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Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

How to survive dangerous situations. Sam and Mark learn how to survive blizzards, reindeer, wolves and abominable snowmen, so that they can help Santa with his deliveries. Show more

Little Howard's Big Question

Series 2

Episode 11: Can Father Christmas Star in Our Nativity Play?

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Evil Little Albert tricks Little Howard into joining his plan to capture Father Christmas and ransom him for the world's presents. Show more

Climbing Great Buildings

Episode 15: Imperial War Museum

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. Here, he explores the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Foyle
Participant:
Lucy Creamer
Camera Operator:
Ian Burton
Director:
Emma Gray
Series Producer:
Adam Barry
Executive Producer:
Emma Read

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Set in the Jura mountains in eastern France, this adventure drama explores the peculiar friendship that develops between a ten-year-old girl and a fox. Show more

Contributors

The Child as an adult:
Isabelle Carre
Little boy:
Thomas Laliberte
Narrator:
Kate Winslet
Director:
Luc Jacquet

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a timid heiress who becomes convinced that her husband is trying to kill her. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Aysgarth:
Cary Grant
Lina Aysgarth:
Joan Fontaine
Beaky Thwaite:
Nigel Bruce
General McLaidlaw:
Cedric Hardwicke
Mrs McLaidlaw:
May Whitty
Mrs Newsham:
Isabel Jeans
Isobel Sedbusk:
Auriol Lee
Reggie Wetherby:
Reginald Sheffield
Captain Melbeck:
Leo G Carroll
Alice Barham:
Faith Brook
Jessie Barham:
Carol Curtis-Brown
Mr Bailey:
Rex Evans
Dr Bertram Sedbusk:
Gavin Gordon
Inspector Hodgson:
Lumsden Hare
Mrs Wetherby:
Gertrude Hoffman
Sir Gerald:
Kenneth Hunter
Miss Wetherby:
Dorothy Lloyd
Phyllis Swinghurst:
Nondas Metcalf
Mrs Craddock:
Clara Reid
Mrs Barham:
Violet Shelton
William Howe:
Ben Webster
Miss Wetherby:
Elsie Weller

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Western drama with John Wayne as a US cavalry officer on his last duty before retiring, escorting two women civilians to a stagecoach. The second in John Ford's cavalry trilogy. Show more

Contributors

Captain Brittles:
John Wayne
Olivia:
Joanne Dru
Lt Cohill:
John Agar
Lt Pennell:
Harry Carey Jr
Sgt Quincannon:
Victor McLaglen
Mrs Allshard:
Mildred Natwick
Dr O'Laughlin:
Arthur Shields
Major Allshard:
George O'Brien
Pony-That-Walks:
Chief John Big Tree
Director:
John Ford

Formats

Jonathan Kent's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni from the '10 Glyndebourne Festival with Gerald Finley in the title role, Kate Royal and Anna Samuil. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Show more

Contributors

Don Giovanni:
Gerald Finley
Leporello:
Luca Pisaroni
Presenter:
Katie Derham
Director:
Jonathan Kent
Director:
Peter Maniura

Celebrity Eggheads

Series 3

Episode 10

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the quiz show. Can a team with very familiar voices featuring Jon Briggs, Mitch Johnson, Charles Nove, Redd Pepper and Steve Punt triumph over the Eggheads? Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin

Duration: 52 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chilling drama. James Parkin (John Hurt) encounters an apparition on a desolate British beach. The supernatural being begins to haunt him - with terrifying consequences. Show more

Contributors

James Parkin:
John Hurt
Alice Parkin:
Gemma Jones
Adaptor:
Neil Cross
Author:
MR James
Executive Producer:
Ben Evans

The Many Faces of...

Series 1

Episode 2: Alison Steadman

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Documentary in which actress Alison Steadman talks about her career, from her earliest appearances on screen. Featuring archive footage and testimony from friends and colleagues. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Alison Steadman
Series Producer:
Graeme Hart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart

Gavin & Stacey

Christmas Special

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Festive edition of the hit sitcom. As Nessa and the Wests head to Essex to spend Christmas with the Shipmans, Gavin and Stacey have a startling announcement to make. Show more

The Worst Week of My Life

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Sitcom. It's Christmas Eve and as the preparations build so do Howard's troubles. Perhaps taking Baby Emily to visit Santa will provide some much needed festive fun?

The Goodies

Series 4

Episode 4: The Goodies and the Beanstalk

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

70s comedy series. When the Goodies are broke, Graeme decides to re-enact a childhood folk memory and plants a baked bean, which grows into a magical beanstalk. Show more

Medium

Series 2

Episode 11: Method to His Madness

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Supernatural drama series. Allison can't get a psychotic murderer out of her head, which makes Joe worry about his daughter's wellbeing.

Contributors

Allison Dubois:
Patricia Arquette
Joe Dubois:
Jake Weber
Manuel Devalos:
Miguel Sandoval
Lee Scanlon:
David Cubitt
Ariel Dubois:
Sofia Vassilieva
Bridgette Dubois:
Maria Lark
Kathy Summers:
Rachael Smith

Medium

Series 2

Episode 12: Doctor's Orders

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Supernatural drama series. Allison is charged with assault after an old and frightening adversary comes back to haunt her dreams.

Contributors

Allison Dubois:
Patricia Arquette
Joe Dubois:
Jake Weber
Manuel Devalos:
Miguel Sandoval
Lee Scanlon:
David Cubitt
Ariel Dubois:
Sofia Vassilieva
Bridgette Dubois:
Maria Lark
Charles Walker:
Mark Sheppard

BBC Two England

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