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2009
- A Bit Of Explaining To Do [Radio]
- A Question Of Royalty [Radio]
- Admirable Crichton, The [Radio]
- Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
- Altered Egos [Radio]
- And The Winner Is [Radio]
- Anonymous
- Arthur Smith's Balham Bash [Radio]
- Arturart [Radio]
- As Seen On TV
- Bad By Default [Radio]
- Better Half, The [Radio]
- Beyond A Joke
- Big Top
- Bigipedia [Radio]
- Bill Bailey: Tinselworm
- Boy Meets Girl
- Brave Young Men
- Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery
- Broken Arts [Radio]
- Burnistoun
- Cavity [Radio]
- Christian O'Connell Five Live Show [Radio]
- Clement Freud On Just A Minute: A Celebration [Radio]
- Comic Fringes [Radio]
- Cowards
- Culshaw And Stephenson Show, The
- Des Res [Radio]
- Documates
- Down The Line
- Electric Ink [Radio]
- ElvenQuest [Radio]
- Fattest Man In Britain, The
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
- Filth
- Freddi
- Fresh!
- Funny Or Die Sketch Show
- Gallery, The [Radio]
- Galton & Simpson's Half Hour [Radio]
- Gary: Tank Commander
- Gemma Factor
- Genius
- Getting On
- Good Arrows
- Granny Killers, The [Radio]
- Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble, The [Radio]
- Half Moon Investigations
- Happy Hallidays
- Home Time
- Hope Springs
- Horne & Corden
- Horrible Histories
- HR [Radio]
- I'm Spartacus [Radio]
- I've Never Seen Star Wars
- In Mates [Radio]
- In The Loop [Film]
- Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret, The
- Inside Alan Francis [Radio]
- It's Only A Theory
- Ivan Brackenbury Radio Show, The [Radio]
- Jack Whitehall's Secret Census
- Jinx
- Jo Caulfield Radio Show, The [Radio]
- Joan Of Arc, And How She Became A Saint [Radio]
- Josie Long - All Of The Planet's Wonders [Radio]
- Justin Lee Collins Show, The
- Justin Moorhouse - The Big Am I [Radio]
- Ketch! And HIRO-PON Get It On
- Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire
- Ladies Of Letters
- Lambeth Palace [Radio]
- Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2
- Lemon Squeezer, The [Radio]
- Liam Hourican Pilot
- Life Bites
- Life Of Riley
- LifeSpam: My Child Is French
- Limmy's Show!
- Man Of The Moment [Radio]
- Mark Steel's In Town [Radio]
- Mark Thomas: The Manifesto [Radio]
- Mark's Brilliant Blog
- Married, Single, Other
- May Contain Nuts
- Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
- Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? [Radio]
- Miranda
- Moment You Feel It, The [Radio]
- Monday Monday
- Morecambe & Wise - The Show What Paul Merton Did
- Movie Mash
- My Name Is Daphne Fairfax [Radio]
- My Teenage Diary [Radio]
- Newfangle [Radio]
- Newsjack [Radio]
- Nick Mohammed In Quarters [Radio]
- No Signal
- Not Letting It Be [Radio]
- NQ48 [Radio]
- O'Kane And Co [Radio]
- Old Guys, The
- On The Field: Endgame [Radio]
- One Star
- Penelope Princess Of Pets
- Personal Affairs
- PMQ Show, The [Radio]
- Psychoville
- Reggie Perrin
- Rockton Manor Studios [Radio]
- Roy
- Russell Brand: Doing Life
- Scoop [Radio]
- Sean Lock: Stand Up
- See Me Afterwards [Radio]
- Shappi Talk [Radio]
- Site, The
- So Wrong It's Right [Radio]
- So You Think I'm An A***hole
- Something Fresh [Radio]
- Spoon, Jar, Jar, Spoon [Radio]
- Spread A Little Happiness [Radio]
- Stand-Up With The Stars [Radio]
- Stanley Baxter Playhouse, The [Radio]
- Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
- Syntax Era
- Taking The Flak
- Tent, The [Radio]
- Things Talk
- This Is My Mark [Radio]
- Tim Minchen: So Fucking Rock Live
- TNT Show
- Too Much Information [Radio]
- Toyboize
- Twice Ken Is Plenty [Radio]
- Vidiotic
- Walk On The Wild Side
- We Are Klang
- We Need Answers
- Wilson Dixon Line, The [Radio]
- Winging It
- World's Greatest... Sitcom, The
- World's Greatest... Stand-Up, The
- Yellowplush Papers, The [Radio]
- Yes, It's The Ashes [Radio]
- You Have Been Watching
- Young, Unemployed And Lazy
2008
- A Matter Of Loaf And Death [Film]
- A Week With Adam Buxton [Radio]
- Act Your Age [Radio]
- Alan Carr's Comedy Outings [Radio]
- Andi Osho Show, The
- Ape
- Argumental
- Barely Legal
- Beautiful People
- Beehive
- Big Night In..., The [Radio]
- Bike Squad
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
- Blackadder Rides Again
- Blinded By Science [Radio]
- Brightonomicon, The [Radio]
- Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice
- Cabin Pressure [Radio]
- Celebrity Juice
- Clash Of The Santas
- Clone
- Comedy Songs - The Pop Years
- Cornwell Estate, The [Radio]
- Cup, The
- Dani's House
- Danny Robins Music Therapy [Radio]
- Delta Forever
- Development [Radio]
- Dolly & Laura
- Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook, The [Radio]
- Eddie Izzard: Circle
- Eddie Izzard: Dress To Kill
- Empty
- Footlights At 125: A Retrospective [Radio]
- Four Sad Faces [Radio]
- Frank [Radio]
- Frank Skinner Live At The Birmingham Hippodrome
- Gary's War
- Genuine Particle, The [Radio]
- Glendogie Bogey
- Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments
- Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
- Headcases
- Headwreckers
- Hot Gossip [Radio]
- I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
