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Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Postwar drama following the fortunes of three returning veterans as they try to reconcile their dreams with the reality of civilian life. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Wartime drama. Whilst pilots of a US fighter squadron fight the Japanese in the air, on the ground resentment builds against their unyielding commander. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nicholas Ray
Cowboy:
Don Taylor
Sergeant clancy:
Jay C Flippen
Shorty Vegay:
Maurice Jara
General:
Barry Kelley

The A to Z of TV Gardening

Shorts

Episode 7: Letter G

Duration: 19 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

A look at some of the BBC's most popular gardening programmes and personalities, presented by Carol Kirkwood. Carol explores subjects that all begin with the letter G. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

on BBC Two HD

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

Dad's Army

Series 8

Episode 6: The Face on the Poster

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring starts an advertising campaign to increase recruiting, but Wilson mixes up the photographs for the poster.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Polish Officer:
Gabor Vernon
Chief ARP Warden Hodge:
Bill Pertwee
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Mr Bluett:
Harold Bennett
Police Sergeant:
Michael Bevis
Producer:
David Croft

The Culture Show

2012/2013

Episode 32: Sincerely, F Scott Fitzgerald

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Novelist Jay McInerney explores the life and writing of F Scott Fitzgerald, who captured the reckless spirit of New York life in the twenties in his masterwork The Great Gatsby. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Culture-clash comedy drama set in 1976, the sequel to East Is East. Sulky, Salford-born teenager Sajid (Aqib Khan) is transported to rural Pakistan with his father. Show more

Contributors

Sajid Khan:
Aqib Khan
Jahangir 'George' Khan:
Om Puri
Ella Khan:
Linda Bassett
Mr. Jordan:
Robert Pugh
Tariq Khan:
Jimi Mistry
Pir Naseem:
Nadim Sawalha
Tanvir:
Vijay Raaz
Maneer Khan:
Emil Marwa
Basheera Khan:
Ila Arun
Neelam Haqq:
Zita Sattar

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Stylish drama about an affable male escort in Washington DC who becomes embroiled in a murder plot that threatens to derail both his life and his career. Show more

Contributors

Carter Page:
Woody Harrelson
Natalie Van Miter:
Lauren Bacall
Abigail Delorean:
Lily Tomlin
Jack Delorean:
Ned Beatty
Larry Lockner:
Willem Dafoe
Emek Yoglu:
Moritz Bleibtreu
Chrissie Morgan:
Mary Beth Hurt
Mungo Tenant:
William Hope
Detective Dixon:
Geff Francis
Director:
Paul Schrader

BBC Two HD

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