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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Bikers create mouthwatering festive dishes with Denise Lewis, Alex Jones, Jon Culshaw and Rev Kate Bottley. There are also ideas for edible Christmas presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Bottley
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Culshaw
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Production Secretary:
Joanna Poulton
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions
Editor:
Pete Price
Editor:
Alex Boyle
Assistant Producer:
Guy Arthur
Lighting:
Rob Partis
Camera Operator:
Peter Lown
Camera Operator:
Jack Coathupe
Set Designer:
Stephanie Williams
Set Designer:
Charlotte Buchan
Colourist:
Mark Adams
Re-recording mixer:
Tom Knott
Graphic Designer:
Robin Littlewood
Composer:
Matt Slater

An Island Parish

Series 11 - Shetland

Episode 4: I Will Make You Fishers of Men

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series following community life on Unst. Islanders gather for the Eela fishing competition. Charlie Priest is determined to land an impressive catch. Show more

Family Cooking Showdown

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Competitive food show. The Massaccesi family from Wiltshire face the Gangotras from Birmingham. Which family's clever use of flavour will see them through to the semi-finals? Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, set in 1890s England. A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love. Show more

Contributors

Lady Bracknell:
Judi Dench
Dr Chasuble:
Tom Wilkinson
Miss Prism:
Anna Massey
Gribsby:
Charles Kay
Pew opener:
Cyril Shaps
Director:
Oliver Parker

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Formats

BBC Proms

2017

Oklahoma!

Duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Cowboys and farm girls are let loose in the Royal Albert Hall as the John Wilson Orchestra transports us to the Great American Plains for Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical. Show more

A birthday tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn, including exclusive access to Dame Vera as she watches home movies and videos from the past with her daughter. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Participant:
Vera Lynn
Interviewed Guest:
Fergus Anckorn
Interviewed Guest:
Roy Welland
Interviewed Guest:
Stan Holland
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Paul McCartney
Interviewed Guest:
Barry Humphries
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Rice
Interviewed Guest:
Miriam Margolyes
Interviewed Guest:
Virginia Lewis-Jones
Camera Operator:
Joe Taylor
Camera Operator:
Ian Potts
Camera Operator:
Tom Sweetland
On-line editing:
Tom Knowles
Graphic Designer:
Mitch Wood
Production Coordinator:
Sharlyna Wolfsheimer
Production Manager:
Alex Barraki
Assistant Producer:
Jessie Potts
Film Editor:
Tim Thompsett
Executive Producer:
Liz Mills
Producer:
Sue Hills
Director:
Sue Hills
Production Company:
Captive Minds

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Christmas Show 1977

Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise star with Paul Eddington, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Elton John, Francis Matthews, Angharad Rees, Kenneth Kendall and Arthur Lowe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Eric Morecambe
Presenter:
Ernie Wise
Participant:
Paul Eddington
Participant:
Richard Briers
Participant:
Penelope Keith
Participant:
Elton John
Participant:
Francis Matthews
Participant:
Angharad Rees
Participant:
Kenneth Kendall
Participant:
Arthur Lowe
Participant:
John Le Mesurier
Participant:
John Laurie
Participant:
Michael Aspel
Participant:
Eddie Waring
Participant:
Richard Whitmore
Participant:
Barry Norman
Participant:
Richard Baker
Participant:
Frank Bough
Participant:
James Hunt
Participant:
Angela Rippon
Participant:
Peter Woods

Dad's Army

My Brother and I

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Two HD

1975 Christmas special of the classic comedy about Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard unit. Captain Mainwaring has an unexpected and most unwelcome guest. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Chief ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Producer:
David Croft

Upstart Crow

A Christmas Crow

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Shakespeare comedy. When Marlowe, Kate and the usually awful Robert Greene look to be facing a miserable Christmas in London, Will's heart gets the better of him. Show more

Contributors

Kit Marlowe:
Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:
Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:
Mark Heap
Susanna Shakespeare:
Helen Monks
Bottom:
Rob Rouse
Anne Shakespeare:
Liza Tarbuck
Queen Elizabeth:
Emma Thompson
Mary Shakespeare:
Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:
David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:
Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:
Joe Willis
Writer:
Ben Elton
Director:
Richard Boden
Executive Producer:
Chris Sussman

Sir Tom Jones and Beverley Knight present a special evening of music and spiritual cheer, featuring performances from choirs and a house band from the British gospel scene. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Jones
Presenter:
Beverley Knight
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Producer:
Dawn Payne
Director:
Rhodri Huw
Production Manager:
Sue Perry-Grech

An intimate portrait of Judi Dench, told by some of the biggest names in entertainment - Daniel Craig, Stephen Frears, Pierce Brosnan, Samantha Bond and Sir Ian McKellen. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Participant:
Judi Dench
Participant:
Ian McKellen
Participant:
Samantha Bond
Participant:
Pierce Brosnan
Participant:
Stephen Frears
Participant:
Daniel Craig
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Musical comedy. In 1937, a widow buys a derelict West End theatre and hires an impresario to run it, but her idea of using on-stage nudity to attract audiences causes problems. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Laura Henderson:
Judi Dench
Vivian Van Damm:
Bob Hoskins
Bertie:
Will Young
Lord Cromer:
Christopher Guest
Maureen:
Kelly Reilly
Lady Conway:
Thelma Barlow
Producer:
Norma Heyman
Writer:
Kathy Rose
Writer:
David Rose

The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, set against a backdrop of the making of The Prince and the Showgirl. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Simon Curtis
Marilyn Monroe:
Michelle Williams
Colin Clark:
Eddie Redmayne
Laurence Olivier:
Kenneth Branagh
Vivien Leigh:
Julia Ormond
Dame Sybil Thorndike:
Judi Dench
Paula Strasberg:
Zoe Wanamaker
Sir Owen Morshead:
Derek Jacobi
Arthur Jacobs:
Toby Jones
Arthur Miller:
Dougray Scott
Sir Kenneth Clark:
Pip Torrens
Lady Jane Clark:
Geraldine Somerville

Genres

Formats

BBC Two HD

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