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

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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

BBC Two Wales

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two HD

BBC One London

London

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

BBC One HD

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

BBC One London HD

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 HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Channel Islands HD

BBC One Oxfordshire HD

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 West Midlands HD

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

BBC One West

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

BBC One South HD

BBC One East Midlands HD

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One North West

BBC One South East HD

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

BBC One East

BBC One South

BBC One North East & Cumbria

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 HD

BBC One South West

BBC One North West HD

BBC One East HD

BBC One Yorkshire HD

BBC One Yorks & Lincs HD

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One West HD

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Wales

Wales

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

BBC One Wales HD

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

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

BBC One Scotland HD

Hugh Jackman

Christian Bale

Michael Caine

Scarlett Johansson

Piper Perabo

David Bowie

Rebecca Hall

Andy Serkis

Roger Rees

Daniel Davis

Jim Piddock

Jamie Harris

Samantha Mahurin

Christopher Neame

Christopher Nolan

Films

Drama

08/12/2007

BBC Two - The Prestige

A magician tries to uncover the secret of how his rival performs the ultimate trick.

Thriller. Two magicians feud bitterly after one of them performs the ultimate trick - teleportation - leaving the other to obsess about discovering his secret.

Period thriller set in Edwardian London where two rival magicians, partners until the tragic death of an assistant during a show, feud bitterly after one of them performs the ultimate magic trick - teleportation. 

His rival tries desperately to uncover the secret of his routine, experimenting with dangerous new science as his quest takes him to the brink of insanity and jeopardises the lives of everyone around the pair.

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.

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