| Ridley | — | — | — | — |
| Ridley Road | BBC One | — | — | 4 |
| Right to Reply | Channel 4 | editorial | — | — |
| Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means | BBC Two | documentary film | 1 | 6 |
| Rillington Place | BBC One | — | 1 | 3 |
| Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey | — | documentary film, documentary | 1 | 7 |
| Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups | ITV1 | reality television | — | 1 |
| Ripley and Scuff | ITV | children's television series | 2 | — |
| Ripper Street | BBC One, Amazon Prime Video | drama television series, mystery television series, historical fiction | 5 | 37 |
| Ripping Yarns | BBC One | comedy television series | — | 9 |
| Rise and Fall | — | — | — | — |
| Rise of the Continents | — | documentary television program | 1 | 4 |
| Rise of the Nazis | BBC Two | documentary | 4 | 12 |
| Rising Damp | ITV | sitcom | 4 | 28 |
| Rivals | Discovery World | non-fiction film | 1 | 5 |
| River | BBC One | drama television series, crime television series, police television drama | 1 | 6 |
| River City | BBC One Scotland | soap opera, LGBT-related television series | — | — |
| River Cottage Forever | — | — | — | — |
| River Cottage Spring | — | — | — | — |
| River Cottage: Gone Fishing | — | — | — | — |
| River Monsters | Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, ITV, DMAX | documentary television program | 9 | 58 |
| Riviera | Sky Atlantic | drama television series | 3 | 28 |
| Riviera Police | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Road Dreams | Channel 4 | documentary television program | — | — |
| Road Raja | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Roadkill | BBC One | thriller television series, political drama | 1 | 4 |
| Roar | BBC Two | — | 5 | 3 |
| Roast Battle | — | — | — | — |
| Rob & Romesh Vs | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | BBC Three | comedy television series | 2 | 12 |
| Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central | Q1114052 | — | 4 | 36 |
| Robbie the Reindeer | — | Christmas film | — | 3 |
| Robbie Williams | Netflix | — | — | — |
| Robert's Robots | — | — | — | — |
| Robert's Web | Channel 4 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Hood | British Broadcasting Corporation | drama television series, adventure television series | 3 | 39 |
| Robin Hood | — | drama television series, adventure television series | — | — |
| Robin of Sherwood | ITV | fantasy television series, historical drama, action television series, drama film | 3 | 26 |
| Robin's Nest | ITV | sitcom | 6 | 48 |
| Robot Wars | BBC Two, British Broadcasting Corporation, Rambler TV | game show | 12 | 177 |
| Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge | — | — | — | — |
| Rock & Chips | BBC One | comedy drama | — | 3 |
| Rock Follies | ITV | — | 1 | 6 |
| Rock Goes to College | BBC Two | — | 4 | — |
| Rock Profile | — | comedy television series | 3 | 30 |
| Rock Rivals | ITV1 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Rock School | Channel 4 | — | 2 | 10 |
| Rocket Boy and Toro | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rocket Man | BBC One | comedy television series | 1 | 6 |
| Rocket Science | — | documentary film | 1 | 3 |
| Rocket's Island | CBBC | — | 3 | 29 |
| Rockliffe's Babies | BBC One | drama television series, police television drama, crime television series | 2 | 25 |
| Rockschool | BBC Two | — | — | 8 |
| Rod, Jane and Freddy | ITV | children's television series | — | 120 |
| Roger & Val Have Just Got In | BBC Two | sitcom | 2 | 12 |
| Roger and the Rottentrolls | ITV | — | 4 | 36 |
| Roger Roger | — | sitcom | 3 | 17 |
| Rogue Traders | BBC One | — | — | — |
| Rogue's Rock | — | — | — | — |