Greatest telly schedule ever: Strictly's out, bring on Eric and Ern Radio Times poll asked 300,000 readers to choose their favourite programmes from the last 60 years Readers chose classics over modern hits such as Downton Abbey Morecambe and Wise topped entertainment category while Blue Peter was named as topped children's show Favourites: The Morecambe and Wise show was chosen as the best entertainment programme of the last six decades by readers of the Radio Times Forget the feel-good factor of Bake-Off and the histrionics of EastEnders. When it comes to choosing our dream TV schedule - modern hits just don't cut it. Instead, most of us pine for classics from the golden age of British broadcasting. A survey to find the nation's favourite TV shows has revealed that special effects and tricky camera angles are no match for old school storytelling. The Radio Times poll to mark its 90th anniversary asked 300,000 people to choose their favourites from a list of the 20 most popular programmes from six decades. Blue Peter may have suffered a dip in ratings since moving to CBBC but it's still our best-loved children's show, earning 17 per cent of the votes. It was followed by Thunderbirds, Wallace & Gromit, In The Night Garden and Grange Hill. Only Fools & Horses was top of the comedies - polling almost double the number of votes that Fawlty Towers received to get second place. Doctor Who, now in its 50th year, won the drama vote, followed by Sherlock in second place, Downton Abbey in third and Coronation Street in fourth. Morecambe & Wise topped the entertainment category. And while The Two Ronnies, Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity. . . Get Me Out Of Here! made the top five, there was no room for The X Factor. Michael Palin's 1989 travel series, Around The World In 80 Days, is the most popular documentary, beating Sir David Attenborough's Life On Earth by just 30 votes. And despite his retirement, voters" favourite newsreader to conclude a night of perfect viewing is still Sir Trevor McDonald. The Trotters: Only Fools and Horses was picked as the best comedy