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The Slammer

Series 3

Episode 11: Good, Isn't It?

on BBC Two England

Entertainment show in which entertainers enter a mock prison. Marvellous Marvin has 'the greatest act the world has ever seen'. Or does he?

Contributors

The Governor:
Ted Robbins
Mr Burgess:
Ian Kirkby
Peter Nokio:
Dave Chapman
Gimbert:
Lee Barnett
Executive Producer:
Annette Williams
Series Producer:
Steve Ryde
Director:
John Payne

12 Again

Series 1

Episode 11

on BBC Two England

Doc Brown, Gabby Logan, Theo Paphitis and Matt Cardle become 12 Again and revisit the music and TV shows they loved when they were kids. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Doc Brown
Participant:
Gabby Logan
Participant:
Theo Paphitis
Participant:
Matt Cardle
Series Producer:
Rob Jenkinson
Executive Producer:
Annette Williams

Richard Hammond's Blast Lab

The Experiments

Episode 16

Duration: 5 minutes

on BBC Two England

Science shorts. Two superheroes battle it out in a ground-breaking experiment. Bags containing different substances are dropped to see which bag will damage paving stones the most. Show more

Splatalot

Series 1

Episode 18

on BBC Two England

Game show filled with medieval, messy madness. Kookaburra is upset when an Attacker calls him a chicken, but the Defenders cheer him up with a rousing version of the Chicken Dance. Show more

Contributors

Tinkor:
Matt Burns
Crocness:
Chenoa Deemal
Kookaburra:
James Elmer
Knightriss:
Gloria Onitiri
Gildar:
RJ Skinner
Presenter:
Dominic Wood
Presenter:
Richard McCourt
Executive Producer:
Matthew Hornburg
Executive Producer:
Mark JW Bishop
Director:
Rae Upton
Executive Producer:
Damian Kavanagh
Executive Producer:
Alison Gregory
Executive Producer:
Steve Ryde
Producer:
Jason Garbett

The Sky at Night

Curiosity at Mars

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

Sir Patrick Moore discusses what the NASA rover Curiosity will be doing on the surface of Mars, as well as what to see in the September night sky. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

A circus on the brink of bankruptcy must also contend with a saboteur intent on stopping the show. Starring Victor Mature and Red Buttons. Show more

Contributors

Hank Whirling:
Victor Mature
Randy Sherman:
Red Buttons
Helen Harrison:
Rhonda Fleming
Jeannie Whirling:
Kathryn Grant
Hans Hagenfeld:
Vincent Price
Skeeter:
Peter Lorre
Tommy Gordon:
David Nelson
Zach Colino:
Gilbert Roland
Mama Colino:
Adele Mara
Mr Lomax:
Howard McNear
Jonathan Nelson:
Charles Watts
Himself:
Steve Allen
Producer:
Irwin Allen

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Multi-award winning historical drama about Sir Thomas More's refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Starring Paul Scofield. Show more

Contributors

Sir Thomas More:
Paul Scofield
Lady Alice:
Wendy Hiller
Thomas Cromwell:
Leo McKern
King Henry VIII:
Robert Shaw
Margaret:
Susannah York
Richard Rich:
John Hurt
Duke of Norfolk:
Nigel Davenport
Will Roper:
Corin Redgrave
Cardinal Wolsey:
Orson Welles

The Thick of It

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Political satire. Peter Mannion is told to launch his coalition partner's new 'Networked Nation' policy. However, Peter doesn't even know how to right-click a mouse. Show more

Contributors

Peter Mannion:
Roger Allam
Phil Smith:
Will Smith
Terri Coverley:
Joanna Scanlan
Fergus Williams:
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Adam Kenyon:
Ben Willbond
Glenn Cullen:
James Smith
Stewart Pearson:
Vincent Franklin
Emma Messenger:
Olivia Poulet
Teacher:
Dave Florez
Charlotte:
Jessica Henwick
Journalist:
Manjinder Virk
Journalist:
Gareth Tunley
Journalist:
Adam Tandy
Journalist:
Dan Mersh
Journalist:
Martha Cope
Journalist:
Tom Andrews
Writer:
Tony Roche
Writer:
Will Smith
Writer:
Sean Gray
Writer:
Dan Gaster
Writer:
Ian Martin
Producer:
Adam Tandy
Executive Producer:
Armando Iannucci

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama about an English professor (Colin Firth) who, one year after the sudden death of his partner, is unable to cope with daily life in 1960s Los Angeles. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tom Ford
Mrs Strunk:
Ginnifer Goodwin
Mr Strunk:
Teddy Sears
Christopher Strunk:
Paul Butler
Tom Strunk:
Aaron Sanders
Blonde Secretary:
Keri Lynn Pratt
Writer:
Tom Ford

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Thriller starring Paul Newman and Lauren Bacall, in which a shabby gumshoe is hired by a wealthy but embittered woman to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband. Show more

Contributors

Lew Harper:
Paul Newman
Director:
Jack Smight
Elaine Sampson:
Lauren Bacall
Betty Fraley:
Julie Harris
Albert Graves:
Arthur Hill
Susan Harper:
Janet Leigh
Miranda Sampson:
Pamela Tiffin
Allan Taggert:
Robert Wagner
Dwight Troy:
Robert Webber
Fay Estabrook:
Shelley Winters
Sheriff Spanner:
Harold Gould
Puddler:
Roy Jenson

Formats

BBC Two England

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