BBC Two

BBC Two England

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

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Balamory

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

Balamory: Series 3

Balamory: Series 3: Episode 12: Couch Potato

Episode 12

Episode 12: Couch Potato

Balamory - CBeebies - BBC

Edie and Archie are developing bad habits. Who will help them to get-up-and-go?

Live action series for pre-school children based in the island community of Balamory. Edie and Archie are developing bad habits. Who will help them to get-up-and-go?

Couch Potato

Series 3

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.

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

CBeebies: Balamory

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: Move with the Drum

15/12/2000

Move with the Drum

Teletubbies - CBeebies - BBC

While the Teletubbies are sleeping, Tinky Winky sings a loud song and wakes them up.

Preschool fun and education. Children have fun moving to drum music. While the Teletubbies are sleeping, Tinky Winky sings a loud song and wakes them up.

Pre-school fun, fantasy and education. Some children have fun moving to drum music. While the Teletubbies are sleeping, Tinky Winky sings a loud song and wakes them up. Later, Po sings a song so quietly that it sends the Teletubbies back to sleep.

CBeebies: Teletubbies

64 Zoo Lane

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and is told stories by the animals

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and every night is told a story by the animals

64 Zoo Lane: Series 2

64 Zoo Lane: Series 2: Episode 2: The Story of Phoebe the Koala

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Story of Phoebe the Koala

64 Zoo Lane - CBeebies - BBC

Phoebe is upset because she feels she isn't good at anything - but she's wrong.

Cartoon series about a girl who lives by a zoo and is told stories by the animals. Phoebe is upset because she feels she isn't good at anything.

Cartoon series about a girl who lives next door to a zoo and is told a story by the animals every night. Phoebe is upset because she feels she isn't good at anything. She's always beaten by the other animals and wishes there was just one thing she could be good at. Quite by accident, Phoebe discovers that there is something she's good at.

The Story of Phoebe the Koala

Series 2

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and every night is told a story by the animals.

CBeebies: 64 Zoo Lane

Boogie Beebies

Children's music programme. A chance for viewers to dance with Nat and Pete

Boogie Beebies: I Wish it Would Snow - Wednesday

26/12/2007

I Wish it Would Snow - Wednesday

CBeebies - Boogie Beebies, I Wish it Would Snow - Wednesday

Pete and the Boogie Bunch make frosty moves in this cool snowy number.

Children's music and dance programme. Pete and the Boogie Bunch make frosty moves in this cool snowy number.

CBeebies: Boogie Beebies

LazyTown

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus.

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus

LazyTown: Series 1

LazyTown: Series 1: Episode 8: Crystal Caper

Episode 8

Episode 8: Crystal Caper

Series 1

Crystal Caper

CBeebies - LazyTown, Series 1, Crystal Caper

When Sportacus accidentally drops his crystal, a covetous Stingy picks it up and keeps it.

Fun with Stephanie, an optimistic eight-year-old, and superhero Sportacus. When Sportacus accidentally drops his crystal, a covetous Stingy picks it up and keeps it.

Fun with pink-haired Stephanie, an enthusiastic eight-year-old, and superhero Sportacus as they learn how to make healthy choices and get active. When Sportacus accidentally drops his crystal, a covetous Stingy picks it up and keeps it. 

Robbie turns in a fake crystal in order to get the reward, a free wish. He uses it to banish Sportacus. Will Stingy give the crystal back in time to save the day, or will Robbie defeat Sportacus once and for all?

CBeebies: LazyTown

Postman Pat

Stop-frame animation for pre-school children about Postman Pat and his cat Jess

Postman Pat: Series 8

Postman Pat: Series 8: Episode 5: Postman Pat's Noisy Day

Episode 5

Episode 5: Postman Pat's Noisy Day

Postman Pat - CBeebies - BBC

Pat hears strange and interesting sounds on his rounds around Greendale.

Children's stop-frame animation. Pat hears strange and interesting sounds on his rounds around Greendale. The children, who are off school, are bored.

Pat hears strange and interesting sounds on his rounds around Greendale. The children, who are off school, are bored and getting under foot. No-one knows what to do with them except Pat, who has an idea about how to keep the children out of trouble and make use of the noises of Greendale.

Postman Pat's Noisy Day

Series 8

Fun in Greendale village with Postman Pat and his black and white cat, Jess

CBeebies: Postman Pat

Watch My Chops

Adventures of Corneil, a dog who hides his genius from everyone but dog-sitter Bernie.

The adventures of Corneil, a super-intelligent dog who hides his genius from everyone but Bernie the dog-sitter.

