Programme Index

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Beechgrove Garden

2023

Episode 15

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Scott and Calum harvest the garlic varieties planted last November, and George has the latest from his garden in Joppa. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Scott Smith
Presenter:
Calum Clunie
Presenter:
George Anderson
Director:
Clare Booth
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell
Series Producer:
Graham Mitchell

Bargain Hunt

Series 65

Shepton Mallett 23

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Natasha Raskin Sharp presents this episode from Shepton Mallet in Somerset, with experts John Cameron and Stephanie Connell. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Moira Edwards
Executive Producer:
Paul Tucker
Series Producer:
Joanne Dunscombe

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Clive travels to the heart of Sicily to cook lunch in a community kitchen set up by Jamie Oliver’s former restaurant manager and spends the night in a 700-year-old mansion. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Myrie
Director:
Des Henderson
Series Producer:
Lucy Wedlock
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Production Company:
Alleycats Films

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 14

Oldham to Wakefield

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram delivers Michael to the former cotton town of Oldham. He heads across to Wakefield and the striking postwar sculptures of Barbara Hepworth. Show more

Impossible

Series 6

Episode 21

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

Game show presented by Rick Edwards in which players score points by answering questions correctly while avoiding the impossible answers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Edwards
Executive Producer:
Lynn Sutcliffe
Executive Producer:
Hugh Rycroft
Production Company:
Mighty Productions Ltd

Mastermind

2020/21

Episode 1

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series. The specialist subjects are The Levellers, Julie Andrews, Black Books and Isabella of Castile. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Producer:
Chris Jones
Executive Producer:
Jimmy Mulville
Executive Producer:
David Young
Production Company:
Hat Trick Productions

Great British Menu

Series 14

London and South East - Starter and Fish Courses

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

In the first heat, Ben Marks’s dish takes inspiration from The Beatles track Glass Onion, while Paul Walsh opts for a delicate fish and fregola dish inspired by The Kinks. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Wendy Lloyd
Series Producer:
Avril Beaven
Series Producer:
Perjit Aujla
Executive Producer:
Sarah Eglin
Interviewer:
Angela Hartnett
Camera Supervisor:
Simon Cox
Camera Operator:
Chris Davis
Camera Operator:
Matt Patrick

Home Is Where the Art Is

Series 2 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 6

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Nick Knowles challenges three artists to create a piece for buyers who want to commemorate the day they won the National Lottery. Show more

The Wonder of Animals

Episode 1: Penguins

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. He looks at how the penguin's legs, wings and body shape have allowed it to adapt to a range of environments. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Director:
Aaron Paul

Made in Great Britain

Series 1

Episode 1: Steel

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

The makers experience Sheffield's transformation into an industrial powerhouse known as 'Steel City', famous throughout the world for making high-quality steel and cutlery. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steph McGovern
Executive Producer:
Jo Bishop
Series Producer:
Dunk Barnes
Director:
Kim Maddever
Production Company:
DSP TV

Richard Osman's House of Games

Series 5

Champions Week 3: Monday

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Former winners Angela Barnes, Kemah Bob, Ade Edmondson and Beattie Edmondson test their general knowledge skills on this week's Champions edition of the quiz. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Panellist:
Angela Barnes
Panellist:
Kemah Bob
Panellist:
Ade Edmondson
Director:
John Smith
Executive Producer:
Tamara Gilder
Production Company:
Remarkable TV

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 14

Derby to Hinckley

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Michael Portillo explores the postwar Britain of his youth on a railway journey from the Midlands to the West Country, beginning in the city of Derby. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 12 months

Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card, the digital key to accessing cash, and finds out how its extraordinary innovations have some surprising and sinister origins. Show more

Only Connect

Series 19

Cribbagers v Gunners

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 1 month

Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Siân G Lloyd
Producer:
Nick Martin
Production Company:
RDF Television

University Challenge

2023/24

Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

In the opening heat, Trinity College, Cambridge, face the University of Manchester for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
Amol Rajan
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Producer:
Clare Parody
Production Manager:
Laura Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
Lifted Entertainment

Earth

Series 1

Inferno

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 4 months

Chris Packham explores one of the darkest periods in Earth’s history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Director:
Tom Hewitson
Line Producer:
Raewyn Dickson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer:
Rob Liddell

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

David Olusoga reveals stories of the millions of Indian, African and Asian troops and ancillaries who fought alongside white European troops during World War I. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Chris Grunland
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

Psychological thriller about a lunar miner nearing the end of his three-year mission. Then a moon buggy accident sets in motion a terrifying string of surreal experiences. Show more

Contributors

Sam Bell:
Sam Rockwell
Voice of Gerty:
Kevin Spacey
Overmyers:
Matt Berry
Thompson:
Benedict Wong
The Technician:
Malcolm Stewart
Director:
Duncan Jones
Producer:
Trudie Styler

Countryfile

Flower Farming

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

The team visit Spalding, the historic hub of Britain's bulb and flower farming industry, to learn how a new generation of farmers is shaping the future of the UK's flower industry. Show more

BBC Two England

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