- I've Never Seen Star Wars [Radio]
- Idiots Of Ants
- Inbetweeners, The
- Incredible Will & Greg, The
- Invisibles, The
- It's David O'Doherty Time [Radio]
- Jason Byrne Show, The [Radio]
- Jesusboy And Goatherd
- Jimmy Carr Live
- John Finnemore, Apparently [Radio]
- Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army
- Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
- Lab Rats
- Ladies, The [Radio]
- Laura, Ben And Him
- Laurence And Gus: Hearts And Minds [Radio]
- Lee Mack Live
- Lenny Henry.TV
- Lost Weblog Of Scrooby Trevithick, The [Radio]
- Lunch Monkeys
- Mark Wootton Exposed
- Massive
- MeeBOX
- Mouth To Mouth
- Mouth Trap [Radio]
- Moving Wallpaper
- Mr And Mrs Fandango
- Mutual Friends
- Never Better
- New Heroes Of Comedy
- New World Order [Radio]
- No Heroics
- Odd Half Hour, The [Radio]
- Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits
- Operation Charlie [Radio]
- Pappy's Fun Club
- Pappy's Fun Club [Radio]
- Parents Of The Band
- Penny Dreadfuls Present..., The [Radio]
- Placebo
- Potting On [Radio]
- Psmith In The City [Radio]
- Quartet [Radio]
- Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl [Radio]
- Ricky Gervais: Fame
- Rudy's Rare Records [Radio]
- Sarah Millican: Keep Your Chins Up [Radio]
- Says On The Tin [Radio]
- School Of Comedy
- Sean Lock And Friends At The Fringe [Radio]
- Secret World, The [Radio]
- Sick Animation Show, The
- Silly Money
- Slaterwood
- Sorry, I've Got No Head
- Spending My Inheritance [Radio]
- Spike's Lookalikes [Radio]
- Stanley Baxter: Now And Then
- Strangers On Trains [Radio]
- Sunshine
- Teenage Kicks
- Thank God You're Here
- That's No Job For An Asian [Radio]
- Think Tank
- Three And Out [Film]
- Tilt [Radio]
- Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues [Radio]
- Tonightly
- Torn Up Tales
- Trexx And Flipside
- Viewing, The
- We Are Most Amused
- What In The World? Quiz, The
- What The Dickens?
- Who Is Tom Allen?
- Wil Hodgson: Straight Outta Chippenham [Radio]
- Will Smith's Mid-life Crisis Management [Radio]
- Work Experience
- Wrong Door, The
2007
- 4 Stands Up [Radio]
- A Bucket O' French And Saunders
- A Series Of Psychotic Episodes [Radio]
- A-Z Of The British Countryside [Radio]
- Abbey, The
- After You've Gone
- Ain't It Funny Being Coloured
- Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy Live
- And Then You Die
- Angelo's
- Armstrong & Miller Show, The
- BBC Backchat [Radio]
- Benidorm
- Bleak Expectations [Radio]
- Botley [Radio]
- Buy Me Up TV [Radio]
- Castle, The [Radio]
- Christmas At The Riviera
- City Lights
- Comedy Map Of Britain, The
- Coming Of Age
- Correspondent, The [Radio]
- Cowards [Radio]
- Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency [Radio]
- Does The Team Think... [Radio]
- Double Science [Radio]
- Doug Stanhope: Go Home
- Edge Falls [Radio]
- Eejits, The
- Emu
- Exterminating Angels, The [Radio]
- Fabulous [Radio]
- Fags, Mags And Bags [Radio]
- Fear, Stress And Anger
- Fordham And Lipson [Radio]
- Free Agents
- Freezing
- G-Force [Radio]
- Gavin & Stacey
- Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off... To Glastonbury
- Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows [Radio]
- Harry & Paul
- Hazelbeach [Radio]
- History Of The World Backwards, The
- Hot Fuzz [Film]
- How Not To Live Your Life
- HR
- Hut 33 [Radio]
- Inspector Steine [Radio]
- James Kettle's Skyscraping Ambitions - Making It Big In Business [Radio]
- Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
- Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
- Kevin Bishop Show, The
- Kicking The Habit [Radio]
- Knocker [Radio]
- Ladies And Gentlemen
- Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking [Radio]
- Lawrence Sweeney Mix, The [Radio]
- Laxian Key, The [Radio]
- Learners
- Life And Times Of Vivienne Vyle, The
- Listen Against [Radio]
- Little Miss Jocelyn
- Look Away Now [Radio]
- Love Contract [Radio]
- Magician's Daughter, The [Radio]
- Magicians [Film]
- Maltby Collection, The [Radio]
- Mark Thomas: My Life In Serious Organised Crime [Radio]
- Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better [Radio]
- Meanwhile With The Bearded Ladies [Radio]
- Message To Mars [Radio]
- Miranda Hart's Joke Shop [Radio]
- Mumbai Calling
- Museum Of Curiosity, The [Radio]
- No Tomatoes [Radio]
- Omid Djalili Show, The
- Oneira [Radio]
- Other People
- Outnumbered
- Peacefully In Their Sleeps [Radio]
- Peter Serafinowicz Show, The
- Play And Record [Radio]
- Plus One
- Political Animal [Radio]
- Puddle [Radio]
- Recorded For Training Purposes [Radio]
- Return Of 'Allo 'Allo!, The
- Roman's Empire
- Ross Noble On... [Radio]
- Roy Chubby Brown: Britain's Rudest Comedian
- Run, Fat Boy, Run [Film]
- Russell Brand's Ponderland
- Safety Catch [Radio]
- Scallywagga
- Scum Also Rises, The
- Self-Storage [Radio]
- Shaun The Sheep
- Smallest Game In Town, The
- Space Hacks [Radio]
- Spiritual Centre, The [Radio]
- Sportstalk [Radio]
- Swizzcall
- Theatre Group, With Peter And Sarah [Radio]
- Thieves Like Us
- Tough Gig
- Uncle Rubbish
- Visit, The
- Wonderworld [Radio]
- World's Greatest Comedy Characters, The
- Would I Lie To You?
