2013

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2013. New shows launched this year include Up The Women (pictured), Snodgrass, Rory Goes To Holyrood and Way To Go.

2012

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2012. New shows launched this year included Michael Grade's History Of The Pantomime Dame (pictured), Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour, Toast Of London and Clive Dunn: A Tribute.

2011

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2011. New shows launched this year included So This Is Christmas (pictured), Sitcom Does..., The Café and Tim Minchin: Ready For This?.

2010

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2010. New shows launched this year included The Gemma Factor (pictured), Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights, The Story Of Are You Being Served? and Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley!.

2009

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2009. New shows launched this year included TNT Show (pictured), Boy Meets Girl, Horrible Histories and The Fattest Man In Britain.

2008

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2008. New shows launched this year included Mr And Mrs Fandango (pictured), Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army, New Heroes Of Comedy and Greatest Comedy Catchphrases.

2007

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2007. New shows launched this year included Free Agents (pictured), Swizzcall, Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy Live and Christmas At The Riviera.

2006

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2006. New shows launched this year included Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor (pictured), Mark's Home Videos, Mayo and Modern Worries.

2005

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2005. New shows launched this year included The Green Green Grass (pictured), World Shut Your Mouth, Swinging and The Robinsons.

2004

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2004. New shows launched this year included Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (pictured), Help! I'm A Teenage Outlaw, Catterick and Peter Kay Live At The Manchester Arena.

2003

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2003. New shows launched this year included The Bronx Bunny Show (pictured), The Booze Cruise, Hardware and 3 Non-Blondes.

2002

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2002. New shows launched this year included Wallace And Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (pictured), Brain Candy, Manchild and The Pooters.

2001

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2001. New shows launched this year included Bedtime (pictured), Mr Charity, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and The Kumars At No. 42.

2000

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 2000. New shows launched this year included Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story (pictured), Mirrorball, My Family and My Hero.

1999

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1999. New shows launched this year included Jasper Carrott - Back To The Front (pictured), Spaced, Wilmot and The Entertainer.

1998

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1998. New shows launched this year included Heartburn Hotel (pictured), In The Red, Slap! - Love, Lies And Lipstick and A Many Splintered Thing.

1997

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1997. New shows launched this year included Cows (pictured), Jo Brand: Like It Or Lump It, Loved By You and A Life On The Box.

1996

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1996. New shows launched this year included Over Here (pictured), A Gala Comedy Hour - Best Of The Prince's Trust, Roger Roger and The Office.

1995

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1995. New shows launched this year included The Best Of Kenny Everett's Television Shows (pictured), Faith In The Future, The Chamber and Waiting.

1994

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1994. New shows launched this year included The High Life (pictured), Class Act, Men Of The World and The Tales Of Para Handy.

1993

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1993. New shows launched this year included The Wrong Trousers (pictured), Once In A Lifetime, Inside Victor Lewis-Smith and Newman And Baddiel In Pieces.

1992

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1992. New shows launched this year included Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (pictured), The Big One, My Dead Dad and The Pall Bearer's Revue.

1991

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1991. New shows launched this year included Joking Apart (pictured), Radio Roo, Plaza Patrol and Rich Tea And Sympathy.

1990

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1990. New shows launched this year included Waiting For God (pictured), Not With A Bang, 24 Carrott Gold and On The Up.

1989

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1989. New shows launched this year included A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit (pictured), Bradley, Snakes And Ladders and Laura And Disorder.

1988

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1988. New shows launched this year included Friday Night Live (pictured), Red Dwarf, Colin's Sandwich and Spin Off.

1987

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1987. New shows launched this year included High & Dry (pictured), Superfrank, Kin Of The Castle and Hardwicke House.

1986

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1986. New shows launched this year included Beadle's About (pictured), A Bit Of Fry & Laurie, Dear John.... and Hell's Bells.

1985

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1985. New shows launched this year included Full House (pictured), Super Gran, The Gender Gap and Happy Families.

1984

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1984. New shows launched this year included The Bullshitters (pictured), Fresh Fields, Round And Round and They Came From Somewhere Else.

1983

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1983. New shows launched this year included Who Dares Wins... (pictured), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Crystal Cube and Cuffy.

1982

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1982. New shows launched this year included Goodbye Mr Kent (pictured), Horace, Jane and Whoops Apocalypse.

1981

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1981. New shows launched this year included Take A Letter Mr. Jones... (pictured), West End Tales, Revolting Women and The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

1980

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1980. New shows launched this year included Hi-De-Hi! (pictured), Grundy, Tell It To The Jungle and Him And His Magic.

1979

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1979. New shows launched this year included Bloomers (pictured), The Tea Ladies, Cannon And Ball and Only When I Laugh.

1978

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1978. New shows launched this year included The Morecambe & Wise Show (pictured), The Kenny Everett Video Show, Bless Me, Father and Scotch And Wry.

