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BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

BBC One London

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

BBC One

London

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One North West

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Yorkshire

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One West Midlands

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Two England

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

England

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two HD

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

BBC Two Wales

Simulcast of BBC Two Wales in high definition

BBC Two Wales HD

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Simulcast of BBC Two Northern Ireland in high definition

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Sophie Raworth

David Warren

Gerard Melling

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Our Finest Hours: Series 1: Episode 3

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How the UK has responded to moments of adversity and crisis, from the Blitz to Covid-19.

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As Covid-19 presents the UK with its biggest challenge since the Second World War, Sophie Raworth looks at how we have responded to adversity in the past.

As the UK faces its biggest challenge since the Second World War, Sophie Raworth looks at how we have responded to adversity in the past.

Using a combination of wartime archive and contemporary news footage from right across the UK, each episode looks at the impact of Covid-19 on families, communities and businesses, and compares how the nation has responded to crisis now and then.

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