Programme Index

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Talking Pictures

Alec Guinness

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Alec Guinness, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

One of the most famous of the 1950s Ealing comedies. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20 years, hatches a plot to steal a consignment. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles, as they travel to a TV show in London. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Petroc Trelawny presents live from Vienna's Musikverein as Zubin Mehta conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for the fifth time in their traditional start to the new year. Show more

Coast

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

Crinan and Caledonian Canals

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Two England

How the Crinan Canal cut journey times for boats travelling up the west coast of Scotland, and how Loch Ness became a key part of the Caledonian Canal. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy sci-fi adventure. The stars of TV show Galaxy Quest are beamed aboard a spacecraft by an alien race who believe them to be actual heroes. Show more

Contributors

Jason Nesmith:
Tim Allen
Gwen DeMarco:
Sigourney Weaver
Alexander Dane:
Alan Rickman
Fred Kwan:
Tony Shalhoub
Guy Fleegman:
Sam Rockwell
Tommy Webber:
Daryl Mitchell
Laliari:
Missi Pyle
Director:
Dean Parisot
Producer:
Mark Johnson

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Action-packed sequel to The Guns of Navarone. A crew of commandos is dropped behind enemy lines in an attempt to blow up a bridge vital to the Nazi war effort. Show more

Contributors

Mallory:
Robert Shaw
Maritza:
Barbara Bach
Miller:
Edward Fox
Lescovar:
Franco Nero
Petrovitch:
Alan Badel
Schroeder:
Michael Byrne
Sgt Bauer:
Michael Sheard
Director:
Guy Hamilton

Tigers about the House

What Happened Next

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Giles Clark and his family are on a road trip through Indonesia with a mission to save tigers in the wild, getting up close and personal with the jungle's iconic species. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2014

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates. The last of the semi final matches in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension. Show more

Contributors

Jean Horton:
Maggie Smith
Reggie Paget:
Tom Courtenay
Wilf Bond:
Billy Connolly
Cissy Robson:
Pauline Collins
Cedric Livingston:
Michael Gambon
Dr Lucy Cogan:
Sheridan Smith
Bobby Swanson:
Andrew Sachs
Anne Langley:
Gwyneth Jones
Frank White:
Michael Byrne

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Mock the Week

Series 13

Episode 14: New Year's Eve Special

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dara O Briain and the team crack open the bubbly and welcome 2015 with out-takes, quizzes and favourite clips featuring guests including Ed Byrne, Sara Pascoe and James Acaster. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
Ed Byrne
Participant:
Sara Pascoe
Participant:
James Acaster
Producer:
Ewan Phillips

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

on BBC Two England

Hitchcock thriller. A troubled man is hardly aware of a serial killer stalking London until a new attack makes him the police's only suspect. Show more

Contributors

Richard Blaney:
Jon Finch
Chief Inspector Oxford:
Alec McCowen
Robert Rusk:
Barry Foster
Hetty Porter:
Billie Whitelaw
Babs Milligan:
Anna Massey
Brenda Blaney:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Felix Forsythe:
Bernard Cribbins
Mrs Oxford:
Vivien Merchant
Johnny Porter:
Clive Swift
Sergeant Spearman:
Michael Bates
Monica Barling:
Jean Marsh
Mrs Davison:
Madge Ryan
Sir George:
John Boxer
Neville Salt:
George Tovey
Hotel Porter:
Jimmy Gardner

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Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Teen comedy drama. A rebellious former gymnast is forced to return to elite training after a run-in with the law, quickly falling foul of their tough regime.

Contributors

Burt Vickerman:
Jeff Bridges
Haley Graham:
Missy Peregrym
Joanne Charis:
Vanessa Lengies
Mina Hoyt:
Maddy Curley
Wei Wei Yong:
Nikki SooHoo
Alice Graham:
Gia Carides
Brice Graham:
Jon Gries
Tricia Skilken:
Tarah Paige

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BBC Two England

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