A list of media originating in the United Kingdom, which means that apart from English media we also list Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish media here.
If you're looking for the Republic of Ireland, click here.
Categories with their own pages
- British Actors and Comedians
- British Authors
- British Comics
- British Films
- British Film Institute
- British Humour
- British Literature
- British Media Tropes
- British Music
- British Newspapers
- British Radio Series
- British Series
- British Video Game Companies
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Advertising
Artists
- Dan Abnett
- Lawrence Alma-Tadema (originally from the Netherlands)
- Francis Bacon (born in Ireland but worked mainly in the UK)
- Banksy
- Clive Barker
- Raymond Briggs
- John Constable
- Thomas Davidson
- Steve Dillon
- Garth Ennis
- Lionel Fanthorpe
- Neil Gaiman
- Carl Giles
- Harry Harrison
- Hipgnosis
- Norman Hudis
- Dave McKean
- Mark Millar
- Alan Moore
- Grant Morrison
- Beatrix Potter
- Ken Reid
- Talbot Rothwell
- Ralph Steadman
- Bryan Talbot
- J.M.W. Turner
- John Doman Turner
- John William Waterhouse
Artwork
Authors
- Jane Austen
- Lewis Carroll
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Agatha Christie
- Roald Dahl
- Charles Dickens
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Neil Gaiman
- Kazuo Ishiguro (born in Japan, but has lived in the UK since his early childhood)
- C. S. Lewis
- David Mitchell (Author)
- George Orwell
- Terry Pratchett
- Philip Pullman
- J. K. Rowling
- Mary Shelley
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Sue Townsend
- Virginia Woolf
Directors
- Jon Amiel
- Lindsay Anderson
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Richard Attenborough
- John Boorman
- Danny Boyle
- Kenneth Branagh
- Colin Bucksey
- Charlie Chaplin
- S. J. Clarkson
- Paddy Considine
- Alex Cox
- Alan Cumming
- Adam Curtis
- Yann Demange (born in France, developed his career in the UK)
- Gareth Edwards
- Ralph Fiennes
- Terence Fisher
- Stephen Frears
- Lewis Gilbert
- John Glen
- Richard E. Grant
- Peter Greenaway
- Paul Greengrass
- Val Guest
- Guy Hamilton
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Tom Hooper
- Mick Jackson
- Derek Jarman
- Jesse V. Johnson
- David Jones
- Duncan Jones
- Terry Jones
- Alexander Korda
- Jude Law
- David Lean
- Richard Lester
- Mike Leigh
- Ken Loach
- Ida Lupino
- Adrian Lyne
- David Mackenzie
- Steve McQueen (Director)
- Peter Medak (born in Hungary but fled to UK due to the Hungarian Uprising)
- Sam Mendes
- Stephen Merchant
- Steven Moffat
- Mike Newell
- Christopher Nolan
- Nick Park
- Alan Parker
- Michael Powell
- Lynne Ramsay
- Guy Ritchie
- Nicolas Roeg
- Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas
- Tim Roth
- Ken Russell
- John Schlesinger
- Ridley Scott (born in the UK, moved to the USA)
- Tony Scott (born in the UK, moved to the USA)
- Andy Serkis
- Steve Shill
- Robert Stevenson
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Phil Traill
- Matthew Vaughn
- James Whale
- Tony Wharmby
- Michael Winner
- Michael Winterbottom
- Edgar Wright
- Joe Wright
- David Yates
- Terence Young
Magazines
Media Industries
- Aardman Animations
- Amicus Productions
- The BBC
- Bevanfield Films
- Channel 5
- Channel 4
- Cosgrove Hall
- Ealing Studios
- Eon Productions
- Fremantle Media
- Granada
- Hammer Horror
- HIT Entertainment
- Pinewood Studios
- Ragdoll Productions
- The Rank Organisation
- Sky
- Supermarionation
- Thames Television
- Tigon British Film Productions
- UKTV
Philosophers
Pinball
Podcasts
- As It Occurs to Me
- The Bunker
- Collings and Herrin
- The Film Brain Podcast
- The Magnus Archives
- MarsCorp
- The Minister of Chance
