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 Games
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Advertising
- Cadbury's Caramel Bunny
- Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives
- Fire Kills
- I Saw Your Willy
- John Lewis
- Julie (1998)
- Lucy and the Boy
- 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
- Oscar Grillo (Born in Buenos Aires, moved to the United Kingdom.)
- Uli Meyer (born in Germany, moved to the UK)
- 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
- Mike Figgis
- 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
- Damian Harris
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Tom Hooper
- Waris Hussein
- Mick Jackson
- Derek Jarman
- Jesse V. Johnson
- David Jones
- Duncan Jones
- Terry Jones
- Paul King
- 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
- Tony Richardson
- 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
- Blue Zoo
- Channel 5
- Channel 4
- Collingwood & Co.
- Cosgrove Hall
- Ealing Studios
- Eon Productions
- Fremantle Media
- GK Films
- Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
- Hammer Horror
- Heyday Films
- HiT Entertainment
- ITC Entertainment
- ITV
- Locksmith Animation
- Moonbug Entertainment
- Novel Entertainment
- Peppers Ghost Productions
- Pinewood Studios
- Pop
- Ragdoll Productions
- Regency Enterprises
- The Rank Organisation
- Silvergate Media
- Sky
- Studio Lambert
- Supermarionation
- Thames Television
- Tigon British Film Productions
- UKTV
Philosophers
Pinball
Podcasts
- As It Occurs to Me
- Beef and Dairy Network Podcast
- The Bonus Points
- The Bunker
- Collings and Herrin
- The Film Brain Podcast
- The History Of Byzantium
- The Magnus Archives
- The Magnus Protocol
- 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
- Worst Foot Forward
Producers
- Gerry Anderson
- Britt Allcroft
- Peter Bryant
- Brian Clemens
- 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
- Chris Adams
- Nick Aldis
- Wade Barrett
- Big Daddy
- Nikki Cross
- Dynamite Kid
- Dave 'Fit' Finlay
- Giant Haystacks
- Zack Gibson
- Jimmy Havoc
- Joe Hendry
- Layla
- Drake Maverick
- Mariah May
- Nigel McGuinness
- Drew McIntyre
- Will Ospreay
- PAC
- Paige
- William Regal
- Billy Robinson
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Marty Scurll
- Norman Smiley
- Davey Boy Smith
- "Exotic" Adrian Street
- Katarina Waters
- Doug Williams
- 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)
Public Information Films
Radio
Sportspeople
Tabletop Game Companies
Tabletop Games
Theatre
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
- Richard Coles
- 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)
- Bear Grylls
- 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
- Holly Willoughby
- Lucy Worsley
Web Animation
- 442oons
- asdfmovie
- Autodale
- Bugbo
- Burnt Face Man
- Cat Face
- Crash Zoom
- Decline of Video Gaming
- Dinosauria
- DR. BEES
- Eddie at The LMV
- Eddsworld
- Element Animation
- Epithet Switched
- FF7: About Random Battles (Super Flash Bros. collaboration with American LegendaryFrog)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (Fnaf SFM Productions)
- Flashdeck Animations
- Flash-Gitz Animation (Tom)
- Foxy Gets Hooked
- FreezeFlame
- GradeAUnderA
- Happiness (Steve Cutts)
- Harry101UK
- History Matters
- HourofPoop
- Jerry Jackson
- Nigel and Marmalade
- Object Land
- Object Overload
- Organ Story
- Panathinaikos Bear
- Peppa Pig Gets Grounded
- Rabbit Games
- Salad Fingers
- Saturday Morning Watchmen
- Shed 17
- Simon's Cat
- Soul Corp
- Spoilsbury Toast Boy
- Starbarians
- Super Mario Bros. Z
- Symbolics
- The Thwomps
- TIE Fighter
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- Trilby Dogtooth Vs The Snapperchap
- Unclassified Encounter
- Weebl & Bob
- Windows Vista Dies
- 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
- British Cryptids
- The British Railway Stories
- Caddicarus
- CookP1's Season Reviews
- Count Dankula
- The Cynical Brit
- Cultaholic
- David Mitchell's Soapbox
- Dawko
- Diamanda Hagan
- Devvo
- DanAndPhilGAMES
- 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
- Guru Larry and Wez
- History Buffs
- I Hate Everything
- Jambareeqi
- JAMIEvstheVOID
- Jim Browning
- Jimquisition
- LittleKuriboh
- Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
- KickThePJ
- Kikoskia
- The Lonely Goomba
- MasakoX
- Mentski
- MikeJ (Shameful Sequels and Infomercialism)
- Hayley Morris
- Nothing Technology (Official vlog/reaction channel for the smartphone brand Nothing where founder Carl Pei and his employees talk about themselves, their products and tech in general)
- No Through Road
- Ordinary Things
- Outside Xbox
- PlayStation Access
- Professor Juice
- Propah Job Studios
- Pyrocynical
- Rabbidluigi
- Rebound
- Rob Ager
- The Slow Mo Guys
- SovietWomble
- The Spiffing Brit
- Stampylongnose
- Stuart Ashen
- The Technical Difficulties
- TomSka
- Voxis Productions
- Welshy
- WhatCulture Wrestling
- Where are the Joneses?
- Yogscast