title: List of longest-running British television presenters
text: # List of longest-running British television presenters
  
  This is a list of the longest-running television presenters in the United Kingdom, on their respective programmes. List excludes newsreaders and voice work.
  
  | Show name | Presenter | Duration | Length (years) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | The Sky At Night | Sir Patrick Moore | 1957–2013 | 55 |
  | Beechgrove | Jim McColl | 1978–2019 | 41 |
  | The South Bank Show | Melvyn Bragg | 1978–2010, 2012–present | 41 |
  | See Hear | Clive Mason | 1984–present | 37 |
  | Beechgrove | Carole Baxter | 1986–present | 35 |
  | Children In Need | Sir Terry Wogan | 1980–2014 | 34 |
  | Countryfile | John Craven | 1989–present | 32 |
  | Chelsea Flower Show | Alan Titchmarsh | 1983–2013 | 30 |
  | It'll Be Alright on the Night | Denis Norden | 1977–2006 | 29 |
  | Wish You Were Here...? | Judith Chalmers | 1974–2003 | 29 |
  | Later... with Jools Holland | Jools Holland | 1992–present | 29 |
  | This is Your Life | Eamonn Andrews | 1955–1964, 1969–1987 | 27 |
  | Channel 4 Racing | Derek Thompson | 1985–2012 | 27 |
  | University Challenge | Jeremy Paxman | 1994–present | 27 |
  | Film... | Barry Norman | 1973–1998 | 26 |
  | Des O'Connor Tonight | Des O'Connor | 1983–2002 | 25 |
  | Mastermind | Magnus Magnusson | 1972–1997 | 25 |
  | University Challenge | Bamber Gascoigne | 1962–1987 | 25 |
  | Newsnight | Jeremy Paxman | 1989–2014 | 25 |
  | Newsnight | Kirsty Wark | 1993–present | 24 |
  | Question Time | David Dimbleby | 1994–2018 | 23 |
  | Crimewatch | Nick Ross | 1984–2007 | 23 |
  | Soccer Saturday | Jeff Stelling | 1994–present | 23 |
  | Countdown | Richard Whiteley | 1982–2005 | 22 |
  | Soccer AM | Helen Chamberlain | 1995–present | 22 |
  | Parkinson | Michael Parkinson | 1971–1982, 1987–1988, 1998–2007 | 22 |
  | Record Breakers | Roy Castle | 1972-1993 | 21 |
  | That's Life! | Esther Rantzen | 1973–1994 | 21 |
  | Through the Keyhole | Sir David Frost | 1987–2008 | 21 |
  | British Comedy Awards | Jonathan Ross | 1991–2007, 2009–2014 | 21 |
  | This Morning (TV programme) | Ruth Langsford | 1999–present | 21 |
  | Top of the Pops | Sir Jimmy Savile | 1964–1984 | 20 |
  | Tomorrow's World | Judith Hann | 1974–1994 | 20 |
  | The Sooty Show | Harry Corbett | 1955–1975 | 20 |
  | A Question of Sport | Sue Barker | 1997–2021 | 23 |
  | Ski Sunday | David Vine | 1976–1996 | 20 |
  | Time Team | Tony Robinson | 1994-2014 | 20 |
  | Call My Bluff | Robert Robinson | 1969–1988 | 19 |
  | Antiques Roadshow | Hugh Scully | 1981–2000 | 19 |
  | Jim'll Fix It | Sir Jimmy Savile | 1975–1994 | 19 |
  | Match of the Day | Gary Lineker | 1999–present | 18 |
  | A Question of Sport | David Coleman | 1979–1997 | 18 |
  | Blind Date | Cilla Black | 1985–2003 | 18 |
  | The Krypton Factor | Gordon Burns | 1977–1995 | 18 |
  | Rainbow | Geoffrey Hayes | 1974–1992 | 18 |
  | Kilroy | Robert Kilroy-Silk | 1986–2004 | 17 |
  | Art Attack | Neil Buchanan | 1990–2007 | 17 |
  | World of Sport | Dickie Davies | 1968–1985 | 17 |
  | John Craven's Newsround | John Craven | 1972–1989 | 17 |
  | The Wright Stuff | Matthew Wright | 2000–present | 17 |
  | Pride of Britain Awards | Carol Vorderman | 1999–present | 17 |
  