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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Adventure. An American archaeologist embarks on a mission to find the son of a wealthy Englishman and discovers a lost Viking kingdom at the heart of the Arctic Circle. Show more

Contributors

Sir Anthony Ross:
Donald Sinden
Professor Ivarsson:
David Hartman
Captain Brieux:
Jacques Marin
Donald Ross:
David Gwillim
The Godi:
Gunnar Ohlund

Map Man

Series 2

Episode 2: Timothy Pont's Map of Scotland

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nicholas Crane travels across eight British historical maps. He uses Timothy Pont's 16th-century maps of Scotland to locate unidentified mountains. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Musical. When Lucky Garnett is late for his own wedding, the bride's outraged father forbids the marriage until he has made his fortune. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Show more

Contributors

Lucky Garnett:
Fred Astaire
Penny Carroll:
Ginger Rogers
Mabel Andersen:
Helen Broderick
Gordon:
Eric Blore
Pop Everett:
Victor Moore
Margaret Watson:
Betty Furness
Ricardo Romero:
Georges Metaxa

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Offbeat satire about a young ballroom dancing sensation who causes uproar among the tradition-loving Australian Dance Federation when he tries out some unorthodox new steps. Show more

Contributors

Scott Hastings:
Paul Mercurio
Barry Fife:
Bill Hunter
Shirley Hastings:
Pat Thomson
Liz Holt:
Gia Carides
Les Kendall:
Peter Whitford
Doug Hastings:
Barry Otto
Ken Railings:
John Hannan
Tina Sparkle:
Sonia Kruger
Charm Leachman:
Kris McQuade
Director:
Baz Luhrmann

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Kieran Long and Piers Taylor come to the aid of homeowners as they take on ambitious building projects. This time, they help Sue with her previously unloved 1920s semi-detached. Show more

The Culture Show

2014/2015

Episode 8: Hilary Mantel - Case Histories

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

James Runcie meets the novelist Hilary Mantel, whose latest collection of short stories contemplates the possibility that Margaret Thatcher was assassinated in 1983. Show more

Duration: 2 hours

on BBC Two HD

Hazel Irvine introduces highlights of day two of the Ryder Cup from Gleneagles, as Europe takes on the USA in one of sport's most compelling contests. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Presenter:
Dan Walker
Commentator:
Peter Alliss
Commentator:
Ken Brown
Commentator:
Andrew Cotter
Commentator:
Mark James
Commentator:
Philip Parkin
Commentator:
Maureen Madill
Commentator:
Scott Drummond
Commentator:
Rishi Persad
Commentator:
Russell Fuller
Executive Producer:
Paul Davies
Series Editor:
Richard Hughes

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A radioactive mud-like substance terrorises a Scottish village during the 1950s.

Contributors

Dr Adam Royston:
Dean Jagger
Inspector McGill:
Leo McKern
John Elliott:
Edward Chapman
Peter Elliott:
William Lucas
Lieutenant Bannerman:
Peter Hammond
Lance Corporal "Spider" Webb:
Anthony Newley
Jack Harding:
Jameson Clark
Zena, the Nurse:
Marianne Brauns
Sergeant Harry Grimsdyke:
Michael Ripper
Major Cartwright:
John Harvey
Director:
Leslie Norman
Executive Producer:
Michael Carreras
Producer:
Anthony Hinds

BBC Two HD

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