Watch My Chops: Santa Paws

24/12/2004

Santa Paws

CBBC - Watch My Chops, Santa Paws

An attempt to become a Santa costume-clad vigilante meets with unfortunate results.

The adventures of Corneil, the super-intelligent dog who hides his genius from his owners. An attempt to become a Santa costume-clad hero meets with unfortunate results.

It is Christmas. Corneil is dismayed when he sees a stray dog being taken to the pound. He frees the dog and he and Bernie return it to its rightful owner. The ecstatic girl tells Bernie he's like a Santa Claus for animals, which gives Bernie an idea - he makes himself a Santa Man costume. His mission - to save lost dogs from the pound and return them to their rightful homes. And he's even made a costume for Corneil: Santa Dog! Things start to go wrong on their very first mission.

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: Watch My Chops

Mona the Vampire

The cartoon adventures of a ten-year-old girl who solves ghoulish mysteries

Mona the Vampire: Series 1

Mona the Vampire: Series 1: Episode 20: Freaky the Snowman

Episode 20

Episode 20: Freaky the Snowman

Freaky the Snowman

CBBC - Mona the Vampire, Series 1, Freaky the Snowman

Mona tries to bring Freaky the Snowman back to life after finding him in the freezer.

Cartoon series about a girl who solves ghoulish mysteries. Mona tries to bring Freaky the Snowman back to life after finding him preserved in the freezer.

Cartoon series about the adventures of a ten-year-old girl who solves ghoulish mysteries. Mona tries to bring Freaky the Snowman back to life after finding him preserved in the freezer.

CBBC: Mona the Vampire

Diddy Dick and Dom

The adventures of Diddy Dick and Dom, who live in a pink cupboard.

The adventures of Diddy Dick and Dom, who live in a pink cupboard. Nobody knows they live there, which is probably just as well!

Diddy Dick and Dom: 01/12/2007

01/12/2007

Diddy Movies - CBBC - BBC

Diddy Dick and Dom live in a pink cupboard. Nobody knows they live there.

Diddy Dick and Dom live in a pink cupboard. Nobody knows they live there, which is probably just as well.

The Life of Mammals

The Life of Mammals: Episode 8: Life in the Trees

Episode 8: Life in the Trees

Life in the Trees

BBC One - The Life of Mammals, Life in the Trees

David Attenborough studies tree dwellers, mammals which have adapted to a life at height.

David Attenborough continues his nature series. In this episode, he studies tree dwellers - mammals adapted to life at height, such as the hyrax and the tamandua.

David Attenborough meets the tree dwellers - those mammals that have adapted to a life at height. Some, like meerkats, might hardly seem to qualify but they do regularly climb small trees to scout for danger. Others, like gibbons, live 100 feet or more above the forest floor and never descend to the ground.

One third of the world's surface is still covered by forest of one kind or another and mammals from a diverse range of groups have exploited them all. 

Climbing requires some very specialised adaptations. Hyrax have moist, rubbery feet to help them negotiate slender branches, sun bears rely on sharp claws and strong forearms, coatis go one step further with sharp claws and a long tail for balance. And, when it comes to tails, there's another very effective design. Tamanduas, arboreal anteaters, have gripping tails, which leaves their hands free to break into termite mounds.

But climbing into a tree is just the start. The real challenge is how to move between trees. Grey squirrels cope with small gaps by jumping, a technique favoured by many primates as well as bush babies and lemurs. The latter can leap 30 feet in one go but there are other tree dwellers that can travel further than that. By stretching out a membrane between front and back legs, flying squirrels can glide three times that distance, while fruit bats, along with their insect-eating cousins, are the only mammal to have developed powered flight, and their strong wings enable them to fly as much as 30 miles in a night in their search for fruiting trees. 

Life in the Trees is full of strange and unfamiliar animals, such as the Indian slender loris and the fossa, Madagascar's largest arboreal predator, both filmed for the first time in the wild. In this programme, David gets close to many of them, and for some this meant climbing high into the canopy himself.

BBC One

David Attenborough looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

8/10. The tree dwellers of the animal kingdom.

Wainwright Walks

An exploration of the work of Britain's greatest fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright

Wainwright Walks: Series 2

Wainwright Walks: Series 2: Episode 4: Helm Crag

Episode 4

Episode 4: Helm Crag

Helm Crag

BBC Four - Wainwright Walks, Series 2, Helm Crag

Julia Bradbury is in the village of Grasmere for a climb up Helm Crag.

Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Here she climbs Helm Crag, defined by the rock formations at its summit nicknamed the Lion and the Lamb.

Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the Lake District landscape that inspired the great British fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright to produce his beautifully crafted guidebooks. 

Julia is in the village of Grasmere for a climb up Helm Crag, defined by the collection of rock formations at its summit - a feature that has lent it the nickname of the Lion and the Lamb. The rocks make for a summit scramble for Julia as she finds out why this was the only summit Wainwright never reached.

BBC Four

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Julia Bradbury sets off on more expeditions inspired by fell walker Alfred Wainwright.

Julia Bradbury sets off on more expeditions as she explores the work of the great British fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright.

4/6; series two. Julia Bradbury climbs Helm Crag.

Coast

A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom uncovering different stories.

The Coast team take a fascinating journey around the shores of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today.

Coast: Shorts

Coast: Shorts: Episode 70: Isle of Man

Episode 70

Episode 70: Isle of Man

Shorts

Isle of Man

BBC Two - Coast, Shorts, Isle of Man

Miranda Krestovnikoff searches for the biggest sharks in British waters.

A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom. The team explores the Isle of Man, where Miranda Krestovnikoff searches for the biggest sharks in British waters.

A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom.

The team explores the Isle of Man, where Miranda Krestovnikoff searches for the biggest sharks in British waters. Alice Roberts meets a woman with a remarkable story of childhood in the Isle of Man's internment camps, where 'enemy aliens' in Britain were held during World War II.

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.

Brief visits to Britain's beautiful coastline

The team meets the locals on the Isle Of Man. (Revised rpt)

Spellbound

11/05/1998

BBC Two - Spellbound

Gripping Hitchcock thriller in which a psychoanalyst falls in love with her new boss.

Hitchcock thriller. A psychoanalyst falls in love with her new boss, knowing that he is an amnesiac who may also be a killer. Features dream sequences designed by Salvador Dali.

Gripping Hitchcock thriller in which a psychoanalyst falls in love with her new boss, knowing that he is an amnesiac who may be a killer and an impostor. 

Characteristically Hitchcockian twists blur reality and imagination as the psychoanalyst struggles to restore his memory. A dream sequence designed by Salvador Dali adds to the suspense.

Psychological thriller with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Psychiatrist Constance Peterson falls in love with a man she believes to be an imposter. Review page 82. Director Alfred Hitchcock (1945, PG) 
(BW)

Carve Her Name with Pride

23/08/1998

BBC Two - Carve Her Name with Pridesearch

The story of war widow Violette Szabo, who was a secret agent during the Second World War.

The true story of English war widow Violette Szabo, who was awarded the George Cross for her work as a secret agent in occupied France in the Second World War.

True story of young English war widow Violette Szabo, who became a secret agent in occupied France during the Second World War. Exposed to the brutality of the Gestapo and the degradation of the concentration camps, she found herself facing a continual struggle for survival. But through sheer courage and grim determination, she eventually became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross.

Second World War drama with Virginia McKenna. Violette's life in London is barely affected by the war until she marries an officer. But when he is killed, she finds herself drawn into espionage work. Review p82. Director Lewis Gilbert (1958, PG) 
(BW)

Murder, She Wrote

Detective drama series following the adventures of Jessica Fletcher

Detective drama series following the adventures of Jessica Fletcher, successful mystery novelist and a talented amateur sleuth

Murder, She Wrote: Series 8

Murder, She Wrote: Series 8: Episode 11: Danse Diabolique

Episode 11

Episode 11: Danse Diabolique

Danse Diabolique

BBC Two - Murder, She Wrote, Series 8, Danse Diabolique

When a ballet curse claims another victim Jessica takes steps to catch the killer.

Murder mystery series. Jessica Fletcher's suspicions are aroused when a prima ballerina dies during a performance of a Russian ballet rumoured to be cursed.

Danse Diabolique. A ballerina is murdered.

The Perfect TV Detective

29/12/2008

BBC Two - The Perfect TV Detective

Special programme celebrating Britain's TV detectives.

Celebration of Britain's TV detectives. In a genre that has featured detectives as monk, cook and time traveller, do we prefer a private eye or an old-fashioned policeman?

Documentary celebrating Britain's TV detectives. In a genre that has featured detectives as monk, cook, gardener and time traveller, do we still prefer a private eye or a plain old-fashioned policeman? How does Sherlock Holmes compare to Morse, Jonathan Creek or Taggart? 

This is an investigation into who the most popular sleuths are, and why.

An investigation into who are the most popular sleuths. 
Shown on Mon 29 Dec at 8pm

Miss Marple

Detective drama series featuring Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth.

Detective drama series featuring Agatha Christie's unassuming amateur sleuth solving a series of murders.

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