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Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Science game show. The teams conquer friction with one of the slippiest manmade substances on the planet and the Lab Rats reveal the amazing world of slow motion. Show more

Pixelface

Series 1

Episode 13: Bodyswap

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series set in the imagined world inside a games console. Disaster looms when Riley and Aethelwynne swap bodies after falling into the transporter during a game of cricket. Show more

Contributors

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

Deadly 60

Series 1

Episode 11: Malaysia

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

Steve Backshall is in Borneo, tracking down underwater animals for his Deadly 60 list. He comes face to face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and a spear mantis. Show more

Animals at Work

Series 4

Episode 1: Harmony the Mountaineering Dog

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series featuring working animals. Harmony the 'wonder dog' is preparing for a very special mountain-climbing mission. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Barrowman
Presenter:
John Barrowman
Executive Producer:
Rob Carey
Executive Producer:
Rob Carey
Executive Producer:
Leonie Hutchinson
Executive Producer:
Leonie Hutchinson
Executive Producer:
Simon Lloyd
Executive Producer:
Simon Lloyd
Series Producer:
Matt Smith
Series Producer:
Matt Smith

The Sky at Night

Other Solar Systems

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there life on these strange worlds? Sir Patrick Moore investigates. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Patrick Moore
Series Producer:
Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer:
William Lyons
Presenter:
Chris Lintott
Reporter:
Pete Lawrence
Reporter:
Chris North
Reporter:
Paul G Abel

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two England

Heart-warming drama. A widow (Joan Plowright) meets a young writer, who becomes her surrogate grandson. She wants to retain some independence, while he seeks inspiration. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Palfrey:
Joan Plowright
Ludovic Meyer:
Rupert Friend
Mrs Arbuthnot:
Anna Massey
Gwendolyn:
Zoe Tapper
Mr Osborne:
Robert Lang
Mrs Post:
Marcia Warren
Mrs Burton:
Georgina Hale
Mrs De Salis:
Millicent Martin
Mrs Meyer:
Clare Higgins
Violet:
Emma Pike
Summers, The Doorman:
Timothy Bateson
Director:
Dan Ireland
Writer:
Ruth Sacks

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Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Adventure drama. A health scare prompts eccentric New Zealander Burt Munro to attempt to break the land speed record on his treasured Indian Scout motorcycle. Show more

Escape to the Country

Series 10 - 60 Minute Versions

Episode 24: Somerset

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Property series. Denise Nurse is on a mission to find a couple the grand house they are after in Somerset. They have a budget of 750,000 pounds but require lots of rooms. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 4: The Enemy within the Gates

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon triumphs over problems of security, fifth columnists and parachuting airmen.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance-Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Second German Pilot:
Nigel Rideout
First German Pilot:
Denys Peek
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Military Police Sergeant:
David Davenport
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Captain Winogrodski:
Carl Jaffe
Producer:
David Croft

A tribute to the man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies and the Generation Game, entertainment impresario Sir Bill Cotton, who died in 2008. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Ronnie Corbett
Participant:
Michael Parkinson
Participant:
Bruce Forsyth
Participant:
David Frost
Participant:
Michael Palin
Executive Producer:
Karen Steyn

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama focusing on an adolescent who dreams of transcending her dreary reality and experiencing the gamut of human emotions and sensations. With Sammi Davis and Paul McGann. Show more

Contributors

Anton Skrebensky:
Paul McGann
Winifred Inger:
Amanda Donohoe
Uncle Henry:
David Hemmings
Anna Brangwen:
Glenda Jackson
MacAllister:
Dudley Sutton
Mr Harby:
Jim Carter
Miss Harby:
Judith Paris
Jim Richards:
Mark Owen
Director:
Ken Russell
Producer:
Ken Russell

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