Panel games • ''
Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive'' (2005–08), satirical quiz •
Does the Team Think? (1957–67 Light Programme; 1968, 1970–73
Radio 2; 1970–71, 1974–76 Radio 4; 2007–09 Radio 2), parody of
Any Questions? •
Foul Play, writers are asked to solve a murder mystery written by host
Simon Brett •
Heresy (2003–), the presenter and a panel of guests commit "heresy" by challenging people's most deeply held opinions on a subject • ''
I Guess That's Why They Call It The News'' (2009), satirical news-based quiz • ''
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' (1972–), nonsensical word and musical games played by comedians •
Inspiration, quiz about inventions presented by Chris Stuart • ''
It's Your Round'' (2011), game in which each contestant suggests a game to play for one round •
Just a Minute (1967–), parlour game involving speaking without hesitation, deviation, or repetition •
King Stupid, earlier version of panel game
The 99p Challenge •
Many a Slip (1964–79), contestants must spot mistakes in texts and music •
The Motion Show •
My Music (1967–93), musical games •
My Word! (1956–90), word games played by comedy writers and journalists •
The News Quiz (1977–), satirical quiz on week's news •
The 99p Challenge (1998–2004), silly games and tasks •
The Personality Test (2006–07), a guest host asks questions about his or herself •
Petticoat Line (1965–1976), all female discussion •
Puzzle Panel (1998–2005), puzzles •
Quote... Unquote (1976–), quiz about quotations • ''
So Wrong It's Right'' (2010–12),
Charlie Brooker asks his guests to invent or nominate really awful things •
The Unbelievable Truth (2007–), game in which contestants deliver a mostly untrue speech and panelists must identify true statements • ''We've Been Here Before'', historically oriented panel show with Clive Anderson •
Whispers (2003–05), quiz about celebrity rumours and gossip •
Who Goes There, biographical quiz •
Whose Line is it Anyway? (1988), improvisational comedy game •
The Write Stuff (1998–2014), questions about literature and writing parodies of a specific author •
Wing it (2024– ), an improv panel show
Sitcoms •
Absolute Power (2000–4),
public relations company satire •
Acropolis Now (2000–2), the fictional adventures of historical figures in ancient Greece •
After Henry (1985–89), about three generations of women living together following a bereavement •
Alison and Maud (2002–04), sitcom about sisters running a bed and breakfast •
All Gas and Gaiters (1966–71), church farce starring
Derek Nimmo •
All the Young Dudes (2001–02), comedy-drama written by and starring
Jim Sweeney •
As Time Goes By (1997–99), radio adaptation of BBC TV sitcom (1992–2005) about a rekindled romance •
At Home with the Snails (2001–02), somewhat surreal family sitcom about the dysfunctional family of a man who is obsessed with snails •
The Attractive Young Rabbi (1999–2002), gentle comedy about the clash of attitudes between a young female Reform
Rabbi and an older, more traditional male Orthodox Rabbi •
Ballylenon (1994-9 and 2009–10), sitcom set in a 1950s
County Donegal village •
Beta Female •
The Big Business Lark (1969), sitcom set in the boardroom of a national plastics business •
The Big Town All Stars (1998–2001), sitcom about an up-and-coming
a cappella group •
The Bigger Issues (2002–03), set in the world of fringe theatre •
Bleak Expectations (2007–2012), Dickensian parody • ''
Brian Gulliver's Travels (2011–12), a satirical modern pastiche of Gulliver's Travels'' •
The Brothers (2004–07), sitcom about two brothers who give up their careers to design websites •
Brothers in Law (1970–2), legal comedy with
Richard Briers, based on the TV series •
The Cabaret of Dr Caligari, macabre comedy •
Cabin Pressure, comedy about a very small airline with one plane •
The Castle, medieval parody •
Chambers, legal sitcom, later moving to TV •
Clare in the Community, about a social worker •
Count Arthur Strong, adventures of elderly comedian prone to malapropism • ''
Dad's Army'' (1973–75), about the
Home Guard during World War II •
Deep Trouble, nuclear submarine comedy •
Delve Special, investigative journalism parody •
The Department, satirical comedy about a mysterious organisation •
Do Nothing till You Hear from Me, about a trumpet player •
Double Income, No Kids Yet, about a childless couple surrounded by families •
