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 media from 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
- Cadbury's Caramel Bunny
- Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives
- I Saw Your Willy
- John Lewis
- Julie Knew Her Killer
- Nipper & Gramophone's Christmas Tales
- Silentnight Beds
- Superman vs. Nick O'Teen
- Suzy Puppy
- Utterly Deserved
- Volvic ads featuring Mr. Volcano and Tyrannosaurus Alan
Animators
- David James Armsby
- David Firth
- Edd Gould
- Harry Partridge
- Harvey Rothman
- Richard Williams (born in Canada, moved to the UK)
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
- Edd Gould
- Harry Harrison
- Hipgnosis
- Dave McKean
- Mark Millar
- Alan Moore
- Grant Morrison
- Beatrix Potter
- Ken Reid
- Talbot Rothwell
- Ralph Steadman
- Hamish Steele
- Bryan Talbot
- J.M.W. Turner
- John Doman Turner
- John William Waterhouse
Artwork
Card Games
Directors
- Jon Amiel
- Lindsay Anderson
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Richard Attenborough
- Mark Baker
- John Boorman
- Danny Boyle
- Kenneth Branagh
- Colin Bucksey
- Douglas Camfield
- Charlie Chaplin
- S. J. Clarkson
- Paddy Considine
- Alex Cox
- Alan Cumming
- Adam Curtis
- Richard Curtis
- Yann Demange (born in France, developed his career in the UK)
- Gareth Edwards
- Ralph Fiennes
- Terence Fisher
- Stephen Frears
- Lewis Gilbert
- Terry Gilliam (born in the USA, moved to the UK)
- John Glen
- Richard E. Grant
- Peter Greenaway
- Paul Greengrass
- Val Guest
- Guy Hamilton
- Graeme Harper
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Tom Hooper
- Waris Hussein
- Mick Jackson
- Derek Jarman
- Jesse V. Johnson
- David Jones
- Duncan Jones
- Terry Jones
- Alexander Korda
- Jude Law
- David Lean
- Francis Lee
- Mike Leigh
- Richard Lester (born in the US, moved to the UK)
- 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
- Rupert Sanders
- 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
- Peter Yates
- Terence Young
Folklore & Mythology
Magazines
Media Industries
- Aardman Animations
- Amicus Productions
- The BBC
- Bevanfield Films
- Channel 5
- Channel 4
- Collingwood & Co.
- Cosgrove Hall
- Ealing Studios
- Eon Productions
- Fremantle Media
- Granada
- Hammer Horror
- Heyday Films
- HIT Entertainment
- ITV
- Locksmith Animation
- Pinewood Studios
- Ragdoll Productions
- The Rank Organisation
- Sky
- Supermarionation
- Thames Television
- Tigon British Film Productions
- UKTV
Philosophers
Pinball
Podcasts
- As It Occurs to Me
- Beef And Dairy Network Podcast
- The Bunker
- Collings and Herrin
- The Film Brain Podcast
- The History Of Byzantium
- The Magnus Archives
- MarsCorp
- The Minister of Chance
- Mom Can't Cook!
- The Monster Hunters
- Men in Blazers (the people behind it are British, even though the show's American)
- Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
- Spirit Box Radio
- The Springheel Saga
- Three Bean Salad
- 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
- Will Ospreay
- PAC
- 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
Theme Parks & Attractions
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
- Mo Gilligan
- 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
- Absolute Zero
- Accounting (British-American co-production)
- Ace Of Spades
- The Adventures of Batman and Robin
- Agent Armstrong
- Aladdin Deck Enhancer (British-Canadian co-production)
- Alien Breed
- Alien Trilogy
- All Points Bulletin
- Alto's Adventure (Canadian-British co-production)
- Amateur Surgeon
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
- The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
- Anticipation
- Arcaea (British-American-Japanese-Singaporean co-production)
- Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
- Assassin's Creed: Chronicles
- Assault Retribution
- Asterix and the Great Rescue
- Astrologaster
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Autonauts
- B-17 Flying Fortress
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Battalion Wars
- Battle Engine Aquila
- Battletoads
- Beat Hazard
- Beneath a Steel Sky
- Ben There, Dan That!
- Black
- Black & White
- Black Closet
- Blast Corps
- Block N Load
- Blood & Truth
- Bloodforge
- Blood Money
- Bloody Good Time
- Bloody Zombies
- Blur
- Body Blows
- Bodycount (2011)
- Body Harvest
- Bomb Chicken
- BPM: Bullets Per Minute
- Brink!
