Must be due to broadcasting rights. Maybe since five show them on terrestrial then the beeb cant. However shows are jumping all over the channels. I remember when Quincy was showing on bbc1 now its on ITV, doesnt make it watchable tho.
Yeah Columbo was on BBC 1 back in the early 90's if i remember correctly. I am convinced that they showed troubled waters and Columbo goes to the guillotine as they are the first episodes i remember watching as a kid and loving them. Must have been from between 14:10 - 16:00 as the kids programmes started at about ten past 4 and neighbours was in the same place as it is now quarter to 2. Those were the days. When the flinstones was shown at 5:35pm and the A-team was on at 5:45 on saturday. Rushed home from the football to watch it.