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Rip Off Britain

Holidays: Series 5

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Rip Off Britain team examine why travel companies so often refuse refunds for cancellations - even if there is still plenty of time to sell it to someone else. Show more

Contributors

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

Wanted Down Under

Series 11

Episode 3: Royle-Evatt/Rowley Family

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series in which British families explore moving to Australia or NZ. Mathew hopes a week in Perth will convince his fiancee their future lies down under. 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 13

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dom Littlewood shows how technology is being used to catch crooks. When a woman suspects her elderly aunt is being fleeced by a thief in her own home, she sets up a stakeout. Show more

Contributors

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

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 5

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Chris Packham delves into the world of weird. Chris sets out to understand why a much-loved dolphin has started breaking people's bones. Show more

Talking Pictures

Anthony Hopkins

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

A look back at the life of Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, featuring interviews conducted with the BBC over the course of his career. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two England

Family drama set in the 1930s about an inexperienced young veterinarian who joins a Yorkshire practice run by an eccentric vet. Show more

Contributors

James Herriot:
Simon Ward
Siegfried Farnon:
Anthony Hopkins
Helen Alderson:
Lisa Harrow
Tristan Farnon:
Brian Stirner
Cranford:
Freddie Jones
Soames:
TP McKenna
Miss Harbottle:
Brenda Bruce
Mr Alderson:
John Collin

Genres

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Simon Reeve continues his epic journey. In India, Simon travels from the coast of Gujarat in the west to Kolkata in the east, via Bhopal and Gandhi's home town of Ahmedabad. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

A Place to Call Home

Series 2

Episode 4: What Your Heart Says

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian period drama. A disturbing discovery forces Sarah to tell George her darkest secret, putting their relationship at risk. 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

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Series 11

Episode 19: Caroline Hawley v David Harper - UK Antiques Fair

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques challenge. David Harper competes against Caroline Hawley at an antiques fair in Maidstone, Kent. Caroline struggles to sell a vintage bike in a trendy part of London. Show more

Eggheads

Series 18

Episode 39

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 4: Darlington to Dunbar

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo continues his journey from London to Edinburgh at a leisurely pace up the East Coast Main Line, testing a state-of-the-art train on the way. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Rick Stein visits Vienna, the city that once ran the Austro-Hungarian Empire and continues to be home to comfort dishes like Tafelspitz and Goulash. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Stein
Production Company:
Denham Productions

The Great Interior Design Challenge

Series 4

Episode 3: Highgate Gothic Revival

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

It is the last of the heats and an artist, a freelance makeup artist and a solicitor each transform a bedroom in imposing Victorian Gothic cottages. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The story of animals surviving one of the harshest seasonal changes on the planet continues. It is summer and the Yellowstone beavers have a new challenge. Show more

The Last Kingdom

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Historical drama. The life of Saxon boy Uhtred is turned upside down by his father's defeat in the Danish invasion of York. His quest begins to regain the Saxon lands. Show more

The Last Kingdom

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Historical drama. After the massacre of his family, Uhtred finds himself in dangerous limbo - neither Saxon nor Dane. He approaches fearsome Viking warlord Ubba for protection. Show more

Contributors

Brida:
Emily Cox
Leofric:
Adrian Bower
Odda the Elder:
Simon Kunz
Aethelwold:
Harry McEntire
Odda the Younger:
Brian Vernel
Beocca:
Ian Hart
King Edmund:
Jason Flemyng
Edgar the Archer:
Andy Gathergood
Pretty Servant:
Nora Horich
King Aethelred:
Alec Newman
East Anglian Dane:
Sergej Onopko
Storri the Scorcerer:
Henning Valin
Director:
Nick Murphy

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Gordon Buchanan tries to gain the trust of a herd of elephants in the wilds of Kenya to film this uniquely intimate portrait of their family life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Executive Producer:
Ted Oakes
Series Producer:
Rachael Kinley

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