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Homes Under the Hammer

Series 13

Episode 45

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Property series. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a cottage in Cheshire, a lovely property in Kent and a house in Devon that seems too cheap to be true. Show more

Real Lives Reunited

Series 2

Episode 7: First British Grand Prix & Saddam Human Shields

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series reuniting people who were part of major news events. Four spectators at the first British Grand Prix return to Silverstone. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Jeremy Vine
Series Producer:
Julian Dismore
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

Wanted Down Under

Series 9

Episode 10: Pelan/Gibney Family

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series in which families try out life overseas. A sports-loving couple from different backgrounds are looking for a life away from prejudice. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Producer:
Leanne Rene
Director:
Leanne Rene
Series Producer:
Simon Miller
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

Experts put overweight volunteers on diets designed to tackle the specific reasons why they eat too much. It is time to see if personalised dieting will work in everyday life. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6

Episode 12: Boston to Hensall

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Boston, Lincolnshire, he explores the connection between the town and its American namesake. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

BBC Two Scotland

Coast

Series 6 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 2: The Riddle of the Tides 1

Duration: 24 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 months

Nick Crane embarks on a journey around Britain to experience the surrounding seas' tidal ebb and flow, and to explore the Riddle of the Tides.

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The true story of English war widow Violette Szabo, who was awarded the George Cross for her work as a secret agent in occupied France in the Second World War. Show more

Contributors

Violette Szabo:
Virginia McKenna
Tony Fraser:
Paul Scofield
Mr Bushell:
Jack L Warner
Mrs Bushell:
Denise Grey
Etienne Szabo:
Alain Saury
Lillian Rolfe:
Anne Leon
Vera Atkins:
Avice Landon
Denise Bloch:
Nicole Stephane
Director:
Lewis Gilbert

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Episode 3: Highland Cattle Drovers

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Accompanied by a herd of cows, Griff Rhys Jones retraces the 250-mile droving route from the Isle of Skye to Falkirk market used in the 19th century. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nick Shearman
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle

Open All Hours

Series 3

Episode 4: How to Ignite Your Errand Boy

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Sitcom about shopkeeper Arkwright and his downtrodden nephew and assistant Granville. Granville is given the task of making home-made firelighters.

Contributors

Arkwright:
Ronnie Barker
Granville:
David Jason
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel:
Lynda Baron
Mrs Featherstone:
Stephanie Cole
Milkwoman:
Barbara Flynn
Mrs Parsloe:
Frances Cox
Writer:
Roy Clarke

To the Manor Born

Series 3

Episode 3: Horse vs Cars

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Stately sitcom. A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Marjory Frobisher:
Angela Thorne
Mrs Poulovicka:
Daphne Heard
The Rector:
Gerald Sim
Brabinger:
John Rudling
Mrs Proctor:
Gwen Cherrell

Hi-de-Hi!

Series 3

Episode 3: A Matter of Conscience

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Holiday-camp sitcom. The local council plans to build a hospital next to the camp. Joe Maplin has other ideas.

Contributors

Fred Quilly:
Felix Bowness
Bruce Matthews:
Tony Webb
Stanley Matthews:
David Webb
Sylvia Garnsey:
Nikki Kelly
Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves:
Diane Holland
Peggy Ollerenshaw:
Su Pollard
Spike Dixon:
Jeffrey Holland
Gladys Pugh:
Ruth Madoc
Ted Bovis:
Paul Shane
Director:
John Kilby
Producer:
David Croft

Regional Variations (4)

Party Political Broadcast: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

BBC Two Scotland

Party Political Broadcasts: Welsh Conservatives

BBC Two Wales

Wild on Water

BBC Two Northern Ireland

A party political broadcast by the Conservative Party.

Two Tribes

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Richard Osman presents the fast-paced quiz show where what contestants have in common is just as important as their general knowledge.

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Executive Producer:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Richard Hague
Executive Producer:
Michelle Woods
Executive Producer:
Dominic Waugh
Series Producer:
Eve Winstanley

Eggheads

Series 11

Episode 129

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

General knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the Eggheads, some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
CJ de Mooi
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Series Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin

Regional Variations (2)

Antiques Road Trip

Series 8 Reversions

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Scotland

Antiques experts travel the UK searching for treasures. James Braxton and Helen Hall begin in Bristol before heading to Corsham and Weybridge. Show more

Contributors

Expert:
Helen Hall
Off-line editing:
Kevin Loder
Production Manager:
Isobel Oram
Producer:
Dave Donald
Executive Producer:
Jo Street
Director:
Oli Sloane
Producer:
Oli Sloane
Executive Producer:
Carole Lochhead
Series Producer:
Andrew Robertson

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Three-part series examining the harsh elements of the Alaskan wilderness. Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter. Show more

Wolf Hall

Episode 5: Crows

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Historical drama. The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church in England, but the Holy Roman Emperor has refused to recognise his new title. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Cromwell:
Mark Rylance
King Henry VIII:
Damian Lewis
Anne Boleyn:
Claire Foy
Cardinal Wolsey:
Jonathan Pryce
Duke of Norfolk:
Bernard Hill
Stephen Gardiner:
Mark Gatiss
Eustache Chapuys:
Mathieu Amalric
Katherine of Aragon:
Joanne Whalley
Jane Rochford:
Jessica Raine
Richard Cromwell:
Joss Porter
Gregory Cromwell:
Tom Holland
Jane Seymour:
Kate Phillips
Harry Norris:
Luke Roberts
William Brereton:
Alastair Mackenzie
Thomas Wriothesley:
Joel MacCormack
Thomas Cranmer:
Will Keen
Frances Weston:
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
George Boleyn:
Edward Holcroft
Sir Thomas Boleyn:
David Robb
Lord Chancellor Audley:
Tim Steed
Edward Seymour:
Ed Speleers
Thomas Seymour:
Iain Batchelor
Sir John Seymour:
Paul Ritter
Mary Shelton:
Hannah Steele
Producer:
Mark Pybus
Production Company:
Company Pictures

Series

Wolf Hall

Regional Variations (2)

Up the Women

Series 2

Episode 5: Vote

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Sitcom. The BICCPRWS are taken hostage when the hall is used as a polling station.

Contributors

Margaret:
Jessica Hynes
Officer Thackeray:
Dominic Coleman
Lawrence:
Pip Torrens
Baby Suffrage:
Harper Bleu-Jowers
Producer:
Emma Strain
Executive Producer:
Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:
Henry Normal
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Hughes

Regional Variations (3)

Up the Women

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Snooker: Welsh Open Highlights

BBC Two Wales

Inside the Commons

Episode 3: Party Games

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Political documentary series. In the third episode, Michael Cockerell sees how the traditional three-party system appears to be falling apart at the seams. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Anthony Geffen
Series Producer:
Emma Whitlock
Director:
Sam Benstead
Camera Operator:
Sam Benstead
Executive Producer:
Darren Kemp
Participant:
David Blunkett
Participant:
Steve Rotheram
Participant:
Gavin Callaghan
Participant:
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Participant:
Thomas Docherty
Participant:
Peter Bone
Participant:
Jenny Bone
Participant:
Rosie Winterton
Participant:
Desmond Swayne
Participant:
Donald Foster
Participant:
Jenny Willott
Participant:
Ian Westworth
Participant:
Paul Roberson
Participant:
William Hague
Participant:
Penny Mordaunt
Participant:
Kate Emms
Participant:
John Paul Flaherty
Participant:
Douglas Carswell

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