Programme Index

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Homes Under the Hammer

Series 16

Episode 64

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit an end-of-terrace house in Staffordshire, a three-bedroom flat in London and a pair of two-bedroom flats in Newcastle. Show more

Rip Off Britain

Holidays: Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

The consumer series returns with a special week of programmes from Tenerife, as the Rip Off Britain team unravel the costs and complications of checking-in airline baggage. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Musical drama. War hero Fred Atwell falls in love with a beautiful magazine photographer while on leave in New York. Misunderstandings abound when he refuses to reveal his identity as a Flying Tiger. Show more

Contributors

Fred Atwell:
Fred Astaire
Joan Manion:
Joan Leslie
Reg Fenton:
Robert Ryan
Phil Harriman:
Robert Benchley
Canteen Hostess:
Marjorie Gateson
Jackson:
Eric Blore
Writer:
Lynn Root

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Classic Astaire and Rogers musical. An American in London falls for a girl who flees to Venice because she thinks he is already married. Songs include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat. Show more

Contributors

Jerry Travers:
Fred Astaire
Dale Tremont:
Ginger Rogers
Horace Harwick:
Edward Everett Horton
Madge Hardwick:
Helen Broderick
Alberto:
Erik Rhodes
Flower Shop Clerk:
Lucille Ball
Flower Shop Clerk:
Leonard Mudie
Director:
Mark Sandrich

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Griff Rhys Jones's exploration of Britain's rivers continues as he travels from Liverpool to the Humber and attempts to swim the almost-freezing Mersey. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jim Funnell
Director:
Jim Funnell
Executive Producer:
Ludo Graham
Executive Producer:
Simon Mansfield
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson

Eggheads

Series 13

Episode 94

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:
Dave Rainford
Participant:
Pat Gibson
Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Series Producer:
Rob Dean

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 2: Birmingham to Stafford

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the world's pen-making capital and hears tales of a notorious Victorian murderer. Show more

Stargazing

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dara O Briain and Professor Brian Cox celebrate the night sky. They take a look at the search for the evidence for life on Mars and the latest attempts to explore the red planet. Show more

Stargazing

Series 3

Episode 2: Back to Earth 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Brian, Dara and their guests return for an extra half hour of chat, debate and audience participation celebrating all things astronomical.

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons. Gordon and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of Lyra and her cubs. Show more

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