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Tellytales

Myths and tales from around the world, told using a mix of animation and live action.

An innovative mix of animation and live action where children help create the artwork and play all the characters in re-tellings of myths, legends and tales from around the world.

Tellytales: Series 2

Tellytales: Series 2: Episode 6: Stone Soup

Episode 6

Episode 6: Stone Soup

Series 2

Stone Soup

CBeebies - Tellytales, Series 2, Stone Soup

In this famous tale from France, poor Gerard is very hungry.

Myths, legends and tales from around the world jump off the page. In this famous tale from France, poor Gerard is very hungry. How will he make soup from a stone?

Myths, legends and tales from around the world jump off the pages and straight into children's imagination in this innovative mix of animation and live action. Children help create the artwork and play all the characters, creating a fantastic mix of multi-layered pop-up book and magical stage play.

In this famous tale from France, poor Gerard is very hungry. But how will he make soup from a stone?

CBeebies

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Telly Tales

Waybuloo

Series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful and gentle Piplings

Series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful and gentle Piplings. Join Lau Lau, Yo Jojo, De Li and Nok Tok as they learn Yogo, meet children and have fun

Waybuloo: Series 1

Waybuloo: Series 1: Episode 27: Flittery Narabug

Episode 27

Episode 27: Flittery Narabug

Waybuloo - CBeebies - BBC

Lau Lau decides to paint a picture of her Narabug, but it won't stay still.

Animated series set in the magical land of Nara. Lau Lau loves to paint, and she decides to paint a picture of her Narabug, but it won't stay still.

Lau Lau loves to paint, and she decides to paint a picture of her Narabug, but the Narabug is very flittery and won't stay still. Nok Tok tries to help. He builds a perch but the Narabug only rests for a moment. Yojojo plays his pipes but the Narabug won't stay still. When the Cheebies arrive, they collect neepnips, the Narabug's favourite food, and make a trail to Lau Lau.

Flittery Narabug

Series 1

Animated series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful, gentle Piplings

Animated series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful and gentle Piplings. Join Lau Lau, Yo Jojo, De Li and Nok Tok as they learn Yogo, meet children and have fun

Big and Small

The adventures of two unlikely best friends

The adventures of two unlikely best friends. Through funny stories and songs, young viewers can see the world from very different perspectives and learn that fun comes in all shapes and sizes

Big and Small: Series 2

Big and Small: Series 2: Episode 3: Say Cheese

Episode 3

Episode 3: Say Cheese

Say Cheese

CBeebies - Big and Small, Series 2, Say Cheese

Big and Small borrow Ruby's camera so they can take a picture of themselves.

The adventures of two unlikely friends. Big and Small borrow Ruby's instant camera so they can put a picture of themselves into Small's scrapbook.

The adventures of two unlikely friends.

Small has a space in his scrapbook that he wants to fill with a picture of himself and his best friend, Big. They try to take a photograph by themselves, but it's tricky so they ask Ruby to help them out with her instant camera. There is only one shot left in the camera. Ruby prepares to take a picture of Big on the Swing with Small bungee jumping into the frame beside him. A practice run goes perfectly but when it comes to taking the real photo, Small crashes into Big, Big goes tumbling backwards, Small boings past Ruby, Ruby trips up pressing the shutter as she stumbles.

They wait for a tense second  until the photo emerges. Totally without planning or posing it turns out to be a great photo of both Big and Small and can be stuck proudly into the scrapbook.

Big & Small

LazyTown

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus.

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus

LazyTown Extra

LazyTown: LazyTown Extra: Episode 21: Do Re Mi

Episode 21

Episode 21: Do Re Mi

Do Re Mi

CBeebies - LazyTown, LazyTown Extra, Do Re Mi

Ziggy discovers that you can have lots of fun with an invisible guitar.

Spin-off series featuring the LazyTown characters. Ziggy joins friends to learn about playing music. He discovers you can have lots of fun with an invisible guitar.

Spin-off series in which the LazyTown characters have fun finding out about different sports and activities.

Ziggy's UK adventures continue when he joins friends to learn about playing music. He discovers that you can have lots of fun with an invisible guitar, and to make music sound nice, you need to practise.

Meanwhile, Sportacus gets energetic as he shows how to do jumping jacks, and Mayor Meanswell and Bessie Busybody read the latest LazyTown news headlines. 

Stephanie and her friends demonstrate new dance steps, and the Mayor and Stingy practise playing the flute. Pixel challenges Sportacus to do a cool basketball trick.

LazyTown: LazyTown Extra

Spin off series featuring the characters from LazyTown.

Spin off series from LazyTown in which the characters have lots of fun finding out about different sports and activities.

Runaway

Runaway: Episode 3

CBBC - Runaway, Episode 3

An eccentric old man offers Sean and Molly a lift on his narrowboat.

Runaways Sean and Molly befriend an eccentric old man who offers them a lift on his narrowboat, but the mood soon turns hostile when Molly insults him.

