Top of the Box is a British television series created by BBC Studios for Channel 5, who have re-titled the series under names such as Greatest TV Moments of the 1980s,[2] Greatest TV Moments of the 1990s and TV Gold[3] since is original transmission.

Presented by Matthew Kelly, each episode counts down the Top 20 most viewed TV shows in the UK during a particular year[4] – the series was billed as the "TV time machine".

As well as the countdown, each episode featured punditry from guests such as Lionel Blair and Maggie Moone, and correspondence from stars of the time (such as Janet Ellis and Rustie Lee), who discussed either the comedy, entertainment, soap or children's TV shows of that year.

[7] The first episode of Top of the Box, "1985", was noted for featuring the final interview with comedian and Bullseye host Jim Bowen, who died a few weeks after filming,[8] whilst the "1989" episode features interviews with Wayne Dobson, Les Dennis and Barry Cryer.

[9] Includes correspondence from Rustie Lee (comedy & entertainment), John Altman (soap) and Janet Ellis (children's TV) Includes correspondence from Lesley Joseph (comedy & entertainment), Lyndyann Barrass (children's TV) and Mark Little (soap) Includes correspondence from Ulrika Jonsson (entertainment), Michael Starke (soap) and Pauline McLynn (comedy) Includes correspondence from Christopher Biggins (comedy & entertainment), Paul Henry (soap) and Todd Carty (children's TV)