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1. Chronicle (1966–1991)
50 min | Documentary, History
Series tracing new developments in historical research.
Stars: Magnus Magnusson, John Julius Norwich, David Drew, Barry Cunliffe
Votes: 17
2. The Fight Against Slavery (1975)
60 min | Drama, History
The story of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
Stars: Evan Jones, David Collings, John Castle, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 26
3. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,581
4. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
5. Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
30 min | Documentary
Long running BBC TV series looking at what's new in science and technology.
Stars: Judith Hann, Raymond Baxter, Michael Rodd, Peter Macann
Votes: 123
6. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 423
7. Inside Story (1974– )
60 min | Documentary
A BBC documentary film strand, with the focus on investigative journalism.
Stars: Roger Mills, Tom Bower, Christopher Olgiati, Peter Taylor
Votes: 31
8. Star Quality (1985 TV Movie)
75 min | Comedy
In 1940's England, a young playwright is getting his first play produced by an important director. But the director wants to get a temperamental actress for the lead. And when Lorraine ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dossor | Stars: Susannah York, Ian Richardson, Peter Chelsom, David Yelland
Votes: 65
9.
Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1983)
Drama, Family
Allison takes Tucker to the news agency to look for a job. When they return they interrupt Tommy and Michelle. Tommy's sister suggests they get organized.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Todd Carty, Paul McCarthy, George Armstrong, Gillian Freedman
Votes: 5
10. Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
The further adventures of Tucker Jenkins and his former classmates from Grange Hill. Follow Tucker and friends as they duck and dive their way through love and life during a time of high unemployment in the 1980s.
Stars: Todd Carty, George Armstrong, Paul McCarthy, Hilary Crane
Votes: 145
11.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of Kroll: Part One
(1978)
TV-Y | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Romana land on the moon Delta III, home to the green-skinned Swampies and a small group of human colonists. Soon after arriving, Romana is taken by the Swampies who wish to sacrifice her to the mysterious squid-like Kroll.
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Neil McCarthy, John Abineri
Votes: 484
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of Kroll: Part Two
(1978)
TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor rescues Romana from the Swampies but is horrified to hear that Kroll has awoken.
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Neil McCarthy, John Abineri
Votes: 443
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of Kroll: Part Four
(1979)
TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor races to stop Thawn from destroying the Swampie settlement and then works to destroy Kroll once and for all.
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Neil McCarthy, John Abineri
Votes: 444
14.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of Kroll: Part Three
(1979)
TV-Y | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Romana and Rohm-Dutt are sentenced to death by the Swampies while the refinery crew try to work out a way to destroy Kroll.
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Neil McCarthy, John Abineri
Votes: 441
15.
Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1983)
Drama, Family
Tucker, Tommy and Alan, late of Grange Hill, sign on at the dole office. Tommy makes an enemy of local thug Passmore.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Todd Carty, Paul McCarthy, George Armstrong, Steven Brown
Votes: 6
16. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
17. Grandad (1979–1984)
25 min | Comedy, Family
Children's comedy serial. Clive Dunn plays a caretaker in a community hall and has a large (unseen) dog called Nero.
Stars: Clive Dunn, Geoffrey Russell, James Marcus, Helen Cotterill
Votes: 47
18. Film Night (1970–1976)
Family
Stars: Philip Jenkinson, Tony Bilbow, Sheridan Morley, Frankie Howerd
Votes: 40
19.
Film Night (1970–1976)
Episode:
My Name's John Ford, I Make Westerns
(1970)
43 min | Family
Stars: Philip Jenkinson, John Ford
Votes: 6
20. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
21. Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973–1981)
40 min
The team go on location to film travelogues on a particular theme: Cities (twice); Historical figures and their homes (twice); Islands; Twin towns; Great rivers.
Stars: Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd, John Nettleton
22. The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule (1972)
55 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Hardy, Gladys Cooper, Harry Landis, André Morell
23. Six English Towns (1978–1984)
Documentary
Alec Clifton-Taylor explores English towns, with a focus on architectural history. The styles and fashions of buildings are covered, along with the nature of the materials that built them.
Stars: Alec Clifton-Taylor, Stephanie Turner
24. The Philpott File (1969–1980)
Family
Stars: Trevor Philpott, Simon Jenkins, Ian Nairn, Reyner Banham
25.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
An Adventure in Time: Part 1 - Travellers in Time
(1967)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bil Keating | Star: John Anderson
26.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
An Adventure in Time: Part 3 - Leif the Lucky
(1967)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bil Keating | Star: John Anderson
27.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
An Adventure in Time: Part 4 - Landfall in Vinland
(1967)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bil Keating | Star: John Anderson
28.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
An Adventure in Time: Part 5 - Vikings and Indians
(1967)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bil Keating | Star: John Anderson
29.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
An Adventure in Time: Part 2 - Through the Ice
(1967)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bil Keating | Star: John Anderson
30.
Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(1983)
Drama, Family
Tucker finds out why Allison has been avoiding him then he challenges Passmore.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Todd Carty, Paul McCarthy, George Armstrong, Gillian Freedman
31.
Scene (1968–2007)
Episode:
A Question of Class
(1982)
Drama, Family
Stars: Ian Hogg, Jeremy Barr
32.
Six English Towns (1978–1984)
Episode:
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
(1981)
41 min | Documentary
The most northern town in England, and one which was originally part of Scotland, Clifton-Taylor finds Berwick-upon-Tweed neither charming or seductive, but "what it has got, is character."
Star: Alec Clifton-Taylor
33.
Six English Towns (1978–1984)
Episode:
Saffron Walden, Essex
(1981)
39 min | Documentary
Star: Alec Clifton-Taylor
34.
Six English Towns (1978–1984)
Episode:
Lewes, Sussex
(1981)
39 min | Documentary
Star: Alec Clifton-Taylor
35.
Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
Episode:
Episode #7.29
(1971)
Documentary
Stars: Raymond Baxter, Derek Cooper, Michael Rodd
36.
The Lively Arts (1969– )
Episode:
Seeing Through Drawing
(1978)
Documentary
At the time the longest arts documentary the BBC had ever shown,about the fascination and meaning of drawing; why we draw, what we draw, what has been drawn and how drawing differs from ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Dine, David Hockney, Ralph Steadman
37.
Grandad (1979–1984)
Episode:
Episode #4.1
(1984)
25 min | Comedy, Family
Grandad has mistakenly treble-booked the hall, and all concerned demand that their booking should take priority: Mr. Watkins with his ornithology lecture, Mrs. Travers with her costume tests and Amelia Wilcox with rehearsals for her play.
Director: Jeremy Swan | Stars: Clive Dunn, Geoffrey Russell, James Marcus, Pamela Cundell
38.
Grandad (1979–1984)
Episode:
Episode #4.2
(1984)
26 min | Comedy, Family
With the hall roof leaking, Grandad takes up a temporary position as caretaker of the council office building. Unfortunately for Grandad, on the way to his new workplace, he causes a traffic accident - with the new mayor.
Director: Jeremy Swan | Stars: Clive Dunn, Geoffrey Russell, James Marcus, Helen Cotterill
39.
Grandad (1979–1984)
Episode:
Episode #4.3
(1984)
25 min | Comedy, Family
Bert sees an advert in the paper for a new caretaker at the Transport Research Institute. Looking for a better-paid job and fancying himself as an inventor, Grandad sets to work on his new creations - including wine-powered rocket fuel.
Director: Jeremy Swan | Stars: Clive Dunn, Geoffrey Russell, James Marcus, Helen Cotterill
40.
The Philpott File (1969–1980)
Episode:
The Hospital 1: Crisis at Guy's
(1974)
Family
Director: Trevor Philpott | Star: Trevor Philpott
41.
Chronicle (1966–1991)
Episode:
Lost Kings of the Desert
(1979)
Documentary, History
Stars: Rene Cutforth, Colin Renfrew
42.
The Fight Against Slavery (1975)
Episode:
The Old African Blasphemer
(1975)
Drama, History
Director: Christopher Ralling | Stars: John Castle, Dinsdale Landen, Ricardo Montez, John Gill
43.
Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973–1981)
Episode:
Antonio Vivaldi in Venice
(1979)
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Peter Purves, Sean Barrett, Gian Campi, Anna Da Malta
44.
Chronicle (1966–1991)
Episode:
Search for the Master Carpenters
(1979)
Documentary, History
Star: Rene Cutforth
45.
Chronicle (1966–1991)
Episode:
The Bridge That Spanned the World
(1979)
Documentary, History
Star: Derek Cooper
46.
Chronicle (1966–1991)
Episode:
Digging for Rescue: The Chronicle Award for Archaeology 1979
(1979)
Documentary, History
Star: Magnus Magnusson
48.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Art and Design: Ralph Steadman
(1977)
Documentary
Ralph Steadman illustrates a children's anti-war story, caricatures at his local pub, and speaks about his drawing techniques and his work, including Alice, and impressions of the Patty Hearst trial and the Watergate hearings.
Star: Ralph Steadman
49.
Film Night (1970–1976)
Episode:
Film Night Special: Forty Years in Hollywood
(1970)
30 min | Family
Stars: Philip Jenkinson, George Cukor
50.
The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule (1972)
Episode:
Raj
(1972)
Documentary
Star: Robert Hardy