CBBC

The BBC's multiplatform offering bringing the very best programmes to 6-12 year olds.

CBBC is the BBC's multiplatform offering for 6-12 year olds bringing the very best drama, entertainment and factual programmes to its young viewers.

Seeking to flee his unhappy home life and school bullies, Sean takes to the streets.

The Slammer

Show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison and must perform for their freedom

Entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. Each programme sees four of the acts perform for their freedom in front of a studio audience

The Slammer: Series 2

The Slammer: Series 2: Episode 2

Episode 2

The Slammer Returns - CBBC - BBC

The Governor becomes prison chef and bakes his famous sprout cakes.

Children's entertainment show in which comedians enter a mock prison. The Governor becomes prison chef and bakes sprout cakes. In the Freedom Show, four acts perform for release.

Children's entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison

Children's ntertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. Each programme sees four of the acts perform for their freedom in front of a live studio audience

Doctors

Drama series set in a Midlands practice following the lives of the staff and patients.

Your regular appointment in Letherbridge. In a busy Midlands GP practice, the turbulent lives and loves of the staff and patients mean there's always humour and heartbreak.

Doctors: Series 11

Doctors: Series 11: Episode 133: The Hunter

Episode 133

Episode 133: The Hunter

Series 11

The Hunter

BBC One - Doctors, Series 11, The Hunter

Simon is the unwitting victim of a woman's obsessive desire to be a bride.

Simon becomes the unwitting victim when a woman's desire to be a bride develops into a dark obsession.

When Rob is given a tip-off by local crime-fighter Winnie, he finds a vulnerable old lady whose newly returned grandson could be too good to be true. Simon and Michelle reveal their concerns about Scott to Cherry. Heston tells a shocked Lily that he has made up his mind about Steven.

BBC One

Drama series following the lives of the staff of the Mill Health Centre.

Are You an Egghead?

A search for the greatest quiz brain in Britain

The general knowledge quiz show that searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain

Are You an Egghead?: Series 2

Are You an Egghead?: Series 2: Episode 8

Episode 8

BBC Two - Are You an Egghead?, Series 2, Episode 8

Dermot Murnaghan searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain.

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the general knowledge quiz show that searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain. The champion of the series will win a regular place on Eggheads.

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the general knowledge quiz show that searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain as it returns for a second series. The champion of the series will win the ultimate prize for quiz show enthusiasts - a regular place on Eggheads, joining the most fearsome quiz team in history.

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.

Dermot Murnaghan searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the general knowledge quiz show that searches for the greatest quiz brain in Britain

A Little Later

Vintage performances from the Later... with Jools Holland archives

A Little Later: The Sound of 2008

01/12/2008

The Sound of 2008

BBC Two - A Little Later, The Sound of 2008

Jools' favourites from 2008 - Hot Chip, Foals, Glasvegas and The Last Shadow Puppets.

A classic appearance from Jools' favourite performers from 2008 - Hot Chip, Foals, Glasvegas and The Last Shadow Puppets on Later... with Jools Holland.

A Little Later...

Jimmy's Food Factory

Science series in which farmer Jimmy Doherty asks what really goes into supermarket food.

Jimmy's Food Factory: Series 1: Episode 1: Breakfast

Episode 1

Episode 1: Breakfast

Breakfast

BBC One - Jimmy's Food Factory, Series 1, Breakfast

Farmer Jimmy Doherty makes breakfast from scratch, looking at cornflakes and coffee.

Science series in which farmer Jimmy Doherty asks what goes into supermarket food. In this episode, he makes breakfast from scratch, looking at cornflakes and coffee.

In this entertaining new science series, farmer Jimmy Doherty asks: 'what really goes into supermarket food?'

To find out he takes a surprising and novel approach - he sets up his own food factory in a barn. Inside the barn he makes his own versions of supermarket food, knocking together make-shift factory production lines so we can see what they're really doing to our food.

In the first programme Jimmy makes breakfast from scratch. Why is the most nutritious part of the corn removed from cornflakes? Why do some cereal manufacturers add iron and other vitamins? If instant coffee isn't made by grinding up coffee beans, how is it made?

To find out Jimmy uses a floor sander, tumble dryer, laundry mangle and kitchen bins to copy the industrial grinders, dryers, rollers and vats used inside the real factory.

To complete his breakfast menu, Jimmy heads away from the barn to discover that some cows at a farm in Devon are being milked by robots and how a muddy root vegetable is turned into pure white sugar.

Jimmy's Food Factory: Series 1

Jimmy's Food Factory: 1/6

Who Do You Think You Are?

Celebrities trace their family trees, discovering surprises from their pasts.

Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell.

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 5

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 5: Episode 3: Jerry Springer

Episode 3: Jerry Springer

Series 5

Jerry Springer

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 5, Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer sets out to learn more about his grandmothers who died in the Holocaust.

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry. Jerry Springer investigates the fate of his grandmothers, who both died during the Holocaust.

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry.

