THE LLANGOLLEN International Musical Eisteddfod (LIME) has been listed among Britain’s top 10 longest-running TV shows.

Compiled by the Metro, the list places the annual London Lord Mayor’s Show, first broadcast way back in 1937, at number one.

That joins the likes of Panorama (1953) and Coronation Street on the list (1960).

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The Llangollen Eisteddfod sits at number four on the list, with the BBC having began broadcasting it back in 1954.

This year, the festival staged a major revival and attracted 50,000 people to its headline gigs which included the likes of Sir Tom Jones and Paloma Faith.

The full list of the UK's longest-running TV Shows looked like this:

  • Lord Mayor's Show (1937)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (1953)
  • Panorama (1953)
  • Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (1954)
  • Eurovision Song Contest (1954)
  • Sky at Night (1957)
  • Royal Christmas Message (1957)
  • Blue Peter (1958)
  • Coronation Street (1960)
  • Songs of Praise and Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol (1961)

Talking about the Llangollen Eisteddfod, the Metro says: “Since 1954, on BBC One Wales, the music festival which takes place in the second week of July gets the TV treatment.

“Five thousand singers, dancers and instrumentalists from approximately 50 countries travel to Llangollen to perform for audiences of more than 50,000.

“Both Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and National Eisteddfod of Wales have also been shown on S4C since 1982.”