Programme Index

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Marrying Mum and Dad

Series 3

Episode 2: Paris

on BBC Two HD

Children organise a wedding for their unmarried parents or step-parents. Best friends Asha and Isobel plan a wedding in Paris for Asha's unsuspecting parents. Show more

Series looking for the country's best young cook. The contestants create their own unique cocoa creations in the last of the semi-finals. Show more

Deadly Pole to Pole

Series 1

Episode 1: Arctic

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Steve Backshall begins his global journey at the top of the world when he boards an Arctic icebreaker and goes in search of the Arctic's top predator, the polar bear. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Fern Britton and Phil Vickery are in Devon with experts Mark Stacey and James Braxton. They scour antique shops for buys that will make a profit at auction in Crewkerne, Somerset. Show more

Christmas Kitchen

with James Martin - Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Festive food programme. James Martin is joined in the kitchen by Ching-He Huang and Brian Turner. Plus celebrity guests and treats from the BBC's festive food archives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Martin
Participant:
Ching-He Huang
Participant:
Brian Turner
Series Producer:
Chris Worthington
Executive Producer:
Amanda Ross
Production Company:
Cactus TV

Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Adventure drama. A health scare prompts eccentric New Zealander Burt Munro to attempt to break the land speed record on his treasured Indian Scout motorcycle. Show more

Flog It!

Series 9 Reversions

Episode 28: Todmorden 26

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Flog It! visits Todmorden, a town in Yorkshire bordering Lancashire. Lots of local people bring their forgotten or unusual items along to be valued. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Director:
Cathy Clarke
Series Producer:
Susie Staples
Series Editor:
Pete Smith

Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn how to build a medieval castle. The team come together to help construct a spectacular limestone window for the chapel. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Presenter:
Peter Ginn
Presenter:
Tom Pinfold
Executive Producer:
David Upshal
Producer:
Giulia Clark
Director:
Giulia Clark
Production Company:
Lion Television Scotland

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Comedy starring Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. A teacher brags that his ex, a Hollywood producer, is thinking of turning his school's Nativity play into a film. Show more

Contributors

Paul Maddens:
Martin Freeman
Jennifer Lore:
Ashley Jensen
Mr Poppy:
Marc Wootton
Mrs Bevan:
Pam Ferris
Mrs Lore:
Phyllis Logan
Mr Parker, Studio Boss:
Clarke Peters
Gordon Shakespeare:
Jason Watkins
The Lord Mayor:
Ricky Tomlinson
Harrison:
Matt Rippy
Critic:
Alan Carr
Director:
Debbie Isitt
Producer:
Nick Jones

University Challenge

Christmas 2014

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with Cathy Newman and Sam West, plays the University of Warwick, with Jonathan Coe and Simon Calder. Show more

Blackadder

Blackadder II

Episode 1: Bells

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Sitcom set in Tudor England. The calculating Edmund Blackadder is struck by Cupid's arrow when he takes on a new servant - a girl named Bob. Show more

Contributors

Edmund Blackadder:
Rowan Atkinson
Lord Percy:
Tim McInnerny
Baldrick:
Tony Robinson
Queen Elizabeth I:
Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett:
Stephen Fry
Flashheart:
Rik Mayall
Mr Leech:
John Grillo
Kate's Father:
Edward Jewesbury
Young Crone:
Sadie Shimmin
Wisewoman:
Barbara Miller
Producer:
John Lloyd
Writer:
Ben Elton

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 6 months

A tribute to comedian Rik Mayall, who left a body of work that spanned four decades, including characters Rik in The Young Ones and Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Simon Callow
Executive Producer:
Tara Duffy
Participant:
Rik Mayall
Participant:
Alexei Sayle
Participant:
Greg Davies
Participant:
Ruby Wax
Participant:
Andy de la Tour
Participant:
Rowland Rivron
Participant:
Lloyd Peters
Participant:
Lise Mayer
Participant:
Ben Elton
Participant:
Lenny Henry
Participant:
Pauline Melville
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Tim McInnerny
Participant:
Christopher Ryan
Participant:
Jools Holland
Participant:
Simon Pegg
Participant:
Mike Redfern
Participant:
Jon Plowman
Participant:
John Lloyd

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 3: The Drought

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series exploring the greatest weather system on earth. During the part of the year that the monsoon does not bring rain, the winds reverse, bringing dry air instead. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Nick Lyon
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne

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