Entertainment, arts & media

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All-time TV shows

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Fawlty Towers 72%
  2. 2 Planet Earth 70%
  3. 3 The Flintstones 68%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 David Attenborough 84%
  2. 2 Martin Lewis 74%
  3. 3 Graham Norton 66%

TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 David Attenborough 84%
  2. 2 Martin Lewis 74%
  3. 3 Paul O'Grady 72%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 87%
  2. 2 Helen Mirren 83%
  3. 3 Samuel L. Jackson 82%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Queen 82%
  2. 2 Freddie Mercury 77%
  3. 3 ABBA 76%

Comedians

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Billy Connolly 67%
  2. 2 Ronnie Corbett 66%
  3. 3 John Bishop 64%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Police 65%
  2. 2 Simple Minds 53%
  3. 3 Adam and the Ants 51%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Frank Sinatra 64%
  2. 2 Louis Armstrong 62%
  3. 3 Nat King Cole 57%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Rag n Bone Man 50%
  2. 2 Jools Holland 50%
  3. 3 The Blues Brothers 47%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bob Marley 71%
  2. 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 63%
  3. 3 Madness 61%

World music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Paul Simon 57%
  2. 2 Peter Gabriel 47%
  3. 3 Enya 46%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Dolly Parton 75%
  2. 2 Shania Twain 66%
  3. 3 Johnny Cash 63%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Rihanna 57%
  2. 2 Alicia Keys 53%
  3. 3 Jennifer Hudson 48%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Simon and Garfunkel 60%
  2. 2 Bob Dylan 53%
  3. 3 Art Garfunkel 51%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Stevie Wonder 74%
  2. 2 Tina Turner 70%
  3. 3 Diana Ross 68%

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Black Eyed Peas 61%
  2. 2 Eminem 53%
  3. 3 Will.i.am 50%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Eurythmics 59%
  2. 2 Pet Shop Boys 58%
  3. 3 Sophie Ellis-Bextor 58%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Nirvana 59%
  2. 2 Led Zeppelin 54%
  3. 3 AC/DC 53%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 George Harrison 58%
  2. 2 Kaiser Chiefs 58%
  3. 3 Florence And the Machine 55%

Classic rock rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Queen 82%
  2. 2 Freddie Mercury 77%
  3. 3 David Bowie 75%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 ABBA 76%
  2. 2 The Beatles 73%
  3. 3 Whitney Houston 70%

Actors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 87%
  2. 2 Robin Williams 86%
  3. 3 Helen Mirren 83%

People

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 87%
  2. 2 David Attenborough 84%
  3. 3 Helen Mirren 83%

All-time pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 ABBA 76%
  2. 2 The Beatles 73%
  3. 3 Whitney Houston 70%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) 40%
  2. 2 Mrs. Hinch 30%
  3. 3 Giovanna Fletcher 28%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Glastonbury Festival 51%
  2. 2 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 46%
  3. 3 The BBC Proms 42%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Simon Calder 30%
  2. 2 Mariella Frostrup 26%
  3. 3 Katie Hopkins 25%

Plays

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Romeo and Juliet 58%
  2. 2 Peter Pan 57%
  3. 3 We Will Rock You 48%

Musicals

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Lion King 64%
  2. 2 Oliver! 60%
  3. 3 The Sound of Music 56%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Vincent van Gogh 66%
  2. 2 Leonardo da Vinci 62%
  3. 3 Pablo Picasso 61%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Roald Dahl 79%
  2. 2 J. K. Rowling 70%
  3. 3 George Orwell 69%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Steven Spielberg 82%
  2. 2 Richard Attenborough 71%
  3. 3 Walt Disney 68%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 63%
  2. 2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 53%
  3. 3 Edward Elgar 47%

Classical music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 London Philharmonic Orchestra 56%
  2. 2 Luciano Pavarotti 53%
  3. 3 Andrea Bocelli 50%

Poets

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 William Shakespeare 63%
  2. 2 Oscar Wilde 50%
  3. 3 William Wordsworth 48%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 J. K. Rowling 70%
  2. 2 Stephen King 64%
  3. 3 John Grisham 43%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Alan Bennett 41%
  2. 2 Bill Bryson 40%
  3. 3 Paul McKenna 32%

Children & young adult fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 71%
  2. 2 Winnie-the-Pooh 68%
  3. 3 The Gruffalo 68%

Events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Christmas 82%
  2. 2 Remembrance Day 82%
  3. 3 Remembrance Sunday 76%

Art events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 52%
  2. 2 BAFTA 39%
  3. 3 Eurovision Song Contest 39%

National and religious events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Christmas 82%
  2. 2 Remembrance Day 82%
  3. 3 Remembrance Sunday 76%

Sport events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Paralympics 66%
  2. 2 The London Marathon 64%
  3. 3 Olympics 64%

