Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,433 playable programmes from the BBC

Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 9: Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees

on BBC Two England

Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. When Monkey becomes stranded up a mango tree, he asks Crocodile for help. Show more

Small Potatoes

Episode 13: This Is My Family

Duration: 3 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 2 months

Animated series about a group of singing potatoes. The Small Potatoes sing about the importance of family and friends in this heartfelt ballad.

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Josh Selig
Director:
Josh Selig
Assistant Director:
Julain Kauffmann
Producer:
Melanie Pal
Writer:
Josh Selig
Music Director:
Jeffrey Lesser

Mr Bloom's Nursery

Series 2

Episode 4: Purple Princess

on BBC Two England

Gardener Mr Bloom welcomes a team of young helpers, who tend to his plants and produce. The Tiddlers discover that carrots can be purple and tomatoes can be yellow. Show more

In the Night Garden

Series 1

Episode 85: Long and Ponky Ride on the Pinky Ponk

on BBC Two England

Available for years

In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures. Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy join the Tombliboos for a ride on the Pinky Ponk.

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Romantic melodrama about an engineer, played by John Wayne, battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss's daughter. Show more

Contributors

Johnny:
John Wayne
Frederick Alexander:
Cedric Hardwicke
Miss Braithwaite:
Judith Anderson
Pop Matthews:
James Gleason
Ricky Vegas:
Anthony Quinn
Senor Tobar:
Charles Trowbridge
Producer:
Stephen Ames
Writer:
John Twist

Genres

Formats

Racing from Aintree

2012

12/04/2012

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

The countdown to the Grand National begins with the first of three days of coverage from the famous Aintree race course. Five races feature, including the Liverpool Hurdle. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Participant:
Rishi Persad
Participant:
Mick Fitzgerald
Participant:
Richard Pitman
Participant:
Richard Dunwoody
Participant:
John Parrott
Participant:
Gary Wiltshire
Commentator:
Jim McGrath
Commentator:
Ian Bartlett
Commentator:
Darren Owen
Executive Producer:
David Tippett

Perfection

Series 1

Episode 24

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

General knowledge quiz show hosted by Nick Knowles. One thousand pounds is up for grabs in each game but only by achieving absolute perfection will contestants win the prize. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nick Knowles
Series Producer:
Ed De Burgh
Series Producer:
Andrew Musson
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Series 6

Episode 14: Charlie Ross v Katherine Higgins - Car Boot

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross and Katherine 'The Great' Higgins go head-to-head at a car boot sale in Battersea, London. Their mission is to hunt down bargain buys. Show more

Eggheads

Series 12

Episode 159

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Jeremy Vine hosts the show in which teams from all over the UK take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Pat Gibson
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
CJ de Mooi
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Series Producer:
Rob Dean

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Tony Blackburn and Toyah Willcox take to the road with antiques experts Charlie Ross and Charles Hanson. Their journey starts in the historic town of York. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Tony Blackburn
Participant:
Toyah Wilcox
Participant:
Charles Hanson
Participant:
Charles Ross
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker

White Heat

Episode 6: The Sea of Trees

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama. It is 1990 and the flat is for sale; Orla organises one last reunion for the flatmates. Back in the present, the last surviving flatmate arrives. Show more

Contributors

Alan (Present day):
Paul Copley
Lilly (Present day):
Lindsay Duncan
Charlotte:
Claire Foy
Jack (Present day):
Michael Kitchen
Victor (Present day):
Hugh Quarshie
Charlotte (Present day):
Juliet Stevenson
Jay (Present day):
Ramon Tikaram
Orla (Present day):
Sorcha Cusack
Producer:
Elinor Day

Genres

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Sarah Millican presents a mixture of comedy and interviews inspired by TV. This time, she looks at crime and medical programmes, and meets Dr Pixie McKenna and Rav Wilding. Show more

Medium

Series 4

Episode 15: Being Joey Carmichael

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Psychic drama series. Scanlon and Allison investigate the murder of a drug dealer, but her dreams lead them to a man with a bullet lodged in his brain. Show more

Contributors

Allison DuBois:
Patricia Arquette
Joe DuBois:
Jake Weber
Detective Lee Scanlon:
David Cubitt
Manuel Devalos:
Miguel Sandoval
Marie DuBois:
Miranda Carabello
Principal:
Tim Monsion
Older Boy:
Michael McShae
Young Joey/Theodore Carmichael:
William Brent
Terry Cavanaugh:
Ned Schmidtke
Marty Gibbins:
Alex Fernandez
Curtis Lambert:
Jonathan Adams
Therapist:
Judith Moreland
Bartender:
Kristen Bush
Meghan Doyle:
Kelly Preston
Joey/Theodore Carmichael:
Miguel Ferrer

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