A reproducing apparatus, comprising: data acquiring means for acquiring video data, a program, and program management information of the program; video reproducing means for reproducing the video data; a switching section, program executing means for (a) executing the program and (b) sending, to the switching section, in accordance with the program thus executed, first reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the video data; and input means for receiving a reproduction control operation from outside; general control means for producing, in accordance with the reproduction control operation received by the input means, second reproduction control information for controlling the reproduction of the video data, and sending the second reproduction control information thus produced to the switching section, the program management information including a flag indicating whether or not the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section is configured to be set, in accordance with the flag, whether or not the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means while the program corresponding to the program management information including the flag is being executed by the program executing means, wherein the switching section is configured such that: when the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends the first reproduction control information and the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, and when the second reproduction control information is not to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends only the first reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, the video reproducing means being configured to control the reproduction in accordance with the first reproduction control information sent by the switching section. data acquiring means for acquiring video data, a program, and program management information of the program; video reproducing means for reproducing the video data; a switching section, program executing means for (a) executing the program and (b) sending, to the switching section, in accordance with the program thus executed, first reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the video data; and input means for receiving a reproduction control operation from outside; general control means for producing, in accordance with the reproduction control operation received by the input means, second reproduction control information for controlling the reproduction of the video data, and sending the second reproduction control information thus produced to the switching section, the program management information including a flag indicating whether or not the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section is configured to be set, in accordance with the flag, whether or not the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means while the program corresponding to the program management information including the flag is being executed by the program executing means, wherein the switching section is configured such that: when the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends the first reproduction control information and the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, and when the second reproduction control information is not to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends only the first reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, the video reproducing means being configured to control the reproduction in accordance with the first reproduction control information sent by the switching section. when the second reproduction control information is to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends the first reproduction control information and the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, and when the second reproduction control information is not to be sent to the video reproducing means, the switching section sends only the first reproduction control information to the video reproducing means, the video reproducing means being configured to control the reproduction in accordance with the first reproduction control information sent by the switching section.