Programme Index

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Inside the Factory

Series 5

Xmas Party Food

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Gregg Wallace is in Nottingham at an enormous party food factory where they produce 200,000 canapes every 24 hours. Show more

The Planets

Series 1

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 weeks

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Production Manager:
Evih Efue

The Royal Ballet gives full access behind the scenes for a landmark documentary as they prepare for this season's yuletide production of The Nutcracker. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Production Company:
Oxford Film and Television

Gareth embeds himself in Watford General Hospital, enlisting the help of staff, patients and their families to stage a Christmas concert full of wonder for everyone to enjoy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gareth Malone
Executive Producer:
Joe Evans
Executive Producer:
Neil Crombie
Producer:
Matt Rudge
Producer:
Emma Parsons
Researcher:
Joseph Fell
Production Company:
Swan Films
Director:
Matt Rudge

Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends and admirers. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Raymond Briggs
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Park
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Serkis
Interviewed Guest:
Posy Simmonds
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Bell
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Assistant Producer:
Amy Cameron
Production Manager:
Claire McCluskey
Production Coordinator:
Susan Scott
Animator:
Ross Hogg

Upstart Crow

A Christmas Crow

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Shakespeare comedy. When Marlowe, Kate and the usually awful Robert Greene look to be facing a miserable Christmas in London, Will's heart gets the better of him. Show more

Contributors

Kit Marlowe:
Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:
Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:
Mark Heap
Susanna Shakespeare:
Helen Monks
Bottom:
Rob Rouse
Anne Shakespeare:
Liza Tarbuck
Queen Elizabeth:
Emma Thompson
Mary Shakespeare:
Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:
David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:
Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:
Joe Willis
Writer:
Ben Elton
Director:
Richard Boden
Executive Producer:
Chris Sussman

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

University Challenge

Christmas 2019

Guildhall School of Music and Drama v UCL

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Christmas quiz for distinguished alumni. The UCL team features BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri and Arctic explorer Pen Hadow. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

A landmark film charting the extraordinary life and music of the queen of country Dolly Parton, with exclusive interviews and archive footage. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Dolly Parton
Executive Producer:
Justin Gorman
Executive Producer:
Hannah Dodson
Executive Producer:
Dan McGaughey
Production Company:
Man Alive Entertainment

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 12 months

Moana, the daughter of a Polynesian chief, answers the ocean's call to set sail on a seaborne adventure in order to save her island. Show more

Contributors

Moana (voice):
Auli'i Cravalho
Maui (voice):
Dwayne Johnson
Gramma Tala (voice):
Rachel House
Chief Tui (voice):
Temuera Morrison
Tamatoa (voice):
Jemaine Clement
Sina (voice):
Nicole Scherzinger
Director:
Ron Clements
Director:
John Musker

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