TV series

What We Were Watching

Name: What We Were Watching
Cast: Peter Sallis

2018–, English, on BBC Four.

Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Episode length: 57 min
Status: Still running

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Latest episode

S1 E8: Christmas 1985

Aired 21 December 2025

Seasons 1

Season 1

2018 · 8 episodes

Cast & crew

Peter SallisClegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 2 ep

Details

First aired: 23 December 2018
Network: BBC Four
Language: English
Type: Documentary

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What We Were Watching has 1 season and 8 episodes, about 57 minutes each.

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