2006
- 50 Greatest Comedy Films, The
- A History Of Oil
- Acting Up [Internet]
- All Bar Luke [Radio]
- Bo' In The USA
- Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
- Charlotte Church Show, The
- Complete Guide To Parenting, The
- Confetti [Film]
- Dear Green Place
- Down The Line [Radio]
- Feel The Force
- FM
- Fonejacker
- Grownups
- Home Again
- Hotel Babylon
- Hyperdrive
- IT Crowd, The
- Jam & Jerusalem
- Lead Balloon
- Legit
- Leicester Comedy Festival, The [Radio]
- Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
- Man To Man With Dean Learner
- Not Going Out
- One [Radio]
- Out To Lunch [Radio]
- Personality Test, The [Radio]
- Pulling
- Respectable
- Revenge Of The Celebrity Mummies [Radio]
- Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
- Saxondale
- Severance [Film]
- Sitcom Showdown, The
- Spats [Radio]
- Star Stories
- Story Of Light Entertainment, The
- Strutter
- Suburban Shootout
- That Mitchell And Webb Look
- Thin Ice
- Time Trumpet
- Tomorrow, Today! [Radio]
- Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
- TV Heaven, Telly Hell
- Ultimate Sitcom, The
- Unbelievable Truth, The [Radio]
- Undone [Radio]
2005
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats
- A Bear's Tail
- According To Bex
- Another Case Of Milton Jones [Radio]
- Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive [Radio]
- Baggage [Radio]
- Balls Of Steel
- Blagger's Guide, The [Radio]
- Blessed
- Bromwell High
- Colin And Fergus' Digi Radio [Radio]
- Comic Side Of 7 Days, The
- Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! [Radio]
- Dead Man Weds
- Deep Trouble [Radio]
- Ed Reardon's Week [Radio]
- Extras
- Festival [Film]
- Francophile Namesakes [Radio]
- Genius [Radio]
- Green Green Grass, The
- Heartless
- Help
- I'm With Stupid
- Ideal
- Keeping Mum [Film]
- Late Edition, The
- Love Soup
- Mastering The Universe [Radio]
- May Contain Nuts
- Mike Bassett: Manager
- Mitch Benn Music Show, The [Radio]
- Mock The Week
- Nathan Barley
- Nebulous [Radio]
- Papers Of A J Wentworth (Ret'd), The [Radio]
- Party Line, The [Radio]
- Robinsons, The
- Ross Noble: Sonic Waffle
- Sensitive Skin
- Serious About Comedy [Radio]
- Spaceship, The [Radio]
- Sunday Night Project, The
- Supernova
- Thick Of It, The
- Tittybangbang
- Unseen..., The
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit [Film]
- What A Carve Up! [Radio]
- What's The Problem? With Anne Robinson
2004
- 15 Minute Musical [Radio]
- AD/BC - A Rock Opera
- Bearded Ladies [Radio]
- Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, The
- Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason [Film]
- Carrie & Barry
- Catterick
- Clare In The Community [Radio]
- Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure
- Doctors And Nurses
- Fur TV
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Green Wing
- Live At The Apollo
- Mad About Alice
- Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere
- Mighty Boosh, The
- Millions [Film]
- My Life As A Popat
- Nighty Night
- Ready When You Are Mr Gill [Film]
- Ross Noble: Unrealtime
- Shameless
- Shane
- Shoot The Writers!
- Smoking Room, The
- World Stands Up, The
- Worst Week Of My Life, The
2003
- 3 Non-Blondes
- 4 At The Fringe [Radio]
- 4 In A Field [Radio]
- Absolute Power
- Comedy Connections
- Crouches, The
- Daunt And Dervish [Radio]
- Early Doors
- Elephants To Catch Eels [Radio]
- Eyes Down
- Fighting Talk [Radio]
- Grass
- Hardware
- Heresy [Radio]
- Little Britain
- Love Actually [Film]
- Mark Steel Lectures, The
- Peep Show
- Pilot Show, The
- QI
- Richard Taylor Interviews, The
- Sitcom Trials, The
- Spanking New On 7 [Radio]
- Swiss Toni
- That Mitchell & Webb Sound [Radio]
- Trevor's World Of Sport
2002
- 15 Storeys High
- A Tribute To The Likely Lads
- About A Boy [Film]
- All About Me
- Annual Barfta Awards, The
- Believe Nothing
- Breeze Block
- Concrete Cow [Radio]
- Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea [Radio]
- House That Jack Built, The
- Meet The Magoons
- RE:Brand
- Ross Noble Goes Global [Radio]
- Share And Share Alike [Radio]
- Snoddy
- Still Game
- TLC
- Victoria At The Albert
- Wallace And Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
- Wild West
2001
- 'Orrible
- A Small Summer Party
- Aaagh! It's The Mr Hell Show
- All The Young Dudes [Radio]
- Arthur's Dyke [Film]
- At Home With The Snails [Radio]
- Baddiel's Syndrome
- Being Dom Joly
- Bridget Jones's Diary [Film]
- Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
- Happiness
- Harry Hill's TV Burp
- High Stakes
- Lawless Heart [Film]
- Lee Evans - So What Now?
- Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting [Radio]
- London Comedy Festival
- Mean Machine [Film]
- Mike Bassett: England Manager [Film]
- Mitchell And Webb Situation, The
- Office, The
- Office Gossip
- Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
- Pets
- Take The Mike
- Teachers
- Think The Unthinkable [Radio]
- Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
- World Of Pub
2000
- Absolute Power [Radio]
- Acropolis Now [Radio]
- Beast
- Black Books
- Chambers
- Coupling
- Dead Ringers [Radio]
- Jam
- Life's A Pitch
- My Family
- My Hero
- Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything, The
- Randall And Hopkirk: Deceased
- Revolting People [Radio]
- Stand Up For The Homeless
- Strangerers, The
- Time Gentlemen Please
- Unforgettable..., The
- Vic Reeves Examines
- Victoria Wood With All The Trimmings
- Way It Is, The
- We Are History
1999
- Adam Bloom: Beyond A Joke
- All Along The Watchtower
- Bremner, Bird And Fortune
- Brotherly Love
- From Spam To Sperm
- Gimme Gimme Gimme
- Hippies
- It's Been a Bad Week [Radio]
- It's... The Monty Python Story
- League Of Gentlemen, The
- Let Them Eat Cake
- Mark Steel Lectures, The [Radio]
- Mrs Merton & Malcolm
- My Parents Are Aliens
- People Like Us
- Pythonland
- Rock Profile
- Shadows Of Reflections
- Smack The Pony
- Spaced
1998
- Alan Davies Show, The [Radio]
- Babes In The Wood
- Big Train
- Blind Men
- Bob Monkhouse - Over The Limit
- Bob Monkhouse On Campus
- dinnerladies
- Heartburn Hotel
- How Do You Want Me?
- If Only [Film]
- In The Red
- Kiss Me Kate
- Last Salute, The
- Now Show, The [Radio]
- Operation Good Guys
- Rex The Runt
- Royle Family, The
- Stressed Eric
- Thoughts Of Chairman Alf, The
- Zig And Zag Show, The
1997
- Captain Butler
- Chalk
- Cookbook Of Apicius, The [Radio]
- Cows
- Dad
- Fierce Creatures [Film]
- grown ups
- Jack Dee Show, The
- Jonathan Creek
- Keeping Mum
- Lust For Glorious
- On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen [Radio]
- Stella Street
- Stuff The Week
- We Know Where You Live
- What's Up Dockers
- Wild House, The
1996
- Adam And Joe Show, The
- Are You From The Bugle? [Radio]
- Asylum
- Blouse And Skirt
- Doon Your Way [Radio]
- Freddie Starr Show, The
- Legacy Of Reginald Perrin, The
- Mark Thomas Comedy Product, The
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks
- Never Mind The Horrocks
- Office, The
1995
- A Close Shave [Film]
- Agony Again
- Atletico Partick
- Bad Boys
- Baldy Man, The
- Barbara
- Bob Monkhouse On The Spot
- Crapston Villas
- Faith In The Future
- Father Ted
- Game On
- Is It Legal?
- Jim Tavaré Pictures Presents...
- Lily Savage Live: Paying The Rent
- Look At The State We're In!
- Mrs. Merton Show, The
- Next Of Kin
- Oh Doctor Beeching!
- Old Harry's Game [Radio]
- One For The Road
- Peter Principle, The
- Porkpie
- Saturday Night Armistice, The
- Six Pairs Of Pants
- Thin Blue Line, The
- Trev And Simon Summer Special, The
1994
- A Fistful Of Fingers [Film]
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- All Night Long
- All Quiet On The Preston Front
- Fast Show, The
- Four Weddings And A Funeral [Film]
- High Life, The
- Honey For Tea
- House Of Windsor, The
- John Sessions's Likely Stories
- Just William
- London Comedy Festival
- Love On A Branch Line
- Men Of The World
- Monster Café
- Mother's Ruin
- Nelson's Column
- Nice Day At The Office
- Once Upon A Time In The North
- Outside Edge
- Room 101
- Russ Abbot Show, The
- Tales Of Para Handy, The
- Vicar Of Dibley, The
- Young Poisoner's Handbook, The [Film]
1993
- Alan Parker's 29 Minutes Of Truth [Radio]
- Almost Complete History Of The 20th Century, The
- Armando Iannucci [Radio]
- Bonjour La Classe
- Chef!
- Conjugal Rites
- Dave Allen
- Detectives, The
- Every Silver Lining
- Freddie Starr
- Gingerbread Girl, The
- Goodnight Sweetheart
- Harry Hill's Fruit Corner [Radio]
- I'm Alan Partridge
- Just A Gigolo
- Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
- Masterson Inheritance, The [Radio]
- Mr. Don And Mr. George
- Newman And Baddiel In Pieces
- Over The Rainbow
- Paul Calf Video Diary, The
- Posse - Armed And Dangerous, The
- Punch Drunk
- Shooting Stars
- Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer, The
- Stuck On You
- Wrong Trousers, The [Film]
1992
- Absolutely Fabulous
- As Time Goes By
- Big One, The
- Blue Heaven
- Don't Tell Father
- Frankie's On...
