Best UK Television
Bagpuss is a British stop-motion puppet television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin through their production company Smallfilms. It was first broadcast in 1974 and consists of thirteen episodes, each set in a small shop owned by the child Emily and inhabited by the striped cat Bagp...
The Clangers is a British stop-motion puppet television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms and first broadcast by the BBC in 1969. It follows a family of knitted, mouse-like creatures living on a small blue planet, where communication is represented primarily through dis...
Ivor the Engine is a British stop-motion model-animation series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, with the character originating in 1958. The stories follow Ivor, a steam locomotive on the fictional Merioneth and Llanbobl Railway in Wales, whose personal ambition is to sing with the railw...
Noggin the Nog is a British children's television puppet series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin and first broadcast by the BBC in 1959. The stories follow Noggin, ruler of the fictional Northern Kingdom, as he deals with family, court life, and the plotting of Nogbad the Bad. Produced by...
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a long-running UK television music programme broadcast by BBC Two from 1971 to 1988. It presented live performances from established and emerging artists across genres including classic rock, pop, and soul. The show’s enduring appeal lies in its nostalgic value for view...
BBC Young Musician of the Year is a British televised competition for instrumentalists aged under 18, established in 1978 by the BBC. Young musicians perform in a series of televised stages before specialist judges, with contestants representing instruments and areas of classical performance. The co...
Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogical documentary series created by Wall to Wall and broadcast on the BBC since 2004. The show features celebrity guests researching their family lineage, attracting large audiences. Over a dozen international versions of the program have also been devel...
Trumpton is a British stop-motion children's television series created and produced by Gordon Murray and first broadcast by the BBC in 1967. It is the second part of the connected Trumptonshire series, following Camberwick Green and preceding Chigley. The programme presents the routines of residents...
Camberwick Green is a British stop-motion children's television series created and produced by Gordon Murray for the BBC. First broadcast in 1966, it is set in a fictional village within the connected world of Trumptonshire. Episodes follow local residents, workplaces, services, and everyday routine...
Fireman Sam is a Welsh stop-motion puppet television series that began in 1987 and was created by illustrator Rob Lee. The original episodes are set in the fictional rural community of Pontypandy and follow firefighter Sam Jones, his colleagues, and local residents as they respond to fires, accident...
Chigley is a British children's television series created by Gordon Murray and first broadcast by the BBC in 1969. Made with stop-motion puppets, it is the third and final part of the connected Trumptonshire series, following Camberwick Green and Trumpton. The fictional setting includes rural and in...
Sooty & Co. was a British children's television series broadcast on ITV from 1993 to 1998. Created and presented by Matthew Corbett, it continued the television adventures of Sooty, the yellow glove-puppet bear, and his puppet companions through slapstick comedy, magic, music, and studio-based stori...
Vicious is a British comedy series following the long-term relationship of Freddie and Stuart, two elderly men who have shared fifty years together. The show depicts their complex dynamic characterized by affection and conflict. It premiered on ITV in April 2013 with Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in...
Bodger and Badger was a British children's television comedy series broadcast by the BBC from 1989 into the 1990s. It centers on a handyman called Bodger and Badger, a mischievous puppet badger whose fondness for mashed potato is a recurring comic element. The program uses live-action performers and...
X Factor (UK) is a British television music competition created by Simon Cowell that premiered on ITV in 2004. The show follows a format where contestants audition before judges, with successful candidates progressing through training and elimination rounds. It has launched the careers of several su...
Tots TV is a British children's television program created by Anne Wood and produced by Ragdoll Productions for the ITV network. First broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1993, it follows three young puppet characters, commonly identified as Tom, Tilly, and Tiny, whose play and everyday discoveries f...
Huxley Pig is a British stop-motion animated children's television series based on picture books by Rodney Peppe. Produced by FilmFair for Central TV, the series aired 26 episodes between 1989 and 1990, with narration by Martin Jarvis. Each story follows Huxley as he imagines adventures and occupati...
The 2020 Spitting Image reboot revived the British satirical puppet show on BritBox, recreating caricatured latex puppets of contemporary political and celebrity figures.
