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Curious Creatures

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Get your animal kingdom fix with this fun new quiz show hosted by Kate Humble. Vim Kumaratunga and Lindsey Chapman join team captains Lucy Cooke and Chris Packham.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Panellist:
Chris Packham
Panellist:
Lucy Cooke
Panellist:
Vim Kumaratunga
Panellist:
Lindsey Chapman
Production Company:
Mighty Productions Ltd
Executive Producer:
Lynn Sutcliffe
Executive Producer:
Hugh Rycroft
Series Producer:
Stuart Harrison
Production Manager:
Emma Stone

Robot Wars

Series 10

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon present, with battles commentated by Jonathan Pearce. Robots include Apex, Vulture, Terrorhurtz, Track-Tion, Bucky the Robot and Rapid. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Angela Scanlon
Commentator:
Jonathan Pearce
Executive Producer:
Andrew Robertson
Series Producer:
Kirsten Highet
Series Producer:
Henry Imbert
Production Manager:
Emily Ricketts
Production Company:
Mentorn Media

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Food writer and cook Nigel Slater takes a tour of the diversity in modern British home cooking. Nigel discovers three one-pot dishes with origins from around the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Slater
Series Producer:
Emma Boswell
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Production Company:
Tigress Productions

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

on BBC Two England

Second World War naval adventure based on the true story of the pursuit of the seemingly unstoppable German battleship Graf Spee. Show more

Contributors

Captain Bell:
John Gregson
Commodore Harwood:
Anthony Quayle
Captain Hans Langsdorff:
Peter Finch
Captain Woodhouse:
Ian Hunter
Captain Parry:
Jack Gwillim
Captain Dove:
Bernard Lee
Mike Fowler:
Lionel Murton
Mr Millington Drake:
Anthony Bushell
Dr Guani:
Peter Illing
Captain McCall:
Michael Goodliffe
Lieutenant Commander Medley:
Patrick Macnee
Captain Stubbs:
Andrew Cruickshank

Coast

Series 7

Episode 1: The Mysteries of the Isles

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Coast returns to the UK to explore the universal themes that bind everyone together. Nick Crane begins by signing on as a deck-hand with a tall ship. Show more

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 4

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a fisherman from a burning boat, a man stuck in freezing mud, and a walker who, after trying to rescue her dog, now needs saving herself. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Director:
Luke Proctor
Production Manager:
Sue Innes
Series Producer:
Alex Raw
Production Company:
Blast! Films

BBC Proms

Proms Encore 2019

Episode 7

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Katie Derham is joined by saxophonist Jess Gillam, baritone Gerald Finley and composer Daniel Kidane. Tom Service chats to maestro Sakari Oramo in an Austin Maestro and Jamie Barton sings out the show Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Series Producer:
Tom Cuckson
Director:
Tim Verrinder
Production Company:
Livewire Pictures

Documentary exploring the story of the Pythons - how the cast met, their early influences and how they went on to create groundbreaking television and later, successful movies. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
John Cleese
Participant:
Terry Jones
Participant:
Terry Gilliam
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Eric Idle
Participant:
Graham Chapman

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

Armando Iannucci's political satire about a British minister who backs military action and becomes popular in Washington. With Peter Capaldi and James Gandolfini. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Lt Gen George Miller:
James Gandolfini
Simon Foster:
Tom Hollander
Toby Wright:
Chris Addison
Judy Molloy:
Gina McKee
Paul Michaelson:
Steve Coogan
Liza Weld:
Anna Chlumsky
Karen Clark:
Mimi Kennedy
Linton Barwick:
David Rasche
Suzy Douglas:
Olivia Poulet
Mrs Michaelson:
Rita May
Civil Servant:
Harry Hadden-Paton
Malcolm's Secretary:
Samantha Harrington
Writer:
Tony Roche
Producer:
Kevin Loader
Producer:
Adam Tandy
Executive Producer:
Christine Langan

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama in which a poor young Pakistani woman gets a job at a beauty company and is soon given work as a model, but the job incurs the disapproval of both her family and her fiance. Show more

BBC Two England

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