- Get Back
- Grace And Favour
- Heroes Of Comedy
- Jack Dee Show, The
- Kit And The Widow
- Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge [Radio]
- Land Of Hope And Gloria
- My Dead Dad
- Phil Cool
- Room 101 [Radio]
- Rowan Atkinson Live
- Secret Life Of TV, The
- Side By Side
- Sitting Pretty
- So Haunt Me
- True Adventures Of Christopher Columbus, The
1991
- 2point4 Children
- An Actor's Life For Me
- Bottom
- Boys From The Bush, The
- Brittas Empire, The
- Doctor At The Top
- End Of The Roadshow, The [Radio]
- Fiddlers Three
- Hope It Rains
- John Sessions's Tall Tales
- Joking Apart
- Men Behaving Badly
- Message To Major
- On The Hour [Radio]
- Second Thoughts
- Taking The Floor
- Trouble In Mind
- Up The Junction
- Very Big Very Soon
1990
- A Life In Pieces
- And Now In Colour [Radio]
- Drop The Dead Donkey
- Freddie And Max
- Haggard
- Have I Got News For You
- Heil Honey I'm Home!
- Jeeves And Wooster
- Keeping Up Appearances
- Mary Whitehouse Experience, The
- Nightingales
- No Job For A Lady
- Not With A Bang
- Nothing Like A Royal Show!
- On The Up
- One Foot In The Grave
- One On Two
- Sit-Crom, The [Radio]
- Up The Garden Path
- Up To Something
- Vic Reeves Big Night Out
- Waiting For God
1989
- A Bit Of A Do
- A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit [Film]
- A Touch Of Spice
- Absolutely
- Appointments Of Dennis Jennings, The
- Birds Of A Feather
- Close To Home
- Commercial Breakdown
- Desmond's
- French Fields
- High Street Blues
- I, Lovett
- John Sessions On The Spot
- Joint Account
- Labours Of Erica, The
- Laura And Disorder
- Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
- May To December
- Mr Bean
- No Strings
- Off The Wall
- Sob Sisters
- Something For The Weekend
- Staggering Stories Of Ferdinand De Bargos, The
- Surgical Spirit
- Young, Gifted And Broke
1988
- A Gentleman's Club
- A Kind Of Living
- After Henry
- Andy Capp
- Big Fun Show, The [Radio]
- Chelmsford 123
- Clarence
- Colin's Sandwich
- Double First
- First Of The Summer Wine
- Friday Night Live
- No Frills
- Rab C. Nesbitt
- Red Dwarf
- River, The
- Streets Apart
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? [Radio]
- Wyatt's Watchdogs
- You Rang, M'Lord?
1987
- A Small Problem
- City Lights
- Corner House, The
- Divided We Stand
- Father Matthew's Daughter
- Ffizz
- Filthy, Rich And Catflap
- French And Saunders
- Home James!
- Late Expectations
- Laughs From The Palladium
- Life Without George
- My Husband And I
- Never Say Die
- New Statesman, The
- Refuge, The
- Rude Health
- Running Wild
- Saturday Night Fry [Radio]
- Stop That Laughing At The Back
- Valentine Park
- Watching
- World According To Smith And Jones, The
- You Must Be The Husband
1986
- A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
- All At No. 20
- Bread
- Brush Strokes
- Comic Relief
- Constant Hot Water
- Farrington Of The FO
- Hell's Bells
- Help!
- Hot Metal
- Langley Bottom
- Laughs From Her Majesty's
- Room At The Bottom
- Russ Abbot Show, The
- Slinger's Day
- Two Of Us, The
- We'll Think Of Something
- Yes Prime Minister
1985
- All In Good Faith
- Bright Side, The
- Brothers McGregor, The
- Full House
- Girls On Top
- Happy Families
- High & Dry
- Home To Roost
- In Sickness & In Health
- Kelly Monteith In One
- Mann's Best Friends
- Marjorie And Men
- Million Pound Radio Show, The [Radio]
- Mog
- Moving
- Relative Strangers
- Roll Over Beethoven
- South Of The Border
- Tandoori Nights
- There Comes A Time...
- Three Up, Two Down
- Troubles & Strife
- Walking The Planks
1984
- Bootle Saddles
- Bottle Boys
- Call Earnshaw
- Clairvoyant, The
- Dream Stuffing
- Duty Free
- Ever Decreasing Circles
- Fainthearted Feminist, The
- Fairly Secret Army
- Freddie Starr At The Royalty
- Fresh Fields
- Front Line, The
- Hello Goodbye Man, The
- Hilary
- Kit Curran Radio Show, The
- Lame Ducks
- Leaving
- Little Armadillos
- Lonelyhearts Kid, The
- Magnificent Evans, The
- Me & My Girl
- New Statesman, The
- Pull The Other One
- Sharon And Elsie
- Singles
- Tom O'Connor
- Tripper's Day
1983
- A Clip Round The Year
- Affairs Of The Heart
- Alfresco
- Behind The Bike Sheds
- Blackadder
- Bob Monkhouse Show, The
- Brass
- Cabbage Patch, The
- Climber, The
- Dear Ladies
- Don't Wait Up
- Father's Day
- Good Night And God Bless
- Hallelujah!
- Happy Apple, The
- Just Good Friends
- No Place Like Home
- No Problem!
- Now And Then
- Struggle
- Sweet Sixteen
- Tears Before Bedtime
- Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
1982
- 'Allo 'Allo!
