BBC Two

BBC Two England

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

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Teletubbies

Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po.

Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po as they learn lots of new, exciting things about the real world. Perfect for curious little minds!

Teletubbies: Animals - Snails

27/04/1998

Animals - Snails

Teletubbies - CBeebies - BBC

Andy Brown and some children go looking for snails.

Preschool comedy combining fun, fantasy and education. Andy Brown and some children go looking for snails.

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: Teletubbies

Balamory

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

Balamory: Series 1

Balamory: Series 1: Episode 44: Go Cart

Episode 44

Episode 44: Go Cart

Balamory - CBeebies - BBC

Suzie is learning to drive a car, and wants to play a driving game with the children.

Live-action series for preschool children, based in a Scottish island community. Suzie is learning to drive a car and wants to play a driving game with the children.

Live-action series for preschool children, based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland. Suzie is learning to drive a car and wants to play a driving game with the children. Who can help her make it more exciting?

Go Cart

Series 1

Live action series for preschool children based around the island community of Balamory

Live action series for preschool children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland

CBeebies: Balamory

Step Inside

Join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story in the magic house

Step Inside: Stripe

15/01/2004

Stripe

CBeebies - Step Inside, Stripe

Boris reads a story about a tiger cub whose parents tell him never to go into the jungle.

The magic house invites viewers to join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story. Boris reads a story about a tiger cub whose mum and dad tell him never to go into the jungle.

The magic house invites viewers to step inside and join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story. Boris reads a story about a tiger cub whose mum and dad tell him never to go into the jungle because it's very dangerous. But he can't resist disobeying them, and wanders into a perilous situation.

CBeebies: Step Inside

Batfink

Adventures with the metal-winged, pint-sized crimebuster and his partner Karate

Batfink: Batfink on the Rocks/Gluey Looie

18/11/2004

Batfink on the Rocks/Gluey Looie

CBBC - Batfink, Batfink on the Rocks/Gluey Looie

In Batfink on the Rocks, the Niagara Falls dry up, and in Gluey Looie, a kite is stolen.

Adventures with the pint-sized crimebuster. Hugo A Go Go causes the Niagara Falls to dry up, and a devious criminal steals Benjamin Franklin's kite.

Adventures with the metal-winged, pint-sized crimebuster and his partner, Karate. In Batfink on the Rocks, Hugo A Go Go causes the Niagara Falls to dry up. In Gluey Looie, a devious criminal steals America's most precious possession, which is of course Benjamin Franklin's kite.

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.

CBBC: Batfink

Legend of the Dragon

Animation in which two twins are divided when one is chosen to be the Golden Dragon

Animation in which twins Ang and Ling Leung are divided when Ang is chosen to be the Golden Dragon. Ling returns to unite the two

Legend of the Dragon: Hair of the Dog

02/11/2005

Hair of the Dog

CBeebies - Legend of the Dragon, Hair of the Dog

A mad scientist uses a genetic machine to turn himself into a formidable Man-Dog.

Animation. A mad scientist uses a genetic machine to turn himself into a formidable Man-Dog, but becomes a wild werewolf-like monster.

Animation. A mad scientist uses a genetic machine to turn himself into a formidable Man-Dog, but becomes a wild werewolf-like monster. His own adoring dogs howl an alarm for help that travels all the way to Chow, the Dog Guardian.

CBBC: Legend of the Dragon

A mad scientist turns himself into a werewolf-like monster.

Smile

Interactive show featuring interviews, music and cartoons

Smile: 26/08/2007

26/08/2007

BBC Two - Smile, 26/08/2007

Interactive show featuring interviews, music and cartoons.

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.

CBBC: Smile

Featuring Arthur, Jakers!, BB3B and Even Stevens.

Something for the Weekend

Mouth-watering recipes, the best of cookery on television and top celebrity chat

Something for the Weekend: 26/08/2007

BBC Two - Something for the Weekend, 26/08/2007

Tim Lovejoy and Amanda Hamilton hang out with guests Natalie Imbruglia and Matt Baker.

Tim Lovejoy and nutritionist Amanda Hamilton present a serving of mouthwatering recipes, classic TV and chat with guests Natalie Imbruglia and Matt Baker.

A live serving of mouthwatering recipes and chat. Tim Lovejoy and nutritionist Amanda Hamilton hang out with celebrity guests, watch some classic TV archive moments and tuck into a delicious Sunday lunch dished up by top chef Simon Rimmer. With guests Natalie Imbruglia and Matt Baker.

Tim Lovejoy and Amanda Hamilton enjoy a Sunday lunch prepared by chef Simon Rimmer.

Countryfile

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

Countryfile: 26/08/2007

BBC One - Countryfile, 26/08/2007

The programme heads to Northern Ireland to explore the nine Glens of Antrim.

The programme explores the nine Glens of Antrim. Plus Miriam O'Reilly visits the World Peashooting Championship, and Charlotte Smith reports on what a Marine Bill would mean.

