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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Celebrities hunt for antiques across the UK. Strictly Come Dancing champions Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton are hunting for treasure with experts Catherine Southon and David Harper. Show more

An Island Parish

Series 11 - Shetland

Episode 5: Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series following community life on Unst. Sula the Shetland pony is spruced up for the Unst Agricultural Show. Will she cope in front of the judges? Show more

Family Cooking Showdown

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Competitive food show. The Ayoubi family hail from Syria and their food is steeped in history. They are hoping to outcook the Herberts, who love to experiment with weird flavours. Show more

Nadiya's British Food Adventure

Series 1

Episode 1: Home Counties

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nadiya's food tour of Britain begins in the home counties. The first recipe is one of the first things Nadiya learnt to make as a child living at home - cheese scones. Show more

Nadiya's British Food Adventure

Series 1

Episode 2: Peak District

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Nadiya heads to the Peak District in search of people who are preserving old culinary traditions. Before she leaves, she cooks her interpretation of a bakewell tart. Show more

The Sweet Makers

Series 1

Episode 1: A Tudor Treat

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Four modern-day confectioners recreate a Tudor sugar banquet and discover how the quest to satisfy the nation's sweet tooth transformed Britain. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Andy Baxendale
Interviewed Guest:
Jelena Bekvalac
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Cumberbatch
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Short
Interviewed Guest:
Cynthia Stroud
Interviewed Guest:
Paul A Young
Presenter:
Emma Dabiri
Presenter:
Annie Gray
Costume designer:
Heidi Miller
Makeup Artist:
Isabel While
Director of photography:
Louis Caulfield
Production Secretary:
Emma Marks
Production Coordinator:
Gemma Templar
Production Manager:
Emily Assael
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Director:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Helen Nixon
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles, as they travel to a TV show in London. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Repair Shop is decked with holly and the team fix up festive family treasures, including the only Christmas present received by evacuee Patricia in 1939, a Betty Doll. Show more

Contributors

Expert:
Jay Blades
Executive Producer:
Rob Butterfield
Executive Producer:
Sam Wilson
Series Producer:
Emma Walsh
Production Company:
Ricochet Limited

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A thrilling, evocative and modern love story told in dance. Set in London during World War II, this interpretation of the classic fairy tale has a wartime romance at its heart. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
New Adventures
Producer:
Lucie Conrad
Choreographer:
Matthew Bourne
Production Company:
Illuminations

University Challenge

Christmas 2017

Episode 2: Selwyn College, Cambridge v St Andrews University

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A festive quiz featuring university alumni. The Selwyn team features Robin French, while Alistair Moffat quizzes for St Andrews. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the animals they hold so close - reindeer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Producer:
Anwar Mamon
Director:
Anwar Mamon
Executive Producer:
Roger Webb

Dragons' Den

Series 15

Episode 9

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Entrepreneurs pitch business ideas hoping for investment. In this Christmas episode, a serial entrepreneur pitches his online greeting card business. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Deborah Meaden
Participant:
Peter Jones
Participant:
Jenny Campbell
Participant:
Tej Lalvani
Participant:
Touker Suleyman
Presenter:
Evan Davis
Executive Producer:
Darrell Olsen
Series Editor:
Samantha Davies

QI

Series O

Episode 9: O Christmas

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Sandi Toksvig hosts the QI Christmas special, with Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Holly Walsh and Alan Davies. Learn how to wrap an awkwardly shaped present. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Panellist:
Jason Manford
Panellist:
Holly Walsh
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

Brand

QI

Two Doors Down

2017 Christmas Special

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

The quiet Christmas that Beth and Eric have been planning proves to be anything but. Show more

Two of the country's best-loved comedians, Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, take a trip to France to find out how to put the bubbles into bubbly. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joanna Lumley
Executive Producer:
Rachel Arnold
Executive Producer:
Jon Green
Producer:
Will Yapp

John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film. Bruno Tonioli goes through the disco steps that made movie history. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruno Tonioli
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Director:
Ian Denyer
Production Company:
IWC Media

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

Inside the Factory

Christmas 2017

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Exploring the fascinating factory processes behind Christmas cake, baubles, brandy and more. And why Christmas tree lights are called fairy lights. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gregg Wallace
Presenter:
Cherry Healey
Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Executive Producer:
Alice Harper
Executive Producer:
Sanjay Singhal
Producer:
Sam Bailey
Director:
Sam Bailey
Director:
Emma Pound
Production Company:
Voltage TV Productions Ltd

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 7: Our Blue Planet

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet. Show more

Countryfile

My Countryside Compilation

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Ellie Harrison sees her home county of Gloucestershire as she has never seen it before. And Nina Wadia explores the Highlands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ellie Harrison
Participant:
Edith Bowman
Participant:
Susan Calman
Participant:
Michael Caines
Participant:
David Essex
Participant:
Simon Weston
Participant:
Nina Wadia
Series Producer:
Joanna Brame
Executive Producer:
William Lyons

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