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Natural World

Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

BBC Two's classic wildlife series which tells in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the most extraordinary places in the world.

Natural World: 2008-2009

Natural World: 2008-2009: Episode 8: The Mountains of the Monsoon

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Mountains of the Monsoon

2008-2009

The Mountains of the Monsoon

BBC Two - Natural World, 2008-2009, The Mountains of the Monsoon

Sandesh Kadur explores the natural wonders of the Western Ghats mountains.

Wildlife documentary. Environmentalist and photographer Sandesh Kadur explores the natural wonders of the Indian Western Ghats mountains.

Wildlife documentary. Environmentalist and photographer Sandesh Kadur has traded a comfortable career in the family business to explore the natural wonders of the Western Ghats mountains. Just a few hours drive from the commercial bustle of his native Bangalore, Sandesh could be a world away. The monsoon pours six metres of rainfall each year on the remote peaks and isolated valleys of the Ghats. Alongside familiar Indian species like elephants, tigers and peacocks are more mysterious creatures that are found nowhere else - a purple frog with a face like a shrew and a monkey with a lion-like mane and tail.

Most intriguing of all, a chance sighting of a grey big cat, unlike anything scientists have seen before. To find out whether this enigmatic cat-in-the-ghat really is a new species, Sandesh must climb to the summit of these mountains. His journey is a reminder that in fast-track, modern India, this cloud-wrapped wilderness is more precious than ever.

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.

Series focussing on wildlife around the world.

Planet Earth

Planet Earth: Episode 10: Seasonal Forests

Episode 10

Episode 10: Seasonal Forests

Seasonal Forests

BBC One - Planet Earth, Seasonal Forests

David Attenborough reveals the greatest woodlands on earth.

Documentary series which celebrates our planet in all its glory. David Attenborough reveals the greatest woodlands on earth, from the northern Taiga to Madagascar.

David Attenborough's documentary series which celebrates our planet in all its eclectic wonder. He reveals the greatest woodlands on earth, from the evergreen forests of the frozen north to the deciduous dry forests of the equator. 

The Taiga forest is a silent world of stunted conifers cloaked in snow and ice. The trees form a belt that circles the globe, broken only by ocean, and contains a third of all trees on earth. Here, animals are scarce, with just a few charismatic loners like the wolverine and lynx.

By contrast, the broadleaf forests of North America and Europe bustle with life. The most startling illustration happens just once every 17 years, when the nymphs of the periodical cicada burst from the soil in the biggest insect emergence on the planet.

In California, witness the cameras fly up the tallest trees on earth: giant redwoods over 100 metres high. See General Sherman, a giant sequoia, ten times the size of a blue whale, and the largest living thing on the planet. Close by are bristlecone pines, so old they pre-date the pyramids and were already 2,500 years old when Jesus Christ was born.

The baobab forests of Madagascar are the strangest of all. The bizarre upside down trees store water in their swollen trunks and harbour strange wildlife, such as the tiny mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate.

BBC One

An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

BBC Proms

BBC Radio 3

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2009

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 53: Composers of the Year

05/09/2009

Prom 53: Composers of the Year

2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 53: Composers of the Year

A prom celebrating Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn.

A prom celebrating the four major composers whose anniversaries are being marked throughout the year: Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn.

A prom celebrating the four major composers whose anniversaries are being marked throughout the year: Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. 

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, play Purcell's Abdelazar Suite which includes the theme used by Britten in his Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Handel's ever popular Water Music; Haydn's dramatic concert aria Scena di Berenice with soloist Joyce DiDonato as the distraught lover; and Mendelssohn's evocation of Scotland in his Symphony No 3, 'Scottish'. Introduced by Clive Anderson at the Royal Albert Hall.

Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms' 115th season.

BBC Proms 2009

Roger Norrington conducts music by Purcell.

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Two - Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes, Episode 2

Rick watches Sardinian fishermen catch mullet using the same methods as the Romans.

Documentary series. Rick Stein travels to Sardinia to watch the fishermen catch mullet using ancient methods, and tastes great pasta in Palermo.

Rick Stein discovers the many varied delights of Mediterranean food by visiting some of his favourite places in this all-important sea. On a misty lagoon in Sardinia, Rick watches the fishermen catch mullet using the same methods as the Romans did centuries before. He boards a ferry for Sicily to find, in the heart of Palermo, one of the best pasta dishes he's ever tasted.

