Programme Index

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Love Monster

Series 3

A Very Merry Unicorn Day

on BBC Two England

Available for years

When it doesn’t snow on Unicorn Day, Love Monster uses snow bubbles to cover Fluffytown with snow so Glitterhorn can deliver their presents, but he accidentally snows everyone in!

Contributors

Narrator:
Tamsin Greig
Love Monster:
Darren Foreman
Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny:
Sarah Hadland
Elder Kitten & Dr Piggles:
Lewis Macleod
Delivery Duckling:
Freya Parker
Eager Beaver:
Jane Beckwith
Glitterhorn:
Rosamund Pike
Bad Idea Puppy:
Javone Prince
Director:
Jack Tilley
Producer:
Barry Quinn
Executive Producer:
Gu Chen
Executive Producer:
Chapman Maddox
Executive Producer:
Tony Reed

Supertato

Series 1

Winter Wonderland

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Evil Pea thinks the Veggies won’t like it when she covers the supermarket in ice, but instead they have the best snow day ever, so she creates a giant snowball to ruin their fun.

Contributors

Supertato & Corn Cob:
Alex Sawyer
Carrot:
Niamh Webb
Broccoli:
Akiya Henry
Corn Cob:
Jess Robinson
Grape Kid:
Oakley Lynch
Grape Kid:
Mia Raggio
Executive Producer:
Tony Reed
Executive Producer:
Henrietta Hurford-Jones
Producer:
Jo Jordan
Director:
Dominic Minns
Production Manager:
Jan Morton

Danger Mouse

Series 1

Episode 16: The Snowman Cometh

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Animated series. It's Christmas, and DM and Penfold are tasked with protecting Santa from the villainous clutches of the festive season-destroying Snowman. Show more

Contributors

Actor:
Dave Lamb
Executive Producer:
Bob Higgins
Executive Producer:
Chapman Maddox
Executive Producer:
Sarah Muller

One Zoo Three

Series 2

Winter Wonderland

on BBC Two England

Available for years

The One Zoo Three brothers create a winter wonderland at the zoo, with special festive treats for the Amur tigers. Meanwhile, Tim and Tam the Tapirs tuck into a winter vegetable challenge!

Contributors

Presenter:
Tyler Whitnall
Presenter:
Aaron Whitnall
Executive Producer:
Wendy Darke
Production Manager:
Lynne Youle
Series Producer:
Stuart Derrick
Series Producer:
Tim Duck

Malory Towers

Specials

The Ghost of Christmas Present

on BBC Two England

Available for years

When Darrell finds herself stranded at an empty Malory Towers for Christmas, she has to hold her nerve when strange things start happening around the school!

Contributors

Darrell Rivers:
Ella Bright
Gwendoline Mary Lacey:
Danya Griver
Mary-Lou:
Imogen Lamb
Whilhelmina 'Bill' Robinson:
Amelie Green
Ellen Wilson:
Carys John
Executive Producer:
Angela Boudreault

Malory Towers

Specials

The Ghost of Christmas Past

on BBC Two England

Available for years

With the strange goings-on still happening, the girls are determined to find help! However, when Gwen disappears on Christmas morning, their efforts turn to finding their friend.

Contributors

Darrell Rivers:
Ella Bright
Gwendoline Mary Lacey:
Danya Griver
Mary-Lou:
Imogen Lamb
Whilhelmina 'Bill' Robinson:
Amelie Green
Ellen Wilson:
Carys John
Executive Producer:
Angela Boudreault

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the animals they hold so close - reindeer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Producer:
Anwar Mamon
Director:
Anwar Mamon
Executive Producer:
Roger Webb

Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge

Series 1

Episode 8: Final

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Food producers with fledgling businesses test out their products. In the grand final, the seven heat winners fight it out for the title best up-and-coming artisan. Show more

