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The A to Z of TV Gardening

Original Series

Episode 20: Letter T

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

A look at some of the BBC's most popular gardening programmes and personalities, presented by Carol Kirkwood. Carol explores subjects that all begin with the letter T. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A tale of love, greed and murder set against the backdrop of a carnival in Germany. Willie, (Anne Baxter) gets involved with a circus barker and is soon part of a high diving act. Show more

Contributors

Joe Hammond:
Steve Cochran
Bill Vines:
George Nader
Charley Grayson:
Jay C Flippen
Frank Colloni:
Lyle Bettger
Groppo:
Ady Berber
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Producer:
Frank King
Producer:
Maurice King

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Ealing Studios comedy drama starring Paul Douglas and Alex Mackenzie about the culture clash between a hard-nosed American financier and a crafty Scottish sea captain. Show more

Contributors

Calvin B Marshall:
Paul Douglas
Captain MacTaggart:
Alex Mackenzie
The Engineer:
Abe Barker
Campbell:
Geoffrey Keen

Genres

Formats

Homes Under the Hammer

Series 20

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Property renovation series. The team visit a former millworkers' cottage in Derbyshire, a house in Kent and an investment property in Lowestoft in Suffolk. Show more

Food & Drink

Series 2

Episode 5: Seasonal Feasts

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Chef Tony Singh creates a seasonal feast of venison with haggis ravioli. Plus a lively debate about whether we've got it wrong about food miles. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michel Roux Jr
Participant:
Kate Goodman
Participant:
Tony Singh
Participant:
Stefan Gates
Executive Producer:
Robi Dutta
Series Producer:
Hannah Corneck

Bargain Hunt

Series 41

Episode 24: Newark 9

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Antiques challenge. Tim Wonnacott is in Newark as the teams go head to head looking for bargains, helped by experts Catherine Southon and Richard Madley. Show more

Talking Pictures

Peter O'Toole

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A look at the life of the Lawrence of Arabia star and legendary hellraiser Peter O'Toole, with archive footage exploring the story of his colourful career. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Adventure based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. In 18th-century Scotland, young David Balfour is kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance at his scheming uncle's behest.

Contributors

Alan Breck Stewart:
Peter Finch
David Balfour:
James MacArthur
Robin Oig MacGregor:
Peter O'Toole
Captain Hoseason:
Bernard Lee
Uncle Ebenezer:
John Laurie
Cluny MacPherson:
Finlay Currie
Mr Rankeillor:
Miles Malleson
Mr Campbell:
Oliver Johnston
The Highlander:
Duncan Macrae

Flog It!

Series 12

Episode 26: Blackpool 2

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 5 months

Antiques series. At the historic Blackpool Tower Circus, Paul Martin is joined by experts James Lewis and David Fletcher to pick out a selection of interesting antiques. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Series Editor:
Kate Beetham
Series Producer:
Louise Hibbins
Director:
Leon Kay

Gardeners' World

2017

Episode 15

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Rachel de Thame joins Monty Don in Longmeadow and adds more medicinal planting to the herb garden, especially those that the bees love. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Monty Don
Presenter:
Carol Klein
Presenter:
Rachel de Thame
Presenter:
Nick Bailey
Production Manager:
Mandy Knight
Series Producer:
Sharon Fisher
Executive Producer:
Paolo Proto

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 days

Ben Garrod and Alice Roberts investigate the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Barcroft Productions
Executive Producer:
Sam Barcroft
Executive Producer:
Peter Wyles
Executive Producer:
Aidan Laverty
Producer:
Amy Maher
Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Presenter:
Ben Garrod

Natural World

2017-2018

Episode 3: Nature's Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Professor Doug Emlen discovers the secrets of nature's arms races, what triggers them and what they can teach us about the most formidable weapons on earth - our own. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 3

Episode 13: No Spring for Frazer

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Wartime sitcom. Frazer loses a vital part of a gun he was responsible for and thinks it is in the box he keeps his tools in - which happens to be a coffin.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
Miss Baker:
Joan Cooper
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Biopic starring Andy Serkis. Neither troubled relationships nor childhood polio hold Ian Dury back from his urge to make music on his terms, despite the cost to those close to him. Show more

Contributors

Ian Dury:
Andy Serkis
Denise Roudette:
Naomie Harris
Chaz Jankel:
Tom Hughes
Betty Dury:
Olivia Williams
Baxter Dury:
Bill Milner
Hargreaves:
Toby Jones
Bill Dury:
Ray Winstone
The Sulphate Strangler:
Ralph Ineson
Young Ian Dury:
Wesley Nelson
Jemima Dury:
Charlotte Beaumont
Russell Hardy:
Mackenzie Crook
Clive Richards:
Luke Evans
Desmond:
Noel Clarke
Mick Gallagher:
Arthur Darvill
Pub Landlord:
Ross Boatman

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Drama telling the story of an Icelandic fisherman who became a national hero and object of scientific study after he survived in the freezing ocean following a shipwreck. Show more

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