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Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Struggling to balance work and family life, Laura Evans wanted to move her family to Australia. Three years on from their trial week, which way did the scales tip? Show more

Winterwatch

Series 8

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Winterwatch team are live from the Cairngorms. They look at why there has been a severe lack of snow in Scotland this year. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Presenter:
Gillian Burke
Presenter:
Iolo Williams
Producer:
Ben Harris
Director:
James Morgan
Series Producer:
Mark Flowers
Executive Producer:
Rosemary Edwards

Walks of Life

Series 1

Severn

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

JB Gill journeys along a 12-mile stretch of the River Severn in Shropshire to discover the ways civilisations have lived and worshipped along its banks since the dawn of man. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
JB Gill
Series Producer:
Debb Swindells
Executive Producer:
Alan Holland
Producer:
Jim Ashley
Director:
Jim Ashley

World's Sneakiest Animals

Series 1

Episode 3: Sex, Lies and Dirty Tricks

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Chris Packham meets the animals who use devious tactics to win a mate, including fiddler crabs, who use optical illusions to impress females. Show more

Red Rock

Series 3

Episode 10

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Soap opera based around a busy Dublin Garda station. Has a criminal clan invited Keith to walk into a trap? Rory risks arousing suspicion when tempted to tamper with evidence. Show more

Contributors

Sharon Cleere:
Jane McGrath
Paudge Brennan:
Patrick Ryan
Rory Walsh:
Chris Newman
Johno O’Riordan:
Paul Hickey
Angela Tyrell:
Andrea Irvine
Jim Tierney:
Patrick Bergin
Bridget Kiely:
Denise McCormack
Vincent Kiely:
Paul Roe
Keith Kiely:
Stephen Cromwell
Ash Cahill:
Leah Minto
Supt Kevin Dunne:
Conor Mullen
Eugene Casey:
Joe Gallagher

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Presenter:
Peter Ginn
Production Company:
Lion Television
Series Producer:
Stuart Elliott
Executive Producer:
Nick Catliff
Production Manager:
Claire Smith
Production Coordinator:
Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:
Tim Hodge
Camera Operator:
Tom Pilbeam
Researcher:
Fjolla Iberhysaj
Participant:
Sandra Fry
Participant:
Jim Jeffrey
Participant:
Dave Knowling
Participant:
Alan Taylor
Participant:
Barbara Turner
Participant:
Alasdair Page
Participant:
Mike Esbester
Participant:
Brian Robinson
Participant:
Alan Johnson
Participant:
Darren Robinson
Participant:
John Brodribb
Participant:
Jeremy John
Participant:
Marc Lucas

Blue Planet UK

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The final programme comes from St Abbs in Scotland and looks at whether herring are making a comeback, and there's exploration into the lesser-known British coral reefs. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Jamelia, Susan Calman, Gareth Malone and Paul Martin test their general knowledge skills and the week's overall winner is crowned. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Executive Producer:
Tamara Gilder
Production Company:
Remarkable TV
Director:
John Smith
Panellist:
Jamelia
Panellist:
Susan Calman
Panellist:
Gareth Malone
Panellist:
Paul Martin

Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

In Tai Seng, Michael Portillo goes underground to marvel at the world’s largest subterranean rail depot, where self-driving MRT trains are maintained. Show more

Our Coast

Series 1

County Down, Northern Ireland

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 6 months

This episode explores the County Down coastline between Belfast and Strangford Lough, all the way along the Ards Peninsula. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Adrian Chiles
Presenter:
Mehreen Baig
Presenter:
Shane Todd
Expert:
Tara Shine
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly
Series Producer:
Lucy Wedlock
Director:
John Martin

QI

Series Q

VG: Part I

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A selection of the best moments from the Q series of QI, hosted by Sandi Toksvig with Alan Davies and their guests.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Director:
Diccon Ramsay
Executive Producer:
John Lloyd
Production Company:
FremantleMedia
Panellist:
Aisling Bea
Panellist:
Nish Kumar
Panellist:
David Mitchell
Panellist:
James Acaster
Panellist:
Joe Lycett
Panellist:
Colin Lane
Panellist:
Sarah Millican
Expert:
Lee Norton
Panellist:
Ade Adepitan
Director:
Ben Hardy
Panellist:
Tom Allen
Panellist:
Jo Brand
Panellist:
Susan Calman
Panellist:
Alan Carr
Panellist:
Jimmy Carr
Panellist:
Loyiso Gola
Panellist:
Phill Jupitus
Panellist:
Prue Leith
Panellist:
Alice Levine
Panellist:
Cariad Lloyd
Panellist:
Andrew Maxwell
Panellist:
Anuvab Pal
Panellist:
Sara Pascoe
Panellist:
Sally Phillips
Panellist:
Lou Sanders
Panellist:
Sindhu Vee
Panellist:
Johnny Vegas
Panellist:
Holly Walsh
Panellist:
Josh Widdicombe
Panellist:
Jason Manford

Brand

QI

Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland

Series 1

Glasgow to Ayr

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Frankie travels from Glasgow to a stand-up show in Ayr. Along the way, he learns martial arts, explores the life of Scotland’s most famous queen and has a go on the dodgems. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Frankie Boyle
Executive Producer:
Mick McAvoy
Executive Producer:
Nicky Waltham
Series Producer:
Graeme Hart
Production Company:
Two Rivers Media Ltd

Front Row Late

Series 6

Episode 6

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Mary Beard and her panel of guests explore the links between crime and culture. Why is the detective novel such a big part of our literary and theatrical culture? Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Thriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia. Show more

Contributors

Virgil Tibbs:
Sidney Poitier
Gillespie:
Rod Steiger
Sam Wood:
Warren Oates
Mrs Colbert:
Lee Grant
Endicott:
Larry Gates
Mama Caleba:
Beah Richards
Harvey Oberst:
Scott Wilson

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Series 12

The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Lake Geneva, 1816. Lord Byron and the Shelleys prepare for a night telling ghost stories, but their villa proves to have ghostly presences all of its own. Show more

Contributors

The Doctor:
Jodie Whittaker
Graham O'Brien:
Bradley Walsh
Yasmin Khan:
Mandip Gill
Ryan Sinclair:
Tosin Cole
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin:
Lili Miller
Percy Bysshe Shelley:
Lewis Rainer
Dr John Polidori:
Maxim Baldry
Director:
Emma Sullivan
Executive Producer:
Chris Chibnall

BBC Two HD

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