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Wanted Down Under

Series 13

Episode 1: Robinson

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

British families explore the idea of moving to Australia or New Zealand. Adam Robinson thinks Australia could offer his family the outdoors living they adore. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Series Producer:
Jacqui Berkeley
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Bradbury

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The search for the UK's 2018 culinary superstar continues. The final 12 chefs cook against each other in the most intense invention test of the competition. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

World War II drama relating the Battle of Britain through the eyes of the operations room of a Kent fighter station during the summer of 1940. Show more

Contributors

Group Captain 'Tiger' Small:
Jack Hawkins
Squadron Leader Peter Moon:
Michael Denison
Nadine Clinton:
Dulcie Gray
Pilot Officer 'Septic' Baird:
John Gregson
Squadron Leader Barry Clinton:
Cyril Raymond
Flight Lieutenant 'Batchy' Salter:
Humphrey Lestocq
Squadron Leader Bill Ponsford:
Andrew Osborn
Betty Carfax:
Veronica Hurst
Group Controller:
Ronald Adam
Aunt Tabitha:
Amy Veness
Pimpernel Pilot:
Russell Hunter
Company Sergeant Major:
Geoffrey Keen

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy set in London during the Blitz. A girls' school is evacuated to the country, but due to a bureaucratic error they find themselves billeted with a boys' school. Show more

Contributors

Wetherby Pond:
Alastair Sim
Miss Whitchurch:
Margaret Rutherford
Victor Hyde-Brown:
Guy Middleton
Miss Gossage:
Joyce Grenfell
Rainbow:
Edward Rigby
Arnold Billings:
Richard Wattis
Miss Jezzard:
Muriel Aked
Director:
Frank Launder

Genres

Formats

Natural World

2015-2016

Episode 4: Growing Up Wild

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Wildlife documentary. A look at the trials and challenges young animals face, from taking their first steps, finding food and avoiding predators to finally leaving home. Show more

A Place to Call Home

Series 4

Episode 1: A Nagging Doubt

Duration: 53 minutes

on BBC Two England

Australian period drama. Inverness is shocked by the death of a young teacher whose fiance is serving overseas. Show more

Contributors

Sarah Nordmann:
Marta Dusseldorp
Elizabeth Bligh:
Noni Hazlehurst
George Bligh:
Brett Climo
Dr Jack Duncan:
Craig Hall
James Bligh:
David Berry
Anna Poletti:
Abby Earl
Gino Poletti:
Aldo Mignone
Carolyn Bligh:
Sara Wiseman
Regina Bligh:
Jenni Baird
Roy Briggs:
Frankie J Holden
Writer:
Bevan Lee

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Two England

Touching Disney fantasy drama. A couple bury their dreams of a perfect child at the bottom of the garden, but the next morning they receive a magical visitor. Show more

Contributors

Cindy Green:
Jennifer Garner
Jim Green:
Joel Edgerton
Timothy Green:
CJ Adams
Joni Jerome:
Odeya Rush
Evette Onat:
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Brenda Best:
Rosemarie DeWitt
James Green, Sr:
David Morse
Uncle Bub:
M Emmet Walsh
Aunt Mel:
Lois Smith
Ms Bernice Crudstaff:
Dianne Wiest
Franklin Crudstaff:
Ron Livingston
Coach Cal:
Common
Joseph Crudstaff:
James Rebhorn
Director:
Peter Hedges

Eggheads

Series 20

Episode 29

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

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

Galapagos

Series 1

Episode 2: Secrets of the Deep

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Liz Bonnin and the team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible and go in search of an elusive ocean giant. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Expert:
Alex Hearn
Director:
Mike Davis
Series Producer:
Anthony Geffen
Director of photography:
Julius Brighton
Director of photography:
Robert Hollingworth
Production Manager:
Becky Claridge
Assistant Producer:
Joanna Haley
Assistant Producer:
Freya Ward-Smith
Production Coordinator:
Cat Pollock
Production Secretary:
Jennie Baker
Sound Mixer:
John Rogerson
Sound Designer:
Richard Addis
Colourist:
Graeme Hayes
Sound Recordist:
Freddie Claire
Director of photography:
Michael Pitts
Camera Operator:
Kat Brown
Camera Operator:
Steve Hudson
Production Company:
Atlantic Productions

