Abstract: In a video/audio information recording/playback apparatus and method for recording programs in a recording medium in accordance with reservation information, and reproducing the recorded programs, attribute information for grouping a plurality of programs recorded according to reservation information is added to each of the programs recorded according to the reservation information. In addition, the number of programs constituting a unit of processing is set, and information representing the above-mentioned number of programs is recorded together with the program recorded according to the reservation information. A new program is recorded, while preserving the previously recorded program or programs, until the number of recorded programs belonging to the same group reaches the above-mentioned number of programs constituting the unit of processing. After that, a new program is recorded in replacement of an old program of the same group.