Programme Index

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Great British Garden Revival

Series 2

Episode 3: Rhododendrons and Carnations

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Television gardeners try to save the nation's gardening heritage. James Wong revives the rhododendron and Christine Walkden campaigns for carnations. Show more

Glorious Gardens from Above

Episode 12: Staffordshire

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 11 months

Horticulturist Christine Walkden explores gardens and countryside from a hot-air balloon. Christine floats over the landlocked Midlands county of Staffordshire. Show more

Countryfile

West Yorkshire

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Ellie Harrison joins one of Britain's best poets, Simon Armitage, on a yomp across the snowy moors. Matt Baker visits a farm run by volunteers with wildlife in mind. Show more

James Martin: Home Comforts

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 14: Sunday Brunch

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

James Martin shares the recipes he cooks at home. James creates homemade buttery croissants and a classic asparagus brunch. Show more

Food & Drink

Series 3

Episode 6: Health & Happiness

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Tom Kerridge and Cyrus Todiwala look to reach the heady heights of happiness through healthy food. Joe Wadsack plays a blinder with his tips for healthy red wine. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Kerridge
Participant:
Cyrus Todiwala
Participant:
Arabella Weir
Series Producer:
Hannah Corneck
Executive Producer:
Robi Dutta

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy in which the tiny Grand Duchy of Fenwick declares war on the United States with the aim of glorious defeat and a hefty sum in postwar aid. Starring Peter Sellers. Show more

Contributors

Gloriana XII:
Peter Sellers
Rupert Mountjoy:
Peter Sellers
Tully Bascombe:
Peter Sellers
Helen Kokintz:
Jean Seberg
Will Buckley:
William Hartnell
Benter:
Leo McKern
Professor Alfred Kokintz:
David Kossoff
General Snippet:
MacDonald Parke
US Secretary of Defence:
Austin Willis
Director:
Jack Arnold

Genres

Formats

Open All Hours

Series 2

Episode 2: The Reluctant Traveller

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy series about a miserly shopkeeper. Granville can't believe his luck when the milkwoman makes a pass at him.

Contributors

Arkwright:
Ronnie Barker
Granville:
David Jason
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel:
Lynda Baron
Milkwoman:
Barbara Flynn
Mrs Blewett:
Kathy Staff
Writer:
Roy Clarke

To the Manor Born

Series 1

Episode 6: Grape Vine

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Stately sitcom. Audrey waits until DeVere goes away until she herself goes on holiday. Show more

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Marjory Frobisher:
Angela Thorne
Barbinger:
John Rudling
Mrs Polouvicka:
Daphne Heard
The Rector:
Gerald Sim
Brigadier Lemington:
Anthony Sharp
JJ Anderson:
Jonathan Elsom
Arnold Plunkett:
Dennis Ramsden
Mrs Plunkett:
Joyce Windsor
Director:
Ian Rawnsley
SCRIPT ASSOCIATE:
Christopher Bond

Regional Variations (2)

Hi-de-Hi!

Series 1

Episode 5: Charity Begins at Home

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The classic comedy series set at Maplin's Holiday Camp in 1959. Joe Maplin decrees that every Thursday will be 'sunshine smile day'. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia Yellowcoat:
Nikki Kelly
Yellowcoat:
Terence Creasey
Yellowcoat:
Tony Webb
Yellowcoat:
David Webb
Mary, Yellowcoat:
Penny Irving
Betty, Yellowcoat:
Rikki Howard
Jeffrey Fairbrother:
Simon Cadell
Mr Partridge:
Leslie Dwyer
Barry Stuart-Hargreaves:
Barry Howard
Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves:
Diane Holland
Fred Quilly:
Felix Bowness
Gladys Pugh:
Ruth Madoc
Spike Dixon:
Jeffrey Holland
Ted Bovis:
Paul Shane
Producer:
David Croft

Flog It: Trade Secrets

Series 2 - Reversions

Episode 27: Maritime - Part 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antique series. The Flog It! team explore the British love of the seaside. Paul Martin meets the men keeping Sunderland's maritime heritage alive. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 months

Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby through the chilly days of early spring. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Animals in Love