1977

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1977. New shows launched this year included Cheers (pictured), The Boys And Mrs B, Chalk And Cheese and Mind Your Language.

1976

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1976. New shows launched this year included Ripping Yarns (pictured), The Many Wives Of Patrick, The Day I Shot My Dad and The Two Ronnies Present - The Picnic.

1975

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1975. New shows launched this year included The Life Of Riley (pictured), Dawson's Electric Cinema, Honey and After That, This.

1974

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1974. New shows launched this year included Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (pictured), French Relish, Sing The Lady Out Of Bed and The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club.

1973

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1973. New shows launched this year included Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (pictured), Open All Hours, Spanner's Eleven and Y Garej.

1972

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1972. New shows launched this year included Clochemerle (pictured), Joyce Grenfell, Alcock And Gander and Shut That Door!.

1971

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1971. New shows launched this year included Bless This House (pictured), Dave Allen At Large, Sykes And A Big, Big Show and Coppers End.

1970

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1970. New shows launched this year included The Goodies (pictured), Carry On Forever, The Old Contemptible and The Lovers.

1969

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1969. New shows launched this year included On The Buses (pictured), Monty Python's Flying Circus, John Browne's Body and Two In Clover.

1968

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1968. New shows launched this year included Inside George Webley (pictured), Thicker Than Water, The World Of Beachcomber and Me Mammy.

1967

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1967. New shows launched this year included Turn Out The Lights (pictured), Sam And Janet, The Old Campaigner and Do Not Adjust Your Set.

1966

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1966. New shows launched this year included All Gas And Gaiters (pictured), The Dickie Henderson Show, Al Read Says What A Life! and Foreign Affairs.

1965

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1965. New shows launched this year included Pardon The Expression (pictured), The Worker, Hudd and The Airbase.

1964

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1964. New shows launched this year included HMS Paradise (pictured), ABC Of Britain, The Mate Market and A World Of His Own.

1963

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1963. New shows launched this year included Marriage Lines (pictured), Mr Justice Duncannon, Fit For Heroes and Best Of Fred.

1962

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1962. New shows launched this year included Steptoe And Son (pictured), Benny Hill, The Reunion and Hugh And I.

1961

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1961. New shows launched this year included The Rag Trade (pictured), The Eggheads, Ask Mr Pastry and Moody In....

1960

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1960. New shows launched this year included Sykes And A... (pictured), The Love Of Mike, The Strange World Of Gurney Slade and Glencannon.

1959

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1959. New shows launched this year included The Artful Dodger, On The Bright Side and Call Me Sam.

1958

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1958. New shows launched this year included The Larkins (pictured), Captain Moonlight - Man Of Mystery, New Look and Herlock And Sholmes.

1957

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1957. New shows launched this year included The Arthur Haynes Show (pictured), Be Soon, The Army Game and Club Night.

1956

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1956. New shows launched this year included Hancock's Half Hour (pictured), A Show Called Fred, Two's Company and Scott Free.

1955

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1955. New shows launched this year included Sunday Night At The London Palladium (pictured), Bath-Night With Braden, Mr Majeika and Joan And Leslie.

1954

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1954. New shows launched this year included Running Wild (pictured), Happy Holidays, Fast And Loose and Dear Dotty.

1953

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1953. New shows launched this year included Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School, Free And Easy and The Great Detective.

1952

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1952. New shows launched this year included Reg Varney, Silk, Satin, Cotton, Rags and A Flight Of Fancy.

1951

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1951. New shows launched this year included Mr Pastry's Holiday Show, At Your Service, Ltd and Show Me A Spy!.

1950

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1950. New shows launched this year included Joyce Grenfell, Out Of This World and Mr Pastry's Progress.

1949

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1949.

1948

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1948.

1947

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1947. New shows launched this year included The Handle Bar, Going Places and Just For Fun.

1946

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1946. New shows launched this year included Pinwright's Progress (pictured), Ballet 'How', The Village Store and Paging You.

1940 - 1945

Word War II resulted in the fledgling BBC Television Service shutting down. There was no TV at all between 1940 - 1945. BBC Home Service radio continued to be broadcast during this period and some films were released, however we have not yet established what, if any, new comedy programming was made during this period.

1939

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1939. New shows launched this year included Bebe Daniels And Ben Lyon, Percy Ponsonby... and Take Two Eggs.

1938

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1938. New shows launched this year included Half-An-Hour, Light Relief and Moving Furniture.

1937

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1937. New shows launched this year included Naunton Wayne, Billy Maloney and Reginald Purdell.

1936

A guide to the comedies broadcast in 1936. New shows launched this year included Claude Dampier (pictured).

Pre 1936

The BBC's Television Service started in 1936, before this time broadcast comedy only came in the form of movies and the radio (BBC National Programme). Because of a lack of recordings and paperwork for this period, we have not begun to research what comedy was broadcast in these pre-TV days yet.