5/6. A nature lover's guide to the Industrial Revolution.
The TV legend discusses the animals, the people and the state of broadcasting.
Each night this week, a champion and a critic watch shows from a particular year and debate whether that decade can claim to be a golden age of British television. The live final is next Sunday. Tonight Kathryn Flett and Roy Hattersley discuss 1955's output.
BBCi: digital viewers can watch tonight's shows without the critical commentary
Sitcom starring real-life husband and wife Ben and Bebe, and their children.
First shown on BBC1 (BW)
Phyllis Digby Morton on fashion, etiquette and relationships.
First shown on BBC1 (BW)
The quiz show's debut, with Hughie Green.
First shown on ITV (BW)
The case of a middle-class psychopath who drowns his victims in a bath.
First shown on BBC1 (BW)
Videoplus code for 8.30-11.10pm (non-PDC)
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Alison Graham on TV's self-criticism: p67