- The Monster Hunters
- Men in Blazers (the people behind it are British, even though the show's American)
- The Springheel Saga
- Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
- Wooden Overcoats
Producers
- Gerry Anderson
- Peter Bryant
- Simon Cowell
- Russell T Davies
- Colin Firth
- Philip Hinchcliffe
- Verity Lambert
- Barry Letts
- Innes Lloyd
- Victor Lewis-Smith
- John Nathan-Turner
- Terry Nation
- Sydney Newman (Canadian, but is one of the people responsible for launching two iconic British TV series; The Avengers (1960s) and Doctor Who)
- Jonathan Nolan
- Derrick Sherwin
- John Wiles (South African-born, but spent his entire career working in the UK)
- Graham Williams
Professional Wrestling
- Layla
- Nigel McGuinness
- Drew McIntyre
- Adrian Neville
- Will Ospreay
- Paige
- William Regal
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Marty Scurll
- Norman Smiley
- Davey Boy Smith
- British Strong Style
- SAnitY (Nikki Cross is Scottish while Killian Dain is Northern Irish)
- Defiant Wrestling
- Progress Wrestling
- WWE NXT (A U.K. edition was launched in 2018)
Radio
Sportspeople
Tabletop Game Companies
Tabletop Games
TV Presenters
- Christiane Amanpour
- Ant and Dec
- David Attenborough
- Zoe Ball
- Martin Bashir
- Tony Blackburn
- Lionel Blue
- Charlie Brooker
- Jimmy Carr
- Charlotte Church
- Dick & Dom
- Fred Dibnah
- Ben Elton
- Chris Evans
- Bruce Forsyth
- David Frost
- Stephen Fry
- Nicky Grist (former rally co-driver and later occasional co-host and colour commentator)
- Clive James (born in Sydney, Australia, but lived in England since 1962 and appeared exclusively in British media)
- Sarah Kennedy
- Des Lynam
- Trevor McDonald (born in Trinidad but gained English citizenship in 1960s)
- Chris Morris
- Patrick Moore
- Chris Moyles
- Stephen Mulhern
- Dara Ó Briain (born in Ireland, but developed career in UK)
- Michael Parkinson
- Karl Pilkington
- Richard Quest
- Gordon Ramsay
- Jonathan Ross
- Jimmy Savile
- Louis Theroux
- Lucy Worsley
Video Games
- 40 Winks
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
- 8Realms
- Accounting
- Ace of Spades
- The Adventures of Batman and Robin
- Aladdin Deck Enhancer (British-Canadian co-production)
- Agent Armstrong
- Alien Breed
- Alien Trilogy
- All Points Bulletin
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
- The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
- Anticipation
- Assassin's Creed: Chronicles
- Assault Retribution
- Asterix and the Great Rescue
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- B-17 Flying Fortress
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Battalion Wars
- Battle Engine Aquila
- Battletoads
- Beneath a Steel Sky
- Black
- Black Closet
- Black & White
- Blast Corps
- Block N Load
- Blood & Truth
- Bloodforge
- Blur
- Body Blows
- Body Harvest
- Bodycount
- Bomb Chicken
- Brink
- Broken Sword
- Brutal: Paws of Fury (British-American co-production)
- Buck Bumble
- A Bug's Life
- Burnout
- Cadaver
- Caesar
- Call of Duty: Zombies (British-American co-production)
- Captain Skyhawk
- Carmageddon
- The Chaos Engine
- Chuck Rock
- The City of Lost Children
- The Club
- Clumsy Ninja
- Cobra Triangle
- Colin McRae Rally
- Colony Wars
- Conker's Pocket Tales
- The Confines of the Crown
- Constantine (2005)
- The Consuming Shadow
- Crackdown
- Crash Bash
- Croc
- Crush
- Cultist Simulator
- Curse of Enchantia
- Cute Knight
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (British-French co-production)
- The Dark Pictures Anthology
- Darker
- Darwinia
- Date Warp
- Dead Island 2
- Dead Space: Extraction (British-American co-production)
- Dead Space Ignition (British-American co-production)
- Dear Esther
- Death's Door
- DEFCON
- Dicey Dungeons
