Help me find out what I'm missing on the Beebs

May 23, 2009 3:58 PM

I've really enjoyed all the programming I've seen from the BBC themed seasons (The Edwardians, Shakespeare ReTold, the current Poetry Season). Where can I find a list of the seasons I've missed?

I guess I'm hoping for a page on the BBC site, Wikipedia, Amazon or somewhere that lists the seasons for easy reference, but I haven't been able to find one yet. Barring a nice, organized site, are there any that pop into your head? Here's what I've seen already:

*Shakespeare ReTold
*The Canterbury Tales
*Fairy Tales
*The Edwardians
*The Medieval Season
*The Poetry Season
*Or ITV's Jane Austen Season

I'm curious about any ITV seasons (although they don't seem to do as many).

posted by jaybeans to Media & Arts (2 answers total)

I don't think there's a canonical index, but I can add The Century That Made Us (18th c.) to the list. I think there has been a Tudor season (for Henry VIII) and a small Japan season recently on BBC FOUR.
posted by holgate at 4:49 PM on May 23, 2009

Best answer: A tad more contemporary, there was the BBC's White season, about UK immigration/emigration, and its effect on the indigenous white population.

A season isn't really anything more than a theme around which programmes are commissioned and made. There was the BBC's Darwin season this year.

Perhaps the best thing to do is search the BBC press office for 'season'
posted by almostwitty at 3:56 AM on May 26, 2009