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Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comic drama set in a New York house for aspiring actresses, where sparks fly as various tenants vie for a professional break. Show more

Contributors

Terry Randall:
Katharine Hepburn
Gene Maitland:
Ginger Rogers
Tony Powell:
Adolphe Menjou
Linda Shaw:
Gail Patrick
Anne Luther:
Constance Collier
Judy Canfield:
Lucille Ball

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

on BBC Two England

Fast-paced musical in which a boss of a television show must contend with the efforts of a group of people trying to break into showbusiness. Show more

Contributors

Dan Carter:
Tony Martin
Nancy Peterson:
Janet Leigh
Hannah Holbrook:
Gloria DeHaven
Lew Conway:
Eddie Bracken
Joyce Campbell:
Ann Miller
Himself:
Bob Crosby
Harry:
Joe Smith
Willard Glendon:
Taylor Holmes
Sailor:
Buddy Baer
Director:
James V Kern
Producer:
Howard Hughes
Writer:
Hal Kanter

Formats

Map Man

Series 2

Episode 7: Mrs P's A-Z

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across eight British historical maps. He follows the trail of Mrs Phyllis Pearsall, who created the London A-Z map almost singlehandedly in 1936. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Theo Randall puts the four remaining students through their paces, as they create their own rustic Italian dishes for rival chefs Michel Roux Jr and Tom Kitchin. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Theo Randall
Director:
Dave Crerar
Executive Producer:
Karen Ross
Executive Producer:
David Ambler
Participant:
Michel Roux Jr
Participant:
Tom Kitchin

Coast

Series 7 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 9: Peril from the Seas

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Coast ventures to the furthest-flung reaches of the British Isles. Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

Alan Titchmarsh, Joe Swift and Nicki Chapman round off the week at Chelsea with the famous plant sell-off. And the RHS Peoples' Award-winning show garden is revealed. Show more

QI

Series H

Episode 9: House and Home

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about house and home, with Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Danny Baker and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Participant:
Alan Davies
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Participant:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Eddie Izzard
Participant:
Danny Baker
Producer:
John Lloyd

Brand

QI

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie's career, featuring interviews with his closest collaborators and a wealth of previously unseen archive material. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

on BBC Two England

Fantasy in which an alien visits Earth in search of water for his dying planet, only to be seduced by the empire he creates to fund the building of a spaceship to return home. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Jerome Newton:
David Bowie
Nathan Bryce:
Rip Torn
Mary-Lou:
Candy Clark
Oliver Farnsworth:
Buck Henry
Professor Canutti:
Jackson D Kaner
Jewellery Store Owner:
Lilybelle Crawford
Director:
Nicolas Roeg

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Coming of age drama. High-school graduate Luke (Josh Peck) faces a summer alone in Manhattan, before he strikes up an unlikely friendship with his therapist (Ben Kingsley). Show more

Contributors

Dr Jeffrey Squires:
Ben Kingsley
Luke Shapiro:
Josh Peck
Kristin Squires:
Famke Janssen
Stephanie:
Olivia Thirlby
Eleanor:
Jane Adams
Justin:
Aaron Yoo
Mrs Shapiro:
Talia Balsam
Mr Shapiro:
David Wohl

Genres

Formats

BBC Two England

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