Programme Index

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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 23: Why Lion Roars

on BBC Two England

Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive characteristics. Following Flea's advice, Lion goes to the great cave of Tinga Tinga to get his roar back. Show more

Deadly 60

Series 1

Episode 17: Bahamas - Shark Special

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

Naturalist Steve Backshall heads to the Bahamas to see a whole bunch of shark species, and must decide which ones will earn a place on his Deadly 60 list. Show more

Little Howard's Big Question

Series 3

Episode 10: Where is Big Howard?

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series about a cartoon boy. Little Howard wakes to find Lady Gaga in the bathroom, a huge pork pie in the living room and a fake Big Howard in the bedroom. Show more

Trade Your Way to the USA

Series 1

Episode 4: Cakes

on BBC Two England

Search for the best young traders in Britain. Two teams battle it out in a cake selling challenge, setting up a stall at a Mad Hatter's tea party in a Victorian village. Show more

Fee Fi Fo Yum

Series 2

Episode 4: Brian's Famished

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Children's game show with Les Dennis. The Chesterfield Chestnuts and 5 Star from London go head-to-head in a battle to avoid ending up as Brian The Giant's dinner. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Les Dennis
Brian the Giant:
Nigel Cooper
Series Producer:
Anne Dixon
GTV Announcer:
Brian Blessed
Producer:
Ed Thomas

Mission: 2110

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Futuristic adventure game show. Chain Break, Live Wire, Overload and Crash Test Roboid are the missions that await Caleb's latest recruits. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Richard Hammond presents another edition of his science game show, as the Lab Rats travel back in time to Roman Britain to retrieve a ballista, a formidable siege weapon. Show more

Coast

Shorts

Episode 69: Galway Beans

Duration: 5 minutes

on BBC Two England

Neil Oliver discovers how it was that mysterious flotsam washed up on the Galway shoreline via the Gulf Stream, and inspired Columbus's accidental discovery of America. Show more

Antiques Road Trip

Series 2

Episode 20

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques experts James Braxton and Thomas Plant face the final day of their North East jaunt. James inspects some Islamic artefacts and Thomas becomes a fan of the Bronte sisters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Braxton
Presenter:
James Braxton
Presenter:
Thomas Plant
Presenter:
Thomas Plant
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker

Duration: 2 hours, 23 minutes

on BBC Two England

Biblical epic. Settling his Hebrew people by the corrupt city of Sodom, Lot (Stewart Granger) unwittingly upsets the schemes of the Queen's traitorous brother, leading to conflict. Show more

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Dad's Army

Series 7

Episode 1: Everybody's Trucking

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Wartime sitcom. A big exercise is jeopardised when the platoon find an abandoned steam engine blocking the road.

Contributors

Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Producer:
David Croft

The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

Episode 3: Painting the People

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists, focusing this time on the people they painted and in particular the works of Edgar Degas. Show more

BBC Proms

2011

Walton's Violin Concerto

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons performs Walton's Violin Concerto, Richard Strauss's Don Juan and Dance of the Seven Veils and a Prokofiev cantata. Show more

The Rob Brydon Show

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chat show. Rob Brydon meets stand-up comedian, musician and actor, Bill Bailey. Plus, British R&B soul star Beverley Knight joins Rob for a special duet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rob Brydon
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Beverley Knight
Participant:
Celia Pacquola
Writer:
Rob Brydon

Duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama. Shaun (Robert Carlyle) acts as a carer for wheelchair-user Daz (Steve Evets) who is dying of cirrhosis, while casting his mind back to the troubled days of their youth. Show more

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