Programme Index

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Heir Hunters

Series 11

Episode 6: Skudder/Knowles

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Series following the work of probate researchers. The search is on to find relatives of a Londoner who overcame tragedy to become a celebrated jazz singer. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Widdup
Executive Producer:
John Widdup
Executive Producer:
Tim Quicke
Production Company:
Flame Television

The Farmers' Country Showdown

Series 1

Episode 15: College Challenge

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Farming series. Next-generation farmers have their farming knowledge put to the test at the East of England Smithfield Festival College Challenge. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Karen Ross
Series Producer:
Wendy Wolfson
Production Manager:
Leanne Troop
Director:
Kirsty Seager
Production Company:
Sidney Street Productions

The Big Painting Challenge

Series 1

Episode 2: Landscape

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Amateur painting competition. The artists are on the south coast to tackle landscapes, battling the elements in Hastings as they paint outdoors. Show more

Super League Show

2017

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Tanya Arnold
Producer:
John Harrison
Executive Producer:
Craig South
Executive Producer:
Nicola Addyman

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series following some of the nation's architects. In Wales, Marianne, John and the architects finally get to see what they have been working towards for almost a year. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Daniel Twist
Director:
Jonny Wharton
Director:
Chris Harries
Executive Producer:
Sarah Walmsley
Executive Producer:
Andrew Walmsley
Producer:
Jonny Wharton

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Griff Rhys Jones's exploration of Britain's rivers continues as he travels from Liverpool to the Humber and attempts to swim the almost-freezing Mersey. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jim Funnell
Director:
Jim Funnell
Executive Producer:
Ludo Graham
Executive Producer:
Simon Mansfield
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson

Madagascar

Episode 2: Lost Worlds

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series exploring Madagascar and its unique wildlife. David Attenborough looks at the island's eastern coast, home to cyanide-eating lemurs and leaf-tailed geckos. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Mike Gunton
Series Producer:
Mary Summerill
Producer:
Ian Gray
Producer:
Adrian Gray

Bargain Hunt

Series 40

Episode 5: Swinderby 3

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques challenge. Tim Wonnacott and the gang are at Swinderby Antiques Fair in Northamptonshire, with experts Caroline Hawley and David Harper. Show more

Eggheads

Series 18

Episode 56

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

The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food

Series 1 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 2: Cosy Suppers

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

The bikers cook dishes perfect for cosy suppers. There is a new take on steak and chips and a sticky gingerbread that has got to be the ultimate in comfort baking. Show more

Antiques Road Trip

Series 13 Reversions

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

An unreliable classic car threatens to derail Charles Hanson and James Braxton's road trip. However, a Highland cow, a King Charles spaniel and a donkey help them along their way. Show more

Back to the Land with Kate Humble

Series 1

Episode 1: Pembrokeshire

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Kate Humble and Geetie Singh-Watson follow rural businesses through the year. Kate meets a seaweed collector who left an office job for a life working on the beach. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Composer:
Andrew Jones
Graphic Designer:
John Eddy
Graphic Designer:
Ian Richards
Colourist:
Steve Lucas
On-line editing:
Jay Francis
Re-recording mixer:
Gavin Allingham
Director of photography:
Cliff Evans
Sound Recordist:
Ed Bulman
Sound Recordist:
Todd Richardson
Casting:
Lina Hashweh
Production Coordinator:
Vicki Lindsay
Production Manager:
Richard Banks
Assistant Producer:
Niall Bradnick
Assistant Producer:
Rob Myler
Executive Producer:
Donna Clark
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Series Producer:
Chrissie Sharman
Director:
Jim Ashley

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama documentary. King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. His brother Tostig attacks the south coast, then King Harald Hardrada lands in north England. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
William the Conqueror:
Ed Stoppard
Harald Hardrada:
Clive Russell
Harold Godwinson:
Adam James
Edward the Confessor:
Tim Preece
Matilda:
Freya Parker
Robert De Beaumont:
Jotham Annan
English Noble:
David Sterne
Archbishop Stigand:
Andrew Havill
Producer:
Tim Dunn
Director:
Tim Dunn
Series Producer:
Robin Dashwood

imagine...

Summer 2013

Episode 7: Zaha Hadid: Who Dares Wins

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

on BBC Two England

Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from Austria to Azerbaijan. Show more

Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week

Series 2

Episode 6: SASR - Australia

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

After ten days of blood, sweat and tears, the last recruits face the final Special Forces veteran, a former member of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment. Show more

Further Back in Time for Dinner

Series 1

Episode 1: 1900s

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Robshaw family travel back in time to the turn of the 20th century, to discover how the food we ate and the way we ate it helped shape the modern family. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
Polly Russell
Participant:
Monica Galetti
Participant:
Chas & Dave
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Series Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Producer:
Tim Hancock
Director:
Tim Hancock
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

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