Programme Index

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The Adventures of Abney & Teal

Series 1

Episode 15: Faraway Island

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city. Teal goes to see what it is like living on a faraway island. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Science game show. Two teams of young scientists test the strength of the mighty egg. Can the humble snack support the weight of a biscuit tin - or even a helicopter?

Pixelface

Series 1

Episode 12: The Game's Up

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series set in the imagined world inside a games console. Rex Dynamo is nearing the end of his game, meaning that he will disappear from the Console. Show more

Contributors

Aethelwynne:
Will Andrews
Rex Dynamo:
David Armand
Claireparker:
Anna Crilly
The Console:
Tara Flynn
Kiki Nova:
Hannah Job

Animals at Work

Series 3

Episode 9: Gino Guide Dog

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Factual series about working animals. Gino the guide dog helps his boss train for the 2012 Paralympic Games in judo, plus meet the most musical animals of all time. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Barrowman
Presenter:
John Barrowman
Series Producer:
Lucy Crofts
Series Producer:
Lucy Crofts
Executive Producer:
Rob Carey
Executive Producer:
Rob Carey
Executive Producer:
Leonie Hutchinson
Executive Producer:
Leonie Hutchinson
Executive Producer:
Simon Lloyd
Executive Producer:
Simon Lloyd

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two England

Cold War spy yarn in which an Australian detective sent to London to arrest a top diplomat finds himself acting as a bodyguard instead. Starring Rod Taylor and Christopher Plummer. Show more

Contributors

Scobie Malone:
Rod Taylor
Sir James Quentin:
Christopher Plummer
Sheila Quentin:
Lilli Palmer
Lisa Pretorius:
Camilla Sparv
Maria Cholon:
Daliah Lavi
Ambassador Townsend:
Franchot Tone
Pham Chimh:
Burt Kwouk
Flannery:
Leo McKern
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Producer:
Betty E Box

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

on BBC Two England

Western melodrama about two brothers (Joseph Cotten and Gregory Peck) battling for the affections of a Mexican girl fostered into the ranch-owning family of her father's cousin. Show more

Contributors

Pearl Chavez:
Jennifer Jones
Jessie McCanles:
Joseph Cotten
Lewt McCanles:
Gregory Peck
Senator Jackson McCanles:
Lionel Barrymore
Laura Belle:
Lillian Gish
Sin Killer:
Walter Huston
Scott Chavez:
Herbert Marshall
Sam Pierce:
Charles Bickford
Lem Smoot:
Harry Carey
Director:
King Vidor

Formats

Coast

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 19: Waterford to Hook Head

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Two England

In Waterford, Alice Roberts learns how to make glass from sand. Neil Oliver visits the oldest intact operational lighthouse in the world at Hook Head. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two England

Action adventure saga. Jason encounters many a mortal foe in his search for the magical golden fleece, which will restore his father's throne to its rightful owner. Show more

Flog It!

Series 5 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 40: Oxford

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

While Mark Stacey and Will Axon assess items brought along by Oxford's inhabitants, Paul Martin takes a trip to the nearby Cotswolds to meet a family of silversmiths. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Participant:
Will Axon
Participant:
Mark Stacey
Series Producer:
Peter Smith
Executive Producer:
Tom Ware

The Good Life

Series 1

Episode 6: The Pagan Rite

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Seventies sitcom about a couple who decide to become self-sufficient. As Tom and Barbara's savings dwindle, Tom sets about earning some extra money. Show more

Contributors

Barbara Good:
Felicity Kendal
Margo Leadbetter:
Penelope Keith
Jerry Leadbetter:
Paul Eddington
Sir Andrew :
Reginald Marsh
Felicity:
Moyra Fraser
Writer:
Bob Larbey

Steptoe and Son

Series 7

Episode 7: The Desperate Hours

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy about the rag-and-bone men. There's no electricity, no gas, no food, no booze and no fags - and, on top of that, two unwelcome visitors drop by. Show more

Fawlty Towers

Series 1

Episode 5: Gourmet Night

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic sitcom about a hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife Sybil. Basil's new chef tries to turn Fawlty Towers into a gourmet's paradise.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Miss Gatsby:
Renee Roberts
Master Heath:
Tony Page
Mrs Hall:
Ann Way

Comedy Connections

Series 3

Episode 1: Monty Python's Flying Circus

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy shows looks at the inside story of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Doon Mackichan
Participant:
John Cleese
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Eric Idle
Participant:
Terry Gilliam
Participant:
Carol Cleveland
Participant:
John Howard Davies
Participant:
Paul Fox
Series Producer:
Toby Stevens

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

Supernatural chiller about a writer and some friends who encounter a satanic cult while on holiday in Brittany. Starring William Sylvester and Hubert Noel. Show more

Contributors

Paul Baxter:
William Sylvester
Count Sinistre/Armond du Molli:
Hubert Noel
Madeline Braun:
Diana Decker
Anne Forest:
Rona Anderson
Inspector Malin:
Peter Illing
Bouvier:
Gerard Heinz
Director:
Lance Comfort
Producer:
Tom Blakeley

BBC Two England

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