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Season 1

  • S01E01 1

    • May 26, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S01E02 2

    • June 2, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S01E03 3

    • June 9, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S01E04 4

    • June 16, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S01E05 5

    • June 23, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S01E06 6

    • June 30, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen Bob Wellings and George Layton Another programme of the jokes, dramas and problems of real life. Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E07 7

    • July 7, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton and Bob Wellings Another programme of the jokes, dramas and problems of real life. Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E08 8

    • July 14, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton and Bob Wellings When the Council wont 'budge; when the Ministry won't reply; when the Managing Director snubs you; do you say ' that's life' and give up? Or do you turn to this programme of jokes, dramas and real-life problems? Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E09 9

    • July 21, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen , George Layton Bob Wellings and Judy Bruce When the Council won't budge; when the Ministry won't reply; when the Managing Director snubs you; do you say ' that's life ' and give up? Or do you turn to this programme of jokes, dramas and real-life problems? Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E10 10

    • July 28, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton , Bob Wellings and Stephanie De-Sykes When the Council won't budge; when the Ministry won't reply; when the Managing Director snubs you; do you say ' that's life ' and give up? Or do you turn to this programme of jokes, dramas and real-life problems? Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E11 11

    • August 4, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton , Bob Wellings and Judy Bruce Another programme of the jokes, dramas and problems of real life. Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E12 12

    • August 11, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton , Bob Wellings and Judith Bruce When the Council won't budge; when the Ministry won't reply; when the Managing Director snubs you; do you say ' that's life ' and give up? Or do you turn to this programme of jokes, dramas and real-life problems? Music by TONY KINSEY

  • S01E13 13

    • August 18, 1973
    • BBC One

    with Esther Rantzen George Layton , Bob Wellings and Judith Bruce When the Council won't budge: when the Ministry won't reply; when the Managing Director snubs you; do you say ' that's life ' and give up? Or do you turn to this programme of jokes, dramas and real-life problems? Music by TONY KINSEY

Season 2

Season 3

Season 8

  • S08E01 1

    • January 4, 1981

    The first of 26 programmes From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week, and, out and about, Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E02 2

    • January 11, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week, Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle , investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week, and, out and about, Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E03 3

    • January 18, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week, Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle , she investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week, and, out and about, Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E04 4

    • January 25, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle she investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week and, out and about, Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E05 5

    • February 1, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week, Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle , investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E06 6

    • February 8, 1981

  • S08E07 7

    • February 15, 1981

    Esther Rantzen , with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E08 8

    • February 22, 1981

  • S08E09 9

    • March 1, 1981

    Esther Rantzen and reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigate the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E10 10

    • March 8, 1981

    Esther Rantzen with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week. and Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano in search of things ridiculous and unusual.

  • S08E11 11

    • March 15, 1981

  • S08E12 12

    • March 22, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week, and Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano in search of things ridiculous and unusual.

  • S08E13 13

    • March 29, 1981

    Esther Rantzen with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E14 14

    • April 5, 1981

    Esther Rantzen with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with more odes and oddities and Richard Stilgoe with his travelling piano

  • S08E15 15

    • April 26, 1981

  • S08E16 16

    • May 3, 1981

    Esther Rantzen, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle, investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities and Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano.

  • S08E17 17

    • May 10, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril FletFrom the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.cher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E18 18

    • May 17, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week, Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week. Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E19 19

    • May 24, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E20 20

    • May 31, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle , investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week, and Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano go round Britain in search of things ridiculous and unusual to sing about.

  • S08E21 21

    • June 7, 1981

    From the 10,000 letters you send in every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. And, with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle , investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

  • S08E22 22

    • June 14, 1981

    From the letters you send every week Esther Rantzen brings you some of the zaniest and funniest. Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigate the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems. Cyril Fletcher with odes and oddities of the week and Richard Stilgoe and his travelling piano.

  • S08E23 23

    • June 21, 1981

    Esther Rantzen with reporters Paul Heiney and Chris Serle investigates the more bizarre consumer sagas and real-life problems Also featuring Cyril Fletcher with your odes and oddities of the week.