- Broken Sword
- Brutal: Paws of Fury (British-American co-production)
- Buck Bumble
- A Bug's Life
- Burnout
- Cadaver
- Caesar
- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
- Call of Duty: Zombies (British-American co-production)
- Captain Skyhawk
- Card Shark
- Carmageddon
- Cassette 50
- Cassette Beasts
- The Chaos Engine
- Chuck Rock
- Citizen Sleeper
- The City of Lost Children
- Clay Jam
- The Club
- Clumsy Ninja
- Cobra Triangle
- Codename: Tenka
- Cold Winter
- Colin McRae Rally
- Colony Wars
- The Confines of the Crown
- Conker's Pocket Tales
- The Consuming Shadow
- Crackdown
- Crash Bash
- Croc
- Crush
- Cultist Simulator
- Curse of Enchantia
- Cute Knight
- Darker
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (British-French co-production)
- Dark Nights with Poe & Munro
- The Dark Pictures Anthology
- 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
- Deceit
- DEFCON
- Detective Grimoire
- Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes!
- Dicey Dungeons
- Dinosaur Planet (Rare)
- DiRT
- Disco Elysium (British-Estonian co-production)
- Discworld
- Disney Illusion Island
- Disney Universe
- Dizzy
- DJ Hero
- DmC: 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
- Entropy : Zero
- The Escapists
- Eternal Threads
- Eversion
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
- Evil Genius
- The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
- Executive Assault
- Expendable
- Fable
- The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules
- Fallen London
- Fall Guys
- Family Man
- Fast & Furious Crossroads
- Fatal Hearts
- Fighting Force
- The Flintstones (Ocean) (British-American co-production)
- Fluidity
- Football Manager
- Foul Play (2013)
- Frozen Synapse
- Fur Fighters
- Fuzion Frenzy
- Game Genie
- Gang Beasts
- Garry's Mod
- Gears Tactics (British-Canadian co-production)
- Genewars
- Geometry Wars
- The Getaway
- Ghost Hunters
- Glover
- Gods
- Go! Go! Kokopolo
- GoldenEye (1997)
- G-Police
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Grand Theft Auto
- Grand Theft Pizza Delivery
- GRiD
- Guitar Hero Live
- GX4000
- Half-Life: Echoes
- 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
- Hellboy Web of Wyrd
- Hercules
- Hidden Agenda (2017)
- The Hidden: Source
- Hogs of War
- Homefront: The Revolution
- Home Sheep Home
- Honey, I Joined a Cult
- The House of the Dead: OVERKILL
- Human Killing Machine
- Hydrophobia
- Hypercharge Unboxed
- I Am Bread
- I Am Fish
- The Impossible Quiz
- Incoming!
- Independence War 2
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
- I-Ninja
- Innocent Until Caught
- In Other Waters
- Island Saver
- James Pond
- Jet Force Gemini
- Jetpac
- 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
- Kye
- Last Rites
- Lawn Mowing Simulator
- 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
- Lenna's Inception
- Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
- Limbo of the Lost
- LittleBigPlanet
- A Little Lily Princess
- Lone Soldier
- Lone Survivor
- Long Live the Queen
- Looney Tunes Acme Animation Factory
- The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
- Lords of Magic
- The Lost Crown
- LostWinds
- Love & Pies
- Lure of the Temptress
- Magical Diary
- Magic Carpet
- Manhunt
- Manic Miner
- Manos: The Hands of Fate
- Mario Pinball Land
- Max Payne 3 (British-American-Canadian co-production)
- McKids
- MediEvil
- Mega Mash
- Metroid Prime Pinball
- Mickey Mania
- Microcosm
- Micro Machines
- Minecraft Dungeons (British-Swedish co-production)
- The Miskatonic
- Monstrum
- Monty Mole
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Monument Valley
- Moshi Monsters
- The Movies
- Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
- Mr. Nutz (British-Dutch co-production)
- The Mummy Returns
- Muppet Race Mania
- Murder by Numbers (2020)
- Murderous Muses
- Need for Speed
- Never Dead
- Nickelodeon Party Blast
- Nicktoons Racing (PS1, PC and GBA versions)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)
- Ninjabread Man
- Ninja: Shadow of Darkness
- No Man's Sky
- Not a Hero
- Not Tonight
- Novastorm
- Obitus
- Observation
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!
- Operation Flashpoint (Codemasters)
- Overboard! (2021)
- Overcooked!
- Overlord: Dark Legend
- Pac-Man World 3 (British-American co-production)
- Payback 2
- Perfect Dark
- The Persistence
- Pharaoh
- Phasmophobia
- Pikuniku (British-French co-production)
- Plague Inc.