- A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
- Bounder, The
- Dead Ernest
- Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen Cowboy
- Don't Rock The Boat
- Emery Presents
- Father Charlie
- Foxy Lady
- Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim
- Goodbye Mr Kent
- L For Lester
- Let There Be Love
- Third Time Lucky
- Tom, Dick And Harriet
- Union Castle
- Whoops Apocalypse
- Young Ones, The
1981
- A Kick Up The Eighties
- Astronauts
- Carrott Del Sol
- Chintz
- Coming Home
- Dave Allen
- Doctor Down Under
- Doctors' Daughters
- Freddie Starr On The Road
- Gaffer, The
- Gregory's Girl [Film]
- Have I Got You... Where You Want Me?
- Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
- If You Go Down In The Woods Today
- Incredible Mr Tanner, The
- It Sticks Out Half A Mile [Radio]
- Last Song, The
- Misfits
- Never The Twain
- Only Fools And Horses
- Partners
- Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Roots
- Scoop
- Seconds Out
- Sorry!
- Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself
- Take A Letter Mr. Jones...
- That Beryl Marston...!
- That's My Boy
- Three Of A Kind
- Till Death...
- West End Tales
- Wood And Walters
1980
- An Audience With...
- Boom Boom... Out Go The Lights
- Can We Get On Now, Please?
- Cooper's Half Hour
- Cowboys
- Fancy Wanders
- Glamour Girls, The
- Grundy
- Hi-De-Hi!
- Holding The Fort
- Hordes Of The Things [Radio]
- Just Liz
- Keep It In The Family
- Likes Of Sykes, The
- Metal Mickey
- Nesbitts Are Coming, The
- Nice Work
- Oh Happy Band!
- Other 'Arf, The
- Pig In The Middle
- Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse
- Sink Or Swim
- Sun Trap, The
- Tales From A Long Room
- Tell It To The Jungle
- Thicker Than Water
- Thoughts Of Chairman Alf At Christmas, The
- Time Of My Life
- Watch This Space
- Yes Minister
- Young At Heart
1979
- Agony
- Big Jim And The Figaro Club
- Bloomers
- End Of Part One
- Feet First
- Hinge And Bracket Gala Evenings
- How's Your Father?
- Lovely Couple
- Mixed Blessings
- Not The Nine O'Clock News
- Only When I Laugh
- Porridge [Film]
- Potter
- Room Service
- Shelley
- Spooner's Patch
- Stanley Baxter On Television
- Take My Wife
- Ted On The Spot
- Terry & June
- To The Manor Born
- Tropic
- Two Up, Two Down
1978
- A Soft Touch
- All You Need Is Cash
- And Now The Good News
- Bless Me, Father
- Butterflies
- Going Straight
- Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The [Radio]
- Leave It To Charlie
- Life Begins At Forty
- Losers, The
- Margie And Me
- Rings On Their Fingers
- Selwyn
- Upchat Connection, The
1977
- A Roof Over My Head
- A Sharp Intake Of Breath
- A Show Of My Own
- Albert And Me [Radio]
- Backs To The Land
- Big Deal At York City
- Car Along The Pass
- Chalk And Cheese
- Cheers
- Citizen Smith
- Come Back Mrs. Noah
- Devenish
- Eric Sykes Shows A Few Of Our Favourite Things
- Fuzz, The
- Have A Harry...
- I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds
- Jason Explanation, The [Radio]
- Little And Largest Show On Earth, The
- Middlemen
- Mind Your Language
- Miss Jones And Son
- Naught For Thy Comfort
- News Quiz, The [Radio]
- No Appointment Necessary
- Odd Man Out
- Paradise Island
- Robin's Nest
- Rosie
- Swap You One Of These For One Of Those
- Tom O'Connor
- Took And Co
- Upchat Line, The
- Variations On A Theme
- You're Only Young Twice
- Young At Heart
1976
- Battle Of The Sexes
- Big Boy Now!
- Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, The
- Fosters, The
- Freddie Starr Show, The
- George & Mildred
- Hello Cheeky
- Just William
- Little And Large Tellyshow, The
- Lucky Feller
- Maggie And Her
- Many Wives Of Patrick, The
- Out Of The Trees
- Ready When You Are Mr Gill [Film]
- Well Anyway
- What's On Next?
- Yanks Go Home
- Yes - Honestly
- Yus My Dear
1975
- Beneath The News
- Carry On Laughing
- Cuckoo Waltz, The
- Dawson's Weekly
- Doctor On The Go
- Down The 'Gate
- Fawlty Towers
- Good Life, The
- Growing Pains of PC Penrose, The
- I Didn't Know You Cared
- Larry Grayson Show, The
- Last Of The Best Men, The
- Life Of Riley, The
- My Brother's Keeper
- My Honourable Mrs
- Rule Britannia!
- Sadie, It's Cold Outside
- Two's Company
- Wackers, The
- Wodehouse Playhouse
1974
- ...And Mother Makes Five
- A Girl's Best Friend
- A Little Bit Of Wisdom
- Behind The Fridge
- Brotherly Love
- Dad's Army [Radio]
- Doctor At Sea
- Don't Blame Us!
