BBC Two

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

BBC Two England

England

Fimbles

Series for young children in which the characters explore the magical valley around them

Series for young children in which the colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them

Fimbles: Coconut

17/07/2005

Coconut

CBeebies - Fimbles, Coconut

Baby Pom finds some coconut shells. What fun can be had with coconut shells? Lots of fun!

Series for young children in which colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them. Baby Pom finds some coconut shells.

Series for young children in which colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them together with their friends Bessie, Rockit, Roly Mo and Ribble. Baby Pom finds some coconut shells. What fun can be had with coconut shells? Lots of fun!

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.

CBeebies: Fimbles

The Story Makers

When midnight strikes in the children's library it's time for the Story Makers to come out

When midnight strikes in the children's library, it is time for the Story Makers to come out and make new stories ready for the children who are coming in the morning

The Story Makers: Water Kings

02/10/2002

Water Kings

CBeebies - The Story Makers, Water Kings

When midnight strikes in the children's library, it is time for the Story Makers to come out and create new stories ready for the children who are coming in the morning.

When midnight strikes in the children's library, it is time for the Story Makers to come out and create new stories ready for the children who are coming in the morning. Milton and friends meet the water kings.

CBeebies: The Story Makers

Rossetti has bike trouble.
Followed by Fimbly Songtime

Balamory

Find out what the story is in Balamory with Miss Hoolie and the gang.

Balamory: Series 3

Balamory: Series 3: Episode 174: Steam Tractor

Episode 174

Episode 174: Steam Tractor

Balamory - CBeebies - BBC

PC Plum has to delay his outing with Miss Hoolie while he investigates a mystery object.

Live action series for children based around the community of Balamory. PC Plum has to delay his outing with Miss Hoolie while he investigates a mystery object.

Live action series for preschool children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland. PC Plum has to delay his outing with Miss Hoolie while he investigates a mystery object.

Steam Tractor

Series 3

Find out what the story is in Balamory with Miss Hoolie and the gang

CBeebies: Balamory

CBBC: Arthur

CBBC: ChuckleVision

CBBC: Get 100

CBBC: The Story of Tracy Beaker

CBBC: Krypto the Superdog

CBeebies: Jackanory Junior

CBeebies: Numberjacks

CBeebies: Boogie Beebies

CBeebies: Brum

CBeebies: Me Too!

CBeebies: Something Special

CBeebies: Postman Pat

Pat has a day off and finds himself a hobby.

CBeebies: The Roly Mo Show

Look and Read

Education progamme for seven- to nine-year olds featuring a series of dramatised stories

Look and Read: Captain Crimson

Look and Read: Captain Crimson: Episode 3: Banana Drama

Episode 3

Episode 3: Banana Drama

Captain Crimson

Banana Drama

BBC Two - Look and Read, Captain Crimson, Banana Drama

Captain Crimson and his friends are inadvertently caught up in a bank raid.

Literacy for seven- to nine-year-olds. Captain Crimson and his friends are inadvertently caught up in a bank raid and the Captain is taken hostage.

Literacy series for seven- to nine-year-olds. Fearless Captain Crimson is stranded in hyperspace, facing a fate worse than death, when his creator, Jeff, gets writer's block. Although Jeff's young son comes to the rescue and writes the captain's escape through a black hole, Crimson is now trapped in the real world, where he and his friends are inadvertently caught up in a bank raid and the Captain is taken hostage.

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

Fearless Captain Crimson is stranded in hyperspace when his creator gets writer's block

Educational series for seven- to nine-year-olds. Fearless Captain Crimson is stranded in hyperspace, facing a fate worse than death, when his creator, Jeff, gets writer's block

Schools programmes

(Repeats are not indicated)

10.30 Look and Read
(ages 7-9)

10.50 Music Makers
(ages 7-9)

11.10 English Express
(ages 9-11)

11 30 Big Slam Poetry
(ages 7-11)

11.50 BBC Primary Geography
(ages 7-11)

Music Makers

Animation, documentary and graphics that illustrate basic techniques for composing

Programme for seven- to nine-year-olds offering a stimulating mixture of animation, documentary and graphics to illustrate basic techniques for composing

Music Makers: Loud and Quiet

10/10/1997

Loud and Quiet

BBC Two - Music Makers, Loud and Quiet

Loud sounds, wild sounds and very, very quiet sounds from Haydn and Evelyn Glennie.