- Planet Coaster
- Planet Zoo
- Plok
- Pokémon Blaze Black and Volt White
- Pool Panic
- Populous
- Post Scriptum
- The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage
- PowerWash Simulator
- Predator: Concrete Jungle
- Prison Architect
- Project Eden
- Project Gotham Racing
- Project Zomboid (British-Canadian co-production)
- Pro Pinball
- Psycho Pinball
- Puggsy
- Putty
- The Quarry
- Raging Justice
- Rapid Racer
- Rascal
- RC Pro-Am
- 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
- The Sacred Armour of Antiriad
- Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time
- Scanner Sombre
- Scapeghost
- Scathe
- Science Girls!
- Sea of Thieves
- Second Sight
- Sega Superstars
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter
- Shadow Man
- Shadow of the Beast
- The Shapeshifting Detective
- The Ship: Murder Party
- Silent Hill: Origins
- Silver
- The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror
- The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk
- The Simpsons Skateboarding
- The Simpsons Game (PSP/Wii/PS2 version, British-American co-production)
- Skeleton Krew
- Sky Serpents
- Slalom
- Snake Pass
- Sniper Elite
- Snipperclips
- 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
- Star Wars Starfighter (British-American co-production)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars: Hunters (British-American co-production)
- Stealth Bastard
- Stories Untold
- Stormrise
- Strange Horticulture
- Strider Returns
- Stronghold
- Stuntman
- Sudeki
- Sunless Sea
- Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
- Super Treadmill
- Surgeon Simulator 2013
- The Swindle
- Sword Daughter
- The Swords of Ditto
- Syndicate
- Taboo: The Sixth Sense
- Tails of Iron
- Tak and the Guardians of Gross
- Tamarin
- Team Buddies
- Tearaway
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
- TerraTech
- Theme Hospital
- Theme Park
- The Thing (2002)
- Thomas Was Alone
- Thrillville
- Time Lord
- TimeSplitters
- Tin Star
- Titan Souls
- Tomb Raider
- Top Banana
- Torn City
- 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)
- Transport Tycoon
- Treasure Master
- Treasure Planet
- Twin Caliber
- UFO Enemy Unknown
- Until Dawn
- Uplink
- Urban Chaos: Riot Response
- Vampire Survivors
- Viewfinder
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- Viva Piņata
- Volume
- Vortex
- Wacky Races (2000)
- Walker
- WarGames Defcon 1
- West of Dead
- Wetrix
- the white chamber
- Wipeout
- Wizards & Warriors
- Wordle
- Worms
- Writhe
- X1992 (British-Japanese co-production)
- X2: Wolverine's Revenge
- X-COM
- Xenon
- Yes, Your Grace
- Yooka-Laylee
- Z
- Zapper
- Zeus: Master of Olympus
- Zombie Army Trilogy
- Zool
Web Animation
- 442oons
- asdfmovie
- Burnt Face Man
- Crash Zoom
- Decline of Video Gaming
- Dinosauria
- DR. BEES
- Eddie at The LMV
- Eddsworld
- Epithet Switched
- Flashdeck Animations
- Foxy Gets Hooked
- FreezeFlame
- HourofPoop
- Jerry Jackson
- Object Land
- Object Overload
- Panathinaikos Bear
- Peppa Pig Gets Grounded
- Salad Fingers
- Saturday Morning Watchmen
- Shed 17
- Simon's Cat
- Spoilsbury Toast Boy
- Starbarians
- Super Mario Bros. Z
- Weebl & Bob
- Xploshi
Webcomics
Web Original
Web Video
- Eight Bit Ryan
- AmazingPhil
- Abroad In Japan
- Bad Movie Beatdown
- Barshens
- Break Quest Club (crossover between Eurogamer and Dicebreaker)
- Britanick
- The British Railway Stories
- Caddicarus
- CookP1's Season Reviews
- Count Dankula
- The Cynical Brit
- 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
- Feeding Steven
- Gavin Free
- GHOSTBLEED: The Bio Horror
- Gigguk
- GradeAUnderA
- Guru Larry and Wez
- History Buffs
- I Hate Everything
- JAMIEvstheVOID
- Jim Browning
- Jimquisition
- LittleKuriboh
- KickThePJ
- Kikoskia
- The Lonely Goomba
- MasakoX
- MauLer
- Mentski
- MikeJ (Shameful Sequels and Infomercialism)
- Ordinary Things
- Outside Xbox
- Propah Job Studios
- Pyrocynical
- Rabbidluigi
- Rebound
- Rob Ager
- The Slow Mo Guys
- Soviet Womble
- The Spiffing Brit
- Stampylongnose
- Stuart Ashen
- The Technical Difficulties
- TomSka
- Welshy
- What Culture Wrestling
- Where are the Joneses?
- Yogscast