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All Over the Place

Asia: Part 2

Episode 8: Manta Rays, Taekwondo and Holi

on BBC Two HD

Ed Petrie and his friends swim with manta rays in Indonesia, visit a town totally devoted to taekwondo in South Korea, and more. Show more

The Dengineers

Series 2

Episode 5: Adventure Den

on BBC Two HD

Available for 4 months

Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Needing to go to hospital means Rufus often misses out on the play adventures he loves. Show more

Blue Peter

Young Sports Personality Winner Revealed!

on BBC Two HD

We reveal the winner of the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2020, the BP presenters take on a Christmas pottery challenge, and we check out your post and videos. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lindsey Russell
Presenter:
Richie Driss
Presenter:
Mwaka Mudenda
Presenter:
Adam Beales
Production Manager:
Judith Coker

DIY Deadly with Steve Backshall

Series 1

Deadly Woodlands

Duration: 12 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 months

Wildlife expert Steve Backshall turns detective to solve CBBC viewers’ animal mysteries. From badgers to bees, Steve explores our deadly woodland animals. Show more

DIY Deadly with Steve Backshall

Series 1

Deadly Towns and Cities

Duration: 12 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 months

From peregrines to bats, wildlife expert Steve Backshall explores our urban animals. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

It is the hottest time of year, and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. Hyena lurk in the shadows as the team uncovers the new dynamics of night-time at the waterhole. Show more

Robot Wars

Battle of the Stars

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Kadeena Cox, Robbie Savage, Neil Oliver and Jordan Stephens from Rizzle Kicks help design their very own fighting robot to battle it out in the bulletproof Robot Wars arena. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Mentorn Scotland
Executive Producer:
Andrew Robertson
Series Producer:
Kirsten Highet
Series Producer:
Henry Imbert
Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Angela Scanlon
Commentator:
Jonathan Pearce
Participant:
Kadeena Cox
Participant:
Jordan Stephens
Participant:
Neil Oliver
Participant:
Robbie Savage

Britain's Christmas Story

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Gareth Malone and Karen Gibson reveal the story of Christmas in Britain from its origins to the banning of the celebration in the 17th century. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gareth Malone
Presenter:
Karen Gibson
Series Producer:
Karen Selway
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth

Best Bakes Ever

Series 1

Episode 16: Best Christmas Bakes Ever

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Jane Asher brings together two of the nation's favourite things: baking and Christmas. This feast of festive bakes should inspire everyone to get creative this Christmas. Show more

The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas

Series 1

Episode 7: Couch Potatoes

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Hairy Bikers create mouthwatering festive dishes and get into the spirit of the season with special guest Sally Lindsay. Recipes include a pici verde with meatballs and a turkey tortilla soup. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Lindsay
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Production Secretary:
Joanna Poulton
Assistant Producer:
Guy Arthur
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions

Talking Pictures

Debbie Reynolds

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 12 months

A look back at the life of actress Debbie Reynolds. In a selection of rare interviews, Debbie discusses her favourite film roles and her relationship with daughter Carrie Fisher. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Boisterous adaptation of HG Wells's Kipps, in which a youthful, orphaned and impoverished draper's assistant inherits a fortune and starts climbing the social ladder. Show more

Flog It!

Series 11 (Extended Versions)

Episode 15

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 18 days

The venue for today’s Flog It! is Stockport Town Hall. Paul Martin finds out about the tunnels below the town hall which were used as air raid shelters in World War II. Show more

Recreating festivities from Henry VIII's era, Lucy Worsley dresses, eats, drinks, sings and parties like it is 500 years ago - discovering long-lost traditions as well as familiar customs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Director:
Peter Sweasey
Production Company:
Burning Bright Productions
Executive Producer:
Susanne Curran

Dad's Army

The Love of Three Oranges

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A special Christmas episode from 1976. Three oranges are to be auctioned, and Captain Mainwaring is determined to get one for his wife. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Mrs Yeatman:
Oliver Mercer
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Director:
David Croft
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Prison drama. Five new prisoners arrive at a military detention camp in North Africa during World War II, where they are subjected to the ingenious and brutal discipline of Sergeant Major Wilson.

Contributors

Joe Roberts:
Sean Connery
Sergeant Major Wilson:
Harry Andrews
Harris:
Ian Bannen
Jacko King:
Ossie Davis
Monty Bartlett:
Roy Kinnear
Staff Sergeant Williams:
Ian Hendry
Medical Officer:
Michael Redgrave
Commandant:
Norman Bird
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Ray Rigby

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Liege, Belgium. A promising doctor becomes obsessed with the death of a young woman when she learns that the stranger died after ringing her doorbell for help. Show more

Contributors

Jenny Davin:
Adèle Haenel
Bryan's father:
Jeremie Renier
Bryan's mother:
Christelle Cornil
Cybercafe's cashier:
Nadege Ouedraogo
Lambert father:
Pierre Sumkay
Lambert son:
Olivier Gourmet
Doctor Habran:
Yves Larec
Director:
Luc Dardenne

Formats

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