Programme Index

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Talking Pictures

Alec Guinness

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 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

Caught Red Handed

Series 4

Episode 16

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dom Littlewood shows how technology is being used to catch crooks. A couple come face to face with armed robbers but refuse to hand over their money. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 7

Episode 10: Plymouth to Porthcurno

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. In Plymouth, Michael finds out about the Royal Navy's fighting spirit and mixes his own blend of ruin. Show more

Homes Under the Hammer

Series 19

Episode 78

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

A Victorian cottage in Plaistow, London, a one-bedroom flat in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, and a three-bedroom semi in Wellington, Shropshire, are all sold under the hammer. Show more

The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

Series 1

Romanian Cabbage

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience. In Romania, the pair cook pork sarmales at Corvin Castle, where the Dracula legend started. Show more

Super League Show

2016

Episode 7

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Highlights and analysis from the Super League. Leeds v St Helens, Wigan v Widnes, Warrington v Castleford, Huddersfield v Catalans, Hull KR v Salford and Hull FC v Wakefield. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tanya Arnold
Producer:
John Harrison
Executive Producer:
Craig South
Executive Producer:
Charles Runcie

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Series 1

Episode 4: Brotherly Love

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian crime drama. Blake attends to a delirious prisoner on death row. The prisoner confessed to a murder, but in his delirium he says he didn't do it. Show more

Contributors

Doctor Lucien Blake:
Craig McLachlan
Jean Beazley:
Nadine Garner
Constable Daniel Parks:
Rick Donald
Mattie O'Brien:
Cate Wolfe
Chief Supt Matthew Lawson:
Joel Tobeck

Antiques Road Trip

Series 9

Episode 7

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques experts Paul Laidlaw and Margie Cooper are on the second leg of their road trip. After a disheartening first auction, Margie has a lot of catching up to do. Show more

Eggheads

Series 17

Episode 23

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Jeremy Vine hosts the show where every day a new team of challengers take on what is probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quizzers.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Executive Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Production Company:
12 Yard Productions

Too Much TV

Episode 17

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Emma Bunton and Sara Cox take to the sofa to discuss what's hot on TV. With Greg McHugh from brand new BBC drama The A Word and queen of impersonations Debra Stephenson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Emma Bunton
Presenter:
Sara Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Greg McHugh
Interviewed Guest:
Debra Stephenson
Interviewed Guest:
Karl Lucas
Participant:
Tim Vine
Executive Producer:
Leon Wilde
Series Producer:
Charlotte Brookes
Director:
Tim Verrinder

This Farming Life

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

An insight into modern farming life in Scotland. Spring arrives for the farmers. In the north, John is expecting more than 6,000 new lambs, so hires in extra staff. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Amanda Murray
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Mary shares her favourite Easter recipes and looks at Easter culinary specialities of Greek Orthodox, Filipino and Italian communities in the UK. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Berry
Executive Producer:
Tanya Shaw
Executive Producer:
Lorna-Dawn Creanor
Series Producer:
Emma Boswell
Production Manager:
Bethany Medcalf

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 2: Obamacare

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. This episode looks at how his proposals for affordable, accessible healthcare sparked a bitter conflict. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Sarah Wallis
Producer:
Sarah Wallis
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer:
Paul Mitchell

Scrappers

Back in the Yard

Episode 4: The Leopard's Spots

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary series following life in a Bolton scrapyard. A neighbouring yard plays a friendly prank, and someone has been drinking on site. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sally Lindsay
Executive Producer:
Michele Carlisle
Executive Producer:
Jamie Isaacs
Series Producer:
Pip Banyard
Director:
Pip Banyard
Production Company:
Liberty Bell Productions

Back in Time for the Weekend

Episode 6: The Future

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

A family gives up its 21st-century technology and travels back in time. In the final episode, they discover what the future might hold for our free time. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Director:
Susie Attwood
Producer:
Rachel Eadie
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin battle it out to find out whether cats or dogs are the better animal. The final round looks at whether cats and dogs really love us. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Series Producer:
Dale Templar
Director:
Dale Templar
Executive Producer:
Fiona Caldwell
Production Company:
Boundless Productions

Simon Schama celebrates the masterpieces of Rembrandt's last years. Although the artist fell into bankruptcy and scandal in later years, it took him to new creative heights. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Producer:
Frank Hanly
Director:
Frank Hanly
Assistant Producer:
Dan Goldschmied
Production Coordinator:
Grace Brassington

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