Programme Index

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Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers

Series 1

Episode 8: Barefoot Water-Skiing, Bombastic Bicycling, Speedy Sarnies

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Record attempts from around the world. Featuring barefoot water skiing, back-bending contortionism and BMX stunts. Show more

The Dengineers

Series 1

Episode 3: Football Den

on BBC Two England

Available for 2 months

Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. A Manchester United fan is in need of a football den to get away from his annoying brother. Show more

Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall

Series 1

Episode 9: Deadlier than the Dinosaurs

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Steve uncovers what was deadlier than the dinosaurs - from massive monsoons and supersized sandstorms to ballistic bacteria and gory gas. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 4: The Himalayas

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas, from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Biologist George McGavin goes on a journey around the British Isles to show the extraordinary little things that are vital to the land, with the help of a microscope camera. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Producer:
Jo Scofield
Producer:
John Miller
Director:
Jo Scofield
Director:
John Miller
Production Manager:
Michelle Soldani
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin

Great British Menu

Series 13

Episode 1: North East - Starter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his offal starter will be a fitting tribute to the NHS's life-saving organ donation scheme. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Production Company:
Optomen
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch

Great British Menu

Series 13

Episode 2: North East - Fish

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his dish will be a fitting tribute to his mum, who has worked as a chiropodist for the NHS for 25 years. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch
Production Company:
Optomen

Garden Rescue

Series 1

Episode 5: Farnham

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Garden renovation series with Charlie Dimmock and garden designers the Rich brothers. The team are in Farnham to help a couple turn their garden into a flower-filled haven. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Charlie Dimmock
Presenter:
David Rich
Presenter:
Harry Rich
Associate Producer:
Kate Turner
Production Company:
Spun Gold TV

Escape to the Country

Series 17

Episode 65: North Devon

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Alistair Appleton helps a house buyer in north Devon who has been tasked by her husband to find their perfect country home on a £600,000 budget. Show more

Flog It!

Series 13 (60-Minute Versions)

Episode 18: Derby 3

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two England

Antiques series. Paul Martin presents from Haddon Hall in Derbyshire with Michael Baggot and Caroline Hawley. Items uncovered include a scent bottle and a stereoscopic viewer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Executive Producer:
Kate Beetham
Series Producer:
Louise Hibbins
Director:
Vikki Rogers

A Passage to Britain

Series 1

Episode 1: The Viceroy of India

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dr Yasmin Khan tracks down passengers who travelled from Mumbai to Britain in the 1930s on the luxurious P&O liner The Viceroy of India. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Yasmin Khan
Production Company:
Wall to Wall West
Production Manager:
Emily Assael
On-line editing:
Martin Ralph
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Director:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Helen Nixon

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama. Born to traditional Punjabi parents and growing up in Wolverhampton, Sathnam has gone on to build a very different life for himself in London. Show more

Contributors

Sathnam:
Sacha Dhawan
Sathnam's Mother:
Deepti Naval
Sathnam's Father:
Anupam Kher
Rajah:
Jaz Deol
Young Sathnam:
Himmut Singh Dhatt
Aunt Sharanjit:
Shaheen Khan
Uncle Mohinder:
Kriss Dosanjh
Kirin Chahal:
Dinita Gohil
Aunty Jugi:
Shobu Kapoor
Sikh Minicab Driver:
Satnam Bhogal
Young Sathnam's Mother:
Kiran Sonia Sawar
Young Sathnam's Father:
Sam Otto
Young Aunt Sharanjit:
Manpreet Bambra
Young Uncle Mohinder:
Maanuv Thiara
Laura's Father:
Mick Ford
Laura's Mother:
Joanna David
Rajah's Wife:
Chandeep Uppal
Puli's Husband:
Pushpinder Chani
Bindi's Husband:
Zar Damani
Executive Producer:
Diederick Santer
Executive Producer:
Manda Levin
Writer:
Mick Ford
Producer:
Nisha Parti
Director:
Lynsey Miller

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Culture-clash comedy drama set in 1976, the sequel to East Is East. Sulky, Salford-born teenager Sajid (Aqib Khan) is transported to rural Pakistan with his father. Show more

Contributors

Sajid Khan:
Aqib Khan
Jahangir 'George' Khan:
Om Puri
Ella Khan:
Linda Bassett
Mr. Jordan:
Robert Pugh
Tariq Khan:
Jimi Mistry
Pir Naseem:
Nadim Sawalha
Tanvir:
Vijay Raaz
Maneer Khan:
Emil Marwa
Basheera Khan:
Ila Arun
Neelam Haqq:
Zita Sattar

Formats

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama series. Hester believes her husband is behind the disappearances. As she travels to Hanging Rock, we learn about her past and about the secret lives of the missing girls. Show more

Contributors

Hester Appleyard:
Natalie Dormer
Miranda Reid:
Lily Sullivan
Mademoiselle De Poitiers:
Lola Bessis
Irma Leopold:
Samara Weaving
Marion Quade:
Madeleine Madden
Sara Waybourne:
Inez Curro
Edith Horton:
Ruby Rees
Dora Lumley:
Yael Stone
Mike Fitzhubert:
Harrison Gilbertson
Tomasetti:
Marcus Graham
Albert Crundall:
James Hoare
Dr MacKenzie:
Don Hany
Director:
Michael Rymer

Genres

BBC Two England

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