Celebrating the BBC centenary with the top programmes of the last 100 years, from Call the Midwife to Only Fools and Horses

Michael Palin emulates the circumnavigational journey made by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. His adventure includes stops in Saudi Arabia and Japan.

Drama exploring the question of sexual consent in contemporary life, written by and starring Michaela Coel.

"Life on Earth" finds naturalist David Attenborough travelling around the world to tell the story of the evolution of life on the planet. It begins in the South American rainforest, where Attenborough explains the theories of Charles Darwin and the process of natural selection, using the giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands to illustrate his message. The acclaimed 13-part series premiered on BBC Two in 1979.

Pro-celebrity contest in which sets of partners battle it out on the dance floor to convince judges and viewers they can trip the light fantastic

Comedy, starring David Jason as endlessly ambitious Peckham wheeler-dealer Del-Boy Trotter, with Nicholas Lyndhurst as his long-suffering brother and partner-in-crime Rodney

'Call the Midwife' is a drama series based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, offering an insight into the world of midwifery and family life in 1950s east London. The community is seen through the eyes of newly qualified nurse Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) who arrives at Nonnatus House to live and work as a midwife alongside an Order of Nuns. She is supported by Sisters Julienne (Jenny Agutter), Evangelina (Pam Ferris), Bernadette (Laura Main) and Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt); nursing colleagues Trixie (Helen George) and Cynthia (Bryony Hannah); and handyman Fred (Cliff Parisi). In the first episode, Jenny is allowed to handle her first case alone - the care of a woman during her 25th pregnancy. Miranda Hart joins the cast in episode two as clumsy new midwife Chummy Browne. Vanessa Redgrave provides narration as the voice of older Jenny. The series quickly resonated with viewers, attracting around 10 million viewers, and a second series was commissioned shortly after the second episode aired. It premiered on BBC One in January 2012.

Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.

"dinnerladies" is a British sitcom set in the canteen of a fictional factory in Manchester following the interactions of the staff as they go about their daily business. The main character is the ever dependable deputy manager Bren (Victoria Wood), who has an ongoing relationship with sarcastic canteen manager Tony (Andrew Dunn). They are joined by prim and prudish Dolly (Thelma Barlow) and her waspish friend Jean (Anne Reid), young slacker Twinkle (Maxine Peake) and dim-witted Anita (Shobna Gulati). Maintenance man Stan (Duncan Preston) likes to regale his colleagues with unlikely stories about his father's antics as a Desert Rat and cheery human resources manager Philippa (Celia Imrie) makes a number of well-meaning attempts to streamline the workplace but they usually end in disaster. Julie Walters pops in on occasion to steal the show as Bren's self-centred and delusional mother Petula (real name Brenda). Created by Wood, it premiered on BBC One in 1998 and ran for two series. Re-runs appear regularly on Gold.

Comedy with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman. A woman named Fleabag wrestles with the demands of modern living in contemporary London through a mixture of bravado and casual sex.

Crime drama by Sally Wainwright, with Sarah Lancashire as a police sergeant in the Yorkshire valleys battling her own demons when she becomes involved in the hunt for a kidnapped girl.

Crime thriller following the investigation into AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit, starring Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston

"Sherlock" brought iconic detective Sherlock Holmes firmly into the 21st century in a contemporary version created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the astute detective, with Martin Freeman as his companion Dr Watson. The first 90-minute edition sees Watson returning from a tour in Afghanistan where he was injured. He meets Sherlock who needs a flatmate and moves into 221B Baker Street. A series of apparent suicides baffles the police, so they turn to Sherlock for his unique investigative skills. It premiered on BBC One in July 2010.

Award-winning comedy, written by and starring Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, following the lives of a working-class Manchester family and set almost exclusively in their living room. With Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston

Comedy about the romance of a couple with differing cultures and backgrounds. Their friends and family also come under the spotlight, including Gavin's occasionally volatile mother Pam and the pair's best pals Nessa and Smithy, who get along swimmingly - but only when they're drunk. Mathew Horne and Joanna Page star

EastEnders was the brainchild of Julia Smith and Tony Holland, and premiered on BBC One in 1985. Storylines centre on people living and working in the fictional London borough of Walford. The series was originally screened as two half-hour episodes per week. Four episodes have been broadcast each week since August 2001. Within eight months of its launch, it reached number one in the ratings and has remained one of the top-rated programmes on British TV ever since. At the height of its popularity, more than 30 million viewers tuned in on Christmas Day 1986 to see Den Watts hand divorce papers to wife Angie. Large families have always been a strong feature of the long-running soap. The first central family was the Beale and Fowler clan consisting of Pauline Fowler, her husband Arthur, and teenage children Mark and Michelle. Pauline's twin brother Pete Beale, his wife Kathy and their son Ian lived nearby. Lou, Pauline and Pete's domineering mother, resided with Pauline. Strong female characters are central to the programme. Such characters have included Angie Watts, Kathy Mitchell, Sharon Rickman, Pat Evans and Peggy Mitchell. Macho male personalities such as Phil and Grant Mitchell have rubbed shoulders with bad boys including Den Watts and Dennis Rickman and handsome figures such as Simon Wicks and Jamie Mitchell. EastEnders has always featured a culturally diverse cast and never shied away from gritty storylines. For its 25th anniversary in February 2010, a live episode was broadcast where Archie Mitchell's killer was revealed. Ian Beale, played by Adam Woodyatt, is currently the only character to have been in the show from the first episode.

Sci-fi drama following the adventures of a Time Lord and his time-travelling companion as they explore the universe in his Tardis. William Hartnell (1963-66) was the first Doctor to pilot the Tardis, taking it from a junkyard at 76 Totter's Lane into the realms of the fourth dimension. He was succeeded by Patrick Troughton (1966-69), Jon Pertwee (1970-74), Tom Baker (1974-81), Peter Davison (1981-84), Colin Baker (1984-86) and Sylvester McCoy (1987-89, 1996). The series was axed in 1989. A TV movie starring Paul McGann as the Doctor appeared in 1996, but it wasn't until 2005 that a revamped version materialised on BBC One with Christopher Eccleston (2005) at the controls of the Tardis. He was followed by David Tennant (2005-10), Matt Smith (2010-13) and Peter Capaldi (2013-). The world's most famous Time Lord has been accompanied by a variety of young companions and has battled many foes, most famously the Daleks, Cybermen and the Master. 'Doctor Who' premiered on BBC One in November 1963.

Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the ripples caused by the arrival of a wealthy gentleman and his disreputable friend in a Hertfordshire community, starring Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Alison Steadman, Benjamin Whitrow and Julia Sawalha

Cold War thriller. Veteran agent George Smiley is forced from retirement to find a Soviet agent within MI6.