The A to Z of TV Cooking

Shorts

Episode 2: Letter B

Duration: 19 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

John Torode sifts through the archives for some dishes from some of the nation's favourite television chefs. Featuring recipes and ingredients linked by the letter B.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Torode
Producer:
Simon Catt
Director:
Simon Catt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Scothern
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 hours, 59 minutes

A colourful musical about the everyday adventures and romantic entanglements of the Smith family in St Louis. Starring Judy Garland. Show more

Contributors

Esther Smith:
Judy Garland
Tootie Smith:
Margaret O'Brien
Anna Smith:
Mary Astor
Rose Smith:
Lucille Bremer
John Truett:
Tom Drake
Alonzo Smith:
Leon Ames
Lucille Ballard:
June Lockhart

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two England

Romantic caper about a man with a new wife who encounters much confusion when his previous wife - presumed dead after a plane crash five years earlier - reappears. Show more

Contributors

Ellen Wagstaff Arden:
Doris Day
Nicholas Arden:
James Garner
Bianca Steele Arden:
Polly Bergen
Grace Arden:
Thelma Ritter
Mr Codd, Hotel manager:
Fred Clark
Shoe Clerk:
Don Knotts
Dr Herman Schlick:
Elliott Reid
Judge Bryson:
Edgar Buchanan
Clyde Prokey:
John Astin
District Attorney:
Pat Harrington Jr
Hotel Desk Clerk:
Max Showalter
Room Service Waiter:
Alvy Moore
Jenny Arden:
Pami Lee
Didi Arden:
Leslie Farrell
Stephen 'Adam' Burkett:
Chuck Connors
Writer:
Hal Kanter
Writer:
Jack Sher
Composer:
Lionel Newman
Director of photography:
Daniel L Fapp

Dad's Army

The Love of Three Oranges

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

A special Christmas episode from 1976. Three oranges are to be auctioned, and Captain Mainwaring is determined to get one for his wife. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Mrs Yeatman:
Oliver Mercer
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Director:
David Croft
Producer:
David Croft

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: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 6 months

Cliff Richard is joined by special guests for this festive TV show from Hackney Church in London. The multi-award winning artist performs some of his Christmas classics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Richard
Performer:
Andrea Corr
Performer:
Brian Bennett
Performer:
Bruce Welch
Executive Producer:
Sue Andrew
Director:
Diccon Ramsay
Production Coordinator:
Laura Thomas

Top of the Pops

1988 Christmas Special

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes and Anthea Turner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1988 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Cliff Richard and Enya.

Contributors

Presenter:
Gary Davies
Presenter:
Bruno Brookes
Presenter:
Anthea Turner
Performer:
Pet Shop Boys
Performer:
Cliff Richard
Performer:
Enya

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Series 2

Christmas – The Sahara

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 11 months

Rom visits the Sahara Desert. Guided by Bobo, a local of Berber descent, Rom discovers a place that is vast and inhospitable - at once impossibly bleak and impossibly beautiful. Show more

Contributors

Himself (Bobo):
Mohamed Boulfrifi
Production Company:
Rumpus Media
Executive Producer:
Emily Hudd
Executive Producer:
Morgan Roberts
Production Manager:
Lucy Cartledge
Producer:
Laura Senior
Director:
Chris Cottam

How To with John Wilson

Series 2

How to Remember Your Dreams

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

After years of rooting his life in non-fiction, John Wilson drifts from the world of rational thought in hopes of finally remembering his dreams.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Executive Producer:
John Wilson
Executive Producer:
Nathan Fielder
Executive Producer:
Michael Koman
Executive Producer:
Clark Reinking

How To with John Wilson

Series 2

How to Be Spontaneous

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 12 months

Though John Wilson is determined to be guided by fate, his attempt at spontaneity doesn’t go as planned.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Executive Producer:
John Wilson
Executive Producer:
Nathan Fielder
Executive Producer:
Michael Koman
Executive Producer:
Clark Reinking

BBC Two England

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