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Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Heartwarming tale of a youthful minister and his daughter, who causes a stir in their middle-class community when she paints a daring portrait of a young man.

Contributors

Dr Andrew Sheldon:
Robert Young
Dinah Sheldon:
Shirley Temple
Tom Wade:
John Agar
Mr Fletcher:
Albert Sharpe
Mr Steuben:
Charles Kemper
Gene Sheldon:
Johnny Sands
Mr Eckert:
John Miljan
H H Hamilton:
Norma Varden
Bernice Eckert:
Carol Brannon
Fred Beehouse:
Charles Smith

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Second screen version of Louisa May Alcott's tale about four sisters who are left to fend for themselves when their father goes off to fight in the American Civil War.

Contributors

Professor Bhaer:
Rossano Brazzi
Marmee March:
Mary Astor
Aunt March:
Lucile Watson
Mr Laurence:
C Aubrey Smith
Mr March:
Leon Ames
Dr Barnes:
Harry Davenport
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer:
Mervyn LeRoy
Director of photography:
Robert Planck
Director of photography:
Charles Schoenbaum

Secret Britain

Series 3

Episode 4: Northern Ireland

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series exploring the hidden corners of the UK and revealing landscape secrets. Ellie Harrison, Chris Hollins and Denise Lewis explore Northern Ireland. Show more

Homes Under the Hammer

Series 17

Episode 26

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a three-bedroom semi in Derby, a plot of land in Kent and a house in Darlington. They learn how much each home sold for at auction. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Cookery series. In the final leg of their journey, Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang make an emotional return to their ancestral homes before reuniting for their final meal in Hong Kong. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ken Hom
Presenter:
Ching-He Huang
Director:
James Nutt
Executive Producer:
Paula Trafford
Series Producer:
Emma Peach

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

Lavish Arabian Nights-style musical charting the mixed fortunes of a poor poet with supposed mystical powers. Based around the music of 19th-century composer Alexander Borodin. Show more

Flog It!

Series 11 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 4: Hampshire

Duration: 34 minutes

on BBC Two England

Paul Martin and the team are on HMS Warrior in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard. Experts Michael Baggott and Will Axon trawl through the crowds to find special booty. Show more

The World's Most Extraordinary Homes

Series 1

Episode 4: Underground

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin explore extraordinary homes built underground. In the Swiss Alps, a four-bedroom house has to be accessed via a tunnel. Show more

Only Connect

Series 12

Episode 27: Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Round three continues as the Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jenny Hawker
Director:
Siân G Lloyd
Production Company:
RDF Television
Production Company:
Parasol Media

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 4: The Enemy within the Gates

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon triumphs over problems of security, fifth columnists and parachuting airmen.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance-Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Second German Pilot:
Nigel Rideout
First German Pilot:
Denys Peek
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Military Police Sergeant:
David Davenport
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Captain Winogrodski:
Carl Jaffe
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy set in Australia in 1968. Four young, talented Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group, The Sapphires, entertains troops in Vietnam. Show more

Contributors

Bowls: World Indoor Championships

2017 Highlights

Episode 6: Day 6

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Highlights from both semi-finals in the singles at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk. Presented by Rishi Persad with commentary by David Corkill.

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Two England

A biography of British painter Francis Bacon, concentrating on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small-time crook. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Maybury
Francis Bacon:
Derek Jacobi
George Dyer:
Daniel Craig
Muriel Belcher:
Tilda Swinton
Isabel Rawsthorne:
Anne Lambton
Daniel Farson:
Adrian Scarborough
John Deakin:
Karl Johnson
Henrietta Moraes:
Annabel Brooks
Blond Billy:
Richard Newbould
French Official:
Ariel de Ravenel
Ian Board:
Tallulah
Ken Bidwell:
Andy Linden
Joe Furneval:
David Kennedy
Volker Dix:
Gary Hume
Producer:
Chiara Menage

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