The programme heads to Northern Ireland to explore the nine Glens of Antrim. Miriam O'Reilly tests her skills at the World Peashooting Championship. And with calls for more comprehensive legislation to protect our seas getting louder, Charlotte Smith reports on what a Marine Bill would mean.

BBC One

Exploring the nine Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland, Miriam O'Reilly visits the World Peashooting championship. And what would a Marine Bill actually mean? Includes Weather for the Week Ahead.
(Countryfile: the Summer Diaries begins tomorrow at 10am on BBC1)

World Athletics Championships

Coverage of the athletics competition featuring the world's greatest athletes.

One of the biggest events in the athletics calendar. The brightest stars of track and field compete to be crowned world champions.

Athletics: World Championships: Osaka 2007

World Athletics Championships: Osaka 2007: Day 2, Part 3

Day 2, Part 3

Osaka 2007

BBC Sport - World Athletics Championships, Osaka 2007, Day 2, Part 3

Coverage from Osaka of the World Athletics Championships.

Live coverage from Osaka of the World Athletics Championships, featuring the men's 100m final and the conclusion of the women's heptathlon.

Coverage from Osaka of the World Athletics Championships. The men's 100m final will take centre stage, where the expected showdown between Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell and the USA's Tyson Gay could be one of the highlights of the championships. The heptathlon concludes with the 800m, and while Sweden's Carolina Kluft is favourite to win her third straight world title, British fans will be eager to see how Kelly Sotherton and Jessica Ennis fare. The other scheduled events are the women's 100m second round and the men's 400m hurdles semi-finals.

World Athletics Championships: Osaka 2007

BBC Sport

Coverage of the 2007 championships from the Nagai Stadium, Japan.

World Athletics

Further coverage of the world championships, including: 12.35 women's 100m round two; 1.15 heptathlon 800m; 145 men's 
400m hurdles semi-finals; 2.20 men's 100m final.  Digital viewers can watch highlights of the day's action 6.00-11.00am and 5.00pm-2.00am (not Freeview), plus live coverage of the European hockey championships in Manchester 1.00-5.30pm

Things to Come

20/09/1997

BBC Two - Things to Come

Spectacular film version of H G Wells' prophetic essay on the future.

Film version of H G Wells's prophetic essay on the future, The Shape of Things to Come, tracing a hundred years in the history of the urban metropolis Everytown.

Spectacular film version of H G Wells' prophetic essay on the future, The Shape of Things to Come, tracing a hundred years in the history of the urban metropolis Everytown, from 1940 and the Age of War to the year 2036 when mankind's destiny lies in the vast reaches of space. Wells himself wrote the screenplay for the film and worked closely in its production with the producer Alexander Korda.

Science-fiction epic, based on HG Wells's book The Shape of Things to Come, starring Raymond Massey. Review page 42. 
Director William Cameron Menzies 
(1936. PG) (BW)  The British film season continues with The Damned tomorrow at 11.30pm Hidden Gem: page 37

Tuck Everlasting

01/10/2005

BBC Two - Tuck Everlasting

A teenage girl meets her dream man. To her surprise, he reveals that he is immortal.

Fantasy. A teenager meets her dream man in the woods. To her surprise, he reveals that he is immortal - and offers her the chance to join him forever. Starring William Hurt.

Romantic family fantasy. A teenage girl meets her dream man in the woods. To her surprise, he reveals that he is immortal - but when he offers her the chance to join him forever, she is not so sure.

Lyrical period fantasy starring William Hurt , Alexis Bledel and Sissy Spacek. When a teenager gets lost in the woods, she meets a family living a seemingly idyllic life. Review page 42. 
Director Jay Russell (2002. PG)

Wild

Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-before-seen footage.

Wild: 2003-04

Wild: 2003-04: Episode 7: A Wild Winter's Day

Episode 7

Episode 7: A Wild Winter's Day

2003-04

A Wild Winter's Day

BBC Two - Wild, 2003-04, A Wild Winter's Day

Nature documentary about winter on the north Norfolk coast.

Nature documentary about winter on the north Norfolk coast, where the attractions include seals and pink-footed geese.

The Norfolk coastline in winter, where a broad range of weather conditions can be experienced in one day.

Natural World

Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

BBC Two's classic wildlife series which tells in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the most extraordinary places in the world.

Natural World: 2004-2005

Natural World: 2004-2005: Land of the Falling Lakes

05/01/2005

Land of the Falling Lakes

2004-2005

BBC Two - Natural World, 2004-2005, Land of the Falling Lakes

Documentary about Plitvice National Park in Croatia.

Documentary about the beautiful Plitvice National Park in Croatia, Europe's oldest national park - a network of lakes and waterfalls, with amazing wildlife.

Documentary about Plitvice National Park in Croatia, Europe's oldest and one of its most beautiful national parks - a network of crystal clear lakes connected by thousands of waterfalls. Its ancient beech forests are a stronghold for wolves, lynx and bears, animals that almost became extinct during the Balkan civil war and are now recovering. Hidden beneath the trees are spectacular limestone caves, home to salamanders and cave voles.

