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The Housing Enforcers

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Consumer programme. Matt Allwright visits a disabled resident who has been eating and sleeping on the floor. Housing enforcers seek out red lights on a residential street. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Allwright
Executive Producer:
Bridget Sneyd
Series Producer:
Andrew Mullins
Production Manager:
Kate Gibbard
Production Manager:
Caroline Allan
Production Company:
Twofour Broadcast

Wanted Down Under

Series 10

Episode 21: Thompson Family

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

James works around the clock to provide for his family, and he believes emigrating to Australia could give him more time at home. Can wife Roisin be persuaded? Show more

Flog It: Trade Secrets

Series 1 - Reversions

Episode 2: Learned from Flog It!

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Flog It! team explores what it means to be an auctioneer and there is a sneak peek behind the scenes to see how the programme is made.

Close Calls: On Camera

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Alex Jones presents close calls caught on film. A Royal Navy winchman repeatedly risks his own life to rescue six fishermen in horrendous seas. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Jones
Executive Producer:
Chris Riley
Executive Producer:
Kate Roberts
Production Company:
Topical Television

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 7

Episode 3: Preston to Swinton

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo journeys around north west Britain. Michael reads the riot act in Preston, where he discovers four mill workers were shot at a protest in 1842. Show more

The Pallisers

Episode 7

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama based on the six political novels by Anthony Trollope. John Grey and Alice have married. Plantagenet waits to see if he will be offered the exchequer again.

Contributors

Dolly Longstaffe:
Donald Pickering
Glenorca M'Cluskie:
Susan Hampshire
Plantagenet Palliser:
Philip Latham
Phineas Finn:
Donal McCann
Duke of Bungay:
Roger Livesey
Collingwood:
Maurice Quick
Laura Standish:
Anna Massey
Robert Kennedy:
Derek Godfrey
Barrington Erle:
Moray Watson
Lawrence Fitzgibbon:
Neil Stacy
Director:
Hugh David

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 11

Episode 3: Tamzin Outhwaite

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Celebrity genealogy series. Tamzin Outhwaite journeys into her Italian past to uncover the rags-to-riches tale of her great-grandfather Adelmo. Show more

A Place to Call Home

Series 1

Episode 7: Boom!

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian period drama. Receiving word that her mother is gravely ill, Sarah gets a lift to Sydney with George and Anna. Show more

Contributors

Sarah Adams:
Marta Dusseldorp
Elizabeth Bligh:
Noni Hazlehurst
George Bligh:
Brett Climo
Jack Duncan:
Craig Hall
James Bligh:
David Berry
Anna Bligh:
Abby Earl
Gino Poletti:
Aldo Mignone
Roy Briggs:
Frankie J Holden
Carolyn Bligh:
Sara Wiseman
Andrew Swanson:
Matt Levett
Director:
Lynn Hegarty

Eggheads

Series 13

Episode 86

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

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 1

Episode 2: Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo rides the railroads of America. Michael narrowly avoids a scrap with an historic gang of New York. Show more

The Great Interior Design Challenge

Series 3

Episode 2: Weatherboard Cottages

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

16 amateur designers battle it out. The three remaining designers are out to impress, working in grade II listed Kentish weatherboard cottages. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 50s, it's goodbye to the flat-screen TV and hello to a piano and some darning. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Director:
Victoria Bell
Producer:
Victoria Bell
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

The Real Marigold Hotel

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Celebrities test whether retirement in India is better than in the UK. The group start to settle into normal life in India and take a 150-mile trip to the Taj Mahal. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Miriam Margolyes
Participant:
Sylvester McCoy
Participant:
Wayne Sleep
Participant:
Roy Walker
Participant:
Rosemary Shrager
Participant:
Bobby George
Participant:
Patti Boulaye
Participant:
Jan Leeming
Series Editor:
David Vallance
Director:
Tom Currie
Executive Producer:
David Clews
Executive Producer:
Andrew Mackenzie-Betty
Production Company:
Twofour Broadcast

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together. Joann explores the magnificent Colossi of Memnon, built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

The definitive answers to health questions. Dr Saleyha Ahsan oversees a world-first experiment to see how we can burn more fat without doing more exercise. Show more

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