Well, we can always order the DVDs of I Claudius, Poldark (original 1976 series), Onedin Line, The Duchess of Duke Street, and other BBC made classics.
It just came to me, when you spoke of the BBC... I just remembered the first time I heard the “F” word on TV.. It was on PBS.. Government TV.! A stage play called “The Gin Game”.. And the first time I heard it on the big screen it was Barbara Streisand saying it...