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Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

on BBC Two England

Action adventure. Three British Army sergeants and their heroic water carrier Gunga Din battle with the followers of a savage cult in 19th-century India. Show more

Contributors

Sgt Archibald Cutter:
Cary Grant
Sgt MacChesney:
Victor McLaglen
Sgt Ballantine:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Gunga Din:
Sam Jaffe
Emmy Stebbins:
Joan Fontaine
Colonel Weed:
Montagu Love
Higginbotham:
Robert Coote
Major Mitchell:
Lumsden Hare
Writer:
Fred Guiol
Writer:
Joel Sayre
Writer:
Ben Hecht

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

on BBC Two England

Period comedy drama starring Peter O'Toole. In Edwardian England, a lonely son attempts to find common ground with his distant father through a surreal exploration of spiritualism. Show more

Contributors

Horatio Fisk:
Peter O'Toole
Young Fisk:
Jeremy Northam
Dean Spanley:
Sam Neill
Wrather:
Bryan Brown
Mrs Brimley:
Judy Parfitt
Swami Nala Prash:
Art Malik
Nawab of Ranjiput:
Ramon Tikaram
Harrington Fisk:
Xavier Horan
Shepherd:
Bruce Hopkins
Director:
Toa Fraser
Writer:
Alan Sharp

Animal Park

Series 7: 30 minute reversions

Episode 9

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore life at Longleat Estate and Safari Park. Ben is on safari using a secret 'bouldercam' camera, discovering why rhino dung is like catnip to a lion. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Fogle
Presenter:
Kate Humble
Executive Producer:
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer:
Chris Powell
Series Producer:
Susanne Curran

Great British Menu

Series 10

Episode 36: Central Starter

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Creative culinary competition. Three of the central region's finest chefs - Pip Lacey, Richard Bainbridge and Jason Hodnett - attempt to impress with their starters. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jessica Jones
Executive Producer:
Nicola Moody

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

on BBC Two England

A Cole Porter-scored musical remake of Ninotchka, in which a beautiful Soviet girl is sent on a mission to Paris and falls for an American film producer. Show more

Contributors

Steve Canfield:
Fred Astaire
Ninotchka Yoschenki:
Cyd Charisse
Peggy Dayton:
Janis Paige
Brankov, Commisar:
Peter Lorre
Vassili Markovitch:
George Tobias
Bibinski, Commisar:
Jules Munshin
Ivanov, Commisar:
Joseph Buloff
Peter Ilyitch Boroff:
Wim Sonneveld

Formats

Flog It!

Series 8 Reversions

Episode 25: Kidderminster

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The team visits Kidderminster, where some clockwork toys bring a big shock at auction. Paul takes a visit to some unique homes that were carved out of limestone. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Expert:
Kate Bliss
Producer:
Susie Staples
Series Editor:
Peter Smith

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary series. This final episode considers the challenges faced by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and asks what the future holds. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Dave and Si arrive in Sweden and get straight back to basics with the Sami people. The bikers put together their own Nordic reindeer and fish dishes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Si King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Series Producer:
Helen Simpson
Executive Producer:
Gill Tierney

Regional Variations (2)

Gardeners' World

2015

Episode 28

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Gardening magazine. Carol Klein goes underground to unravel the mysteries of roots and Joe Swift meets fashion icon Dame Zandra Rhodes to see how flowers influence her designs. Show more

Regional Variations (3)

Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites

BBC Two Scotland

Great British Menu

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Natural World

2014-2015

Episode 2: Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Three enthusiasts in South Africa investigate the honey badger's fearsome reputation as nature's most aggressive and pugnacious fighter. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 3

Episode 11: Branded

Duration: 33 minutes

on BBC Two England

Wartime sitcom. There's trouble in the ranks of the Home Guard when the bravery of the gentle and well-mannered Pte Godfrey is called into question.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
L/Cpl Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Chief AP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Miss Godfrey:
Nan Braunton
2nd ARP Warden:
Stuart Sherwin
Doctor:
Roger Avon
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
Harold Snoad

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sitcom based on a book by Danny Baker. Spud begins a life away from the docks, and Danny finally enters Miss Blondel's dark room. Show more

Contributors

Headmaster:
Justin Edwards
Mr Glover:
John Henshaw
Mr Stutely:
Tim Key
Phillip:
Frankie Fox
Miss Blondel:
Julie Dray
Cilla Black:
Tara Wells
Anita Harris:
Debbie Brannan
Tony the Trotter:
Frank O'Sullivan
Housewife:
Jennifer Aries
Bill Hodges:
Mark Hadfield
Schoolboy:
Milo Pope
Writer:
Jeff Pope
Producer:
Kate Crowther
Director:
Sandy Johnson

Regional Variations (2)

Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

BBC Two Wales

Boy Meets Girl

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy series. Geoff has promised to give Leo a try-out as a salesman at his car showroom. Tony is ill, but Pam is unsympathetic and leaves him in James's care. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sister series to The Great British Bake Off. It's semi-finals week - what will Danny Baker, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Aikens think of the bakers' chocolate tarts? Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dara O Briain hosts a unique TV review show featuring such family favourites as the Jeremy Kyle Kids Show, the National Health Lottery and Mary Berry's Powertools Special. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Producer:
Richard Mears
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Two England

Feelgood musical set in a Welsh secondary school in 1976. A drama teacher attempts to engage her students by staging a musical version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dark comedy following two psychic exorcists who use supernatural means to get inside people, unburden them of the skeletons in their closet and find their darkest secrets. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Formats

BBC Two England

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