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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Biopic that chronicles the true story of visionary Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp. Show more

Contributors

RJ Mitchell:
Leslie Howard
Geoffrey Crisp:
David Niven
Diana Mitchell:
Rosamund John
Commander Bride:
Roland Culver
Miss Harper:
Annie Firth
Mr Higgins:
David Horne
Sir Robert McLean:
JH Roberts
Squadron Leader Jefferson:
Derrick de Marney
Mabel Lovesay:
Rosalyn Boulter
MacPherson:
Herbert Cameron
Lady Lucy Houston:
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Major Buchan:
Gordon McLeod
Mr Henry Royce:
George Skillan
Willy Messerschmitt:
Erik Freund
Von Straben:
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Crantz:
Victor Beaumont
Director:
Leslie Howard
Producer:
George King

Gardeners' World

2013

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Gardening magazine. Monty Don gets tips on orchids, Carol Klein helps a Britain in Bloom volunteer and Joe Swift visits the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Jim McColl sets up a new hot bed and also demonstrates how to deal with overwintered begonia tubers to bring them into growth for this year. Show more

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Series 3

Episode 2: Victoria and Her Sisters

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Map Man

Series 2

Episode 5: John Cary's Inland Navigation

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nicholas Crane travels across British historical maps. John Cary was commissioned to map the hottest new investment of the industrial age, the canals. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Sinn Fein Party Conference

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Indian Food Made Easy

Series 2

Episode 3: Bengali Cuisine

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Anjum Anand shows James Moody how to make keema stuffed mashed potatoes, butternut squash with chickpeas a fish curry and prawns, coconut and mustard. Show more

The Sky at Night

They Fall to Earth

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Lucie Green and Chris Lintott look at the Natural History Museum's meteorite collection and discuss the Russian impact. Jon Culshaw goes on a meteorite hunt. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Lintott
Presenter:
Lucie Green
Reporter:
Paul G Abel
Reporter:
Pete Lawrence
Reporter:
Chris North
Reporter:
Jon Culshaw
Series Producer:
Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer:
William Lyons

Coast

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

Onion Johnnies

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nick Crane meets the Onion Johnnies, who for nearly 200 years have pedalled their produce around Britain, giving people a stereotypical image of a Frenchman. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

University Challenge

2012/2013

Episode 34

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The last of the quarter-finals is contested by the University of Bangor and King's College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Romantic drama. An ambitious middle-class woman is marooned on the Isle of Mull en route to her wedding, and falls in love with the Laird of Kiloran. Show more

Contributors

Antiques Road Trip

Series 4

Episode 15

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Antiques experts compete to make the most money at auction. It's the final leg as Thomas Plant and Mark Hales start in Hay-on-Wye and finish in Pontrilas, Herefordshire. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Thomas Plant
Presenter:
Thomas Plant
Presenter:
Mark Hales
Presenter:
Mark Hales
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker

Regional Variations (2)

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Available for 3 months

Brand new series presented by Claudia Winkleman. The contestants tackle fly fastenings, patch pockets and made-to-measure silk - but two amateur sewers must be sent home. Show more

Contributors

Expert:
May Martin
Expert:
May Martin
Executive Producer:
Anna Beattie
Executive Producer:
Anna Beattie
Series Producer:
Susanne Rock
Series Producer:
Susanne Rock

Regional Variations (2)

Documentary telling the story of the long-running farce set in the clothing section of a dilapidated department store. Show more

Are You Being Served?

Series 10

Episode 2: Grounds for Divorce

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Department store sitcom. When the staff of Grace Bros discover that Captain Peacock has a shameful secret, they decide to help him in any way they can. Show more

Contributors

Mr Humphries:
John Inman
Mrs Slocombe:
Mollie Sugden
Captain Peacock:
Frank Thornton
Miss Brahms:
Wendy Richard
Mr Rumbold:
Nicholas Smith
Mr Harman:
Arthur English
Mr Spooner:
Mike Berry
Miss Belfridge:
Candy Davis
Miss Bagnold:
Maggie Henderson
Mrs Peacock:
Diana Lambert
Customer:
Philip Kendal

Regional Variations (2)

Dad's Army

Series 8

Episode 2: When You've Got to Go

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Private Pike receives his call-up papers and, to the great alarm of his mother, he is passed A1.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Italian Sergeant:
Freddie Earlle
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Fishfryer:
Frankie Holmes
Producer:
David Croft

Golf: The Masters

2013

Day Three

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Hazel Irvine presents live coverage of the third round of the 77th Masters from the world famous Augusta National course. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Executive Producer:
Paul Davies
Commentator:
Peter Alliss
Commentator:
Ken Brown
Commentator:
Andrew Cotter
Commentator:
Wayne Grady
Reporter:
Rishi Persad

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Psychological thriller. Claire Cooper's dreams about a missing girl and a serial killer begin to have real life parallels when her daughter goes missing. Annette Benning stars. Show more

Contributors

Claire Cooper:
Annette Bening
Paul Cooper:
Aidan Quinn
Dr Silverman:
Stephen Rea
Vivian Thompson:
Robert Downey Jr
Detective Jack Kay:
Paul Guilfoyle
Rebecca Cooper:
Katie Sagona
Director:
Neil Jordan

BBC Two HD

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