Jerry Springer was born in Golders Green in 1944.  His Jewish parents had escaped to London from Nazi Germany just three days before the outbreak of the Second World War. Jerry's grandmothers did not make it, however - both were murdered in the Holocaust. He does not know what happened to them after his parent's escape, or where they died, but with their death all knowledge of his family's roots were lost.

Jerry first sets out to discover how far back he can trace the Springer family.  He discovers that his great-grandfather, an Abraham Springer, came from the small town of Neustettin. Now in Poland, in the 19th century the town was in the German kingdom of Prussia. Documents reveal that Abraham too had to struggle against, but ultimately overcame, an anti-Semitic campaign of hate.

Next Jerry undertakes a painful and disturbing investigation into the fate of his grandmothers. Nazi documents reveal their fate in shocking detail and Jerry traces the journeys they took, first to the ghettos and then to their deaths.

Celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past

Celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Defying Gravity

Defying Gravity: Episode 1: Pilot

Episode 1: Pilot

Pilot

BBC Two - Defying Gravity, Pilot

Eight astronauts embark on a six year journey to explore Venus and other planets.

Sci-fi drama following a team of eight astronauts who embark on a six year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system.

A team of eight astronauts, embarking on a six year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not only by Mission Control officials on Earth, but also by an unseen force which is much closer and far more powerful.

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

Sci-fi drama. A team of astronauts embark on a journey to explore Venus and other planets

Sci-fi drama following a team of eight astronauts who embark on a six year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system

Defying Gravity: 1&2/13

New series. See p88 The Inside Story: p88

Defying Gravity: Episode 2: Law of Natural Selection

Episode 2: Law of Natural Selection

Law of Natural Selection

BBC Two - Defying Gravity, Law of Natural Selectionsearch

The crew finds that past choices lead to a complex web of dreams, desires and illusions.

Sci-fi drama. The crew finds that some past choices lead to a complex web of dreams, desires and illusions that result in a life-threatening crisis.

A team of eight astronauts, embarking on a six year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not only by Mission Control officials on Earth, but also by an unseen force which is much closer and far more powerful.

With the Antares en route to Venus, the crew finds that some past choices, combined with an unknown element in the ship's mysterious Storage Pod 4, lead to a complex web of dreams, desires and illusions that result in a life-threatening crisis.

A Little Later: Patti Smith

30/11/2007

Patti Smith

BBC Two - A Little Later, Patti Smith

Classic appearance from Patti Smith on Later... with Jools Holland.

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

Michael McIntyre hosts stand-up comedy from the UK's most iconic comedy venues

Michael McIntyre visits the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow: Series 1

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow: Series 1: Episode 5: Belfast

Episode 5

Episode 5: Belfast

Belfast

BBC One - Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Series 1, Belfast

Comedians appearing at the Belfast Waterfront Hall include Jeff Green and Patrick Kielty.

Stand-up comedy series. Michael McIntyre is joined at the Belfast Waterfront Hall by Neil Delamere, Jeff Green and Kerry Godliman, before local hero Patrick Kielty headlines.

From the team behind BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow travels around Britain visiting six of the UK's most prestigious and iconic venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route. 

In each episode, Michael McIntyre introduces a very special guest headline act, plus three of the best stand-ups from the UK comedy circuit who are new to a BBC One Saturday night audience. Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow keeps its finger firmly on the pulse of the booming UK comedy scene.

Michael takes his comedy roadshow across the sea to the Belfast Waterfront Hall. He is joined on stage by Neil Delamere, Jeff Green and Kerry Godliman, while the headline act is local hero Patrick Kielty.

Michael McIntyre visits six of the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues

Michael McIntyre visits six of the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.

Michael Mclntyre's Comedy Roadshow

Electric Proms

A festival of music featuring a series of concerts with rock's most established names

A festival of music featuring a series of concerts, including some of rock's most established names, as well as new and experimental musicians making waves

Electric Proms: 2009

Electric Proms: 2009: Dizzee Rascal

21/10/2009

Dizzee Rascal

2009

BBC - Electric Proms, 2009, Dizzee Rascal

Trevor Nelson presents as Britain's current king of rap-pop performs at the Roundhouse.

Trevor Nelson presents as Britain's current king of rap-pop brings his energetic party vibe to the Roundhouse stage. The show is Dizzee's first ever full concert with a live band.

Riding a huge wave of success with three consecutive number ones under his belt, Britain's current king of rap-pop brings his energetic party vibe to the Roundhouse stage. 

Presented by Trevor Nelson, the show is Dizzee's first ever full concert with a live band and also features a horn section and strings of the Heritage Orchestra. 

Including smash hits Bonkers and Holiday from Dizzee's latest album Tongue N' Cheek, with new arrangements of material from his earlier albums, this is a set that's guaranteed to get the joint jumping.

Series of live concerts performed exclusively for the BBC Electric Proms

Series of live concerts performed exclusively for the BBC Electric Proms at the Roundhouse in London

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