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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 21: Why Rhino Charges

on BBC HD

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Here, monkeys make Rhino a horn from wood so he can join in the Dance of the Horns. Show more

Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 23: Why Lion Roars

on BBC HD

Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive characteristics. Following Flea's advice, Lion goes to the great cave of Tinga Tinga to get his roar back. Show more

The Legend of Dick and Dom

Series Two

Episode 5: Garlic Tuesday

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC HD

Children's sitcom. Garlic Tuesday comes but once a year. What will Prince Dick find in his stinky stocking? Show more

Muddle Earth

Series 1

Episode 13: Love Potion

on BBC HD

Animated high comedy-fantasy-adventure series set in a mad world, inhabited by ogres, goblins, trolls and elves, where literally anything can happen. Show more

Contributors

Randalf:
David Jason
Norbert Benson:
Tim Whitnall
Dr Cuddles:
Jonathan Keeble
Ingrid Margot Spellbook:
Melissa Sinden
Veronica Pesticide:
Janet James

Doctors

Series 11

Episode 220: Mother's Help

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC HD

Zara is in an awkward position when a man thinks his wife is having an episode of post-natal psychosis. Sapphire thinks she and Lily should go their separate ways. Show more

Contributors

Dr Heston Carter:
Owen Brenman
Dr Lily Hassan:
Seeta Indrani
Dr Daniel Granger:
Matthew Chambers
Dr Zara Carmichael:
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Simon Bond:
David Sturzaker
Julia Parsons:
Diane Keen
Karen Hollins:
Jan Pearson
Dr Charlie Bradfield:
Philip McGough
Michelle Corrigan:
Donnaleigh Bailey
Cherry Malone:
Sophie Abelson
Ruth Pearce:
Selina Chilton
Sapphire Cox:
Ami Metcalf
Diana Hardcastle:
Emily Joyce
Toby Hardcastle:
Steven Pinder
Megan Davey:
Catherine Skinner
Producer:
Carol Harding

Emma

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. Emma teases Mr Knightley about Jane but he remains tight-lipped. Meanwhile, Frank and Emma plan a ball. Is she in love with him? Show more

Contributors

Director:
Jim O'Hanlon
Mr Knightley:
Jonny Lee Miller
Mr Woodhouse:
Michael Gambon
Miss Bates:
Tamsin Greig
Anne Weston:
Jodhi May
Frank Churchill:
Rupert Evans
Augusta Elton:
Christina Cole
Jane Fairfax:
Laura Pyper
Harriet Smith:
Louise Dylan
Mr Elton:
Blake Ritson
Mr Weston:
Robert Bathurst
John Knightley:
Dan Fredenburgh
Producer:
George Ormond

Series

Emma

Life of Riley

Series 2

Episode 3: Nine to Five

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC HD

Family sitcom. Maddy decides the time has come to get back into paid employment, but juggling her office job and domestic responsibilities turns out to be hard work. Show more

Contributors

Maddy Riley:
Caroline Quentin
Jim Riley:
Neil Dudgeon
Katy Riley:
Lucinda Dryzek
Danny Riley:
Taylor Fawcett
Ted Jackson:
Patrick Nolan
Anthony Weaver:
John Bell
Miss Kennedy:
Vicki Pepperdine
Alison Weaver:
Heather Craney
Director:
Richard Boden
Producer:
Richard Boden

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC HD

Drama documentary about John Darwin, who faked his death to fund a better life. He pretended to disappear at sea in a canoe, prompting his wife Anne to play the grieving widow. Show more

Contributors

Mark Darwin:
Philip Correia
John Darwin:
Bernard Hill
Journalist:
Philip McGough
Anne Darwin:
Saskia Reeves
Solicitor:
Mary Roscoe
DS Twist:
Jeremy Swift
Director:
Norman Hull
Producer:
Flavia Taylor

Genres

Formats

Mad Men

Series 3

Episode 11: The Gypsy and the Hobo

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC HD

Drama series set in 1960s New York. Don makes a confession to Betty. A former acquaintance of Roger's returns to the agency with more than work on her mind. Show more

Contributors

Don Draper:
Jon Hamm
Peggy Olson:
Elisabeth Moss
Betty Draper:
January Jones
Pete Campbell:
Vincent Kartheiser
Roger Sterling:
John Slattery
Bertram Cooper:
Robert Morse
Paul Kinsey:
Michael Gladis
Ken Cosgrove:
Aaron Staton
Harry Crane:
Rich Sommer
Conrad Hilton:
Chelcie Ross

Genres

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC HD

Available for years

Wildlife series. The team push deeper into the rainforest, enlisting the help of a tribe to find and film the birds of paradise as they perform their courtship displays. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Andrew Marr charts the events that shaped Britain. The Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascist politics in Europe caused chaos in 1930s Britain. Show more

BBC HD

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