Music programmes offering a stimulating mixture of animation, documentary and graphics to illustrate some basic techniques of composing. Loud sounds, wild sounds and very, very quiet sounds from Haydn, Evelyn Glennie and a children's composition about a mouse and an owl.

The Daily Politics

Presented by Andrew Neil and Jenny Scott.

Working Lunch

Animal Park

Becky the giraffe gives birth to a 6ft calf. (Revised rptXS)

Living In the Sun

A A British entrepreneur launching 
Spain's first lads' mag. (RXS)

Escape to the Country

' Catherine Gee helps a young family find a home in Shropshire. 
Exec producer Kate Roberts

Flog It!

' Experts David Barby and Philip 
Serrell value antiques in Twickenham.

Ready Steady Cook

Nicholas Parsons and author 
Marian Keyes guest. <R)

Weakest Link

Eggheads

Great British Menu

Michael Caines prepares apple tart with ice cream, while Mark Hix delivers perry jelly with fruits. (5)

Wild Wensleydale

It's James Herriot country and host to all manner of creatures, including the curlew and peregrine falcons, but Yorkshire's Wensleydale is perhaps most famous for its ancient British cheese recipe. 
Producer Mark Flowers ; Exec producer Vyv Simson

The Museum

New series 1/10. Behind the scenes of the British 
Museum, home to more than seven million artefacts. Taking Care of the Past. Metals conservator 
Alex Baldwin is giving a makeover to a corroded Roman bronze statue affectionately known as "Charlie", Karen Birkhalzer is approaching the end of a six-year project conserving Egyptian wall paintings and gallery manager Brendan Moore has a problem with a stuffed monkey. Director/Producer Anthony Holland   Object lessons: page 30; The Inside Story: page

The Hairy Bikers Ride Again

7/8; series three. Si and Dave continue their journey around Morocco. They learn the secrets of the tagine and traditional bread-making, then cook up a classic medfouna as they await the Lisbon-Dakar rally. 
Producers John Stroud and Vikram Jayanti

It's Not Easy Being Green

7/8. The Strawbridge family lend an eco-friendly hand to Matt Goldschmeid , who has a radical idea to combat his New Forest home's astronomical heating bills. 
Producer Nicola Lafferty ; Editor John Wigger

The Catherine Tate Show

Comedy sketch series performed by the versatile actress with a gallery of characters.

Am I bovvered? Catherine Tate plays a cast of lovable, outrageous characters in this hugely popular sketch comedy show.

The Catherine Tate Show: Series 3

The Catherine Tate Show: Series 3: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC Two - The Catherine Tate Show, Series 3, Episode 5

Nan appears on The Paul O'Grady Show. With Martin Akehurst, Nigel Betts and Lorna Brown.

Award-winning comedy sketch series co-written and performed by the versatile actress. Nan appears on The Paul O'Grady Show. With Martin Akehurst, Nigel Betts and Lorna Brown.

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

Catherine Tate returns with sketches featuring new characters, as well as familiar ones

Comedy sketch series performed by the versatile comedy actress, featuring a gallery of memorable characters. This series presents new characters, as well as familiar ones.

5/6; series three. Paul O'Grady cops an earful from Nan. Brian Murphy and Neil Stuke co-star. 
Director Gordon Anderson ; Producer Geoffrey Perkins   RT survey - vote to have the chance to win an HDTV at www.radiotimes.com/watching

Roman's Empire

5/6. When Roman has a brush with death, he hands the running of the empire to daughter Nikki.  
Writer Jack Williams and Harry Williams ; Producer Ben  Cavey 
Director Elliot Hegarty Repeated next Sunday

The Graham Norton Show

11/13. Tori Amos guests as Graham presents a mix of comedy monologues, chat and eccentric characters. Director Steve Smith ; Producer Jon Magnusson An uncut version of the show will be shown next Sunday.

Newsnight

Desi DNA

10/10. Examining the rise of Asians involved in the UK's sex industry, and a preview of the Indian Oscars. Series producer Philip Ranjit Basi 
Executive producer Gurdip Bhangoo

The Legend of 1900

Epic period drama starring Tim Roth and Pruitt Taylor Vince. A trumpet player tells the story of - orphaned piano virtuoso Danny Boodman , who was born and raised on a cruise liner. Review page 60. 
Director Giuseppe Tornatore (1999, 15)   Followed by The Witness

BBC Learning Zone

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Schools
(Repeats not indicated.)

2.00 The Animated Canterbury Tales
in Middle English 30091

4.00 The Animated Epics - Beowulf

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

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