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Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Musical version of the fairy-tale story about the famous yarn spinner and his unrequited love for a ballerina. Songs include The Ugly Duckling and Thumbelina. Starring Danny Kaye. Show more

Contributors

Hans Christian Andersen:
Danny Kaye
Hussar:
Erik Bruhn
Schoolmaster:
John Brown
Burgomaster:
John Qualen
Stage Doorman:
Robert Malcolm
Director:
Charles Vidor
Writer:
Moss Hart

Formats

Robot Wars

Series 8

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Presented by Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon. The heat winners are joined by a wild card from the runners-up. Who will become the Robot Wars champion? Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Mentorn
Executive Producer:
Andrew Robertson
Series Producer:
Matt Wilkinson
Director:
Nikki Parsons
Director:
Chris Brogden
Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Angela Scanlon
Commentator:
Jonathan Pearce

Nigella's Christmas Kitchen

Series 1 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nigella cooks super-spiced and juicy roast turkey with pancettta and chestnut sprouts, gingerbread stuffing and maple syrup parsnips. Then it's vodka-flamed Christmas pudding. Show more

Nigella Lawson leads a tribute to food writer Anna Del Conte who, moving to England in 1949, helped transform Britain's understanding and appreciation of Italian cooking. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Nigella Lawson
Participant:
Anna Del Conte
Participant:
Antonio Carluccio
Participant:
Prue Leith
Participant:
Tom Parker Bowles
Participant:
Angela Hartnett
Participant:
Loyd Grossman
Participant:
Matthew Fort
Participant:
Ruth Rogers
Participant:
Giorgio Locatelli
Executive Producer:
Paula Trafford
Director:
James Nutt

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Romantic comedy about a young boy saved from drowning by a beautiful mermaid, only to fall in love with her 20 years later when she returns to seek him out.

Contributors

Madison:
Daryl Hannah
Allen Bauer:
Tom Hanks
Freddie Bauer:
John Candy
Walter Kornbluth:
Eugene Levy
Mrs Stimler:
Dody Goodman
Mr Buyrite:
Shecky Greene
Dr Zidell:
Howard Morris
Tim the Doorman:
Tony Di Benedetto
Director:
Ron Howard
Producer:
Brian Grazer

Genres

Formats

Dad's Army

Battle of the Giants

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 5 months

Captain Mainwaring tries to get out of attending a big church parade when the Home Guard are ordered to wear their medals from previous conflicts.

Contributors

Captain George Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private James Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Joe Walker:
James Beck
Private Charles Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frank Pike:
Ian Lavender
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 21 days

The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who 'temporarily' parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett's London driveway for 15 years. Show more

Contributors

Miss Shepherd:
Maggie Smith
Alan Bennett:
Alex Jennings
Underwood:
Jim Broadbent
Ursula Vaughan Williams:
Frances de la Tour
Miss Briscoe:
Cecilia Noble
Mr Fairchild:
David Calder
Giles Perry:
Nicholas Burns
Lady Wiggin:
Selina Cadell
Theatre Actor:
Dominic Cooper
Market Trader:
James Corden
Man with Earring:
Russell Tovey
Man in Confessional:
Clive Merrison

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Hip-swivelling high-speed fun as the King rolls into Las Vegas looking to compete in the Grand Prix and spends his spare time trying to win the heart of a swimming instructor. Show more

Contributors

Lucky Jackson:
Elvis Presley
County Elmo Mancini:
Cesare Danova
Shorty Farnsworth:
Nicky Blair
Director:
George Sidney
Producer:
Jack Cummings

Formats

Countryfile

Christmas Special

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Countryfile celebrates Christmas at Bamburgh Castle on the Northumbrian coast. John Craven learns what the first Christmases on Lindisfarne would have been like. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Ellie Harrison
Presenter:
John Craven
Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Executive Producer:
William Lyons
Series Producer:
Joanna Brame

Holby City

Series 19

Episode 11: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A terrifying blast from the past upsets Dom's plans for the perfect Christmas with Isaac. Jac waits for life-changing news. Show more

Contributors

Dominic Copeland:
David Ames
Sacha Levy:
Bob Barrett
Mo Effanga:
Chizzy Akudolu
Zosia March:
Camilla Arfwedson
Matteo Rossini:
Christian Vit
Jac Naylor:
Rosie Marcel
Essie Harrison:
Kaye Wragg
Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher:
Alex Walkinshaw
Morven Digby:
Eleanor Fanyinka
Serena Campbell:
Catherine Russell
Bernie Wolfe:
Jemma Redgrave
Oliver Valentine:
James Anderson
Jasmine Burrows:
Lucinda Dryzek
Isaac Mayfield:
Marc Elliott
Artem Chernik:
Nicholas Woodeson
Lee Cannon:
Jamie Nichols
Guramar Gill:
Phaldut Sharma
Producer:
Katie Hall
Director:
David Tucker

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