Programme Index

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Talking Pictures

Orson Welles

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Orson Welles, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Show more

Flog It: Trade Secrets

Series 1 - Reversions

Episode 6: Upstairs Downstairs

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Tips on antiques and collectibles. This time there is a glimpse of how the other half lived with an array of collectibles from Britain's aristocratic past. Show more

Gardeners' World

2016

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Gardening magazine. Joe Swift continues his series on trees, giving tips on how to plant a tree for future success. Rachel de Thame follows a fragrant trail. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 7

Episode 11: Birmingham to Worcester

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael Portillo blasts off from Birmingham's jewellery quarter to the sound of the Acme whistle. Show more

The A to Z of TV Cooking

Shorts

Episode 12: Letter L

Duration: 5 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

MasterChef's John Torode sifts through the archives and serves up a selection of mouthwatering dishes and recipes linked by the letter L. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Torode
Executive Producer:
Gillian Scothern
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki
Producer:
Simon Catt
Director:
Simon Catt

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Terry Wogan and Mason McQueen visit the Roman city of Bath. From Bath chaps to beetroot sorbet, they taste it all, including honey-glazed dormice, cooked Roman style. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Terry Wogan
Presenter:
Mason McQueen
Production Company:
Curve Media Ltd
Production Assistant:
Elisabeth Tandy
Production Manager:
Sharon Collins
Executive Producer:
Rob Carey
Executive Producer:
Camilla Lewis
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Series Editor:
Caroline Blackadder
Series Producer:
Marc Beers

Duration: 2 hours

on BBC Two HD

World War II spy adventure based on the life of double agent Eddie Chapman. When the Germans invade Jersey, Chapman offers to spy for them but secretly reports to the British. Show more

Contributors

Eddie Chapman:
Christopher Plummer
Baron von Grunen:
Yul Brynner
Col Steinhager:
Gert Frobe
Freddie Young:
Trevor Howard
Lt Keller:
Harry Meyen
Cmdr Braid:
Jess Hahn
Sergeant Thomas:
Jean Claudio
Major Von Leeb:
Jean-Claude Bercq
Director:
Terence Young
Writer:
Rene Hardy

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The last leg of his journey takes Griff to East Anglia, the part of the country he knows best, as he revisits the romantic sailing boats of his childhood on the Broads. Show more

The Indian Doctor

Series 1

Episode 1: The Arrival

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Period comedy drama set in 1963. When their local doctor passes away, the residents of a sleepy Welsh mining village are surprised by the identity of his replacement. Show more

Contributors

Prem Sharma:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kamini Sharma:
Ayesha Dharker
Richard Sharpe:
Mark Williams
Sylvia Sharpe:
Beth Robert
Megan Evans:
Mali Harries
Owen Griffiths:
Ifan Huw Dafydd
Dan Griffiths:
Jacob Oakley
Gina Nicolli:
Naomi Everson
Sian Davies:
Erica Eirian
Director:
Tim Whitby
Executive Producer:
Tom Ware
Executive Producer:
Deep Sehgal

Coast Australia

Series 1

Episode 2: Sydney

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series exploring Australia's coastline. Neil Oliver explores the network of fortification to protect 'Fortress Sydney'. Xanthe Mallett discovers some ingenious DIY. Show more

Antiques Road Trip

Series 9

Episode 12

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

On the second leg of the antique experts' road trip, Thomas Plant learns about one of the UK's great inventing families and Anita Manning finds out how America got its name. Show more

Too Much TV

Episode 22

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Previewing tonight's top TV, hosts Emma Bunton and Aled Jones are joined by comedian Dave Spikey and Raised by Wolves star Helen Monks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aled Jones
Presenter:
Emma Bunton
Interviewed Guest:
Dave Spikey
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Monks
Interviewed Guest:
Funmbi Omotayo
Executive Producer:
Leon Wilde
Series Producer:
Charlotte Brookes
Director:
Tim Verrinder

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

The search for Britain's best team of pastry chefs. The first three teams must produce three different patisserie items - framboisier, paris-brest and a cylindrical petit gateau. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Kerridge
Executive Producer:
Richard Bowron
Executive Producer:
Richard McKerrow
Executive Producer:
Anna Beattie
Series Producer:
Tara Jang
Production Company:
Love Productions

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 3: Don't Screw It Up

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 4 months

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. Episode three tells how Obama set out to end George Bush's wars in the Middle East. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer:
Paul Mitchell

Scrappers

Back in the Yard

Episode 5: The Italian Job

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Documentary series following life in a Bolton scrapyard. At a car shredder factory, it's love at first sight for Terry but Lyndsay's not convinced. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sally Lindsay
Executive Producer:
Michele Carlisle
Executive Producer:
Jamie Isaacs
Series Producer:
Pip Banyard
Director:
Pip Banyard
Production Company:
Liberty Bell Productions

A raw and revealing documentary following comedian Jo Brand as she attempts to walk across the width of England for Sport Relief in just seven days. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Jo Brand
Participant:
Greg Whyte
Participant:
Davina McCall
Participant:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Lee Mack
Participant:
Alan Davies
Participant:
John Bishop
Participant:
Gabby Logan
Executive Producer:
Sacha Mirzoeff
Director:
Rob Farquhar
Producer:
Rob Farquhar
Production Manager:
Linda Dale

This Farming Life

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

An insight into modern farming life. It's autumn, the time of year to prepare for the mating season. Sea shepherd Sandy gathers in wild sheep from a remote Scottish island by boat. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Amanda Murray
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve begins a massive Australian adventure. Starting in the continent's 'red centre', he travels from the south to the western city of Perth via the Indian Pacific railway. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Producer:
Matt Brandon
Director:
Matt Brandon

Italy Unpacked

Series 3

Episode 1: From the Stones to the Stars

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli explore the culture and cuisine of the east coast of Italy. They visit Matera, a Unesco world heritage site. Show more

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