Natural World: Land of the Falling Lakes

A visit to Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia, Europe's oldest national park, whose beech forests are a stronghold for wolves, lynx and bears. Hidden beneath the trees, limestone caves act as home to blind salamanders and cave voles found nowhere else on Earth.

Ultimate Wild Water

21/08/2007

BBC One - Ultimate Wild Water

Kate Silverton journeys through Britain's fastest flowing rivers and most turbulent seas.

Kate Silverton abandons the safety of her BBC studio to embark on an adrenalin-fuelled journey through Britain's fastest flowing rivers and most turbulent seas.

Journalist Kate Silverton abandons the safety of her BBC studio to embark on an adrenalin-fuelled journey of discovery through Britain's fastest flowing rivers and most turbulent seas. Amid the pounding North Cornish surf, Kate's childhood fear of open water dramatically re-awakens. Now she must conquer not only strong currents, huge waves and white water, but also her own worst nightmares.

Newsreader Kate Silverton embarks on an adventure on Britain's fastest-flowing rivers and its most turbulent seas, finding that she has to face up to her childhood fear of open water along the way. Producer Mike Taylor ; Executive producer William Lyons 
Shown last Tuesday on BBC1

Crisis on Jimmy's Farm

Crisis on Jimmy's Farm: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Two - Crisis on Jimmy's Farm, Episode 1

A mystery killer disease suddenly threatens the future of the business.

The continuing attempts of Jimmy Doherty to run his own pig farm. A mystery killer disease suddenly threatens the future of the business.

The continuing attempts of Jimmy Doherty to run his own pig farm. For once the money is coming in, and the farm is making hay while the sun shines. But everything is shelved when a mystery killer disease suddenly threatens the future of the business.

The continuing attempts of Jimmy Doherty to run his own pig farm

1/4. A third visit to Jimmy Doherty's burgeoning farm venture finds the long-term future of the farm thrown into doubt. Jimmy faces tough decisions about sticking with the existing farm, or buying a new property. Finally he decides to up sticks and move. But everything is shelved when suddenly a mystery killer disease threatens the farm.
(Rptd next Saturday)
The Inside Story: page 60

The Importance of Being Earnest

09/12/2005

BBC Two - The Importance of Being Earnest

Reese Witherspoon stars as the object of affection for two men using the same alias.

Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, set in 1890s England. A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love.

Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend.

Period comedy drama based on Oscar Wilde's play, starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Landowner Jack Worthing has invented a brother called 
"Ernest" so he can escape to visit his best friend 
Algernon and live the high life in London. Algernon, meanwhile, his curiosity roused by Jack's stories about his ward, Cecily, sets off for Shropshire as "Ernest" to meet the young lady. Review page 42.     
Director Oliver Parker (2002, U)

Match of the Day 2

A round-up of the weekend's football action.

The last word on the weekend's football. Mark Chapman with action and reaction from the Premier League.

Match of the Day 2: 2007/08

Match of the Day 2: 2007/08: 26/08/2007

2007/08

BBC One - Match of the Day 2, 2007/08, 26/08/2007

Adrian Chiles presents highlights of two Premier League games.

Adrian Chiles presents highlights of today’s two Premier League games, with Manchester United hosting Tottenham and Middlesbrough facing local rivals Newcastle.

Adrian Chiles presents highlights of two Premier League games, with Manchester United hosting Tottenham and Middlesbrough facing local rivals Newcastle. There are few tougher tasks than a trip to Old Trafford, but Spurs’ summer spending spree has given their fans hope of competing with the top four. Newcastle were unable to score in either of last season’s meetings with Boro, but the return of fit-again Michael Owen should give Sam Allardyce’s side more cutting edge this season.

Tottenham Hotspur head up north to the home of Manchester United, while Middlesbrough take on neighbours Newcastle. Adrian Chiles presents. 
Producer Jim Irving ; Editor Mark Demuth

Heroes

Drama series about people dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Drama series about people across the world dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Heroes: Series 1: Episode 6: Better Halves

Episode 6

Episode 6: Better Halves

Better Halves

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 1, Better Halves

A Vegas high-roller offers Hiro and his buddy a deal they can't refuse.

Drama series about people dealing with their newly-discovered superpowers. Hiro and his buddy go to New York, where a high-roller offers them a deal they can't refuse.

Drama series about people all over the world dealing with the newly-discovered superpowers they possess. Hiro and his buddy embark on their journey to New York, where a Vegas high-roller offers them a deal they can't refuse. As HRG sets up a meeting for his daughter Claire with her biological parents, she hopes that questions about her newfound indestructibility can be answered. Isaac  receives another confusing call from Hiro, but Peter is there to pick up the phone and relay a life-saving message.

Heroes: Series 1

Sci-fi drama in which a range of ordinary people discover they have special powers

6/23. Better Halves. Hiro and Ando's journey to New York is delayed when they run into trouble in Las Vegas. Claire tries to find out the provenance of her powers. Shown last Wednesday For cast see Wednesday   (HD) 
)ownload the podcast of BBC 7's Saturday fan forum show at Nww.bbc.co.uk/heroes 
Why we watch Heroes: www.radiotimes.com/heroes-blog

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