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Top Class

Series 4

Episode 6: Round 6: Hamilton v Little Chalfont

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Susan Calman presents the search to find the UK's smartest school. In this first-round heat, Hamilton College take on Chalfont. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Susan Calman
Executive Producer:
Simon Marsh
Executive Producer:
Barry Hart

All Over the Place

Europe: Part 2

Episode 3: Flamingos, Elves and World Records

on BBC Two HD

Ed Petrie and his friends find the most unusual places in Europe. They discover why flamingos are pink and explore a fairy-tale lake. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ed Petrie
Presenter:
Ben Shires
Presenter:
Johny Pitts
Presenter:
Chris Johnson
Presenter:
Naomi Wilkinson
Presenter:
Victoria Cook
Presenter:
Sam Nixon
Presenter:
Mark Rhodes
Narrator:
Steve McKenna
Narrator:
Lewis Macleod
Series Producer:
Maria Stewart
Executive Producer:
Yvonne Jennings
Director:
Ewan Torrance
Director:
Mark Young
Director:
Neil Allan
Director:
Nina Torrance
Writer:
Tim Dann

The Dengineers

Series 1

Episode 9: Spy Den

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Sienna really needs a new bedroom which can double up as a spy den, with lots of techy gadgets. Show more

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom

Series 1

Episode 5: Delia Derbyshire

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 months

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of modern-day music who helped create the Doctor Who theme tune. Show more

Planet Dinosaur

Original Series

Episode 5: New Giants

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

The natural history documentary focuses on the new giants, the recently discovered heavyweights of the dinosaur world, such as the immense argentinosaurus. Show more

Elephant Diaries

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series about orphaned baby elephants at the David Shelrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Michaela and the six orphaned elephants from Nairobi arrive at Ithumba, the new release site. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Scott
Director:
Lucy Meadows
Executive Producer:
Sara Ford
Series Producer:
Simon Nash

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 1: The Monkey-Eating Eagle of the Orinoco

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The discovery of a nest in the Orinoco rainforest gives film-maker Fergus Beeley a unique opportunity to see the rare harpy eagle. Show more

The Incredible Spice Men

Episode 2: South Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Cookery series with Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala. The two friends experiment with goats' cheese in the Cothi Valley, Camarthenshire, and visit a sweet shop in Bridgend. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Singh
Presenter:
Cyrus Todiwala
Series Producer:
Caroline Ross Pirie
Series Producer:
Jessica Jones
Executive Producer:
Nicola Gooch

Great British Menu

Series 13

Episode 31: North West - Starter

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Culinary competition. Three chefs bid to represent the north west. Ellis pays tribute to the founder of the NHS with his re-imagining of a Welsh breakfast. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch
Production Company:
Optomen

Great British Menu

Series 13

Episode 32: North West - Fish

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Culinary competition. It is the fish course and the chefs are gunning for tens. Craig pays tribute to a friend who revolutionised hospital food in Morecambe Bay. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch
Production Company:
Optomen

Great British Menu

Series 13

North West - Main

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Creative culinary competition. Liam meets his personal hero, Nola Ishmael OBE, who became the UK's first ever black director of nursing. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch
Production Company:
Optomen

Scrappers

Back in the Yard

Episode 6: Dream Machine

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Documentary series following life in a Bolton scrapyard. Terry's back from Italy, inspired and dreaming of buying a £500,000 car-shredding machine. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sally Lindsay
Executive Producer:
Michele Carlisle
Executive Producer:
Jamie Isaacs
Series Producer:
Pip Banyard
Director:
Pip Banyard
Production Company:
Liberty Bell Productions

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 3

Episode 7

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Documentary following the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Ruth is on board for one of her first ever shouts - someone has spotted what looks like an upturned boat out at sea. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
Alex Raw
Director:
Luke Proctor
Director:
Louis Grover
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Flog It!

Series 13 (60-Minute Versions)

Episode 7: Nottinghamshire 27

Duration: 53 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Paul Martin presents from Southwell, near Nottingham, where experts Caroline Hawley and Mark Stacey find antiques and collectables for auction. Show more

Later... with Jools Holland

Series 53

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Joining Jools are six artists all making their own debuts on the show - Jess Glynne, IDLES, Soft Cell, King Princess, Hak Baker and Ralph McTell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jools Holland
Series Producer:
Alison Howe
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Performer:
Jess Glynne
Performer:
undefined IDLES
Performer:
King Princess
Performer:
Ralph McTell
Performer:
Hak Baker

Gareth Malone is bringing his piano, guitar and conductor's baton to his very own music quiz. Two teams battle it out testing their skill and music knowledge to play the answer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gareth Malone
Panellist:
Rob Rouse
Panellist:
YolanDa Brown
Panellist:
Ed Balls
Panellist:
Pippa Evans
Panellist:
JB Gill
Panellist:
John Thomson
Executive Producer:
Lisa Clark
Series Producer:
Toby Brack
Production Manager:
Helen Burrowes
Music Director:
Richard Beadle
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

Department Q

The Keeper of Lost Causes

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Danish thriller. A troubled detective reviews a cold case and is thrown headlong into the mystery of a politician's disappearance during a ferry crossing five years earlier. Show more

Contributors

Carl Mørck:
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Merete Lynggaard:
Sonja Richter
Hardy Henningsen:
Troels Lyby
Marcus Jacobsen:
Soren Pilmark
Nyhedsvaert:
Divya Das
Uffe Lynggaard:
Mikkel Boe Folsgaard
Merete's Dad:
Claus Maack Bahnsen
Social Worker:
Nynne Bojsen
Jesper's Girlfriend:
Marie Hammer Boda
Young Uffe:
Ernst Boye
Helle Andersen:
Marie Mondrup
Tage Baggesen:
Rasmus Botoft

Trust

Series 1

Episode 3: La Dolce Vita

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Drama series. J Paul Getty's refusal to pay any money to his grandson's captors has unforeseen consequences in Italy.

Contributors

J Paul Getty Senior:
Donald Sutherland
Gail Getty:
Hilary Swank
J Paul Getty III:
Harris Dickinson
J Paul Getty Junior:
Michael Esper
Elderly Man:
Franco Salamon
Penelope Kitson:
Anna Chancellor
Bullimore/Khan:
Silas Carson
Director:
Danny Boyle

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