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 9: Semi-Final 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

It is the second of the semi-finals in the Christmas quiz for graduates. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

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

Back in Time for School

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start by experiencing life as Victorians. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sara Cox
Presenter:
Polly Russell
Aerial Photographer:
undefined Aerovue
Camera Operator:
Duncan Stingemore
Camera Operator:
Nik Porter
Sound Supervisor:
Bal Rayat
On-line editing:
Dan Thomas
Colourist:
Chris Short
Re-recording mixer:
Paul Donovan
Production Designer:
Peter Gordon
Art Director:
Rosie Westwood
Art Director:
Hannah Newcombe
Graphic Designer:
Leonie Tucker
Costume designer:
Mark Ferguson
Makeup Artist:
Veronica McAleer
Assistant Producer:
Pamela McIntyre
Assistant Producer:
Rajveer Sihota
Casting:
Claire Parry
Production Secretary:
Sophie James
Production Coordinator:
Ross Stanley
Production Coordinator:
Jade George
Production Manager:
Jeanne Clenet
Line Producer:
Emily Assael
Producer:
Sophie Wogden
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Second Unit Director:
Claire Martin
Second Unit Director:
Francis Welch
Director:
Laura Ellings
Series Producer:
Christina Nutter
Series Producer:
Morgana Pugh
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Earth's Great Rivers

Series 1

Episode 3: Mississippi

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

The surprising story of the Mississippi, a river that unites the USA. From frozen waterfalls to time-travelling barges, the Mississippi connects a continent like no other river. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
David Oyelowo
Series Producer:
Mark Flowers
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne
Executive Producer:
Roger Webb
Production Manager:
Gillian Goodlet

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comedy special. Sir Richard Branson has a great talent for solving the problems of our most-loved and messed-up celebrities. But does Sir Richard have a more important masterplan? Show more

Contributors

Richard Branson:
Harry Enfield
JK Rowling:
Samantha Spiro
Greg Wallace:
Al Murray
Elon Musk:
Jamie Demetriou
Jalyesmi:
Shola Adewusi
Daniel Radcliffe:
Richard Goulding
Daniel Craig:
Tom Basden
Executive Producer:
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Sarah Fraser

No Activity

The Night Before Christmas

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

Hendy and Stokes are back on the case. Well, a case. It's Christmas Eve and guess who drew the short straw and finds themselves stuck together in a car on yet another stakeout?

Nadiya's Asian Odyssey

Series 1

Episode 1: Thailand and Cambodia

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Following a surprise discovery about her DNA, Nadiya Hussain travels alone to explore the people, places and food of Thailand and Cambodia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nadiya Hussain
Executive Producer:
Louise Murray
Executive Producer:
Martha Delap
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Production Manager:
Marie Coyne
Director:
Ben Freedman
Series Producer:
Laura Abrahams
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

This Is My Song

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Ordinary people work with music producers to create tracks with a personal meaning. Charles sings for the first time in years following a double lung transplant. Show more

Contributors

Sister Bliss:
Ayalah Bentovim
Naughty Boy:
Shahid Khan
Series Producer:
Helen Crampton
Series Producer:
Emily Smith
Executive Producer:
Ben Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Kathryn Lennox
Production Manager:
Zoe Mello

Genres

Countryfile

Christmas Special

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Two England

Matt Baker and the team are in the small village of Elsdon in Northumberland, where preparations are in full swing for a big Christmas bash. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Steve Brown
Presenter:
John Craven
Presenter:
Ellie Harrison
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Executive Producer:
William Lyons
Series Producer:
Joanna Brame

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