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In 2005 , the BBC broadcast '' Drama Connections '' - using the same format, this show looked at the history of popular television dramas.

=Shows examined so far=

Series One ( 2003 )

Narrated by Julia Sawalha

#'' Porridge '' (9 Jun 03)
#'' The Good Life '' (16 Jun 03)
#'' Are You Being Served? '' (23 Jun 03)
#'' Men Behaving Badly '' (30 Jun 03)
#'' Butterflies '' (7 Jul 03)
#'' Only Fools And Horses '' (14 Jul 03)

Series Two ( 2004 )

Narrated by Julia Sawalha

#'' The Goodies '' (21 Jun 04) (this show sparked a resurgence of interest in ''The Goodies'' which culminated in a 90-minute reunion special, '' The Return Of The Goodies '', being broadcast on 30 December, 2005)
#'' Birds Of A Feather '' (28 Jun 04)
#'' Father Ted '' (12 Jul 04)
#'' The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin '' (18 Jul 04)
#'' Keeping Up Appearances '' (26 Jul 04)
#'' The Young Ones '' (2 Aug 04)
#'' Hi-De-Hi! '' (9 Aug 04)
#'' Red Dwarf '' (30 Aug 04)

Series Three ( 2005 )

Narrated by Doon Mackichan

#'' Monty Python's Flying Circus '' (21 Feb 05)
#'' Spitting Image '' (28 Feb 05)
#'' Three Of A Kind '' (7 Mar 05)
#'' Harry Enfield And Chums '' (14 Mar 05)
#'' Goodness Gracious Me '' (21 Mar 05)
#'' Not The Nine O'Clock News '' (28 Mar 05)
#'' A Bit Of Fry And Laurie '' (4 Apr 05)
#'' The Two Ronnies '' (11 Apr 05)

Series Four ( 2006 )

Narrated by Doon Mackichan

#'' The Fast Show '' (6 Mar 06)
#'' Dinnerladies '' (13 Mar 06)
#'' Drop The Dead Donkey '' (20 Mar 06)
#'' Ever Decreasing Circles '' (27 Mar 06)
#'' Shooting Stars '' (3 Apr 06)
#'' To The Manor Born '' (10 Apr 06)
#'' 'Allo 'Allo! '' (24 Apr 06)
#'' That Was The Week That Was '' (1 May 06)