Programme Index

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Grandpa In My Pocket

Series 1

Episode 2: How to Handle a Hamster

on BBC HD

Comedy drama featuring a Grandpa with a magical shrinking cap that only his grandson knows about. Jemima looks after the school hamster. Show more

Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 4: Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell

on BBC HD

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. When Tortoise fell and landed on his shiny shell, it broke into pieces. Show more

Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 8: Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round

on BBC HD

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Owl becomes a night guard when mangoes start disappearing. Show more

Tracy Beaker Returns

Series 1

Episode 1: Tracy Beaker Superstar

on BBC HD

Available for 2 months

Drama set in a children's home. With a published book and TV appearance, Tracy's grown-up life is going well - until she gets arrested.

Eggheads

Series 11

Episode 7

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC HD

Dermot Murnaghan hosts a general knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the Eggheads, some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
CJ de Mooi
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin

The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

The Hairy Bakers Shorts

Episode 1: Bread

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC HD

Dave Myers and Simon King look at baking bread. They make a classic brown loaf to go with a ploughman's lunch, and brown ale and cheese bread, served with onion soup. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 6

Episode 10: Kim Cattrall

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Genealogy series. Liverpool-born Kim Cattrall sets out to solve a family mystery that has endured for more than 70 years: the disappearance of her grandfather. Show more

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

The Waters of Mars

Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes

on BBC HD

Available for years

Mars, 2059. Bowie Base One. Last recorded message: 'Don't drink the water. Not one drop.'.

Contributors

The Doctor:
David Tennant
Adelaide Brooke:
Lindsay Duncan
Yuri Kerenski:
Aleksander Mikic
Mia Bennett:
Gemma Chan
Tarak Ital:
Chook Sibtain
Andy Stone:
Alan Ruscoe
Steffi Ehrlich:
Cosima Shaw
Roman Groom:
Michael Goldsmith
Adelaide's Father:
Charles De'Ath
Young Adelaide:
Rachel Fewell
Ulrika Ehrlich:
Anouska Strahnz
Lisette Ehrlich:
Zofia Strahnz
Director:
Graeme Harper
Producer:
Nikki Wilson
Writer:
Phil Ford
Yuri Kerenski:
Aleksandar Mikic

Ashes to Ashes

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Available for years

Time-travelling police drama. Change is in the air at CID following Alex's shooting, as the team works on the kidnap of a young girl and Gene puts his career on the line. Show more

Contributors

Director:
David Drury
Alex Drake:
Keeley Hawes
Ray Carling:
Dean Andrews
Chris Skelton:
Marshall Lancaster
Shaz Granger:
Montserrat Lombard
Jim Keats:
Daniel Mays
Viv James:
Geff Francis
David Blonde:
Simon Merrells
Marjorie Blonde:
Tanya Franks
Dorothy Blonde:
Jadie-Rose Hobson
Therapist:
Jane Bertish
Radio DJ:
Simon Bates
Young Man:
Luke Neal
Producer:
Howard Burch

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC HD

Further highlights from the second series of the comedy sketch show. There's an actor who gets naked for the sake of his art and a very sexy scarecrow. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC HD

Jonathan Ross presents music and chat. He is joined by comedienne Tina Fey, chef Heston Blumenthal and actor Aaron Johnson. Plus music from Groove Armada featuring Will Young. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Ross
Interviewed Guest:
Tina Fey
Interviewed Guest:
Heston Blumenthal
Interviewed Guest:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Producer:
Suzi Aplin
Director:
Mick Thomas
Executive Producer:
Addison Cresswell

Gavin & Stacey

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC HD

Available for years

Comedy series about Essex boy Gavin and Welsh lass Stacey. After being phone buddies for months Gavin and Stacey finally manage to arrange a rendezvous in Leicester Square. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC HD

Sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a wannabe celeb. On-the-make agent Kenny provides entertainment for pensioners at the Pack Horse pub. Gemma lands the lead role. Show more

Personal Affairs

Episode 5: Connectivity

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Drama series centred around four PAs in the City. As things come to an emotional climax at the Hartmann Payne party, the girls learn the shocking truth about Grace.

Contributors

Lucy Baxter:
Laura Aikman
Grace Darling:
Olivia Grant
Nicole Palmerston-Amory:
Maimie McCoy
Doris Siddiqi:
Ruth Negga
Michelle Lerner:
Annabel Scholey
Iain Ebelthite:
Mark Benton
Simon Turner:
Darren Boyd
Rachel Klein:
Emily Bruni
Rock van Gelder:
Robert Gant
Jane Lesser:
Archie Panjabi
Bob Baxter:
Joe Absolom
Avi Gellman:
Kieran Bew
Dominic Fitzwallace:
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Bernie Lerner:
Ron Cook
Dr Richard Palmer:
Jeremy Sheffield
Robbie Gascoigne:
Jamie Davis
Director:
James Henry

Genres

BBC HD

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