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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

Coast

Series 10

Episode 1: Our Holiday Coast

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Coast team explore the many ways Britain's coast makes us feel good, through stories that take in politics, seaside attractions, science and medicine. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Oscar-winning adaptation of Emily Bronte's story of the tragic love affair between the enigmatic Heathcliff and the headstrong daughter of his adoptive family. Show more

Contributors

Heathcliff:
Laurence Olivier
Cathy Earnshaw:
Merle Oberon
Edgar Linton:
David Niven
Ellen Dean:
Flora Robson
Dr Kenneth:
Donald Crisp
Isabella Linton:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Hindley Earnshaw:
Hugh Williams
Lockwood:
Miles Mander
Judge Linton:
Cecil Kellaway
Writer:
Ben Hecht
Director:
William Wyler

Talking Pictures

Laurence Olivier

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 7 months

Sylvia Syms looks back on the life of Laurence Olivier, perhaps Britain's greatest actor, using rare material from the BBC archives to tell the story of his distinguished career. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Series combining stunning wildlife with high-octane adventure. The team pushes further into the jungle wilderness, while base camp is invaded by scorpions and poisonous centipedes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Presenter:
Steve Backshall
Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Director:
Jonny Young
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Participant:
Justine Evans

Lorraine's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food

Episode 6: Everyday Easy

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for over a year

Lorraine turns her attention to those quick-fix meals that need to fit into everyday life, including chicken tikka masala and pizza. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Amy Joyce
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence

Great British Menu

Series 11

Episode 30: London & South East Judging

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

In the the head to head, the two highest-scoring chefs from the London and south east region cook for Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort. Show more

Great British Menu

Series 11

Episode 31: North East Starter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Creative culinary competition. Mini Patel is back for a second attempt at the north east regional title, but he is competing against two young newcomers. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Kate Roberts
Production Company:
Optomen

Great British Menu

Series 11

Episode 32: North East Fish

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Creative culinary competition. It is the fish course and two chefs, Tommy and Mini, have very similar ingredients - both are cooking mackerel. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Kate Roberts
Production Company:
Optomen

Flog It!

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 1: Dulwich

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Paul Martin, Kate Bateman and Michael Baggott visit Dulwich College in south London, where Michael finds an unusual candlestick and Kate has a big surprise in the saleroom. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Series Producer:
Pete Smith
Director:
Ellie Newton

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

The Bikers question whether the best chicken dish in the world might actually be from the UK. They head to Bromsgrove for some of the best jerk chicken in Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Si King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Producer:
Hannah Corneck

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

Episode 2: Detection Most Ingenious

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Lucy Worsley explores how real-life crime, science and the art of detection had an influence on the popular culture of homicide during the Victorian Age. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 9

Episode 2: The Making of Private Pike

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is given a staff car, which breaks down when Pike and his girlfriend borrow it to go to the pictures.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
Pte Sponge:
Colin Bean
Chief ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Producer:
David Croft

Julie Walters narrates the extraordinary story of Sue Townsend, a working-class woman who achieved literary stardom through sheer talent and an irrepressible will to write. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Julie Walters
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Producer:
Jude Ho
Director:
Jude Ho
Participant:
Stephen Mangan
Participant:
Isy Suttie
Participant:
Adrian Scarborough

Artsnight

Series 4

Episode 3: When Julie Walters Met Willy Russell

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. Julie Walters meets Willy Russell, to find out how a 15-year-old dropout became one of the most successful playwrights in the history of modern British theatre. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
John Mullen

Duration: 2 hours, 11 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Drama based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, in which a man is mistaken by a shipping magnate for an old friend of his wayward son, and agrees to travel to Italy to bring him home. Show more

Contributors

Tom Ripley:
Matt Damon
Marge Sherwood:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Dickie Greenleaf:
Jude Law
Meredith Logue:
Cate Blanchett
Peter Smith-Kingsley:
Jack Davenport
Herbert Greenleaf:
James Rebhorn
Inspector Roverini:
Sergio Rubini
Alvin MacCarron:
Philip Baker Hall
Aunt Joan:
Celia Weston
Emily Greenleaf:
Lisa Eichhorn
Producer:
Tom Sternberg
Composer:
Gabriel Yared
Director of photography:
John Seale

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Documentary series exploring the lives of Scottish writers. Andrew Marr looks at James Boswell, a man torn between his patriotic duty and his desire for adventure. Show more

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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