- Don't Drink The Water
- French Relish
- Great McGonagall, The [Film]
- Happy Ever After
- How's Your Father
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- Last Turkey In The Shop Show, The
- Mr Big
- My Name Is Harry Worth
- No - Honestly
- No Strings
- Not On Your Nellie
- Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
- Perils Of Pendragon
- Prince Of Denmark, The
- Pygmalion Smith
- Rising Damp
- Romance With A Double Bass [Film]
- Second Time Around
- Sing The Lady Out Of Bed
- Sitting Pretty
- Sprout
- Squirrels, The
- Thick As Thieves
- Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs, The
1973
- All Our Saturdays
- Beryl's Lot
- Billy Liar
- Black And Blue
- Bombardier Secombe Back Among The Boys
- Bowler
- Bunclarke-With-An-E
- Casanova '73
- Elementary, My Dear Watson
- Home From Home
- Last Of The Summer Wine
- Man About The House
- Marry The Girls
- Men Of Affairs
- Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
- Oh Father!
- Open All Hours
- Porridge
- Reg Varney
- Rescue, The
- Sir Yellow
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- Son Of The Bride
- Up And Down, In And Out, Roundabout Men, The
- Up The Workers
- Upper Crusts, The
- Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
- Whoops Baghdad
1972
- Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall [Film]
- Alcock And Gander
- Are You Being Served?
- Beyond A Joke
- Birds In The Bush
- Both Ends Meet
- Clochemerle
- Doctor In Charge
- Follies Of The Wise
- His Lordship Entertains
- I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue [Radio]
- Joyce Grenfell
- Love Thy Neighbour
- My Good Woman
- My Wife Next Door
- Pardon My Genie
- Scoop
- Shut That Door!
- Spring And Autumn
- Sykes
- Tales From The Lazy Acre
- Them
- Train Now Standing, The
- Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour
1971
- ...And Mother Makes Three
- A Class By Himself
- Alexander The Greatest
- Birds On The Wing
- Bless This House
- Coppers End
- Dickie Henderson Show, The
- Doctor At Large
- Fenn Street Gang, The
- Keep It In The Family
- Kindly Leave The Kerb
- Last Of The Baskets, The
- Lollipop Loves Mr Mole
- More We Are Together, The
- Now Look Here...
- Now Take My Wife
- Parsley Sidings [Radio]
- Romany Jones
- Rough With The Smooth, The
- Some Matters Of Little Consequence
- Sykes - With The Lid Off
- Sykes And A Big, Big Show
- Trouble With You Lilian, The
- Two Ronnies, The
- Under And Over
- What Are You Doing After The Show?
- You're Only Young Twice
1970
- 'Wilton's' - The Handsomest Hall In Town
- Albert And Victoria
- Bachelor Father
- Bed Sitting Room, The [Film]
- Brothers In Law [Radio]
- Charley's Grants
- Culture Vultures, The
- For The Love Of Ada
- From A Bird's Eye View
- Goodies, The
- His And Hers
- Inside The Mind Of Dave Allen
- Lovers, The
- Mating Machine, The
- Never Say Die
- Norman
- On The House
- Queenie's Castle
- Shine A Light
- Step Laughing Into The Grave
- That's Your Funeral
- Week Ending [Radio]
1969
- 'Pity Poor Edie... Married To Him'
- A Present For Dickie
- As Good Cooks Go
- Benny Hill Show, The
- Best Things In Life, The
- Carry On Christmas
- Charge!
- Complete And Utter History Of Britain, The
- Cribbins
- Curry & Chips
- Dear Mother...Love Albert
- Des O'Connor On Stage
- Doctor In The House
- Don't Tell Father
- Fossett Saga, The
- Galton & Simpson Comedy, The
- Girls About Town
- Gnomes Of Dulwich, The
- Hark At Barker
- In Loving Memory
- John Browne's Body
- Joint Account
- Liver Birds, The
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Mr Digby, Darling
- On The Buses
- Ours Is A Nice House
- Q
- Spate Of Speight
- Suit, The
- Thicker Than Water
- Two In Clover
- Up Pompeii!
- Valley Express, The
- World In Ferment
1968
- At The Eleventh Hour
- B-And-B
- Best Of Enemies, The
- Dad's Army
- Dustbinmen, The
- Father, Dear Father
- Her Majesty's Pleasure
- Inside George Webley
- Kindly Leave The Stage
- Me Mammy
- Mum's Boys
- Nearest And Dearest
- Never A Cross Word
- Oh Brother!
- Please Sir!
- Thingumybob
- Ukridge
- Where Was Spring?
- Wild, Wild Women
- Will The Real Mike Yarwood Stand Up?
- Wink To Me Only
- World Of Beachcomber, The
1967
- A Series Of Bird's
- A. P. Herbert's Misleading Cases
- At Last The 1948 Show
- Before The Fringe
- Blandings Castle
- Charlie Drake Show, The
- Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim
- Hancock's
- Just A Minute [Radio]
- Mr Aitch
- My Man Joe
- Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width
- No - That's Me Over Here!
- Not In Front Of The Children
- Old Campaigner, The
- Sam And Janet
- Sorry I'm Single
- Spike Milligan's Sad/Happy Ending Story Of The Bald Twit Lion
- Three Of A Kind
- Turn Out The Lights
- Twice A Fortnight
- Vacant Lot
- Who Is Sylvia?
1966
- All Gas And Gaiters
- Beggar My Neighbour
- Dickie Henderson Show, The
- Foreign Affairs
- Frost Report, The
- George And The Dragon
- Hancock At The Royal Festival Hall
- Harry Worth
- On The Margin
- Reluctant Romeo, The
- Room At The Bottom
- Tarbuck At The Prince Of Wales
- Whitehall Worrier, The
1965
- A Slight Case Of...