Double Science, about school science teachers • ''
Ed Reardon's Week'', a struggling and aging writer •
Elephants to Catch Eels, historical sitcom about Cornish smugglers •
ElvenQuest, fantasy parody •
The Embassy Lark, diplomatic comedy •
Fags, Mags and Bags (2007–), set in a newsagent/general store •
The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club (1988), macabre comedy starring
Jim Broadbent •
Fallen Arches (1988–89) •
Four Joneses and a Jenkins, family comedy-drama set in rural Wales • ''Flatshare by Beth O'Leary'' •
Flying the Flag (1987–92), Cold War diplomatic satire •
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (on Radio 4 1990–2, originally made for NBC Blue Network), law firm satire featuring the
Marx Brothers •
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, adventures of a posh idiot travelling the world •
Gloomsbury, a parody on the Bloomsbury Set •
Hinge and Bracket, musical comedy from female impersonators: •
At Home with Hinge and Bracket (1990) •
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (1977–1979) •
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (1982–1989) • ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (1978, 1980, 2004–5), science fiction comedy by
Douglas Adams •
Hordes of the Things, parody of
The Lord of the Rings •
The House of the Spirit Levels, parody of business and northern family sagas •
Hut 33 (2007–09), set among code-breakers at
Bletchley Park • ''I Think I've Got a Problem'', musical comedy with
Bob Monkhouse and
Suggs • In the..., black comedies based on Mark Tavener's writing •
In the Red •
In the Balance •
In the Chair •
In the End •
King Street Junior, junior school •
Knowing Me, Knowing You (1992–93), parody celebrity chatshow with
Steve Coogan's incompetent presenter character •
Ladies of Letters, sitcom with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales playing elderly correspondents •
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful, advertising satire starring
Martin Jarvis •
Lenin of the Rovers • ''
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting'' •
The Little Big Woman Show, sitcom about a wannabe singer working as a temp •
Little Blighty on the Down (1988–92), satirical village comedy •
A Little Night Exposure (1978) •
Living with the Enemy, former left-wing comedian and right-wing politician forced into house-share •
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Douglas Adams adaptation •
Man of Soup, sitcom set in post-Soviet eastern Europe •
The Masterson Inheritance, improvised historical comedy parodying costume drama •
McKay the New (1989–91), sitcom •
The Men from the Ministry (1962–77), civil service farce •
Millport, set in main town of Great Cumbrae, island in River Clyde •
Milton Jones, pun-driven stories: •
Another Case of Milton Jones •
The House of Milton Jones •
The Very World of Milton Jones •
Mr and Mrs Smith, marriage guidance sitcom by British comedian
Will Smith •
Mr Blue Sky show about an optimistic family man by
Andrew Collins •
More Mr Mulliner, from PG Wodehouse's stories •
The Motorway Men (1972), sitcom about labourers building motorways •
Nebulous, post-apocalyptic •
The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately, 1970s show set in a comedy factory starring David Jason •
The Nick Revell Show, absurdist sitcom about a writer and his talking geraniums •
Night Class,
Johnny Vegas sitcom about a pottery teacher •
No Commitments, about three sisters •
Not Today, Thank You, absurdist comedy about broadcasting •
Old Dog and the Partridge, pub sitcom • ''
Old Harry's Game'',
Andy Hamilton comedy about Satan •
Our Brave Boys, set in British
Ministry of Defence •
Parsley Sidings, set in a quiet railway station •
Party, about young people founding a new political party •
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations (2018), a science fiction spoof by
Rob Grant and
Andrew Marshall •
The Rapid Eye Movement, sitcom about a writer with tiny actors living in his head •
Reluctant Persuaders, London's worst advertising agency. Written by Edward Rowett. Stars
Nigel Havers,
Josie Lawrence,
Mathew Baynton,
Rasmus Hardiker, Olivia Nixon and
Kieran Hodgson •
Rent, house share comedy •
Revolting People, set in North America in the run-up to the
American Revolutionary War •