- Dinosaur Planet
- DiRT
- Disco Elysium (British-Estonian co-production)
- Discworld
- Disney Universe
- Dizzy
- DJ Hero
- Dm C Devil May Cry
- Dog's Life
- Donald in Maui Mallard (SNES version)
- Donkey Kong Country
- Dreams
- Driver
- Dungeon Keeper
- Ecstatica
- Elite
- The Emperor's New Groove
- Endgame
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- The Escapists
- Eversion
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
- Evil Genius
- Expendable
- Fable
- The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules
- Fall Guys
- Fallen London
- Fast & Furious Crossroads
- Fatal Hearts
- Fluidity
- Football Manager
- Forza
- Frozen Synapse
- Fur Fighters
- Fuzion Frenzy
- G-Police
- Game Genie
- Gang Beasts
- Garry's Mod
- Gears Tactics (British-Canadian co-production)
- Genewars
- Geometry Wars
- The Getaway
- Ghost Hunters
- Glover
- Go! Go! Kokopolo
- Gods
- GoldenEye (1997)
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Grand Theft Auto
- GRiD
- Guitar Hero Live
- GX4000
- Halo Wars 2 (British-American co-production)
- Harry Potter
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Haven: Call of the King
- Haze
- Heavenly Sword
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Hercules
- Hidden Agenda (2017)
- Hogs of War
- Homefront: The Revolution
- The House of the Dead: OVERKILL
- Hydrophobia
- I Am Bread
- I-Ninja
- Independence War 2
- Innocent Until Caught
- Island Saver
- James Pond
- Jetpac
- Jet Force Gemini
- Jet Set Willy
- JFK: Reloaded
- Joe Danger
- Judge Dredd
- The Jungle Book
- Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Karaoke Revolution
- Kasumi Ninja
- Killer Instinct
- The Killing Game Show
- Kinect: Disneyland Adventures
- Kinectimals
- Kingsley's Adventure
- Korsakovia
- Kung Fu Chaos
- LEGO Adaptation Game
- LEGO Star Wars
- LEGO Indiana Jones
- LEGO Batman
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- The LEGO Movie Videogame
- LEGO Jurassic World
- LEGO Marvel's Avengers
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
- LEGO The Incredibles
- LEGO DC Super-Villains
- LEGO City Undercover
- LEGO Dimensions
- LEGOLAND
- Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
- Lemmings
- Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
- Limbo of the Lost
- LittleBigPlanet
- A Little Lily Princess
- Lone Survivor
- Long Live the Queen
- Looney Tunes Acme Animation Factory
- Lords of Magic
- The Lost Crown
- LostWinds
- Lure of the Temptress
- Magic Carpet
- Magical Diary
- Manhunt
- Manic Miner
- Manos: The Hands of Fate
- Mario Pinball Land
- MediEvil
- Mega Mash
- Metroid Prime Pinball
- Mickey Mania
- Microcosm
- Micro Machines
- Minecraft Dungeons (British-Swedish co-production)
- The Miskatonic
- Monty Mole
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Monument Valley
- Moshi Monsters
- The Movies
- Mr. Nutz (British-Dutch co-production)
- The Mummy Returns
- Muppet Race Mania
- Need for Speed
- Never Dead
- Nickelodeon Party Blast
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)
- Ninja: Shadow of Darkness
- Ninjabread Man
- No Man's Sky
- NOTAHERO
- Novastorm
- Obitus
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!
- Operation Flashpoint (Codemasters)
- Overcooked!
- Overlord: Dark Legend
- Perfect Dark
- Pharaoh
- Phasmophobia
- Plague Inc.
- Planet Coaster
- Planet Zoo
- Pokémon Blaze Black and Volt White
- Populous
- The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction
- Predator: Concrete Jungle
- Prison Architect
- Pro Pinball
- Project Eden
- Project Gotham Racing
- Project Zomboid (British-Canadian co-production)
- Psycho Pinball
- Puggsy
- Putty
- The Quarry
- R.C. Pro-Am
- Rapid Racer
- Rascal
- Reality-On-The-Norm
- Rebel Inc.
