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1. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
2. Parkinson (1971–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Journalist Michael Parkinson interviews a broad range of the most famous people in the world.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Marian Montgomery, Billy Connolly, Barry Humphries
Votes: 804
3. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
4. Jim'll Fix It (1975–2007)
35 min | Game-Show, Music, Mystery
Children write to Jimmy Savile asking him to make a dream come true for them on national television.
Stars: Jimmy Savile, Frank Bruno, Rod Hull, Val Doonican
Votes: 224
5. That Was the Week That Was (1962–1963)
50 min | Comedy
Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.
Stars: David Frost, Millicent Martin, William Rushton, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 108
6. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
7. Everyman (1977– )
50 min | Documentary
Long-running BBC documentary series, often focussing on issues of a religious nature.
Stars: Peter France, Vanya Kewley, Jenni Murray, David Jessel
Votes: 33
8. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
9. Monitor (1958–1965)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
Stars: Huw Wheldon, Jonathan Miller, John Berger, Robert Robinson
Votes: 98
10. Look, Stranger (1970–1978)
Documentary, Family
Stars: John Norman, John Betjeman, Tom Fleming, Anthony Rye
12. Frost on Saturday (1968– )
40 min | Talk-Show
Mainly concentrated on topical interviews with entertainers and public figures.
Stars: David Frost, Patrick Macnee, Nicol Williamson, Bob Hope
Votes: 13
13. How It Is (1968– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A weekly programme by the young for the young in heart. It treats its audience as reasonably intelligent and aware people instead of as suburban suet puddings".
Stars: Richard Neville, Angela Huth, Tony Palmer, Ronald Fletcher
14. The Innes Book of Records (1979–1981)
25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Neil Innes performs parody songs old and new, all set to specially-shot footage, and including special guest performers. Plotless and surreal, Innes described the programme as "songs and pictures, about people and things".
Stars: Neil Innes, Bryan Payne, Gillian Gregory, David Shaw
Votes: 57
15. Late Flowering Love (1981)
21 min | Short, Drama
Light dramatisation of four poems by poet laureete Sir John Betjeman, set on location in the south of England
Director: Charles Wallace | Stars: John Betjeman, Susannah York, Beryl Reid, John Alderton
Votes: 27
16. The Book Programme (1973–1980)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Michael Billington, Germaine Greer, Clive James
17. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (1952–1959)
Game-Show
Panel game in which a panel of three experts tried to identify objects from British museums.
Stars: Glyn Daniel, Mortimer Wheeler, Hugh Shortt, Thomas Bodkin
Votes: 23
18. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
19. The Brains Trust (1955–1996)
45 min | Talk-Show
Series in which eminent people of the time gave spontaneous answers to questions of the day.
Stars: Norman Fisher, Jacob Bronowski, Alan Bullock, Julian Huxley
Votes: 8
20. Bird's-Eye View (1969–1971)
50 min | Documentary
A series of films with a new perspective on Britain - from the air.
Stars: John Betjeman, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Leo McKern, Rene Cutforth
22. In View (1962– )
25 min | Documentary
Documentary series for viewers in the South and West of England.
Stars: Tom Salmon, John Boorman, Hugh Walters, Western Theatre Ballet
23. Read All About It (1974–1979)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Booker, Ronald Harwood, Antonia Fraser
24. The Poetry Hall of Fame (1993 TV Movie)
60 min
The Poetry Hall of Fame showcases more than 130 of the worlds best-known poems cleverly performed and artistically interpreted by The First Poetry Quartet and celebrity guests.