Rigor Mortis, in hospital pathology department •
Ring Around the Bath, domestic sitcom • ''
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends'' •
Romantic Friction, sitcom about a romance writer •
Ronan the Amphibian (2003), about a financial adviser turned into an amphibian by aliens • ''Rudy's Rare Records'', set in a reggae record store starring
Lenny Henry •
Scenes from Provincial Life, adaptation of
William Cooper's novel •
Sean Lock: •
Sean Lock, 15 Storeys High, sitcom • ''Sean Lock's 15 Minutes Of Misery'', sitcom •
Seymour the Fractal Cat, science fiction •
Share and Share Alike, sitcom about two brothers who must learn to live peacefully with each other •
The Six Mothers-in-law of Henry VIII (2003), an unreliable history of Tudor times created and written by Barry Grossman •
The Shuttleworths, comedy about domestic life of character John Shuttleworth •
Smelling of Roses, Prunella Scales as an event manager •
Snap, divorce sitcom by Paul Mendelson •
The Sofa of Time, fantasy comedy •
Something or Other, dark comedy by Alex Bartlette and Grant Cathro •
Stanley Baxter and Friends, series of 4 sitcoms •
Stockport, so Good they Named it Once, comedy drama •
Think the Unthinkable (2001–05), about management consultants •
Three Men Went to Mow (2002–03), gardening sitcom • ''Tim Merryman's Days of Clover'' (2003), business sitcom •
Time For Mrs Milliner, Jane Asher hat-making sitcom •
To the Manor Born •
Toad Squad, episode of
Hopes and Desires re-broadcast as a one-off •
Truly, Madly, Bletchley, sitcom about public access radio •
Two Doors Down, sitcom set in suburban Glasgow •
Unnatural Acts, sitcom about a married couple •
Up the Garden Path, family comedy from
Sue Limb's novel •
Tomorrow, Today!, science fiction parody •
Vongole, campus comedy with Bill Nighy •
Weak at the Top, business and management satire •
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1975), adaptation of TV series about two working-class men •
Creighton Wheeler, a
Zelig-like figure in two series: • ''Wheeler's Fortune'' • ''Wheeler's Wonder'' • ''A Whole 'Nother Story'', sitcom •
Wild Things, garden centre sitcom •
Winston in Love, Peter Tinniswood sitcom •
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere, romantic poetry spoof by
Sue Limb from her book •
World of Pub, pub sitcom •
Yes Minister, adaptation of satire about politician and civil service • ''
You'll Have Had Your Tea'' (2002–07), silly Scottish comedy using
Barry Cryer and
Graeme Garden's long-running characters
Sketch shows •
And Now in Colour, sketch show •
Armstrong and Miller •
The Atkinson People, spoof profiles • ''
Auntie's Secret Box'' (1996) •
Beachcomber, by the Way, surreal comedy •
Bearded Ladies •
The Big Booth, sketch show with
Boothby Graffoe and others •
Bigipedia, high-concept sketch show set within a fictional
wikipedia-like website •
The Burkiss Way •
The Cheese Shop • ''
Chewin' the Fat'' • ''The Children's Hour'', spoof children's show reports •
Cliché (1981) •
Concrete Cow (2002–03) •
The Consultants (2003–05) •
The Curried Goat Show, sketch show •
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years •
Dead Ringers •
Dial M for Pizza • ''
Don't Start'' •
Down the Line •
Five Squeezy Pieces, largely female sketch show •
Forty Nights in the Wildebeest sketch show, follow up to
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years •
Goodness Gracious Me •
The Grumbleweeds Radio Show (1979–88 Radio 2; ? –91) •
The Harpoon • ''
Harry Hill's Fruit Corner'' •
Hearing with Hegley, sketch show with poet
John Hegley •
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show •
The In Crowd, sketch show from Manchester including
Robin Ince •
In One Ear, sketch show •
Injury Time (1980–82), Oxbridge performers in revue sketches •
The Jason Explanation, sketch show with David Jason • ''
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme'' (2011 to present) •
Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking •
The League Against Tedium,
Simon Munnery •
On the Town With the League of Gentlemen (1997) • ''
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead'' (1971–72) • ''
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World'', parodic show exploring a different topic each week •
Listen Against, parodying British radio •
Listen to Les, Les Dawson •
Little Britain •