Rick Stein discovers the many varied delights of Mediterranean food.

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes: 2/6

The Green Green Grass

Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters of Boycie and Marlene

Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters of Boycie and Marlene adapting to life in rural Shropshire. Starring John Challis and Sue Holderness

The Green Green Grass: Series 4

The Green Green Grass: Series 4: Episode 1: The Path of True Love

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Path of True Love

Series 4

The Path of True Love

BBC One - The Green Green Grass, Series 4, The Path of True Love

A frustrated Marlene seeks the help of a local marriage guidance counsellor.

Rural sitcom. A frustrated Marlene seeks the help of a local marriage guidance counsellor, which proves so successful that she ends up throwing Boycie out.

Marlene has become fed up with her husband's inattention, and fears that their relationship is nearing its end. She seeks the help of a local marriage guidance counsellor, which proves so successful that she ends up throwing Boycie out, but the parting gives them both time to consider their lives.

Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters Boycie and Marlene.

Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters of Boycie and Marlene adapting to life in rural Shropshire.

The Green Green Grass: 1/9

Series four. Marlene throws Boycie out of the house.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

25/12/2005

BBC One - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Swashbuckling adventure with Johnny Depp as the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow.

Swashbuckling adventure in which eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is on a mission to rescue the governor's beautiful daughter and his ship from some pirates.

Swashbuckling adventure in which eccentric Captain Sparrow is on a mission to rescue the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, and his ship, the Black Pearl, both of which have been captured by curse-ridden pirate Captain Barbossa. Captain Sparrow and Will Turner, a dashing swordsman who is madly in love with Elizabeth, brave the deadly seas and head towards the mysterious Isla de Muerta as they try to stop the skeletal pirates from spilling Elizabeth's blood to lift the curse that keeps them in limbo.

Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl

Fantasy action adventure starring Johnny Depp. Film of the Day: p46.

Heroes

Drama series about people dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Drama series about people across the world dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Heroes: Series 1: Episode 11: Fallout

Episode 11

Episode 11: Fallout

Series 1

Fallout

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 1, Fallout

Issac's newest painting has fascinating future implications for a hero in crisis.

Drama. As details about Isaac's nuclear bombing prediction are revealed, the heroes face tragedy and betrayals. Suresh takes the first steps along his new path.

Drama series in which people all over the world deal with the newly-discovered superpowers they possess. The tragic events in Texas have sad, serious repercussions for many of the heroes, their families and friends. Shocking details about the moments leading up to Issac's predicted New York City nuclear bombing are revealed. Later, Issac's newest painting has fascinating future implications for a hero in crisis. Suresh takes the first steps along his new path.

Heroes: Series 1

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

Sci-fi drama in which a range of ordinary people discover they have special powers

Heroes: Series 1: Episode 12: Godsend

Episode 12

Episode 12: Godsend

Godsend

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 1, Godsend

Nathan's determination to save a comatose Peter forces him to turn to Simone for help.

Drama. Nathan's determination to save Peter forces him to turn to Simone for help, and Isaac's painting inspires Hiro and Ando to search for the pictured samurai sword.

Drama series in which people all over the world deal with the newly-discovered superpowers they possess. Nathan's determination to save a comatose Peter forces him to turn to Simone for help. Isaac's puzzling 'Hiro vs T-Rex' painting inspires Hiro and Ando to search for the pictured samurai sword. Jessica struggles against Niki's decision to turn herself into police. With his associate Eden dead and Matt on his heels, HRG tries to focus on his orders regarding Sylar.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrities and music

Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Series 17

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Series 17: Episode 1

Series 17

BBC One - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Series 17, Episode 1

Jonathan is joined by Jamie Oliver, Ricky Gervais, Stuart Broad and Mika.

Jonathan Ross kick-starts a new season of his chat show with guests including chef Jamie Oliver, comedian Ricky Gervais and England Ashes hero Stuart Broad. Plus music from Mika.

Jonathan Ross kick-starts a new season of his chat show with guests including cooking crusader Jamie Oliver; Britain's biggest comedian, Ricky Gervais; England Ashes hero Stuart Broad; and music from technicolour pop prince, Mika.

Comedy, chat and music with Jonathan Ross and guests.

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