List of longest-running UK television series
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List of longest-running UK television series

Section Title: Running
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Genre	Title	Airing for	Length (years)

Outside broadcast	Lord Mayor's Show	1937–1938, 1946–present	81

Current affairs	Panorama	1953–present	65

Science show	The Sky at Night	1957–present	61

Children's show	Blue Peter	1958–present	60

Soap opera	Coronation Street	1960–present	58

Religious Series	Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol	1961–present	58

Religious Series	Songs of Praise	1961–present	57

Science fiction series	Doctor Who	1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present	56

Song contest	Eurovision: You Decide	1957, 1959–2010, 2016–present	54

Science show	Horizon	1964–present	54

Sport	Match of the Day	1964–present	54

Gardening show	Gardener's World	1968–present	51

Game show	A Question of Sport	1968–present	49

Factual	Points of View	1961–1971, 1979–present	48

Quiz show	University Challenge	1962–1987; 1994–present	47

Children's news	Newsround	1972–present	47

Game show	Mastermind	1972–present	46

Soap Opera	Emmerdale	1972–present	46

Soap opera	Pobol Y Cwm	1974–present	44

Factual	Antiques Roadshow	1977, 1979–present	39

Political Panel show	Question Time	1979–present	39

Automotive series	Top Gear	1977–2001, 2002–present	38

News show	Newsnight	1980–present	39

Charity Show	Children in Need	1980–present	38

Art show	The South Bank Show	1978–2010, 2012–present	36

Deaf magazine programme	See Hear	1981–present	37

Game show	Countdown	1982–present	36

News show	BBC News at Six	1984–present	34

Children's show	Thomas & Friends	1984–present	34

Soap Opera	EastEnders	1985–present	34

Consumer show	Watchdog	1985–present (+1980–1984 within other shows)	33

Game show	Catchphrase	1986–2004, 2013–present	32

News show	BBC News at One	1986–present	32

Medical drama	Casualty	1986–present	32

Current affairs	Dispatches	1987–present	31

News magazine	Countryfile	1988–present	30

Daytime TV	This Morning	1988–present	30

Comedy	You've Been Framed	1990–present	29

Satire	Have I Got News for You	1990–present	28

Archive music show	Top of the Pops 2	1994–present	24

Game show	The National Lottery Draws	1994–present	24

Game show	Surprise Surprise	1984–2001, 2012–present	22

Children's show	Art Attack	1990–2007, 2011–present	22

Soap Opera	Hollyoaks	1995–present	23

Drama	Silent Witness	1996–present	23

Detective series	Midsomer Murders	1997–present	22

Medical Drama	Holby City	1999–present	20

Sitcom	Red Dwarf	1988–1999, 2009–present	18

Antiques Show	Bargain Hunt	2000–present	19

Reality television	Big Brother	2000–2010; 2011–present	18

News show	BBC News at Ten	2000–present	18

Preschool series	Peppa Pig	2004–present	14

Antiques Show	Dickinson's Real Deal	2006–present	12

Sitcom	Benidorm (TV series)	2007–2018	12

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Songs of Praise is one of the longest running series of religious genre on television.

final_sentence: Songs of Praise is one of the longest running series of religious genre on television.