BBC Two

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

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

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

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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

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

BBC One North West

BBC One Oxfordshire

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Scotland

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

BBC One South

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

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 Wales

Wales

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

BBC One West

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BBC One Yorkshire

British Isles: A Natural History

Alan Titchmarsh

Ian Gray

British Isles: A Natural History: Episode 2: Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes

Factual: History

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes

Episode 2

Episode 2: Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes

BBC One - British Isles: A Natural History, Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes

Alan Titchmarsh looks back to a time when dinosaurs roamed Oxford.

Alan Titchmarsh uncovers how the British Isles were formed and looks back to a time when dinosaurs roamed Oxford.

Dinosaurs in Oxford, volcanoes to match Mount Etna, a mountain range to rival the Himalayas, a desert as hot as the Sahara, tropical seas as inviting as the Bahamas and a rainforest more spectacular than the Amazon - Alan Titchmarsh discovers we had all this and more as he learns how the British Isles were formed. And local 'landscape detectives' explore how the countryside was shaped where you are.

BBC One

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

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Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme.

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, beautiful and extreme.

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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

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