Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,944 playable programmes from the BBC

All Over the Place

UK

Forbidden Corner, Battle of Hastings and Thumb Wrestling

on BBC Two HD

Ed Petrie and friends compete in the World Thumb Wrestling Championships in Norwich, explore a forbidden corner of Yorkshire, and more. Show more

Monkey Planet

Episode 3: Master Minds

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 6 months

Monkey Planet discovers how primates are individuals with a sense of self and why brainpower is essential to primate survival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Series Producer:
Jo Shinner
Producer:
Rosie Thomas
Production Manager:
Pauline Gates

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin battle it out to find out whether cats or dogs are the better animal. Round one tests whether either species can understand numbers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Series Producer:
Dale Templar
Director:
Dale Templar
Executive Producer:
Fiona Caldwell
Production Company:
Boundless Productions

This Farming Life

Series 3

Episode 8

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Lynn and Sandra face a drought on the croft. At the Royal Highland Show, Raymond and Johnny aim high with their Charolais, while Aimee puts her pony skills to the test. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jane Fitzgerald
Executive Producer:
Jo Roe
Production Manager:
Sam Breslin

Secret Britain

Series 2

Episode 1: Water World of Wales

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series exploring the hidden corners of the UK. In the Brecon Beacons, Adam Henson tries to master fly-fishing and Ellie Harrison visits Britain's deepest cave. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 months

Drama about a young ballerina torn between two creative but possessive men - one a struggling composer, the other an autocratic impresario. Show more

Contributors

Boris Lermontov:
Anton Walbrook
Victoria Page:
Moira Shearer
Julian Craster:
Marius Goring
Ivan Boleslawsky:
Robert Helpmann
Sergei Ratov:
Albert Basserman
Irina Boronskaja:
Ludmilla Tcherina
Composer:
Brian Easdale
Director of photography:
Jack Cardiff

Galapagos

Series 1

Episode 1: Cauldron of Life

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team aboard the research vessel the Alucia on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Director:
Mike Davis
Series Producer:
Anthony Geffen
Director of photography:
Julius Brighton
Director of photography:
Robert Hollingworth
Production Manager:
Becky Claridge
Assistant Producer:
Joanna Haley
Assistant Producer:
Freya Ward-Smith
Production Coordinator:
Cat Pollock
Production Secretary:
Jennie Baker
Sound Mixer:
John Rogerson
Sound Designer:
Richard Addis
Colourist:
Graeme Hayes
Sound Recordist:
Freddie Claire
Director of photography:
Michael Pitts
Camera Operator:
Kat Brown
Camera Operator:
Steve Hudson
Production Company:
Atlantic Productions

Animals at Play

Series 1

The Power of Play

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Young animals love playing. But is it all for fun? New research reveals that play is at the heart of almost everything an animal learns, and some unexpected species are at it. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Rick Stein enjoys a San Diego steak and eggs diner special before crossing the border into Mexico for chicken burritos and fish tacos - the culinary delights of Baja California. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Stein
Camera Operator:
Chris Topliss
Camera Assistant:
Luis Reyes
Camera Assistant:
Lexis-Oliver Ray
Graphic Designer:
Andy Smith
Composer:
Crocodile
Re-recording mixer:
Thomas W Edwards
On-line editing:
Paul B Brown
Production Coordinator:
Natalie Brightman
Production Manager:
Meg Keegan
Production Manager:
Olwyn Goldsmith
Assistant Producer:
Liz Stone
Executive Producer:
Grace Kitto
Director:
Ben Southwell

BBC Proms

Proms Encore 2019

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Australian tenor Stuart Skelton and Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto join Katie Derham as Proms Encore goes global, and Rev Richard Coles meets Notre Dame organist Olivier Latry for a tutorial. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Series Producer:
Tom Cuckson
Director:
Tim Verrinder
Production Company:
Livewire Pictures

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The first three critical months are when animal babies have to rapidly get to grips with their new family and the challenges of environment that surrounds them. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Celebrating great stand up from LGBT+ people who have appeared on the Apollo stage. This episode features Fern Brady, Desiree Burch, Alan Carr, Larry Dean, Eddie Izzard, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
Fern Brady
Performer:
Desiree Burch
Performer:
Alan Carr
Performer:
Larry Dean
Performer:
Eddie Izzard
Performer:
Joe Lycett
Performer:
Zoe Lyons
Series Producer:
Anthony Caveney
Executive Producer:
Andrew Beint
Production Company:
Open Mike Productions

Atlanta

Robbin’ Season

Champagne Papi

Duration: 26 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Van and her friends have got exclusive invitations to a New Year's Eve party at Drake's house.

Atlanta

Robbin’ Season

Woods

Duration: 26 minutes

on BBC Two HD

After hanging out with her for a few hours, Al has a row with his girlfriend, gets mugged and finds himself lost in the woods near the freeway.

Contributors

Idea Originator:
Donald Glover
Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles:
Brian Tyree Henry
Director:
Hiro Murai
Homeless Man:
Reggie Alvin Green

Genres

Duration: 2 hours, 1 minute

on BBC Two HD

German historical drama. Jakob Simon dreams of emigrating from his poverty-stricken life as the son of a blacksmith in Schabbach, a village in rural Rhineland. Show more

Contributors

Jettchen Niem:
Antonia Bill
Gustav Simon:
Maximilian Scheidt
Margarethe Simon:
Marita Breuer
Johann Simon:
Rudiger Kriese
Florinchen:
Philine Lembeck
Lena Zeitz:
Melanie Fouche
Hedwig Simon:
Eva Zeidler
Director:
Edgar Reitz

BBC Two HD

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More