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- Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
- Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
- 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 the story of their life, featuring guest appearances by members of their family, friends and colleagues.
- The shows were broadcast live in front of an audience largely of children, originally at the King's Theatre on Hammersmith Road until 1963, then at the BBC Television Theatre (now the Shepherds Bush Empire). The format of the programme included competitive games for teams of children, a music spot, a comedy double act, and a finale in which the cast performed a short comic play, adapting popular songs of the day and incorporating them into the action.
- An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
- Quiz show in which every time a contestant answers a question correctly on their chosen subject their prize money doubles, starting at £1 upto £32. If they get a question wrong however they lose everything. The best player then goes on to a £1000 Treasure Trail.
- British comedy TV variety series starring Benny Hill containing episodes aired for the BBC (1955-1968).
- Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- A revival of the British variety show Tonight at the London Palladium, it ran from 28 October 1973 to 28 October 1974.
- Sir Percy Blakeney, Baronet, is a notorious fop and hedonistic member of the Prince Regent's court, but he is secretly "the Scarlet Pimpernel", a mysterious figure who rescues innocents from the Reign of Terror taking place in France and transports them to safety in England.
- Ben Lyon, wife Bebe plus children Richard and Barbara play themselves handling everyday situations with any crisis taken care of. Aggie is their Scottish housekeeper and Florrie Wainwright their nosy neighbor.
- Contestants picked from the studio audience play a game for cash prizes where they must answer questions without ever saying the words "yes" or "no".
- Captain of 'The Shipwreck' Grant Mitchell runs a cargo business, but finds himself often called on for help against problems, intrigue, and villainy on the choppy waters of his trade.
- Offers three minute plus eerie tales. Peter Williams narrates.
- British children's puppet series about the Royal Family of the fictional European country of Rubovia. Amongst the regular characters in the show is Pongo, the Queen's pet dragon who turns into a cabbage when he hiccups.
- Series in which eminent people of the time gave spontaneous answers to questions of the day.
- Playbox used to alternate weekly with Crackerjack both hosted by Eamon Andrews. Whereas Crackerjack was set in a theatre with an audience, Playbox was studio based with quizzes and games plus the animated cartoon Bengo about a pet puppy and the drawings of Tony Hart
- Welcome to fantastic world of Hans Christian Andersen where Gerda and her father run a hotel. Things turn bleak when a guest arrives dressed in white, dripping diamonds and eyeing Gerda's love, Kai. When she vanishes with Kai, it is up to Gerda to find her one true love. "Snow Queen" is a fantasy with state-of-the-art special effects and a heartwarming love story.
- Learn how to make arts and crafts, see and hear stories about Bizzy Lizzy and others, and laugh at the antics of Sausage the puppet dachshund.
- Quiz show where three contestants all claim to be the same person, and a panel of celebrities have to work out which two are imposters. Originally hosted by David Jacobs, followed by McDonald Hobley and Shaw Taylor.
- This was the first ever serial shown on Independent Television in the UK, and started on their second day of broadcast. It was about the life and love of a young couple running a garage together.
- Orson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.
- Adventures of a family of wooden dolls living on a farm.
- Children's programme of stories and pictures.
- Following the progress of Vivian Fuchs and his Commonwealth expedition's overland crossing of Antarctica.
- Jack Payne introduces stars and personalities who are Off the Record together with the latest news from the record industry featuring Benny Hill, Jill Day, Lita Roza, Bert Weedon, Ronnie Carroll, Sid Phillips and his Band, The Concert Orchestra and George Mitchell Singers.
- Philip Jenkinson interviews actor Joan Crawford about her career in the cinema, from a 1967 episode of the U.K. series Film Profile (1955-1967). This show can be found in the double disc DVD release of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).