A Look Back at the Nineties, satirical sketches • ''Marriott's Monologues'', monologues by comic writer
Marriott Edgar •
The Mel and Sue Thing •
The Michael Bentine Show •
The Boosh •
The Miles and Millner Show, music and sketches •
The Milligan Papers •
Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike), Spike Milligan sketch show •
The Million Pound Radio Show •
The Museum of Everything •
Naked Radio •
The Now Show (1998–2024) •
The Omar Khayyam Show, Spike Milligan comedy •
On the Hour (1991–92) •
The Pin, winner of 'Best Comedy' at 2016 BBC Radio Awards •
Radio Active (1980–7) •
Radio9 •
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show, Shakespeare parody •
Round The Horne •
Saturday Night Fry (1988) •
Six Geese a Laying, Zoe Lyons •
The Six Mothers in Law of Henry VIII, parodic history documentary •
The Skewer •
The Skivers, sketches •
The Small World of Dominic Holland, standup and sketches •
Son of Cliché (1983–84) •
Struck Off and Die, medical themed sketches and vox pops •
The Sunday Format •
A Swift Laugh, Griff Rhys Jones selects great comedy moments •
That Mitchell and Webb Sound •
This Is Craig Brown, satirical sketches •
Time of the Week •
Two Thousand Years of Radio, comedy with Claire Downes and Stuart Lane •
Week Ending (1970–98)
Individual comedy plays •
The 15 Minute Musical (2004–) • ''Kenneth William's Playhouse'' (1975) •
Trapped, series of comedy dramas about trapped people, by Mark and Daniel Maier
Stand-up, cabaret, and variety • ''
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar'' •
Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order •
The Cabaret Upstairs, introduced by Clive Anderson •
Four at the Store, stand-up •
Four in a Field, stand-up from
Glastonbury Festival and
Latitude Festival •
The Frankie Howerd (Variety) Show • ''Henry Normal's Encyclopedia Poetica'', spoof guide to poetry with readings from comic poets • ''Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter'', from his touring show •
The Ken Dodd Show •
King Cutler,
Phyllis King and
Ivor Cutler performing songs, poems, and stories •
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better • ''
Mark Steel's in Town'', performed in venues around (and outside) the UK •
Ross Noble Goes Global (2002–04) •
Ross Noble On... •
A Set and a Song, comedy and music •
Sounding Off with McGough, performances by poet Roger McGough •
Stand Up 2 •
Stand Up America •
Stand Up Great Britain •
Stand Ups and Strumpets Talks •
Chris Addison: •
The Ape That Got Lucky • ''
Chris Addison's Civilisation'' (2006) •
Fanshawe Gets to the Bottom of •
Frank Muir Goes Into, comedian takes a humorous look at different topics • ''Guy Browning's Small Talk'', humorous life coaching advice •
Rainer Hersch: •
All Classical Music Explained • ''Rainer Hersch's 20th Century Retrospective'' • ''It's a Fair Cop'' •
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation •
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue •
Mark Steel: •
The Mark Steel Lectures (1999–2002) •
The Mark Steel Revolution (1998) •
The Mark Steel Solution (1992
Radio 5; 1994–96) • ''Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music'' •
People Like Us (1995–97) •
The Problem with Adam Bloom with
Adam Bloom •
Round Ireland with a Fridge, by
Tony Hawks, later a
film •
Where Did It All Go Wrong?, monologues from Simon Munnery •
Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac Documentaries •
Absent Friends, documentary about off-screen comedy characters by Alan Stafford •
The Borscht Belt, documentary by
David Prest •
Cartoons, Lampoons, and Buffoons (1998) •
Comedy Album Heroes, Greg Proops presents show about classic comedy albums •
Double Trouble, documentary about famous comedy double acts • ''Fred Housego's Unknowns'', documentary about lesser-known comedians •
How Tickled Am I, profiles of comedians and comic actors by
Mark Radcliffe •
Palace of Laughter (2002–03), Geoffrey Wheeler visits old music halls •
Radio Anarchists, profile of American 1960s pranksters Coyle and Sharpe •
Radio Fun, series on comics presented by Bob Monkhouse •
Should We Be Laughing?, documentary about disability in comedy •
Six Characters in Search of an Answer, profiling well-known comedy characters • ''There'll Never be Another'', documentary on comedy with
Graeme Garden •
Turns of the Century, comedy documentary ==Science, technology and medicine==