gosling, Cath Churchill, Ludovic Kennedy
39. Mitridate, re di Ponto (1993 TV Movie)
178 min | Drama, Music
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Bruce Ford, Ann Murray, Jochen Kowalski, Luba Orgonasova
Votes: 10
40. Granadaland (1992– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: John Birt, Denis Forman, Jeremy Isaacs, Gus Macdonald
41. Channel 4 at 25 (2007 TV Movie)
125 min | Documentary
Director: Alice Perman | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tariq Ali, Keith Allen, Nadia Almada
Votes: 15
42. Making the Series - A 30th Anniversary Retrospective (2001 Video)
128 min
Stars: Neal Ascherson, Jeremy Isaacs, Susan McConachy
43. That Was the Week We Watched (2003–2004)
30 min | Documentary
TV documentary that uses interviews and archived clips from the specific weeks from the past. Clips from programs that were shown during that particular week with pages taken from the ... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Pegg, Brian Perkins, Charlotte Green, David Attenborough
44. Storm Over 4 (1998 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Charting some of the controversies over Channel 4's output in its 15-year history, including clips from those programmes that caused the controversies and interviews with those involved.
Director: Gavin Weightman | Stars: Veronika Hyks, John Beyer, Michael Bishop, Mike Bolland
45. Where Were You? (1993 TV Movie)
Documentary
A selection of relevant people talk about their reaction to the news of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Director: Paul O'Dell | Stars: John Woodvine, Gerry Anderson, Michael Aspel, Anne Callan
46. Annapurna South Face: The Hardest Way Up (1970)
55 min | Documentary
Chris Bonington leads this 1970 expedition up the South Face of Annapurna.
47. Shooting from the Heart (1985)
52 min | Documentary
Chris Menges talks about his time as a cinematographer.
Director: David Turner | Stars: Alec McKenzie, Bill Forsyth, Bill Paterson, Chris Menges
48. Being Mavis Nicholson: TV's Greatest Interviewer (2016 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Iconic Welsh TV presenter Mavis Nicholson looks back on her long and varied career, and recalls the famous people she interviewed.
Director: Mei Williams | Stars: Lisa Rogers, Mavis Nicholson, Maureen Lipman, Paul O'Grady
49. Panorama Review of the Year 1965 (1965 TV Special)
60 min | News
A review of significant events in the year 1965 told without commentary. This was the first time 'Panorama' had attempted such a review using this technique.
Director: Bob Rowlands | Stars: Winston Churchill, Richard Dimbleby, Malcolm X, Patricia Neal
50.
The Real... (1998–2004)
Episode:
Hughie Green
(2001)
Documentary
A look back at the life, career and personal life of Hughie Green.
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Hughie Green, Denis Lawson, Garry Bushell, Bobby Crush
Votes: 9