All articles about British TV

Obituaries

Kenith Trodd obituary: firebrand TV producer and Dennis Potter’s right-hand man

Trodd, who has died aged 90, was the bold and influential producer behind Dennis Potter’s greatest works, championing radical drama and shaping British television with a lifelong commitment to creative risk and writer-led storytelling.

By Ian Greaves

Kenith Trodd obituary: firebrand TV producer and Dennis Potter’s right-hand man

Object of the week

Object of the week: An unscreened TV interview with 1960s women’s tennis champion Ann Jones

By Lisa Kerrigan

Object of the week: An unscreened TV interview with 1960s women’s tennis champion Ann Jones

Features

Television turns 100: the forgotten history of Britain’s earliest TV shows

By John Wyver

Television turns 100: the forgotten history of Britain’s earliest TV shows

Then and now

Ghost Stories for Christmas: how TV’s most haunting locations look today

By Adam Scovell

Ghost Stories for Christmas: how TV’s most haunting locations look today

Railway 200

Railway 200: In praise of TV’s most famous locomotive

By Elinor Groom

Railway 200: In praise of TV’s most famous locomotive

10 great

10 great Sherlock Holmes films and TV adaptations

By David Parkinson

10 great Sherlock Holmes films and TV adaptations

Lists

The best British TV of 2025

By Chantelle Lavel Boyea, Josephine Botting and others

The best British TV of 2025

News

Terry Jones archive donated to the BFI

Features

70 years of ITV: the early days of the UK’s first commercial channel

By Lisa Kerrigan

70 years of ITV: the early days of the UK’s first commercial channel

Object of the week

Henry VIII and His Six Wives: a costume drawing for the 1970s historical epic

By Nathalie Morris

Henry VIII and His Six Wives: a costume drawing for the 1970s historical epic

10 great

10 great Jane Austen adaptations

By Lillian Crawford

10 great Jane Austen adaptations

Object of the week

Alan Whicker’s cue cards for interviewing Sean Connery on You Only Live Twice

By Nathalie Morris

Alan Whicker’s cue cards for interviewing Sean Connery on You Only Live Twice

Interviews

Alex Cox on the legacy of Moviedrome, the BBC’s essential cult film slot

By Matthew Taylor

Alex Cox on the legacy of Moviedrome, the BBC’s essential cult film slot

Interviews

“It’s a blood opera”: on set for Gangs of London season three

By Josh Slater-Williams

“It’s a blood opera”: on set for Gangs of London season three

Obituaries

Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

By Kate Stables

Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

Lists

The best British television of 2024

By Josephine Botting, Ros Cranston and others

The best British television of 2024

Interviews

“Nobody loves a dirty joke more than Judi”: Richard Eyre on directing the greats

By Alex Ramon

“Nobody loves a dirty joke more than Judi”: Richard Eyre on directing the greats

Features

World TV Day 2024: how archive TV provides a portal to the past

By Lisa Kerrigan

World TV Day 2024: how archive TV provides a portal to the past

Features

Archiving Netflix: how and what we preserve from the streamer’s programming

By Lisa Kerrigan, Michael Norman and others

Archiving Netflix: how and what we preserve from the streamer’s programming

Obituaries

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

By David Parkinson

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

Obituaries

Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

By David Parkinson

Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

Features

The night the country didn’t sleep: 40 years of Threads, the BBC’s traumatising TV movie

By George Bass

The night the country didn’t sleep: 40 years of Threads, the BBC’s traumatising TV movie

Interviews

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

By Lou Thomas

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

Interviews

Starve Acre and its roots in 1970s folk horror: “Stranger things were being made on television at the time, frankly”

By Adam Scovell

Starve Acre and its roots in 1970s folk horror: “Stranger things were being made on television at the time, frankly”

Interviews

Ghost Stories for Christmas: Mark Gatiss on the enduring appeal of the BBC’s ghostly festive tradition

By Adam Scovell

Ghost Stories for Christmas: Mark Gatiss on the enduring appeal of the BBC’s ghostly festive tradition

Lists

The best British TV of 2023, as picked by BFI curators

By Xavier Alexandre Pillai, Josephine Botting and others

The best British TV of 2023, as picked by BFI curators

Then and now

60 years of Doctor Who: in search of classic Who locations

By Adam Scovell

60 years of Doctor Who: in search of classic Who locations

The NHS at 75

The NHS on the box: in praise of the great British hospital soap

By Mandeep Kaur-Lakhan

The NHS on the box: in praise of the great British hospital soap

Lists

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators

By James Bell, Ros Cranston and others

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators

Obituaries

Ron Peck obituary: filmmaker behind Nighthawks, Britain’s first feature set in the gay community

By William Fowler

Ron Peck obituary: filmmaker behind Nighthawks, Britain’s first feature set in the gay community