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Rip Off Britain

Holidays: Series 5

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. They are in Barcelona, examining how police are tackling the city's reputation as the pickpocketing capital of Europe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Angela Rippon
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth
Series Producer:
Sherry Knight

Wanted Down Under

Series 11

Episode 1: Ramoth Family

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series in which British families explore the idea of living in Australia or New Zealand. Lauren is hoping a week in Perth will convince husband Lee to agree to a move. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Producer:
Dave Baker
Director:
Dave Baker
Series Producer:
Tracie O'Neill
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

Caught Red Handed

Series 5

Episode 11

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dom Littlewood shows how technology is being used to catch crooks. A jewellery heist resembles a Hollywood movie scene as locals try to stop the armed robbers in their tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dom Littlewood
Executive Producer:
Chris Riley
Series Producer:
Julian Dismore
Production Company:
Topical Television

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

Episode 3: Winter

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Show more

Coast

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 2: Norman Conquest

Duration: 8 minutes

on BBC Two England

Mark Horton discovers how William the Conqueror taught the English how to construct castles and why William looked to Normandy for the Tower of London's stone.

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Romantic comedy starring Isla Fisher. A college graduate, struggling with a shopping obsession and the collapse of her income source, lands a job with a financial magazine. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca:
Isla Fisher
Luke Brandon:
Hugh Dancy
Drunken Woman:
Lynn Redgrave
Ryan Koenig:
Fred Armisen
Alicia Billington:
Leslie Bibb
Derek Smeath:
Robert Stanton
Tarquin:
Nick Cornish
Director:
PJ Hogan

Genres

Formats

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 days

Documentary following the lives of grizzly bears. In this episode the cameras follow Parsnip, a first-time grizzly mum, and her young cub, Pushki. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jeff Wilson
Series Producer:
Mary Summerill
Executive Producer:
Gavin Henderson
Executive Producer:
Vanessa Berlowitz

Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Episode 2: Western Sahara to Libya

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey sees him dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara and travel on one of the world's longest trains. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

A Place to Call Home

Series 2

Episode 1: No Secrets, Ever

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian period drama. In present-day Ash Park, elderly Sarah reveals the truth about Bert Ford's death. 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
Director:
Mark Joffe

A Place to Call Home

Series 2

Episode 2: I Believe

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian period drama. In the aftermath of Bert's death and its subsequent cover-up, those involved search for inner peace. 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
Director:
Mark Joffe

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Series 11

Episode 17: Caroline Hawley v David Harper - Auction

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques challenge. David Harper and Caroline Hawley go head to head at a country antiques auction in Nottingham. David's up to his old tricks. Show more

Eggheads

Series 18

Episode 37

Duration: 29 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

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 8

Episode 2: Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo continues his journey from London to Edinburgh. Michael heads north from London, and in Bedfordshire he drives a 'locomobile'. Show more

Rick Stein's Long Weekends

Episode 2: Reykjavik

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 3 months

Rick Stein embarks on a series of culinary long weekends in search of food excellence. Rick enjoys a winter break in Reykjavik in search of the perfect cod. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Stein
Production Company:
Denham Productions

The Great Interior Design Challenge

Series 4

Episode 1: Regency, Cheltenham

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

In round one of the first heat, hairdresser Oliver, dog walker Katie and photographer Daniela must transform a bedroom in Regency properties in Cheltenham. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary exploring Yellowstone, one of the most remarkable places on the planet. Kate Humble gets to grips with the science behind winter at Yellowstone. Show more

Revolting

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy series satirising the state of the nation. Dennis Pound is on the streets of Loughton crowdsourcing new policies for Ukip, while Dale Maily braves a festival of hippies. Show more

Dragons' Den

Series 14

Episode 9

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires. Two former army captains hope to get the Dragons to stand to attention with their bespoke gifting business. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Evan Davis
Participant:
Deborah Meaden
Participant:
Peter Jones
Participant:
Touker Suleyman
Participant:
Sarah Willingham
Participant:
Nick Jenkins
Executive Producer:
Ceri Aston
Series Editor:
Darrell Olsen

The Real Marigold on Tour

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary. Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shrager discover what retired life is like in other countries. In this episode they visit sunny Florida. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Miriam Margolyes
Participant:
Rosemary Shrager
Participant:
Bobby George
Participant:
Wayne Sleep
Series Producer:
Simon Draper
Director:
Simon Draper
Executive Producer:
David Clews
Executive Producer:
Andrew Mackenzie Betty
Executive Producer:
David Vallance

Adrian Chiles looks into an extraordinary game of professional football that took place in May 1979, where an all-white team took on a side comprised solely of black players. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Adrian Chiles
Executive Producer:
Narinder Minhas
Production Manager:
Lauren Armstrong
Participant:
Laurie Rampling
Participant:
Ally Robertson
Participant:
Tony Brown
Participant:
John Wile
Participant:
Brendan Batson
Participant:
Cyrille Regis
Participant:
Bob Hazell
Participant:
George Berry
Participant:
Joy Hazell
Participant:
Maureen Berry
Participant:
Nigel Bromage
Participant:
Keith Cunningham
Participant:
Nicky Brown
Participant:
John Deol
Participant:
Mantei Deol
Participant:
Naydeep Deol
Participant:
Vernon Hodgson
Participant:
Ian Wright
Participant:
Dion Dublin
Participant:
Jason Roberts
Participant:
Les Ferdinand
Production Company:
Sugar Films

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