Programme Index

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Real Lives Reunited

Series 2

Episode 1: World Cup Ball Boys & Marchioness

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series reuniting people who shared extraordinary moments. Survivors of the Marchioness pleasure boat disaster meet unsung heroes who saved lives that night but were then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Jeremy Vine
Series Producer:
Julian Dismore
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

Family Cooking Showdown

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Competitive food show. Will the Bellamores, with their hearty, generous helpings, or the Bellamys, with their Persian-influenced recipes, impress the judges? Show more

The Code

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Quiz show. With a £3,000 jackpot waiting, will Darren and Gary from Yorkshire be able to answer enough questions to crack the code, open that safe and take home the cash? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Allwright
Production Company:
Gogglebox Entertainment
Executive Producer:
Adam Wood
Series Producer:
Sean Miller

Gymnastics: World Championships

2017

Episode 8: Highlights: Men's and Women's Apparatus Finals - Day Two

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Highlights from the final day of the World Championships in Montreal, including the women's beam. The men's vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars are also decided. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Commentator:
Beth Tweddle
Commentator:
Craig Heap
Commentator:
Christine Still
Production Manager:
Gina Foster

Hairy Bikers' Bakeation

Series 1 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 1: Norway

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

The Bikers meet some extraordinary artisan bakers on Norway's west coast, bake Scandinavian rye bread and attempt the Olympic bobsleigh run. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 1

Episode 11: Baltimore to Fort McHenry

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo rides the railroads of America. Here, he is in Baltimore, home of the first railroad in the United States - the Baltimore and Ohio. Show more

Flog It!

Series 12

Episode 15: Manchester 33

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques series. This edition comes from Manchester, a city famous for its music scene. Caroline Hawley finds an autograph from one of rock and roll's biggest names. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Executive Producer:
Kate Beetham
Series Producer:
Louise Hibbins
Director:
Vicki Lines

Eggheads

Series 17

Episode 70

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

Strictly - It Takes Two

Series 15

Episode 11

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Zoe Ball says farewell to the latest couple to be eliminated. Plus Craig Revel Horwood drops by for a chat and there are more exclusive interviews with the remaining couples. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Zoe Ball
Interviewed Guest:
Craig Revel Horwood
Series Producer:
Matt Green
Executive Producer:
Eve Winstanley

Coast

The Great Guide

Episode 3: England's South East

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver reveal the stories of trade and defence that characterise England's south east coast. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Presenter:
Tessa Dunlop
Series Producer:
Sian Price
Production Manager:
Louise Binding
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

University Challenge

2017/18

Episode 12

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

In this episode, the University of St Andrews face St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Producer:
Irene Daniels
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 5: Beware My Sting!

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Shakespearean sitcom. Will is thrilled with his new play, in which a strong woman is crushed into submission by a man. For some reason, Kate is less than impressed. Show more

Contributors

Kit Marlowe:
Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:
Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:
Mark Heap
Susanna Shakespeare:
Helen Monks
Bottom:
Rob Rouse
Anne Shakespeare:
Liza Tarbuck
Mary Shakespeare:
Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:
David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:
Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:
Joe Willis
Writer:
Ben Elton
Director:
Richard Boden
Executive Producer:
Chris Sussman

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary series. This episode explores how our experiences shape our minds and bodies as we journey from the most helpless to the most sophisticated organism on earth. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

An exploration of the story of how tech giants brought about the digital payment revolution and formulated a plan to one day kill cash. Show more

Countryfile

South Yorkshire

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Ellie is in South Yorkshire, right on the border of the Peak District, following in the footsteps of the Clarion Ramblers. Show more

imagine...

Summer 2017

Episode 2: Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned!

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Alan Yentob meets acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood in Toronto and discovers how a childhood spent between the Canadian wilderness and the city helped shape her. Show more

Contributors

Interviewer:
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:
Margaret Atwood
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Pachter
Interviewed Guest:
Johnnie Christmas
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Katy Homan
Producer:
Katy Homan
Assistant Producer:
Lindsey Hanlon
Production Manager:
Claire McCluskey
Production Coordinator:
Jennifer Patterson
Researcher:
Daniel Taylor
Editor:
Alex Broad
Camera Operator:
Tom Hayward
Sound Recordist:
Brent Haliskie

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