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Homes Under the Hammer

Series 14

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a house in Derby with some fire damage, a property in Cardiff in need of an update and a quarry in Wadebridge, Cornwall. Show more

Oxford Street Revealed

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Observational documentary series. The police crack down on unlicensed rickshaw drivers flouting highway rules and taking advantage of visitors. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
David Reed
Director:
Peter Gowing
Series Producer:
Rowland Stone
Executive Producer:
Emma Barker
Executive Producer:
Peter Lowe
Executive Producer:
Gerard Melling
Production Company:
Screenchannel Television

Home Comforts at Christmas

Episode 7: New Year's Knees Up

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

James Martin shares his secrets for Christmas home cooking. New Year parties need canapes, a great big one-pot dish and a show-stopping dessert. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Martin
Participant:
Annie Gray
Participant:
Ivan Day
Interviewed Guest:
Charley Boorman
Executive Producer:
Jeff Anderson
Series Producer:
Nicola Kingscote

This Wild Life

Episode 3: Elephant SOS

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Series following a family who moved to Kenya to run a safari camp. As a rogue flash flood strikes, Saba races to protect the camp and the animals. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Frank Pope
Series Producer:
Susanna Handslip
Executive Producer:
Ted Oakes

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Two England

Captain Haddock has been left the barely seaworthy vessel the Golden Fleece by an old friend. But the Captain and Tintin are offered a large amount of money for the ship. Show more

Contributors

Captain Haddock:
Georges Wilson
The Professor:
Georges Loriot
Father Alexander:
Charles Vanel
Midas Papos:
Dario Moreno
Scoubidouvitch:
Dimos Starenios
Malik:
Ulvi Uraz
Angorapoulos:
Marcel Bozzufi
Clodion:
Henri Soya
Nestor:
Max Elloy

The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure

Episode 2: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Hairy Bikers head north on a big Baltic adventure in search of new cuisines. In Latvia, Si and Dave ride with the country's oldest biker gang. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Si King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Producer:
Stephen Leigh
Director:
Stephen Leigh
Series Producer:
Helen Simpson
Executive Producer:
Gill Tierney

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sara Cox
Executive Producer:
Anna Beattie
Executive Producer:
Richard Bowron
Executive Producer:
Richard McKerrow
Series Producer:
Elliott Gerner
Series Producer:
Karen Richardson
Production Company:
Love Productions

Genres

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Episode 7: Learning to Fly

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Frank's grandfather offers to pay for flying lessons so that Frank can help on his Australian sheep farm. Show more

Contributors

Frank Spencer:
Michael Crawford
Grandad:
Dick Bentley
Air Traffic Controller:
Tenniel Evans
Mr Jennings:
Tony Steedman
Alexander:
Alexander Moss

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

Coast

Series 10

Episode 2: Bounty from the Sea

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Coast explores the incredible riches within our seas. Nick Crane heads offshore to the Faroes to find out how its bounty shapes and sustains a coastal character. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicholas Crane
Presenter:
Tessa Dunlop
Presenter:
Mark Horton
Series Producer:
Sian Price
Executive Producer:
William Lyons

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. Summer is a narrow window of plenty, when the land is bathed in 24-hour sunlight. Show more

Money for Nothing

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Junk makeover show. Sarah saves three things from being tipped in Stockport. But Mike and Judith's ladders prove a handful for woodwork genius Rupert. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sarah Moore
Executive Producer:
Michelle Friel
Executive Producer:
Jules Kean
Production Company:
Friel Kean Films Ltd

Eggheads

Series 13

Episode 77

Duration: 30 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:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Series Producer:
Rob Dean
Participant:
Barry Simmons

Back in Time for Christmas

Episode 1: The 1940s, 50s and 60s

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

One family time-travels through six decades of festive nostalgia. A wartime Christmas has the Robshaws embracing the 'make do and mend' spirit of the era. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Participant:
Polly Russell
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Abigail Priddle

University Challenge

Christmas 2015

Episode 3: Manchester v UEA

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Christmas-themed quiz for university alumni. The Manchester University team features comedian Lucy Porter and The Thick of It writer Jesse Armstrong. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

It's finals week. After the toughest of all invention tests using scraps, the contenders then cook for their idols at the prestigious gathering of modern gastronomic heavyweights. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Karen Ross
Executive Producer:
David Ambler
Series Producer:
Rachel Palin
Director:
Tony Crumpton
Editor:
Adam Lyons
Production Manager:
Ross Booker
Production Company:
Shine TV

Scripted comedy drama about how the legendary creators of Dad's Army overcame BBC management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the much-loved show to air. Show more

Contributors

Gilda Perry:
Sarah Alexander
Bud Flanagan:
Roy Hudd
James Beck:
Kevin Bishop
Clive Dunn:
Mark Heap
Michael Mills:
Harry Peacock
Jimmy Perry:
Paul Ritter
Arthur Lowe:
John Sessions
Sylvia:
Amy Hughes
Bill Pertwee:
Shane Richie
Paul Fox:
Keith Allen
John Le Mesurier:
Julian Sands
Waitress:
Amy O'Dwyer
Ann Croft:
Sally Phillips
Arnold Ridley:
Michael Cochrane
Ian Lavender:
Kieran Hodgson
John Laurie:
Ralph Riach
David Croft:
Richard Dormer
Production Company:
Darlow Smithson Productions
Producer:
Brett Wilson

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Comedy. Local radio DJ and former talk show presenter Alan Partridge ends up in a siege when a disgruntled colleague decides to take the staff hostage. Show more

Contributors

Alan Partridge:
Steve Coogan
Pat Farrell:
Colm Meaney
Lynn Benfield:
Felicity Montagu
Side Kick Simon:
Tim Key
Jason Tresswell:
Nigel Lindsay
Janet Whitehead:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Detective Martin Finch:
Darren Boyd
Angela Ashbourne:
Monica Dolan
Dave Clifton:
Phil Cornwell
Danny Sinclair:
Dustin Demri-Burns
Steve Stubbs:
Sean Pertwee
Greg Frampton:
Karl Theobald
Director:
Declan Lowney

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Stand-up comedy, live music and sketches. Join Javone as he showcases Britain's hottest new street magician F***o and welcomes soul legend Carleen Anderson to the stage. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Producer:
Phil Bowker
Director:
Phil Bowker
Studio Director:
Julia Knowles
Associate Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Pastor:
Ann Akin
Presenter:
Colin Hoult
Policy Committee Member:
David Cann
Katanga Johnson:
Phoebe Walsh
Various:
Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:
Stephen Harvey

American Football

2015/16

Episode 10: Race to Super Bowl 50 - NFL Week 15

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

The best of the week's American football action as the NFL builds to its 50th Super Bowl, which takes place in February. Expert analysis comes from Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell. Show more

The Hunt

Episode 6: Race Against Time (Coasts)

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Nature documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Predators hunt on the dynamic border between land and sea, where chances are brief. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alastair Fothergill
Series Producer:
Huw Cordey
Producer:
Hugh Pearson
Production Company:
Silverback Films Ltd

Series

The Hunt

Home Comforts at Christmas

Episode 8: Boxing Day Brunch

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

James Martin shares his secrets for Christmas home cooking, transforming Christmas leftovers into dishes that are simple to prepare and great to eat! Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Martin
Participant:
Annie Gray
Participant:
Ivan Day
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Lewis
Executive Producer:
Jeff Anderson
Series Producer:
Nicola Kingscote

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