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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The search for the UK's 2018 culinary superstar continues. In the last heat of the competition, the final six chefs enter the MasterChef kitchen to face the skills test. Show more

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

Series 4

Episode 3: Extreme Babies

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 2 months

David Attenborough examines animals with extreme young. The panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal, while the kiwi's egg is almost too large to lay. Show more

Animated adventure based on the popular cartoon hero. Intrepid reporter Tintin joins forces with a drunken captain to stop an evil man from finding a sunken treasure. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Ken Kamins
Producer:
Peter Jackson

Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Series 1

Episode 6: ICEHOTEL, Sweden

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 3 months

Giles Coren and Monica Galetti don their thermals and extreme weather gear, and travel to Sweden's Lapland to visit the ICEHOTEL, a regular feature of bucket lists. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two England

Period drama starring Emily Blunt. After a confined childhood, Princess Victoria faces a fight to become queen, then is caught between the schemes of men out to steer her rule. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Emily Blunt
Prince Albert:
Rupert Friend
Lord Melbourne:
Paul Bettany
Duchess of Kent:
Miranda Richardson
King William:
Jim Broadbent
King Leopold:
Thomas Kretschmann
Sir John Conroy:
Mark Strong
Baron Stockmar:
Jesper Christensen
Queen Adelaide:
Harriet Walter
Baroness Lehzen:
Jeanette Hain
Duke of Wellington:
Julian Glover
Sir Robert Peel:
Michael Maloney
Duchess of Sutherland:
Rachael Stirling
Man on Soap Box:
Tom Brooke
Whig Member:
David Robb
Charles Kemble:
Malcolm Sinclair
Marchioness of Hastings:
Julia St John

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Lucy Worsley restages the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Each detail is brought back to life in a spectacular ceremony. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Queen Victoria:
Abbie Garland
Lord Melbourne:
Michael Nettleship
Queen Mother:
Irina Klyushkova
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Michael Melaisi
Executive Producer:
Jon Swain
Producer:
Ian Denyer
Production Manager:
Helen Wallbank

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

Uplifting drama telling the tale of how Walt Disney persuaded the guarded author of Mary Poppins to bring her creation to the big screen. Show more

Contributors

PL Travers:
Emma Thompson
Walt Disney:
Tom Hanks
Travers Goff:
Colin Farrell
Margaret Goff:
Ruth Wilson
Don DaGradi:
Bradley Whitford
Robert Sherman:
BJ Novak
Richard Sherman:
Jason Schwartzman
Aunt Ellie:
Rachel Griffiths
Diarmuid Russell:
Ronan Vibert

Porridge

Christmas Special: The Desperate Hours

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor. Show more

Contributors

Norman Stanley Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Lennie Godber:
Richard Beckinsale
Reg Urwin:
Dudley Sutton
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Keegan:
Ken Wynne
Governor Venables:
Michael Barrington
Mrs Jamieson:
Jane Wenham

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 3: Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

A team from Pembroke College, Cambridge, with Rick Edwards and Cath Bishop, faces King's College, London, with Anita Anand. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Dad's Army

My Brother and I

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Two England

1975 Christmas special of the classic comedy about Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard unit. Captain Mainwaring has an unexpected and most unwelcome guest. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Chief ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

A celebration of the life and work of one of Britain's favourite entertainers, Sir Ken Dodd, as told in his own words and with testimony from friends and family. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Russ Abbot
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Billington
Interviewed Guest:
Stephanie Cole
Interviewed Guest:
Lorna Dickinson
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Gambaccini
Interviewed Guest:
David Hamilton
Interviewed Guest:
Norma Hornby
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Horne
Interviewed Guest:
Roy Hudd
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Jesson
Interviewed Guest:
John Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Linda Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Ryan Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
John Martin
Interviewed Guest:
Roger McGough
Interviewed Guest:
Dara O Briain
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Pasquale
Interviewed Guest:
Barry Reeves
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Rogan
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Shakeshaft
Interviewed Guest:
Ian St John
Interviewed Guest:
Claire Sweeney
Interviewed Guest:
Jimmy Tarbuck
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Tomlinson
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Vine
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Dodd
Executive Producer:
Mark Wells
Executive Producer:
Laurie Mansfield

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy starring James McAvoy as a 1980s working-class boy stumbling through university. He tries to achieve his ambition to appear on University Challenge. Show more

Contributors

Brian Jackson:
James McAvoy
Alice Harbinson:
Alice Eve
Julie Jackson:
Catherine Tate
Bamber Gascoigne:
Mark Gatiss
Patrick Watts:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Rebecca Epstein:
Rebecca Hall
Michael Harbinson:
Charles Dance
Rose Harbinson:
Lindsay Duncan
Marcus:
Sule Rimi
Director:
Tom Vaughan
Producer:
Pippa Harris
Producer:
Gary Goetzman
Producer:
Tom Hanks

Genres

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

A behind-the-scenes look at St Paul's during their busiest time of year, revealing the secrets of Christmas at the cathedral. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Katie Buchanan
Producer:
Emma Cleave
Production Manager:
Rita Cabral
Composer:
John Lemke

My Faith and Me

Series 1

Episode 2: JJ Chalmers

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Invictus Games medallist JJ Chalmers recounts the devastating injuries that changed his life and describes how his faith and the support of his loved ones helped him to recover. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
JJ Chalmers
Narrator:
Grace Dunne
Production Coordinator:
Josie Downing
Production Manager:
Julie Richardson
Off-line editing:
Gillian Abraham
Executive Producer:
Alan Holland
Series Producer:
Debb Swindells
Director:
Graham Smiles
Producer:
Graham Smiles
Re-recording mixer:
Daniel Piggot
Production Company:
7 Wonder Productions

BBC Two England

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