Twenty-five years is a lifetime in television. Rewind to 1997 and you\u2019ll find a fledgling Channel 5 having just joined \u201cthe big four\u201d on broadcast television, Magnus Magnusson still sat in the Mastermind host\u2019s chair, and the likes of Jonathan Creek, Cold Feet and the Teletubbies just making their debuts (and, in that last case, also rivalling the Spice Girls for the coveted Christmas no. 1 spot in the music charts). A quarter of a century on and the TV landscape is almost unrecognisable \u2013 though Midsomer Murders<\/a>, another child of \u201997, continues unabated, even if it\u2019s swapped out one DCI Barnaby for another.<\/p>\n

$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nWho can forget the fervour that resulted from our interview last year with Amanda Stavri \u2013 ITV\u2019s Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment \u2013 where the \u201clogistical difficulty\u201d of including LGBTQ+ contestants on ITV2\u2019s hit Love Island<\/a> was discussed? In the past six months, we also broke the news of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale scoring a sixth season renewal<\/a>, as well as plans for a second run of The Tourist<\/a> starring Jamie Dornan, and had the inside scoop on James McAvoy\u2019s His Dark Materials comeback<\/a> and Daredevil star Charlie Cox\u2019s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n
We also host a wide array of thought-provoking opinion and comment pieces, some authored by our own award-winning editorial team, others written by outside experts and heads of industry, many of whom also contribute to our annual TV 100 list<\/a>, a yearly celebration of the biggest power players in television. (In case you were wondering, this year\u2019s no. 1 spot went to Russell T Davies, who reflected on the success of It\u2019s A Sin and looked ahead to his next project, ITV\u2019s Noelle Gordon biopic Nolly, and his then-imminent return to the worlds of Doctor Who.)<\/p>\n
Russell T Davies: \u201cIf I\u2019d got It\u2019s A Sin wrong, that would have been an awful thing\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Working in tandem with the magazine, we look to complement our print counterpart\u2019s output with a more reactive, multimedia approach \u2013 since 2013, our interviews with the biggest names in TV and film have racked up over 60 million views on YouTube \u2013 and most recently, we\u2019ve diversified our offering again to include coverage of technology and gaming, with this content proving to be among the site\u2019s most-read following its launch in 2021.\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>still aims to be that essential digital companion to your entertainment experience, always keeping pace as that experience itself changes and broadens. We\u2019ve changed as it\u2019s changed, and we\u2019ll continue to do so as it does.<\/p>\n
As we\u2019ve segued from the much-cited \u201cwatercooler moment\u201d to a world of multiple screens and TV\u2019s biggest moments being chewed over and unpacked as they happen, our hundreds of thousands of followers across multiple social media platforms \u2013 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram \u2013 have given us the power to react to, engage with and indeed provoke the biggest discussions around entertainment.<\/p>\n
In more recent years, our TV Champion tournament \u2013 a Twitter contest that asked readers to vote for their favourite face from across a wealth of different genres, from Soaps to Sci-Fi \u2013 has attracted tens of millions of individual votes, not to mention countless additional social posts from David Tennant fans, Outlander<\/a> obsessives and the many other highly engaged fandoms we cater to.<\/p>\n
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The shift from the five terrestrial channels (one still a relative novelty!) of 25 years ago to a far larger \u2013 and still growing \u2013 pool of channels and streaming services has also meant, of course, that online discourse around entertainment has expanded and diversified in a way we couldn\u2019t have possibly predicted back in 1997. We\u2019re a long way away from new episodes of your favourite shows being watched at a time and pace dictated by a small handful of broadcasters.<\/p>\n
There are more shows to watch now than at any other point in the history of television and while the blockbuster overnight figures for hit dramas including Line of Duty<\/a>, sport tournaments like the 2020 Euros and, most recently, the nationwide event that was the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee prove that appointment-to-view programming is alive and kicking, audiences now have the option of setting their own schedules and enjoying those shows at a time that best suits them.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a hugely exciting time to be a part of that audience \u2013 the only real challenges are identifying what\u2019s actually worth watching amongst the torrent of telly being thrown our way and keeping track of exactly what\u2019s available and when, for fear of missing out. That\u2019s where we come in, with that wealth of choice meaning that the service we provide \u2013 a one-stop online hub for TV listings, reviews and recommendations, exclusive news and insightful interviews that always puts the reader first, fosters a sense of community and welcomes an energetic exchange of views \u2013 is hopefully more valuable than ever.<\/p>\n
To celebrate our anniversary, RadioTimes.com wants you to help us crown the greatest television show of the past 25 years. Our expert team of TV enthusiasts have pulled together a shortlist of 25 series that debuted between 1997 and 2022 and wowed audiences \u2013 but you get the deciding vote on which ends up at the very top of the pile. <\/strong><\/p>\n
To nominate your favourite from our list, head to radiotimes.com\/tvtop25<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>
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