- Red Dead Redemption II (British-American-Canadian-Indian co-production)
- Reigns
- Republic: The Revolution
- Reservoir Dogs
- Resident Evil Gaiden
- Richard Burns Rally
- Rick Dangerous
- Ride to Hell: Retribution
- Rise of the Robots
- Rock Revolution (British-Canadian co-production)
- Rock Star Ate My Hamster
- Rogue Ops
- Rogue Trooper
- Rogue Warrior
- Rollcage
- Rollercoaster Tycoon
- RuneScape
- Rust
- Sabreman
- Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time
- Scanner Sombre
- Science Girls!
- Sea of Thieves
- Second Sight
- Sega Superstars
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter
- Shadow of the Beast
- Shadow Man
- Silent Hill: 0rigins
- Silver
- The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror
- Sky Serpents
- Slalom
- Snake Pass
- Sniper Elite
- Soft & Cuddly
- Solar Jetman
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (British-Japanese co-production)
- Sonic R (British-Japanese co-production)
- Sonic Dash
- Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
- Team Sonic Racing
- Soulbringer
- Space Debris
- Space Station Silicon Valley
- Spectacular Sparky
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
- Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail
- Star Fox (British-Japanese co-production)
- Star Fox 2 (British-Japanese co-production)
- Star Fox Adventures
- Starship Troopers
- Stealth Bastard
- Stormrise
- Strider Returns
- Stronghold
- Stuntman
- Sudeki
- Sunless Sea
- Super Treadmill
- Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
- Surgeon Simulator 2013
- Syndicate
- Sword Daughter
- The Swords of Ditto
- Taboo: The Sixth Sense
- Tails of Iron
- Tak and the Guardians of Gross
- Tamarin
- Team Buddies
- Tearaway
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TerraTech
- Theme Hospital
- Theme Park
- The Thing (2002)
- Thrillville
- Time Lord
- TimeSplitters
- Titan Souls
- Tomb Raider
- Total War
- Shogun: Total War
- Medieval: Total War
- Rome: Total War
- Spartan: Total Warrior
- Medieval II: Total War
- Empire: Total War
- Napoleon: Total War
- Total War: Shogun 2
- Total War: Rome II
- Total War: Attila
- Total War: Warhammer
- Total War: Warhammer II
- Thrones of Britannia: A Total War Saga
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
- Total War: Warhammer III
- The Town with No Name
- Toy Story
- Transformers: The Game (Console)
- Transformers Universe
- Transformers: Earth Wars (British-American co-production)
- Treasure Planet
- UFO Enemy Unknown
- Until Dawn
- Uplink
- Urban Chaos: Riot Response
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- Viva Piñata
- Vortex
- Wacky Races (2000)
- Walker
- WarGames Defcon 1
- Wetrix
- the white chamber
- Wipeout
- Wizards & Warriors
- Worms
- X2: Wolverine's Revenge
- X-COM
- Xenon
- Yes, Your Grace
- Yooka-Laylee
- Z
- Zapper
- Zeus: Master of Olympus
- Zool
Web Animation
Webcomics
Web Original
Web Video
- AmazingPhil
- Abroad In Japan
- asdfmovie
- Bad Movie Beatdown
- Barshens
- Britanick
- Caddicarus
- CookP1's Season Reviews
- Count Dankula
- The Critical Drinker
- Cultaholic
- David Mitchell's Soapbox
- Diamanda Hagan
- Devvo
- danisnotonfire
- Diary Of A Bad Man
- The Dom Reviews
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
- Drayano60
- Eddie at The LMV
- Eddsworld
- Gavin Free
- Gigguk
- GradeAUnderA
- Guru Larry and Wez
- History Buffs
- I Hate Everything
- Jim Browning
- Jimquisition
- LittleKuriboh
- KickThePJ
- Kikoskia
- The Lonely Goomba
- MasakoX
- MauLer
- Mentski
- MikeJ (Shameful Sequels and Infomercialism)
- Ordinary Things
- Propah Job Studios
- Pyrocynical
- Rabbidluigi
- Rebound
- Rob Ager
- The Slow Mo Guys
- The Spiffing Brit
- Stuart Ashen
- The Technical Difficulties
- Welshy
- What Culture Wrestling
- Where are the Joneses?
