Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,064 playable programmes from the BBC

Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 2

Episode 3: Why Wildebeest Stampede

on BBC Two England

Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Wildebeest never used to stampede, until Tortoise tricked them into running away. Show more

Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions

Series 2

Episode 8: Do It Dancefloor

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Children's science series. Ed and Oucho are trying to build Sarah's Do It Dancefloor, a sound-activated dancefloor with lights, glitter and a smoke machine. Show more

Little Howard's Big Question

Series 3

Episode 5: Why Am I Afraid?

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series about a six-year-old cartoon boy. Jetman UK is back with another attempted flying stunt, but Little Howard discovers they share a fear of heights. Show more

Deadly 60

Series 1

Episode 16: Louisiana

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Steve and the team are on the search for deadly animals in the southern US. The contenders are everywhere, not least the alligators that live in just about every lake. Show more

Mortified

Series 1

Episode 10: The Cross Country

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy. Taylor wins her school cross-country race but, as she basks in her new-found fame and glory, she fails to confess that Mystic Marj drove her to the finish. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Two England

Warm-hearted family tale of a girl's cross-country trek to find her father, set during the bleak days of the Great Depression in America. Starring Meredith Salenger. Show more

Contributors

Logging Boss:
John Finnegan
Charlie Linfield:
Bruce M Fischer
Sol Gann:
Ray Wise
Farm Woman:
Verna Bloom
Employment Agent:
Jack Rader
Director:
Jeremy Kagan
Producer:
Mike Lobell

Genres

Formats

Racing: Royal Ascot

2011

Episode 9: Day 5

Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

Clare Balding and Willie Carson present the action from the final day at Royal Ascot. A huge crowd will be on hand to witness the feature race at 3.45pm, the Golden Jubilee Stakes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Presenter:
Rishi Persad
Participant:
Ian Bartlett
Participant:
Mick Fitzgerald
Participant:
Jim McGrath
Participant:
John Parrott
Participant:
Gary Wiltshire
Participant:
Suzi Perry

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

on BBC Two England

Second World War drama based on fact, chronicling future president John F Kennedy's naval service in command of a patrol boat in the South Pacific. Starring Cliff Robertson. Show more

Contributors

Lt John F Kennedy:
Cliff Robertson
Ensign Leonard J Thom:
Ty Hardin
Commander C R Ritchie:
James Gregory
Ensign George 'Barney' Ross:
Robert Culp
Lt Alvin Cluster:
Grant Williams
Yeoman Rogers:
Lew Gallo
Benjamin Kevu:
Errol John
Lt Reginald Evans:
Michael Pate
Charles 'Bucky' Harris:
Robert Blake
Gerald Zinser:
William Douglas
Edgar E Mauer:
Biff Elliot
Edmund Drewitch:
Norman Fell
Producer:
Bryan Foy

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 5: The Honourable Man

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is annoyed when a death elevates Sergeant Wilson to the fringes of the aristocracy.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Russian:
Gabor Vernon
Interpreter:
Hana-Maria Pravda
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

on BBC Two England

Adaptation of Susan Minot's novel about a dying woman's memories of a complex romantic situation from her youth in 1950s Rhode Island.

Contributors

Ann Grant:
Claire Danes
Nina Mars:
Toni Collette
Harris Arden:
Patrick Wilson
Buddy Wittenborn:
Hugh Dancy
Constance Haverford:
Natasha Richardson
Lila Ross:
Meryl Streep
Mrs Wittenborn:
Glenn Close
Lila Wittenborn:
Mamie Gummer
The Night Nurse:
Eileen Atkins
Mr Wittenborn:
Barry Bostwick
Director:
Lajos Koltai
Producer:
Jeffrey Sharp

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.

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