BBC Two Northern Ireland
BBC Two Wales

The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane

Episode 2: Keeping the Show on the Road

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Scotland

Documentary series on one of Britain's busiest stretches of motorway. Workers on the M6 face one of the stormiest winters on record. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Producer:
David Harris
Production Coordinator:
Adam McKinney
Production Manager:
Jackie McKinney-Dyer
Producer:
Hannah Lowes
Executive Producer:
Zac Beattie
Executive Producer:
Spencer Kelly
Director:
Hannah Lowes
Series Producer:
Barnaby Peel

Top Gear

Series 22

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for 1 month

Motoring magazine. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to improve and enhance the ambulance. F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:
Richard Hammond
Presenter:
James May
Executive Producer:
Andy Wilman
Participant:
Daniel Ricciardo

Dragons' Den

Series 12

Episode 9

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires. The Dragons are faced with five eco-friendly coffins and get to grips with a sleek new electric toothbrush. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Evan Davis
Participant:
Deborah Meaden
Participant:
Peter Jones
Participant:
Kelly Hoppen
Participant:
Duncan Bannatyne
Participant:
Piers Linney
Executive Producer:
Ceri Aston
Series Producer:
Steven Handley

Regional Variations (3)

Then Sings My Soul

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sportscene

BBC Two Scotland

Match of the Day 2

2014/15

08/02/2015

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Two Wales

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's three Premier League matches, Burnley v West Brom, Stoke v Newcastle and West Ham v Manchester United. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Technology causes several lives to intertwine with terrible consequences in this ensemble drama exploring the destructive potential of the internet. Show more

Contributors

Rich Boyd:
Jason Bateman
Lydia Boyd:
Hope Davis
Mike Dixon:
Frank Grillo
Nina Dunham:
Andrea Riseborough
Cindy Hull:
Paula Patton
Jason Dixon:
Colin Ford
Ben Boyd:
Jonah Bobo
Stephen Schumacher:
Michael Nyqvist
Abby Boyd:
Haley Ramm
Roberta Washington:
Kasi Lemmons
Ross Lynd:
John Sharian

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama. The marriage of wealthy Brooks to actress Barbara produces repressed only child Tony (Eddie Redmayne), whose relationship with his mother (Julianne Moore) takes a dark turn. Show more

Contributors

Barbara Baekeland:
Julianne Moore
Brooks Baekeland:
Stephen Dillane
Tony Baekeland:
Eddie Redmayne
Sam Green:
Hugh Dancy
Nini Daly:
Anne Reid
Black Jake Martinez:
Unax Ugalde
Pilar Durán:
Belen Rueda
Carlos Duran:
Abel Folk
Jean Pierre Souvestre:
Simon Andreu
Simone Lippe:
Mapi Galan
Director:
Tom Kalin

Genres

Formats

Countryfile

West Yorkshire

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Ellie Harrison joins one of Britain's best poets, Simon Armitage, on a yomp across the snowy moors. Matt Baker visits a farm run by volunteers with wildlife in mind. Show more

Holby City

Series 17

Episode 17: The Beat Goes On

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Hospital drama. Mary-Claire gains a fresh perspective on her relationship with Harry. Jonny tries to help a mother do the right thing after the death of her son. Show more

Contributors

Jesse Law:
Don Gilet
Jonny Maconie:
Michael Thomson
Mo Effanga:
Chizzy Akudolu
Mary-Claire Carter:
Niamh McGrady
Harry Tressler:
Jules Knight
Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher:
Alex Walkinshaw
Jac Naylor:
Rosie Marcel
Guy Self:
John Michie
Serena Campbell:
Catherine Russell
Sacha Levy:
Bob Barrett
Arthur Digby:
Rob Ostlere
Dominic Copeland:
David Ames
Adele Effanga:
Petra Letang
Zosia March:
Camilla Arfwedson
Rachel Levy:
Imogen Byron
Lloyd Kramer:
David McKell
Pat McGinn:
David Keyes
Tom Blaine:
Paul Thornley
Sean Carroll:
John Sheahan
Lindsay Carroll:
Jo-Anne Knowles
Victoria Blaine:
Melanie Gutteridge
Director:
Karl Neilson

BBC Two England

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