Historical figures

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Albert Einstein 87%
  2. 2 Marie Curie 83%
  3. 3 Alexander Graham Bell 73%

TV channels

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Netflix 78%
  2. 2 Channel 4 70%
  3. 3 ITV 66%

Radio stations

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Heart Radio 65%
  2. 2 Smooth Radio 49%
  3. 3 Heart 80s 48%

Newspapers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Metro 37%
  2. 2 Financial Times 36%
  3. 3 The Guardian 36%

Radio programmes & podcasts

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 News and Weather 48%
  2. 2 Desert Island Discs 39%
  3. 3 Tony Blackburn's Golden Hour 37%

All-time TV programmes

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Fawlty Towers 72%
  2. 2 Planet Earth 70%
  3. 3 The Flintstones 68%

Contemporary TV programmes

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Simpsons 68%
  2. 2 Planet Earth II 63%
  3. 3 Blue Peter 63%

Marvel movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Iron Man 54%
  2. 2 Thor 54%
  3. 3 Iron Man 2 52%

X-Men movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Deadpool 2 51%
  2. 2 Deadpool 50%
  3. 3 X-Men 42%

Star Wars movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 54%
  2. 2 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 49%
  3. 3 Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi 43%

Thriller movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 John Wick 49%
  2. 2 John Wick: Chapter 2 44%
  3. 3 The Girl On The Train 42%

Pixar movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Toy Story 81%
  2. 2 Monsters, Inc. 69%
  3. 3 Toy Story 2 68%

Star Trek movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Star Trek 46%
  2. 2 Star Trek: The Motion Picture 44%
  3. 3 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 40%

Action movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Ocean's Eleven 60%
  2. 2 Gladiator 59%
  3. 3 Casino Royale 59%

Fast and Furious movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Fast and the Furious 46%
  2. 2 Fast & Furious 43%
  3. 3 2 Fast 2 Furious 32%

James Bond movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Casino Royale 59%
  2. 2 Skyfall 56%
  3. 3 Die Another Day 55%

Drama movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Titanic 70%
  2. 2 Forrest Gump 66%
  3. 3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 62%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Mrs. Doubtfire 63%
  2. 2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 62%
  3. 3 The Full Monty 62%

Horror movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Shining 52%
  2. 2 28 Days Later 39%
  3. 3 The Woman in Black 39%

Animation movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Toy Story 81%
  2. 2 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 70%
  3. 3 Monsters, Inc. 69%

Harry Potter movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 62%
  2. 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 62%
  3. 3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 62%

SciFi/fantasy movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Back to the Future 70%
  2. 2 The Terminator 66%
  3. 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 63%

History/biography movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bohemian Rhapsody 73%
  2. 2 The King's Speech 61%
  3. 3 Schindler's List 59%

DC Extended Universe movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Wonder Woman 41%
  2. 2 Suicide Squad 37%
  3. 3 Man of Steel 32%

Documentaries

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Whitney 40%
  2. 2 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 30%
  3. 3 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 28%

Non-fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Oxford English Dictionary 63%
  2. 2 Around the World in 80 Days 49%
  3. 3 Stephen Hawking 41%

Fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 A Christmas Carol 69%
  2. 2 The Railway Children 63%
  3. 3 The Jungle Book 63%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Diana Ross 68%
  2. 2 Phil Collins 67%
  3. 3 Kylie Minogue 66%

Lifestyle & fashion magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Good Food 40%
  2. 2 Good Housekeeping 37%
  3. 3 National Geographic Traveller 35%

Sports magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Match of The Day 26%
  2. 2 Sports Illustrated 19%
  3. 3 FourFourTwo 17%

Science & technology magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 National Geographic 56%
  2. 2 What Car 27%
  3. 3 New Scientist 27%

News & politics magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Radio Times 43%
  2. 2 Private Eye 34%
  3. 3 Time 34%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Simpsons 68%
  2. 2 Planet Earth II 63%
  3. 3 Blue Peter 63%

All-time food & drink TV programmes

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 55%
  2. 2 The Great British Bake Off 53%
  3. 3 MasterChef 51%

2018 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bohemian Rhapsody 73%
  2. 2 Paddington 2 56%
  3. 3 Incredibles 2 55%

Magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 National Geographic 56%
  2. 2 Radio Times 43%
  3. 3 Good Food 40%

2023 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny 50%
  2. 2 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 42%
  3. 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 genre 38%

2024 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 60%
  2. 2 Deadpool & Wolverine 47%
  3. 3 Despicable Me 4 46%

2025 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 51%
  2. 2 Lilo & Stitch (2025) 31%
  3. 3 Captain America: Brave New World 27%

Subscription boxes

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bloom & Wild 25%
  2. 2 Best of british beer 18%
  3. 3 Letterbox Gifts 15%

Pre 1980 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Jungle Book (1967) 76%
  2. 2 The Godfather 61%
  3. 3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 61%