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Duration: 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

A family film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a keen young dragon in his first years at Dragon School. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Max Lang
Producer:
Michael Rose
Producer:
Martin Pope
Writer:
Max Lang
Composer:
René Aubry
Production Company:
Magic Light Pictures

Natural World

2017-2018

Episode 1: Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 days

David Attenborough tells the story of the island's exotic but vulnerable wildlife. A team of conservation champions are making it their mission to save the most precious species. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Peter Fison
Director of photography:
George Woodcock
Production Manager:
Marie Coyne
Re-recording mixer:
Wounded Buffalo Sound Studio
Aerial Photographer:
Airlenspr
Graphic Designer:
Blair Harrower
Executive Producer:
David Dugan
Production Coordinator:
Cassy Walkling
Production Coordinator:
Joanna Manley
Production Manager:
Helena Berglund
Production Manager:
Pauline Gates
Series Editor:
Roger Webb
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

on BBC Two England

Award-winning romantic musical set in postwar Paris, featuring classic Gershwin songs, directed and choreographed by the Royal Ballet's Christopher Wheeldon. Show more

Contributors

Jerry Mulligan:
Robert Fairchild
Lise Dassin:
Leanne Cope
Henri Baurel:
Haydn Oakley
Milo Davenport:
Zoe Rainey
Adam Hochberg:
David Seadon-Young
Madame Baurel:
Jane Asher
Company:
Sarah Bakker
Company:
James Barton
Company:
Alicia Beck
Company:
Katie Deacon
Company:
Alyn Hawke
Company:
Amy Hollins
Company:
Robin Kent
Company:
Pippa Raine
Company:
Aaron Smyth
Company:
Todd Talbot
Company:
Max Westwell
Company:
Jack Wilcox
Company:
Liam Wrate
Choreographer:
Christopher Wheeldon
Producer:
Stuart Oken
Producer:
Austin Shaw
Executive Producer:
Tim Smith
Executive Producer:
James Swarbrick
Executive Producer:
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer:
Compton Ross
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Feuer
Executive Producer:
James Scott
Executive Producer:
Bonnie Cromley
Executive Producer:
Stewart F. Lane
Music Arranger:
Rob Fisher
Music Supervisor:
Rob Fisher
Set Designer:
Bob Crowley
Costume designer:
Bob Crowley
Sound Designer:
Jon Weston
Music Supervisor:
Todd Ellison
Orchestrator:
Christopher Austin
Orchestrator:
Bill Elliot
Music Director:
John Rigby
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New Year's Day Concert

Live from Vienna 2019

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Petroc Trelawny hosts the traditional start to the year with music from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. This year's concert is led by Christian Thielemann. Show more

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 5 (45-Minute Versions)

Episode 3

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chris Packham delves into the world of weird. Chris learns why a beloved dolphin has started breaking people's bones and how a tiny crustacean has mastered the art of invisibility. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 2 months

All-action World War II adventure. A squad of German paratroopers is sent to England to kidnap Winston Churchill. Based on the bestseller by Jack Higgins. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Steiner:
Michael Caine
Liam Devlin:
Donald Sutherland
Colonel Radl:
Robert Duvall
Captain Clark:
Treat Williams
Colonel Pitts:
Larry Hagman
Director:
John Sturges
Producer:
Jack Wiener

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama based on a true story. A small US coastguard team tackle gigantic waves and gale-force winds as they attempt to save 30 sailors stranded on a rapidly sinking oil tanker. Show more

Contributors

Bernie Webber:
Chris Pine
Ray Sybert:
Casey Affleck
Miriam Webber:
Holliday Grainger
Richard Livesey:
Ben Foster
Daniel Cluff:
Eric Bana
Andy Fitzgerald:
Kyle Gallner
Ervin Maske:
John Magaro
Frank Fauteux:
Graham McTavish
Wallace Quirey:
John Ortiz
Bea Hansen:
Rachel Brosnahan
Mel Gouthro:
Beau Knapp

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 7: Edinburgh University v LSE

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

In the last first-round match, Edinburgh University, including Joanna Cherry and Mitch Benn, face the LSE team, with Ekow Eshun and Maya Jaggi. Show more

Contributors

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

Earth's Great Rivers

Series 1

Episode 1: Amazon

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 11 days

Documentary revealing the animals, landscapes and people of the greatest river on earth. From transparent lagoons to pink dolphins, the Amazon hides spectacular secrets. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Celebratory parody of the 1930s Frankenstein films as the doctor's grandson inherits the creepy old Transylvanian estate and makes his own monster. Show more

Contributors

Dr Frederick Frankenstein:
Gene Wilder
The Monster:
Peter Boyle
Elizabeth:
Madeline Kahn
Frau Blucher:
Cloris Leachman
Inspector Kemp:
Kenneth Mars
Herr Falkstein:
Richard Haydn
Mr Hilltop:
Liam Dunn
Medical student:
Danny Goldman
Sadistic jailor:
Oscar Beregi
Blindman:
Gene Hackman
Director:
Mel Brooks
Writer:
Mel Brooks
Composer:
John Morris
Director of photography:
Gerald Hirschfeld

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 22 days

Superhero adventure. The inventor of a suit that can shrink its wearer down to near-microscopic size calls on a seasoned thief for help in pulling off an incredible heist. Show more

Contributors

Scott Lang/Ant-Man:
Paul Rudd
Dr Hank Pym:
Michael Douglas
Hope van Dyne:
Evangeline Lilly
Darren Cross/Yellowjacket:
Corey Stoll
Sam Wilson/Falcon:
Anthony Mackie
Maggie Lang:
Judy Greer
Cassie Lang:
Abby Ryder Fortson
Mitchell Carson:
Martin Donovan
Peggy Carter:
Hayley Atwell
Howard Stark:
John Slattery
Cab Driver:
Garrett Morris
Janet van Dyne/The Wasp:
Hayley Lovitt
Director:
Peyton Reed
Writer:
Adam McKay

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