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 rest of Ireland, click here.
Categories with their own pages
- British Actors and Comedians
- Irish Actors and Comedians
- Franchises with many British actors
- The Avengers
- Black Mirror
- Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy
- Carry On
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Discworld
- Disney
- Game of Thrones
- Hercule Poirot
- J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World note
- James Bond
- J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium note
- King Arthur
- Pink Panther
- Robin Hood
- Shakespeare Adaptations note
- Sherlock Holmes
- Star Wars
- Whoniverse
- British Authors
- British Comics
- British Films
- British Film Institute
- British Humour
- British Literature
- British Media Tropes
- British Music
- British Radio Series
- British Series
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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
- Steve Dillon
- Garth Ennis
- Neil Gaiman
- Carl Giles
- Harry Harrison
- Hipgnosis
- Norman Hudis
- Dave McKean
- Mark Millar
- Alan Moore
- Grant Morrison
- Beatrix Potter
- Ken Reid
- Talbot Rothwell
- Bryan Talbot
- J.M.W. Turner
Artwork
Authors
- Jane Austen
- Lewis Carroll
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Agatha Christie
- Roald Dahl
- Charles Dickens
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Neil Gaiman
- C. S. Lewis
- David Mitchell (Author)
- George Orwell
- Terry Pratchett
- Philip Pullman
- J. K. Rowling
- Mary Shelley
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Virginia Woolf
Directors
- Lindsay Anderson
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Richard Attenborough
- Danny Boyle
- Kenneth Branagh
- 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
- Stephen Frears
- Lewis Gilbert
- Richard E. Grant
- Peter Greenaway
- Paul Greengrass
- Val Guest
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Derek Jarman
- Duncan Jones
- Terry Jones
- Alexander Korda
- Jude Law
- David Lean
- Richard Lester
- Mike Leigh
- Ken Loach
- Ida Lupino
- David Mackenzie
- Steve McQueen
- Sam Mendes
- Stephen Merchant
- Steven Moffat
- Christopher Nolan
- Nick Park
- Michael Powell
- 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)
- Robert Stevenson
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Matthew Vaughn
- James Whale
- Michael Winner
- Michael Winterbottom
- Edgar Wright
- Joe Wright
- David Yates
- Terence Young
Media Industries
- Aardman Animations
- Amicus Productions
- The BBC
- Channel Five
- Channel 4
- Cosgrove Hall
- Ealing Studios
- Fremantle Media
- Granada
- Hammer Horror
- HIT Entertainment
- Pinewood Studios
- Ragdoll Productions
- The Rank Organisation
- Sky
- Supermarionation
- Thames Television
- Tigon British Film Productions
Philosophers
Pinball
Podcasts
- As It Occurs to Me
- The Bunker
- Collings and Herrin
- The Film Brain Podcast
- 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
- Simon Cowell
- Russell T. Davies
- Colin Firth
- Verity Lambert
- 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
Professional Wrestling
- Layla
- Magnus
- 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
TV Presenters
- Ant and Dec
- David Attenborough
- Zoe Ball
- Tony Blackburn
- Lionel Blue
- Charlie Brooker
- Jimmy Carr
- Charlotte Church
- Dick & Dom
- Fred Dibnah
- Ben Elton
- Chris Evans
- Bruce Forsyth
- 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
- Trevor McDonald (born in Trinidad but gained English citizenship in 1960s)
- Chris Morris
- Patrick Moore
- Chris Moyles
- Stephen Mulhern
- Dara Ó Briain
- Michael Parkinson
- Karl Pilkington
- Gordon Ramsay
- Jonathan Ross
- Jimmy Savile
- Louis Theroux
- Lucy Worsley
Video Games
- 007 Legends
- 40 Winks
- All Points Bulletin
- Argonaut Software
- Buck Bumble
- Croc
- I-Ninja
- Star Fox (co-production with Japan)
- Star Fox 2 (co-production with Japan)
- Vortex
- Batman: Arkham Series
- Batman Dark Tomorrow
- Bullfrog Productions
- Climax Group
- Codemasters
- Core Design
- Crackdown
- Crash Bash
- Creative Assembly
- Alien: Isolation
- Halo Wars 2
- Stormrise
- 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
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- Criterion Games
- Disco Elysium (co-production with Estonia)
- Discworld
- Driver
- Eidos Interactive
- Evil Genius
- Feral Interactive
- Football Manager
- Garry's Mod
- Ghost Hunters
- GoldenEye Wii
- Grand Theft Auto
- Harry Potter
- Haze
- Hello Games
- Innocent Until Caught
- James Pond
- Judge Dredd
- The Killing Game Show
- LEGOLAND
- Lemmings
- Lionhead Studios
- Manhunt
- MediEvil
- Media Molecule
- Monty Mole
- Nickelodeon Party Blast
- NightFire
- Ninja Theory
- Ninjabread Man
- NOTAHERO
- Obitus
- Project Gotham Racing
- Psygnosis
- Rare
- Anticipation
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Battletoads
- Blast Corps
- Captain Skyhawk
- Cobra Triangle
- Conker's Bad Fur Day
- Dinosaur Planet
- Donkey Kong Country
- GoldenEye (1997)
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Jet Force Gemini
- Jetpac
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Killer Instinct
- Mickey's Speedway USA
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)
- Perfect Dark
- R.C. Pro-Am
- Sabreman
- Sea of Thieves
- Slalom
- Solar Jetman
- Taboo: The Sixth Sense
- Time Lord
- Viva Piñata
- Wizards and Warriors
- Rebellion
- Red Dead Redemption II (co-production with the United States, Canada and India)
- Republic: The Revolution
- Rollcage
- Second Sight
- Shadow of the Beast
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail
- Starship Troopers
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TimeSplitters
- Traveller's Tales
- UFO Enemy Unknown
- Walker
- The World Is Not Enough
- Worms
- X It
- Yooka-Laylee
Web Comic
Web Original
Web Video
- Amazing Phil
- Abroad In Japan
- asdfmovie
- Bad Movie Beatdown
- Barshens
- Britanick
- The British Railway Series
- CookP1's Season Reviews
- Cultaholic
- Diamanda Hagan
- Devvo
- danisnotonfire
- Diary Of A Bad Man
- The Dom Reviews
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
- Eddie at The LMV
- Eddsworld
- Gigguk
- GradeAUnderA
- Guru Larry and Wez
- I Hate Everything
- Jim Browning
- LittleKuriboh
- Mentski
- MikeJ (Shameful Sequels and Infomercialism)
- Pyrocynical
- Rebound
- Rob Ager
- The Slow Mo Guys
- Stuart Ashen
- Welshy
- What Culture Wrestling
- Where are the Joneses?
