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Des O'Connor

There are very few stars from television’s golden age who instantly put a smile on your face. As talented as the likes of Bob Monkhouse and Bruce Forsyth were, one person probably eclipsed them...

Big Brother

Reality show in which contestants, known as "housemates", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world

Dinner for One (Der 90. Geburtstag)

Miss Sophie has hosted the same dinner party for the same guests for a number of years, in spite of the fact that she has now outlived them all!

Waterloo Road

A melting pot of class and race set in a challenging comprehensive school, where the day-to-day troubles of its students spill out in dramatic ways

An updated review of the world's longest running soap opera

Hundreds of years in the future the solar system has been colonized by humanity. A disparate band of protagonists place themselves between the political tension of a cold war and unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time

Another 'lost' BBC play from the 1950s. A doctor who has an interest in criminal behaviour, embarks on a crime spree in order to satisfy his curiosity

We asked two writers to choose 5 ‘must see’ British television shows - here are the ten that deserve a place in Television Heaven...

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary adventure - The Doctor's actions in the Time War come back to haunt him

Innovative arts programme that broadened the genre's outlook - despite an uncertain start

Everybody in the world experiences an eerie, chaotic vision of the future after a mysterious event makes them lose consciousness. Can they change the future?

Thomas Gynn is on the run from London when he runs into feisty Yorkshire lass Sally Hardcastle, who very quickly decides she wants nothing to do with him. But the unlikely couple will be seeing a lot more of each other.

The X-Files – Season Five overview (1997-98)

Best known for her full-blooded vocal delivery in a career spanning more than 60 years, Shirley Bassey, the girl from Tiger Bay, has a longevity and status almost unsurpassed by any other major performer. In the 1970s she made two series for the BBC