Season 13

  • S13E01 1

    • January 19, 1986

    presented by Esther Rantzen is back for the 13th successive year. Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week. with Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell Adrian Mills Grant Baynham Doc Cox

  • S13E02 2

    • January 26, 1986

  • S13E03 3

    • February 2, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week. With Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills Grant Baynham. Doc Cox

  • S13E04 4

    • February 9, 1986

  • S13E05 5

    • February 16, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week. With Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills Grant Baynham , Doc Cox

  • S13E06 6

    • February 23, 1986

  • S13E07 7

    • March 2, 1986

  • S13E08 8

    • March 9, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week. with Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell Adrian Mills Grant Baynham Doc Cox

  • S13E09 9

    • March 16, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week. with Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell Adrian Mills Grant Baynham Doc Cox

  • S13E10 10

    • March 23, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from your letters. with Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills Grant Baynham , Doc Cox

  • S13E11 11

    • April 20, 1986

    Presented by Esther Rantzen Consumer advice, investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from your letters with Mollie Sugden and reporters Gavin Campbell Adrian Mills Grant Baynham Doc Cox

Season 17

  • S17E01 1

    • January 14, 1990

    Real life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the letters which you send That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E02 2

    • January 21, 1990

    Real life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E03 3

    • January 28, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters which you send to the programme every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe , and Doc Cox.

  • S17E04 4

    • February 4, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters you send every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe , Doc Cox.

  • S17E05 5

    • February 11, 1990

    Real life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories, drawn from the 10,000 letters you send every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E06 6

    • February 18, 1990

    Real life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E07 7

    • February 25, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters you send That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E08 8

    • March 4, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10.000 letters you send That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E09 9

    • March 11, 1990

    Real life humour, mishaps. special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10.000 letters you send every week. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E10 10

    • March 18, 1990

    With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E11 11

    • March 25, 1990

    With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E12 12

    • April 1, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E13 13

    • April 22, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills , Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E14 14

    • April 29, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills , Howard Leader , Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E15 15

    • May 6, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the 10,000 letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E16 16

    • May 13, 1990

  • S17E17 17

    • May 20, 1990

    Investigations, humour and mishaps drawn from the letters sent every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E18 18

    • May 27, 1990

  • S17E19 19

    • June 3, 1990

    Humour, investigations and consumer stories with Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E20 20

    • June 10, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E21 21

    • June 17, 1990

    Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from the thousands of letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E22 22

    • June 24, 1990

    Real-life humour and consumer stories with Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

  • S17E23 23

    • July 1, 1990

    Last in the present series. Real-life humour, mishaps, special investigations and consumer stories drawn from letters sent to That's Life! every week. With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

Season 21

  • S21E01 1

    • January 15, 1994
    • BBC One

    Including the launch of a campaign to make Britain a more welcoming place for parents with young children. Kevin Devine goes under cover to expose the tricks of the conman's trade, and a new character called Killjoy steps onto the scene. With Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell , Adrian Mills , and special guest JuneWhitfield.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 That's Life All Over!

    • June 19, 1994
    • BBC One

    After 21 years of entertainment combined with campaigning consumer journalism, That's Life! comes to an end with this, its 418th edition. Esther Rantzen is joined for this nostalgic celebration by all the presenters featured over the years, along with Wet Wet Wet, whose 1988 version of With a Little Help from My Friends raised more than £100,000 for Childline, and Victoria Wood , who reflects on her regular appearances back in 1976. Remember Prince, the dog who loved "sausages"? Or the time Esther was arrested handing out bat stew on a London street? And That's Life's Jobsworth award (to petty-minded officialdom) has ensured the word an established place in the English language. Some of the campaigns have led to changes in the law and there are many stories of courage and hope - including the organ-transplant fund that started with 2-year-old Ben Hardwick in 1984. Ten years on his mother Debbie is in the studio to talk about Ben's life.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 That's Life! Presents

    • December 27, 1987
    • BBC One

    The Most Talented Pets in Britain Remember the dog who said 'sausages'? Or the mysterious Lirpa Loof who appeared at London Zoo on 1 April 1984? Or Shimmy the ping pong pussy? Or the budgie who fell in love with a goldfish? Esther Rantzen , with a little help from the Panto stars of MONTPELIER SCHOOL, Ealing, introduces these and other memorable pets who have appeared in That's Life! over the past 15 years.