- Airbase, The
- Barney Is My Darling
- Bed-Sit Girl, The
- Big Job, The [Film]
- Cribbins
- Hudd
- Murray And Me
- Pardon The Expression
- Porterhouse - Private Eye
- Sam The Samaritan
- Till Death Us Do Part
- Time And Motion Man, The
- Vital Spark, The
- Worker, The
- World Of Wooster, The
1964
- A Touch Of The Norman Vaughans
- A World Of His Own
- ABC Of Britain
- Beyond The Fringe
- Big Noise, The
- Fire Crackers
- Foreign Affairs
- HMS Paradise
- I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again [Radio]
- Joyce Grenfell
- Just Jimmy
- Likely Lads, The
- Not So Much A Programme More A Way Of Life
- Room At The Bottom - Confessions Of A Television Producer
1963
- A Little Big Business
- A Picture Of Innocence
- Best Of Friends
- Best Of Friends, The
- Bold As Brass
- Comedy Four
- Des O'Connor Show, The
- Fools Rush In
- Hancock
- Home From Home
- Marriage Lines
- Meet The Wife
- Mr Justice Duncannon
- Our Man At St Mark's
- Scoop
- Tea At The Ritz
- Tom Jones [Film]
- Walrus And The Carpenter, The
- Who Is Secombe?
1962
- Adventures Of Francie And Josie, The
- Brothers In Law
- Bulldog Breed
- Channel Swimmer, The
- Hugh And I
- Mr Pastry's Progress
- Reunion, The
- Sealed With A Loving Kiss
- Status Symbol, The
- Steptoe And Son
- Telephone Call, The
- Visiting Day
- What The Public Wants
1961
- Colonel Trumper's Private War
- Hancock
- Happily Ever After
- Rag Trade, The
- Three Live Wires
- Winning Widows
1960
- A Life Of Bliss
- Bootsie And Snudge
- Charlie Drake Show, The
- Citizen James
- Dickie Henderson Show, The
- Don't Do It, Dempsey!
- Here's Harry
- Love Of Mike, The
- Meet The Champ
- Mess Mates
- Our House
- Sykes And A...
- Trouble With Harry, The
1959
- Adventures Of Brigadier Wellington-Bull, The
- Artful Dodger, The
- Call Me Sam
- Gert And Daisy
- Ken Dodd Show, The
- Make Mine A Million [Film]
- On The Bright Side
- Para Handy - Master Mariner
- Something In The City
- Tell It To The Marines
- Two Charleys, The
1958
- All Aboard
- Charlie Drake Show, The
- Christmas Night With The Stars
- East End - West End
- Educating Archie
- Frankie Howerd Show, The
- Free And Easy
- Larkins, The
- On With The Show
- Sky Larks, The
- Tony Hancock
- Trouble For Two
1957
- Army Game, The
- Dickie Henderson Show, The
- Does The Team Think? [Radio]
- Friday The 13th
- My Pal Bob
- People Like Us
- Personal Appearance
- Ray's A Rat
- Sheep's Clothing
- These Are The Shows
- Three 'Tough' Guys
- Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!
1956
- Abigail And Roger
- Adventures Of Aggie, The
- Before Your Very Eyes
- Bob Monkhouse Show, The
- Hancock's Half Hour
- Home James
- Jewel And Warriss Show, The
- My Husband And I
- My Wife's Sister
- Round The Bend
- Scott Free
- Show For The Telly
- Son Of Fred
- Tony Hancock Show, The
- Two's Company
- Whack-O!
1955
- Arthur Askey
- Brothers In Law [Radio]
- Great Scott - It's Maynard!
- Harry Secombe Show, The
- Life With The Lyons
- Sunday Night At The London Palladium
1954
- Hancock's Half Hour [Radio]
- Running Wild
1953
- Frankie Howerd Show, The
- Free And Easy
1952
- A Flight Of Fancy
- Before Your Very Eyes!
- Howerd Crowd, The
- Just For Fun
- Reg Varney
1951
- Arthur Askey
- Goon Show, The [Radio]
- Lavender Hill Mob, The [Film]
- These Are The Days
1950
- Joyce Grenfell
- Mr Pastry's Progress
- Out Of This World
1949
- Cuckoo College
- Kind Hearts And Coronets [Film]
1948
- At Home
1947
- Going Places
- Just For Fun
1946
- Ballet 'How'
- Joyce Grenfell
- Paging You
- Pinwright's Progress
- Village Store, The
1940 - 1945
Word War II resulted in the fledgling BBC Television Service shutting down. There was no TV at all between 1940 - 1945. BBC Home Service radio continued to be broadcast during this period and some films were released, however we have not yet established what, if any, new comedy programming was made during this period.
1939
- Bebe Daniels And Ben Lyon
- ITMA [Radio]
- Percy Ponsonby...
- Ronald Frankau
- Take Two Eggs
1938
- Bath H&C
- Byng-Ho!
- Comedy Cabaret
- Half-An-Hour
- Just For Fun!
- Light Relief
- Moving Furniture
- Nice Work
- Stanelli's Bachelor Party
1937
- Billy Maloney
- Charles Heslop
- Clapham And Dwyer
- Cyril Fletcher
- Disorderly Room, The
- Leslie Weston
- Mrs Feather
- Naunton Wayne
- Olive Fox
- Reginald Purdell
- Stanelli
- Steve Geray And Magda Kun
1936
- Claude Dampier
- Gillie Potter
- Leonard Henry
Pre 1936
The BBC's Television Service started in 1936, before this time broadcast comedy only came in the form of movies and the radio (BBC National Programme). Because of a lack of recordings and paperwork for this period, we have not begun to research what comedy was broadcast in these pre-TV days yet.