"
100 Greatest Britons" was broadcast in 2002 by the
BBC. The programme was based on a television
poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest
British people in history. The series,
Great Britons, included individual programmes featuring the individuals who featured in the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme. It concluded with a debate. All of the top 10 were dead by the year of broadcast.