Director: Marshall Jamison | Stars: William P. Perry, Stephen G. Arlen, John Betjeman, Victor Bevine
Votes: 12
25. Metro-Land (1973 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
John Betjeman gives a guided tour of the Metropolitan Line from Baker Street in London to Verney Junction in Buckinghamshire, and of architecture of the suburbs and villages that grew up ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Mirzoeff | Star: John Betjeman
Votes: 69
26. Anyone for Tennyson? The Master Poets Collection (1976–1978)
28 min | Short, Drama
Stars: Jean Marsh, John Neville-Andrews, Neil Hunt, Jack Gwillim
Votes: 20
27. Not a Word (1970)
30 min | Game-Show
Stars: Brian Redhead, John Junkin, Bill Grundy, Henry Livings
28. Late Show London (1966– )
Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Benny Green, Dee Wells, Orson Welles, Lelia Goldoni
Votes: 16
29. But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Sheila Hancock, Moray Watson, Paul McDowell, Dudley Moore
30. Poet's London (1959 TV Short)
12 min | Short, Documentary
John Betjeman muses on the origins of his poetry in a bomb-scarred London, and performs some of his work.
Director: Ken Russell | Star: John Betjeman
Votes: 9
32. Architecture of Entertainment (1960 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: John Betjeman, Eileen Elton, Donald McAlpine, Phyllida McAlpine
33. Viewpoint (1959–1973)
Religious discussion series.
Stars: John Thompson, John Huxtable, Gary Watson, Leslie Smith
34. Time with Betjeman (1983– )
Documentary
Stars: John Betjeman, Jonathan Stedall, John Sparrow, John Murray
35. Treasures of the British Museum (1971– )
30 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Fleur Cowles, Tyrone Guthrie, John Hale, John Betjeman
36. Contrasts (1967–1969)
Music
Stars: Yehudi Menuhin, Oliver Ford Davies, Alan Dobie, Timothy Bateson
38. Bristol My Home (1965 TV Movie)
24 min | Documentary, History
John Betjeman interviews Randolph Sutton about his life.
Director: Hugh Munro | Stars: John Betjeman, Randolph Sutton
39. Muses with Milligan (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Spike Milligan, Steve Benbow, The Five Worthies, Annie Ross
40. Summoned by Bells (1976 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
An autobiography of Sir John Betjeman, covering the period of his life up to the time he started his first job. Betjeman visits some of the places that played an important part in his early life, and narrates a blank-verse commentary.
Director: Jonathan Stedall | Star: John Betjeman
Votes: 7
41. Network (1974–1980)
30 min | News
A series of programmes made specially for audiences in the BBC Regions and now seen countrywide.
Stars: Brian Barr, Tom Salmon, Brian Thompson, Vincent Kane
42. John Betjeman Goes by Train: King's Lynn to Hunstanton (1962 TV Short)
10 min | Documentary, Short
John Betjeman goes on a train journey from King's Lynn to Hunstanton in Norfolk, extolling the pleasures of traveling on a rural branch line.
Director: Malcolm Freegard | Star: John Betjeman
Votes: 39
43. Railways for Ever! (1970)
7 min | Short
A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.
Director: Norman Prouting | Star: John Betjeman
Votes: 34
44. Meeting Point (1957– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Alan Gibson, Jim Douglas Henry, John Betjeman, Tom Salmon
45. Who Said That? (1955–1958)
30 min | Game-Show
Panelists were asked to identify who said a particular well-known quote.
Stars: Gilbert Harding, John Betjeman, Alan Melville, Nancy Spain
46. Perspective on Eccentricity (1962 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Leonard Maguire, John Betjeman, Elaine Grand, Margaret Rutherford
47. While We're on the Subject (1970– )
280 min | Family
Stars: John Tusa, Michael Frayn, Shirley Conran, Jann Haworth
48. Journey Into the Weald of Kent (1959)
Documentary, Short
Director: Peter Mills | Star: John Betjeman
49. The Picture Theatre (1967 TV Movie)
24 min | Family
Stars: John Betjeman, Philip Jenkinson, Marion Davies, Greta Garbo
50. Christian Forum (1954–1957)
30 min
Stars: Alan Gibson, Christopher Butler, Charles Coulson, C.A. Joyce