Programme Index

Discover 11,123,937 listings and 293,604 playable programmes from the BBC

Jayne Middlemiss presents the music show from Roundhay Park, Leeds, with coverage of the first Radio 1 Love Parade, the largest dance party the UK has ever witnessed. (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jayne Middlemiss

With Suzi Perry and Clare Balding. 11-45, 3.15 Motorcycling Live coverage from Brands Hatch of the European tenth round of the Superbike World championship, in which the leader, American Colin Edwards , will be odds-on favourite to win, as he did in both races last year. Leigh Diffey and Steve Parish commentate.
2.00 Equestrianism Live coverage from Gatcombe Park of the third and final day of the British Open Horse Trials championship, the last chance Britain's Olympic three-day squad have to test themselves before travelling to Sydney.
Commentary by Michael Tucker , Lorna Clarke and Lucinda Green. TV presentation: Mark Wilkin (motorcycling) and Barbara Slater (equestrianism)
(W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Suzi Perry
Leader:
Colin Edwards
Unknown:
Leigh Diffey
Commentary By:
Michael Tucker
Commentary By:
Lorna Clarke
Commentary By:
Lucinda Green.
Unknown:
Mark Wilkin
Unknown:
Barbara Slater

Adventure continuing the Lauren Bacall season, and also starring Kenneth More. In
1905, a rebellion on India's
North West frontier threatens the life of a young Hindu prince. A British officer, rescues the boy and sets out with a small group on a perilous journey through rebel territory. Widescreen.
Director J Lee Thompson (1959 U)
(S) (W) The Lauren Bacall season concludes with Key Largo on Friday at 1.05am Films: pp 58-63 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Lauren Bacall
Unknown:
Kenneth More.
Unknown:
Lee Thompson
Unknown:
Lauren Bacall
Captain Scott:
Kenneth More
Catherine Wyatt:
Lauren Bacall
VanLeyden:
Herbert Lorn
Bridie:
Wilfrid Hyde White
Gupta:
Is Johar

Juggernaut. Answering a distress call Janeway discovers a runaway Malon freighter which is on the verge of exploding and polluting the sector with radiation. The rescue mission is hindered by a creature that supposedly doesn't exist.
The original series of Star Trek continues on Wednesday at 6pm (S)

Continuing the rerun of the classic comedy series.
Home Is the Hero. Terry comes home to a cold, empty house, and Thelma won't let him stay at Bob's.
Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais ; Producer James Gilbert (R) (S)

Contributors

Written By:
Dick Clement
Written By:
Ian La Frenais
Producer:
James Gilbert
Bob:
Rodney Bewes
Terry:
James Bolam
Thelma:
Brigit Forsyth
Audrey:
Sheila Fearn

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 2: Home Is the Hero

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Thelma isn't happy that Terry and Bob have rekindled their friendship and she is worried that Terry will cause Bob to have second thoughts about their wedding. Show more

Continuing the documentary series on the history of money. Never the Same Again. Tonight, Peter Jay draws parallels between today's consumer society and that of 18th-century Britain, discovering how consumption helped trigger the industrial revolution. He also travels across the Atlantic to see what impact the newly exploited lands of the Americas had on this stage of the development of the "road to riches". Producer Charles Bruce ; Series editor Barbara Want (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Jay
Producer:
Charles Bruce

Another chance to see the five-part documentary series following life in the Merseyside police force.
For the Queen. The drugs squad have spent two years on a major operation and have 17 major criminals in their sights. However the police force is in crisis and must cut L20 million from the annual budget over the next three years, with an inevitable impact on the drugs squad. Producers Jenny Crowther and David Hart ; Executive producer
Stephen Lambert (R) (S)

Contributors

Producers:
Jenny Crowther
Producers:
David Hart
Producer:
Stephen Lambert

Animated comedy. Couch potatoes Beavis and Butt-head wake up one morning to find that their television has been stolen. Their attempts to get a replacement result in a series of adventures that take them across America. Widescreen.
Featuring the voices of: Director Mike Judge (1996.12) (S) (W) Films: pp 58-63 ***

Contributors

Director:
Mike Judge
Beavis:
Mike Judge
Butt-head:
Mike Judge
Old woman on plane and bus:
Cloris Leachman
Agent Flemming:
Robert Stack
Ranger:
Eric Bogosian
Tour bus driver:
Richard Linklater
Muddy Grimes:
Bruce Willis
Dallas Grimes:
Demi Moore

Another chance to see last Friday's opener to the new six-part comedy series about a large Irish family.
The Wake. The Fitzgerald clan rally round when Ma decides to hold a dress rehearsal for her funeral.
The series continues on Friday at 9.30pm (R) (S) (W)

Documentary, part of the Under the Sun series, exploring modern love and changing attitudes to sex, commitment and friendship. The film looks at how the bond between two male friends is affected by their friendship with the film-maker. Contains strong language. See Choice. j Director Cassie Allward ; Executive producer David Pearson (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Cassie Allward
Producer:
David Pearson

Chiller. For schoolgirl Julia Jenz , a baby-sitting job turns into a terrifying ordeal when a man comes to the door asking for help. Five years later, at university, she again feels targeted, this time by someone who seems to know her every move. Director Fred Walton (1993.15) (S)
Films: pp 58-63 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Julia Jenz
Director:
Fred Walton

Repeats are not indicated.
Teenagers and Families 2.00 Living with Teenagers 1 Languages 4.00 Spain Inside Out (partsl-2) Working In Sport and Leisure 5.00 The Guide
Open University 6.00 News Stories (S) 44552 6.30 Windows on the Mind. Ends 7.00am. (S)

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More