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My Life in Books

Series 1

Episode 1: PD James and Richard Bacon

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Anne Robinson invites well-known personalities to discuss their favourite books. Novelist PD James and presenter Richard Bacon talk about their top five. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
PD James
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Bacon
Series Producer:
Zoe Tait
Executive Producer:
Eileen Herlihy
Executive Producer:
Jo Street

Pressure Pad

Series 2

Episode 19

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

John Barrowman hosts the general knowledge quiz. Contestants from two teams descend into the Pressure Pad to compete in a series of head-to-head games in a bid to reach the final. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Barrowman
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Zoe Tait
Director:
Ian Hamilton

Hi-de-Hi!

Series 9

Episode 2: Marry-Go-Round

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Holiday-camp sitcom with the Yellowcoats at Maplin's. Spike proposes to April, but Clive and Gladys's marriage is called off.

Contributors

Peggy Ollerenshaw:
Su Pollard
Spike Dixon:
Jeffrey Holland
Gladys Pugh:
Ruth Madoc
Ted Bovis:
Paul Shane
Fred Quilley:
Felix Bowness
Sylvia Garnsey:
Nikki Kelly
Stanley Matthews:
David Webb
Bruce Matthews:
Tony Webb
Director:
Mike Stephens
Producer:
Mike Stephens

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 2

Episode 5: Father's Class

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Sitcom. Frank and Betty practise looking after children by taking Judy and Alison for a day out at the zoo. And Frank attends a maternity class - without Betty. Show more

Open All Hours

Series 2

Episode 4: The New Suit

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Classic comedy series about miserly shopkeeper Arkwright and his downtrodden nephew and assistant Granville. Arkwright needs a new suit, but is he too mean to buy one?

Contributors

Arkwright:
Ronnie Barker
Granville:
David Jason
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel:
Lynda Baron
Bickerdyke:
Emrys James
Mrs Blewitt:
Kathy Staff
Faith Healer:
Michael Bilton
Writer:
Roy Clarke

The House That £100k Built

Series 1

Episode 2: Sumati

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Following people attempting to build their own house from scratch. Sumati Bala tries to build a new home and a site for her cookery school on just £50,000. Show more

Some of the nation's best-loved presenters travel around the globe to marvel at seven diverse natural wonders and meet some of the two billion members of the Commonwealth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Presenter:
Dan Snow
Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Denise Lewis
Presenter:
Reggie Yates
Production Coordinator:
Laura Meacham
Production Manager:
Abigail Watts
Producer:
Tom Payne
Producer:
Lucy Swingler
Producer:
Harvey Lilley
Director:
Lucy Swingler
Director:
Harvey Lilley
Executive Producer:
Sacha Mirzoeff

Antiques Road Trip

Series 11

Episode 25

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Antiques challenge. Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant travel through Norfolk on the way to their final auction in Oakham, Rutland. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Andrew Robertson
Series Producer:
Kirsten Highet
Production Company:
STV Productions

QI

Series N

Episode 3: Nosey Noisy

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 3 months

Quiz show in which the aim is to be interesting. Sandi Toksvig hosts a nosey, noisy episode of QI with Aisling Bea, Corey Taylor, Ross Noble and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Panellist:
Aisling Bea
Panellist:
Corey Taylor
Panellist:
Ross Noble
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Producer:
John Lloyd
Production Company:
Talkback

Brand

QI

Later... with Jools Holland

Series 49

Episode 8

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Music programme featuring sessions from contemporary and classic artists. Performers on the last show of the series include Chase and Status, Glass Animals and Jose Feliciano. Show more

imagine...

Autumn 2016

Episode 1: The Seven Killings of Marlon James

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 4 days

Alan Yentob accompanies novelist Marlon James back to James's home country of Jamaica and finds in his novels a complex portrait of the turbulent history of his native country. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Anne Elletson
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Question Time

03/11/2016

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Watford. On the panel are Sajid Javid MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Charlie Wolf and Huey Morgan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Panellist:
Sajid Javid
Panellist:
Huey Morgan
Panellist:
Lisa Nandy
Panellist:
Charlie Wolf
Series Editor:
Nicolai Gentchev
Executive Producer:
Hayley Valentine
Production Company:
Mentorn Scotland

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